The goal of this inventory was to document the presence of 90% of the assumed number of terrestrial mammal species at 19 parks in the Southeast Coast Network (SCN), including Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA), Wright Brothers National Memorial (WRBR), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (FORA), Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO), Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR), Fort Sumter National Monument (FOSU), Fort Moultrie National Monument (FOMO), Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (CHPI), Congaree National Park (CONG), Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE), Chattahoochee...

An ELS and classification, in conjunction with a land cover map, enables resource managers to more effectively evaluate land resources and develop appropriate management strategies.

This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI) from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) Water Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). This document is one product resulting from a cooperative contractual endeavor between the National Park Service's (NPS) Servicewide...

This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for White Sands National Monument (WHSA) from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) Water Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). This document is one product resulting from a cooperative contractual endeavor between the National Park Service's (NPS) Servicewide Inventory and...

This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for Wind Cave National Park (WICA) from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) Water Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). This document is one product resulting from a cooperative contractual endeavor between the National Park Service's (NPS) Servicewide Inventory and...

Interest in restoring woodland caribou to Isle Royale National Park was sparked by recent caribou relocations on other Lake Superior islands in Ontario and by the marked decline of wold numbers on Isle Royale.

This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for Navajo National Monument (NAVA) from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) Water Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). This document is one product resulting from a cooperative contractual endeavor between the National Park Service's (NPS) Servicewide Inventory and...

This report documents results of pilot tests of a protocol for monitoring estuarine nutrient enrichment for the Vital Signs Monitoring Program of the National Park Service Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network. Data collected from four parks during protocol development in 2003-06 are presented: Gateway National Recreation Area, Colonial National Historic Park, Fire Island National Seashore, and Assateague Island National Seashore.

Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone is a worldwide consequence of human population growth. Land clearing, fertilizer production and application, discharge of sewage and septic systems, and fossil fuel combustion have accelerated nitrogen and phosphorus loading to coastal ecosystems since the 1950's (Nixon 1995, Cloern 2001). Estuaries in the northeastern U.S. are particularly threatened by human disturbances within the densely populated coastal zone (Roman et al. 2000).

The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public.