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The Plateau Postcard is the official newsletter of the Southern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network. In this issue, we highlight the exciting and new scientific journal put out by Petrified Forest National Park, interview our newest partner about their efforts to track white-nose syndrome in regional bat populations, discuss special food diets while working in the field, and share our latest publications and 2025 field schedule.
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Meet Adam Foldesi, a dedicated Horticulturist and Board-Certified Master Arborist with the National Park Service. From safeguarding significant trees with lightning protection to the innovative efforts of cloning and transplanting historic magnolias, Adam's work showcases the diverse skills and deep commitment required to protect these national treasures. Read on for his inspiring journey and discover the fascinating intersection of horticulture, history, and public service.
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
John Martin House
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This property, and several of its improvements, is linked to Cherokee leader John Martin. Martin built the main house (on the opposite side of Dalton Pike) approximately 1835 after being driven out of Murray County, Georgia. Martin, who has been described as "a distinguished judge in the courts of the Cherokee Nation, and also the national treasurer," was forced to sell his property in 1837, just prior to the Cherokee Removal.
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Park Science is the flagship science magazine of the National Park Service. It covers research and stewardship related to our national parks. Discover the advances in science and technology that help us preserve, understand, and enjoy our public lands. Check out some of our "Greatest Hits" — Park Science stories that really resonated with readers.
Mount Rainier National Park
Carbon River
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Located in the remote northwest corner of the park, Carbon River is home to temperate rainforest, Mount Rainier's lowest elevation glacier, and a dynamic river system. Hiking, bicycling, and camping opportunities abound.
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National parks offer so many unique experiences to see wildlife in their natural habitats. Learn seven ways to safely watch wildlife. And see just a few of our favorite places to watch wildlife in parks around the country. Can't visit a park? Check out a few wildlife watching webcams, too!
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Xunaa Shuká Hít (Huna Ancestors' House)
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Xunaa Shuká Hít—roughly translated as "Huna Ancestor's House"—is the first permanent clan house in Glacier Bay since Łingít villages were destroyed by an advancing glacier over 250 years ago.
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield park staff aimed to find out if Appalachian cottontail inhabited the park, so they collaborated with the Inventory and Monitoring Division to survey for their scat.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Outside Science (inside parks): Bird Health at Assateague Island
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Assateague Island, way out on the Maryland coast, may be famous for its wild horses, but it’s also a great spot for birds. In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), park scientists and interns are giving birds a health check-up to make sure they’re doing okay.
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Invasive exotic plants are one of the most significant threats to natural resources in the national parks today. To provide early warning of weed invasions, the Northern Colorado Plateau Network monitors target plants in park areas where they are likely to first establish: along roads, trails, and waterways. Find out what we've learned at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Cape Cod is a large glacial moraine peninsula that extends 96.5 km into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Massachusetts. Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) is located on the outer portion of Cape Cod. Almost all the estuarine habitat at CACO is associated with two large coastal lagoon systems, Pleasant Bay (PB) and Nauset Harbor/Marsh (NH). Due to restricted flushing with the ocean and residential development pressures outside the seashore boundary...
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Parks are home to some of the last remaining harbors of starlit skies—some practically untouched by light pollution. Stay up late and discover the night on any visit to a park! Or check out this list of ten favorite places to stargaze.
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Wetlands, where the land meets water, are some of the most important ecosystems in our world. Discover these unique, often overlooked, habitats! Check out this list of ten parks that have remarkable examples of wetland ecosystems.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Inn Garages
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Six years after Day's death, his daughter Marion and her husband Louis Warnes began running Dunesmobile rides out of Glen Haven. It started with a 1934 Ford which took four people out to the crest of the dunes and back. It was a thrilling 35-minute ride that took passengers to the crest of the dunes and back for 25 cents each. By the time the rides ended in 1978, there were 13 dunes wagons each carrying 14 passengers on a 12 mile, 35-minute excursion.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
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The Philip A. Hart Visitor Center houses brochures, books, park passes, and all the sound advice you'll need to plan your visit. The visitor center has displays of Sleeping Bear Dune's natural history, fauna and flora, geology, history, and stories about people of the park.
Colorado National Monument
Alcove Nature Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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Alcove Nature Trail, located across Rim Rock Drive from Saddlehorn Visitor Center, is a half-mile out-and-back nature trail. Paper trail guides are available at the trailhead or at the information desk in the visitor center.
Denali National Park & Preserve
What to Do About Number Two? Insights from Decades of Human Waste Research and Management on Denali
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Backcountry waste management poses unique challenges on glaciers at over 14,000 feet. Mountaineering on Denali has a long history, including decades of human waste buried on the most popular climbing route--Kahiltna Glacier. As much as 88 metric tons of human waste is estimated to have been generated by mountaineers on the West Buttress climbing route since it was first climbed in 1951. What happens to this waste and what are the impacts? Alaska Park Science, 2025
Grand Teton National Park
Jenny Lake Climbing Exhibit
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Summit the Teton mountain peaks at this climbing exhibit. Learn about women alpinists, touch multiple elevation benchmarks, and scope out the different peaks.
Grand Teton National Park
Jenny Lake Plaza
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Dive deeper into the history of Grand Teton National Park. Interpretive signs introduce topics like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bear research, geologic forces and features, glaciers, and the Hayden Survey. A large bronze tactile relief map will help orient you in relation to where you are in the park. Different peaks, canyons, lakes, falls, and other park features are labeled throughout the map.
Glacier National Park
Waterton-Glacier BioBlitz! A Fun-filled Day of Hands-on-Science
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During the summer of 2017, the CCRLC hosted two BioBlitz events: the Waterton-Glacier Mushroom BioBlitz and the Waterton-Glacier Butterfly BioBlitz. Nearly 150 participants joined in helping resource managers gather data on the diverse array of fungus and butterfly species found in Glacier National Park.