This document describes the rationale and methods used by the National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges (MCI) for long-term monitoring of rocky intertidal habitats. The monitoring effort will collect data for key metrics representing the ecological health of the intertidal zone, and over time it will provide an indication of the trend of these metrics.

The purpose of this report is to inform the MOU agencies, stakeholders, and the public about the current status and trends of wet nitrogen deposition at RMNP. The MOU agencies will use the information provided in this annual report to make a determination of whether the interim milestones have been achieved in 2013, 2018, 2023, and 2028.

The purpose of this report is to inform the MOU agencies, stakeholders, and the public about the current status and trends of wet nitrogen deposition at RMNP. The MOU agencies will use the information provided in this annual report to make a determination of whether the interim milestones have been achieved in 2013, 2018, 2023, and 2028.

This report assesses the prospects for enhanced alternative transportation services and infrastructure at the National Park Service unit of the Fire Island National Seashore. The park staff believes that enhancement of alternative transportation services can help facilitate access to the resources of Fire Island, and support the needs of year-round residents, seasonal renters, and day visitors. The assessment is based upon a thorough survey of existing services, a market survey, and projections for modest visitation growth.

This study of slavery and runaways from the Eppes plantations near City Point and Petersburg, VA, was originally planned as one part of a three-part history study of the Underground Railroad that would include three NPS sites within the Northeast Region of the NPS. The primary goal of this multi-site study was to demonstrate the widespread activity of the Underground Railroad and its connections from region to region and nation to nation. A secondary goal was to place the Underground Railroad within the context of African American life at those three sites, two of which were upper South...

This book is a simple account of the natural history of Saguaro National Monument. It will assist you in understanding the relationships between land, climate, plants, wild animals, and man in the environment of a hot desert. This edition is a revision of the 1957 book by Natt Dodge. The first five and the last two chapters are essentially new; the central chapters on plants and animas remain largely as written in the first edition.

This report will focus on Aspet, the home of Augustus Saint- Gaudens, and on his studio, known as the Little Studio. The scope of this project as stated in its Project Agreement is limited to providing an update to four previously compiled historic structure reports for the main house (Aspet) and the Little Studio. The current project had two primary purposes. The first was to update the buildings' developmental and architectural history - i.e., to document changes to Aspet and the Little Studio from 1977 to the present, according to the Cultural Resource Management Guideline (NPS- 28),1...

This Museum Management Plan (MMP) for the museum at San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) identifies the key collection management issues facing the park, and presents a series of recommendations to address those issues. This plan was developed by a team of experienced museum collection management professionals working in cooperation with the park management team and staff.

The scope of this HSR was to perform a "thorough" investigation of the farm buildings at Sagamore Hill NHS as defined by the Director's Order 28. The report, which deals primarily with the subject buildings, incorporates context and background information about Sagamore Hill. The HSR contains "Chronology of Development and Use," "Current Physical Description," and "Character-Defining Features and Recommendations" for the historic farm buildings at Sagamore Hill, in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) standards. Paint analysis and color matching of the exterior finishes of each...

The author details the deployment of three acoustical monitoring systems in April 2009 in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI). The purpose of this monitoring effort was to characterize existing sound levels and estimate natural ambient sound levels in these areas, as well as identify audible sound sources prior to the construction of several Department of Homeland Security Rapid Deployment Towers (RDT) that will be located on or adjacent to ORPI. Acoustical monitoring provides a scientific basis for assessing the current status of acoustic resources, identifying trends in resource...