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Klamath Network Strategic Interpretive Plan

The Klamath Network outlines the partnerships it has and steps it will take to promote scientific outreach in the Network's Strategic Interpretive Plan. Five I&M topics were selected and prioritized according to 1) relative importance to the Network/region, and 2) the availability of studies with which to analyze and interpret information to the public. The ordering of projects by academic year provides focus and direction for work related to each topic. The team of NPS Interpretive, NPS I&M, and Southern Oregon University (SOU) staff review the topics annually to confirm (or change) the prioritization.

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Klamath Network I&M Topics Prioritized by Year
Year	Topic	Products
FY06	Biodiversity	SOU graduate student Deborah Zierten, developed a web site on biodiversity in the Klamath Network: http://www.sou.edu/biology/biodiversity
FY07	Non-native Species	Mitch Daniels presented materials on non-native species at the ScienceWorks Museum in Ashland for NPS Day .
FY08	Climate Change	In May of 2008 the Klamath Network hosted a climate change workshop to bring together the interpretive and natural resource staff of the 6 parks to discuss climate change. In January 2009, Rebecca Slosberg, a M.S. student in Environmental Education from Southern Oregon University was selected to help develop information and interpretive products related to topics outlined by park staff during the workshop. Work on this project is expected to be completed in the winter of 2009.
FY09	Water Quality
FY10	Wetlands Inventory

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Featured Creature

Each month, the Network puts out a one-page information sheet on an interesting plant or animal that inhabits parks in the Klamath region, the "Featured Creature." Click on the month or species of interest to view the PDF.

Yellow-bellied marmot. Photo by Dave Hays, Lava Beds National Monument

Clark's nutcracker

Pacific Giant Salamander

Date	Species
October 2009	White Pine Blister Rust
September 2009	Port Orford cedar
August 2009	Black-chinned Hummingbird
July 2009	Salmonfly
June 2009	Western Toad
May 2009	Lorquin's Admiral
April 2009	Common Rockweed
April 2009	Sasquatch
February 2009	Common Bird's Nest Fungus
January 2009	Toyon
December 2008	Northern Alligator Lizard
November 2008	Northern White Skipper
October 2008	Lupine
September 2008	Northern Waterthrush
August 2008	Pacific Spiketail
July 2008	Long-tailed Weasel
June 2008	Cicada
May 2008	Spotted Fritillary
April 2008	American Beaver
March 2008	Sundew
February 2008	California Banana Slug
January 2008	Yellow-Bellied Marmot
December 2007	Pacific Tree Frog
November 2007	Prairie Falcon
October 2007	Cedar Waxwing
September 2007	Common Kingsnake
August 2007	Speckled Dace
July 2007	Calypso Orchid
June 2007	Western Skink
May 2007	Pacific Giant Salamander
April 2007	Pronghorn
March 2007	Ochre or Common Seastar
February 2007	Rubber Boa
January 2007	Howell's Alkali Grass
December 2006	Valley Oak
October 2006	Black Backed Woodpecker
July 2006	Oregon Spotted Frog
May 2006	California Kangaroo Rat
April 2006	Rufous Humming Bird
March 2006	Fisher
February 2006	Cannon Fungus
January 2006	Harvestman
December 2005	Fin Whale
November 2005	Data Manager
October 2005	Wolverine
September 2005	Knob Cone Pine
August 2005	Orange Spotted Nudibranch
July 2005	Blue Grouse
June 2005	American Pika
May 2005	Clustered Lady Slipper
April 2005	Townsend's Big Eared Bat
March 2005	Western Rattlesnake
February 2005	Tailed Frog
January 2005	Goblins Gold
December 2004	Clarks Nutcracker

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Klamath Kaleidoscope

The Klamath Network also distributes a twice yearly newsletter, "The Klamath Kaleidoscope," highlighting the happenings of the Network. Click on the report date to view the Klamath Kaleidoscope from that time.

Date of Report	Main Articles
Winter/Spring 2009	Preserving complexity; Landbird monitoring update; Landcover vital sign progress; Climate change interpretation; Aspen stand health; Boiling Springs Lake research; Causes of amphibian declines; and Vegetation mapping protocol
Summer/Fall 2008	Preservation and change in ecosystems; New bird at Oregon Caves; Vegetation monitoring pilot study; Climate assessment; Lakes monitoring pilot study; Bald Hills fire research; and Biodiversity in Chihuahuan Desert
Winter/Spring 2008	Intertidal Monitoring Protocol complete; Wetland classification wraps up; Burren NP (Ireland) wetlands; International Student Association Whiskeytown fieldtrip; Climate Change Workshop; Lava Beds flora; and Lassen fish/amphibian inventory
Summer/Fall 2007	Monitoring Plan complete; Landbird protocol development; Quantifying forest regeneration; Water quality monitoring protocol development; Network Weather and Climate Inventory Report; Invasive plant species pilot study; Data Management Plan complete; and Aspen declines at Lassen
Winter/Spring 2007	Network transitions; Intertidal protocol development; Crater Lake bryophytes update; Wetland inventory continues; Network visit from Dr. Wardell-Johnson; Whiskeytown botany blitz; Invasive species early detection in the Network; and Data mining update
Spring 2006	Communicating science; Redwood tidepool study; Lassen Grinnell resurvey project; Data mining update; Exploring the region's biodiversity; Watershed assessment; and California Lichen Society fieldtrip to Whiskeytown
Fall 2005	Vital signs selection; I&M alpine workshop; Lava Beds botany blitz; Crater Lake symposium; Strategic interpretive plan; Wetlands inventory begins; and USGS invasive species early detection program
Fall/Winter 2004	Park partnerships; Lava tube environments; Crater Lake bryophytes; Protecting Whiskeytown's aquatic resources; The link between pyrodiversity and biodiversity; and Landbird diversity