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Along Idaho’s U.S. Highway 26, National Park Service ecologists are enhancing the efficiency of sagebrush restoration and teaming up with a long-time partner of mankind: the mule.
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The Inventory and Monitoring Division explored the effects of the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome Fires on trout, their habitat, and their food sources in Rocky Mountain National Park. The results show that high-elevation trout are resilient, providing valuable insight for park managers making conservation decisions.
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War in the Pacific National Historical Park is working to protect Guam’s biodiversity by managing invasive species like brown tree snakes and little fire ants while safeguarding native wildlife, including the endangered Guam tree snail. A recent study assessed the park’s Guam tree snail population, providing essential data to inform conservation efforts aimed at restoring the island’s fragile ecosystem.
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The Columbia Sensitive Resource Zone in Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a case study in trying to find a sustainable balance between resource conservation and recreation. Learn more about the sensitive resource zone and how park visitors can engage in shared stewardship.
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Over the past 10 years, the National Park Service and the YMCA have partnered to connect more than 100,000 young people from 21 Ys across the nation to 65 national parks and historic sites through summer day camp programs.
Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate
Teaming Up for Science
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A new partnership began in October 2021 and supports science and stewardship activities that benefit both parks and their local communities. Over the next five years parks and their communities will collaborate to identify and address their scientific priorities. Projects in the first year will focus on water quality, marine biodiversity, and preservation of night skies.
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The Inventory and Monitoring Division funded a project to study wetland habitats in Dinosaur National Monument, exploring their locations, conditions, and ecological roles. Data from this project will inform park management decisions and future updates to water rights.
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Researchers undertook a major effort to document plant communities in Death Valley National Park, producing its most detailed vegetation map to date. This map enhances understanding of the landscape and aids conservation efforts.
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The National Park Service's primary duty is to conserve park resources for future generations. Yet it took almost a half-century before the bureau had a program intended to tell park managers which resources were in the parks, and what state they were in. This is the story of how the National Park Service's Inventory & Monitoring Division finally became a reality, how it's lasted, and what it's accomplished.
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At Cuyahoga Valley National Park, an inventory of streams and their inhabitants is helping park managers understand and protect these vital waterways. The study revealed that most streams in the park are in good condition with minimal habitat damage. For the few streams facing challenges, conservation and restoration initiatives will help restore them to high ecological quality.
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At Cuyahoga Valley National Park (NP), a rare plant inventory funded by the Inventory & Monitoring Division is helping park managers understand and protect the park’s hidden ecological gems. Researchers identified 98 rare plant species during this inventory.
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National Park Service, North Dakota State University, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists, recently published a study on the status of four bat species in nine Great Lakes region parks to understand the effects of White-Nose Syndrome.
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Read the abstract and get the link to a published paper on a model to predict mercury risk park waterbodies: Kotalik, C.J. et al. 2025. Ecosystem drivers of freshwater mercury bioaccumulation are context-dependent: insights from continental-scale modeling. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07280
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Pollinators play a crucial role in national park ecosystems and beyond. In the national parks, species inventories help managers know which pollinators are present, and in what abundance, to better understand the state of park ecosystems and make decisions about how to manage them. From 2024 to 2026, 17 parks across the country will be surveyed for bees and butterflies.
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As we reflect on 2024, we offer you a list of 24 interesting and exciting science and nature events from parks of the national park system. From awe-inspiring celestial events to celebrating anniversaries and conservation wins, 2024 was filled with amazing moments.
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At national parks across the nation, the Inventory & Monitoring Program is dedicated to providing managers with the information they need to make sound, science-based decisions that will help support the National Park Service mission of preserving the resources of America’s most special and treasured places for future generations.
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To provide park managers with necessary information, the National Park Service has embarked on a new era of science-based management. An essential component of this strategy is vital signs monitoring, an effort to characterize and determine trends in the condition of park natural resources. When combined with an effective education program, monitoring results can contribute not only to park issues, but also to larger issues that affect the environmental health of the nation.
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El monitoreo de signos vitales del Programa del Inventario y Monitoreo (I&M) del NPS aporta datos e información científicamente fiables del estado y la tendencia de determinados recursos naturales a los directores de parques, planificadores, y demás sectores interesados. Esta información sirve como base para tomar decisiones y trabajar con otras agencias y con el público, para la protección a largo plazo de los ecosistemas de los parques.
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In 2008, scientists from the Cumberland Piedmont Network found a concerning trend: E. coli levels were too high. The source needed to be identified and addressed for the health and safety of the thousands of humans and animals that enjoyed the park. The network's long-term water quality monitoring program not only helped to identify the issue, but it also provided the tools to evaluate the solution.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Searching for Rare Orchids at Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Discover how rangers at Sleeping Bear Dunes search for rare plants and contribute to conservation efforts in the park.