Monitoring
Monitoring Phase II Report Information
Phase II of the planning and design effort involves prioritizing and selecting the vital signs that will be included in the Network's integrated monitoring program.
The most important outcome of the Phase II process was the selection of vital signs with the highest priority for monitoring. This process requires a broad multi-taxa, multi-ecosystem perspective and careful scientific review. In the Klamath Network, we used two steps to prioritize vitals signs: 1) an extensive review with outside scientists in the region, and 2) a final internal review by Network natural resources staff. A list of the top ten vital signs for the Klamath Network, in order of priority, resulting from the two-step process are shown below:
Phase II Monitoring Plan(click on a report's file name to download it)
Phase II Report 5.2 MB 8/24/05 Appendix A - Park Profiles 1.6 MB Appendix B - NPS Policies 49 KB Appendix C - Vegetation 73 KB Appendix D - Fire Regimes 599 KB Appendix E - Rare Species 413 KB Appendix F - Water Quality 12.9 MB Appendix G - Vital Signs 734 KB Appendix H - Air Resources 1.3 MB Appendix I - Non-native Species 108 KB Appendix J - Existing Monitoring 1.4 MB Appendix K - Glossary of Terms 72 KB Appendix L - Quantitative Ranking 311 KB Appendix M - Ranking Comments 124 KB Appendix N - Candidate Comments 210 KB