At Capitol Reef National Park and over a dozen other parks, the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network conducts long-term inventory, monitoring, analysis, and reporting on key park resources to assess the condition of park ecosystems and develop a stronger scientific basis for stewardship and management of natural resources. At Capitol Reef, the network monitors air quality, climate, riparian and upland systems, invasive exotic plants, land surface phenology, landscape dynamics, landbirds, predators (such as mountain lions), and water quality.
The National Park Service relies on science to inform its management decisions and educational programming. If you would like to perform scientific research in the park, you can submit an application for a research permit through the National Park Service Research Permit and Reporting System. We recommend that you apply at least 90 days in advance of your first planned field activities. Projects requiring access to restricted locations or proposing activities with sensitive resources, such as endangered species or cultural sites, usually require extensive review and can require 90 days or longer for a permitting decision. Simple applications can often be approved more quickly.
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