Contents: Park Science 33(1)—Winter 2016–2017

Basic information about the management and production of this issue of Park Science

Introduction to the issue by the editor.

A collaborative state and federal dive team observes the annual reproductive spawning event of protected corals in Florida’s most remote park.

Park biologists race the clock to learn as much as they can about bats before risks from white-nose syndrome and wind energy development alter bat populations and movements in and around Glacier National Park.

Scientists and outreach coordinators from the University of Washington and the National Park Service compare several approaches to monitoring wildflower phenology at Mount Rainier National Park.

The author describes how professional organizations were critical to his career.

The research study investigates student and professional perspectives on park and protected area careers, including five factors for success, five constraints, and two categories of opportunities for professional organizations to connect students with employers.

Researchers offer a reliable, empirically tested, field process for assessing trail drainage features and evaluating their effectiveness in making trails sustainable.

The system addresses key policy concerns by integrating risk analysis, fuels treatment, preparedness, and program analysis using the performance metric of return on investment in a scalable application.

A cave researcher summarizes the findings of developing, testing, and refining backcountry white-nose syndrome decontamination protocols.

A review of the science leads researchers to project sea level rise and inundation, trends in the frequency of nuisance flooding, recurrence intervals of storm surge, and impacts on infrastructure intended to provide useful information for managers and planners.

The following appendix, by J. Judson Wynne, is part of a section of four related appendixes that are intended as a “field-friendly” supplement to the preceding article, “White-nose syndrome decontamination procedures for backcountry subterranean projects,” also by Wynne.

The following appendix, by J. Judson Wynne, is part of a section of four related appendixes that are intended as a “field-friendly” supplement to the preceding article, “White-nose syndrome decontamination procedures for backcountry subterranean projects,” also by Wynne.

The following appendix, by J. Judson Wynne, is part of a section of four related appendixes that are intended as a “field-friendly” supplement to the preceding article, “White-nose syndrome decontamination procedures for backcountry subterranean projects,” also by Wynne.

The following appendix, by J. Judson Wynne, is part of a section of four related appendixes that are intended as a “field-friendly” supplement to the preceding article, “White-nose syndrome decontamination procedures for backcountry subterranean projects,” also by Wynne.

Grand Canyon National Park’s corridor trail system tells the story of how human use and recreation have evolved amidst the park’s vast backcountry.

The rapid rise of search-and-rescue responses in Grand Canyon National Park leads to creation of the Preventive Search and Rescue team.

A backcountry ranger discusses the rise in popularity of canyoneering at the park and the management challenges resulting from this recreational activity.

A social scientist discusses the impact of use levels on visitor experience along Grand Canyon National Park’s most popular backcountry trails—those of the corridor—and summarizes visitor perceptions of various management interventions being considered to address them.