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 Relatively large, furry feet ensure efficient travel through snow for the threatened Canada lynx in its northern boreal forest home. In 2001 the National Park Service, working with several partners, launched an ecosystem-based survey for this reclusive species at Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks. |
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Preservation of the myriad ecosystems in national parks lies substantially in improving the scientific information available for understanding and managing these treasures. Through programs like Inventory and Monitoring and partnership efforts with the U.S. Geological Survey and many other institutions and individuals, the National Park Service acquired valuable data on the distribution, abundance, and condition of park natural resources in 2001. In particular, funding available through the Natural Resource Challenge focused inventory efforts on vascular plants and vertebrates. Many other program- and park-funded studies are also yielding valuable natural and social science information for use in park planning and management. The articles in this chapter emphasize the scientific gains made in 2001 that are helping the Park Service build the baseline information necessary for making scientifically sound management decisions that will secure a vibrant future for the national parks.
Articles Lynx inventories under way in the Intermountain Region By Laura Hudson Inventories yield large benefits for Devils Postpile National Monument By Linda Mutch Carl Sandburg Home: Biodiversity in a small park By Anne Ulinski New report on air quality in California Class I national parks By Annie Esperanza and Judy Rocchio Assessing potential social consequences of deer management in Cuyahoga Valley By Kevin L. Skerl “Flightlines”: Developing partnerships for migratory bird conservation in the North Cascades By Robert C. Kuntz II USGS science supports NPS in managing park resources By John Dennis, Sharon Kliwinski, and Lindsay McClelland Other Developments USGS science helps protect Congaree Swamp Effects of snowmobiles on wildlife MGM2: Economic analysis for park-community planning Process emerges for park vital signs water quality monitoring Award-winner profiles - Weber and Finley honored for science-based management efforts Ungulate management - Tule elk at Point Reyes Technology in monitoring - Knowing where the falcons go |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2001, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2001 (publication D-2255) /YearInReview/yir/yir2001/02_management/02_0_index.html Last Updated: |