GLKN Monitoring Protocols

Elias, J. E, R. Axler, and E. Ruzycki. 2008. Water quality monitoring protocol for inland lakes. Version 1.0. National Park Service, Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network. Natural Resources Technical Report NPS/MWR/GLKN/NRTR�2008/109. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (2 MB PDF file)

Gostomski, T., M. Knutson, N. P. Danz, B. Route, and T. W. Sutherland. 2010. Landbird monitoring protocol, Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR�2010/225. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (0.3 MB PDF file), Link to Protocol SOPs (0.7 MB PDF file)

Kennedy, R., A. Kirschbaum, U. Gafvert, P. Nelson, Z. Yang, W. Cohen, E. Pfaff, and B. Gholson. 2010. Landsat-based monitoring of landscape dynamics in the national parks of the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network (Version 1.0). Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR�2010/221. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (3 MB PDF file), Link to Protocol SOPs (19.8 MB zip file)

Magdalene S., D.R. Engstrom, and J. Elias. 2008. Large rivers water quality monitoring protocol, Version 1.0. National Park Service, Great Lakes Network, Ashland, Wisconsin. NPS/GLKN/NRR�2008/060. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (4.5 MB PDF file)

Ramstack, J. M., M. B. Edlund, D. R. Engstrom, B. M. Lafrancois, and J. E. Elias. 2008. Diatom monitoring protocol, Version 1.0. National Park Service, Great Lakes Network, Ashland, Wisconsin. NPS/GLKN/NRR�2008/068. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (1 MB PDF file)

Route, B., W. Bowerman, and K. Kozie. 2009. Protocol for monitoring environmental contaminants in bald eagles, Version 1.2: Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR�2009/092. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (630 KB PDF file)

Sanders, S., S. E. Johnson, and D. M. Waller. 2008. Vegetation monitoring protocol: Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network. Natural Resource Report NPS/GLKN/NRR�2008/056. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Link to Report (2.3 MB PDF file)

Wiener J., R. Haro, K. Rolfhus, M. Sandheinrich, and B. Route. 2008. Protocol for monitoring and assessing methylmercury and organic contaminants in aquatic food webs. National Park Service, Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Technical Report No. GLKN/2008/version 1.0 (April 18, 2008).
Link to Report (870 KB PDF file)