National Capital Region Network Products
Network Publications
- Bennetts, R. E., J. E. Gross, K. Cahill, C. McIntyre, B. B. Bingham, A. Hubbard, L. Cameron and S. L. Carter. 2007. Linking monitoring to management and planning: Assessment points as a generalized approach. The George Wright Forum 24(2): 59-77.
- Carter, S. L., and R. E. Bennetts. 2007. The road to integrating science and management: Planning your next trip using hierarchical objectives and assessment points. The George Wright Forum 24(2): 78-93.
- Carter, S. L., G. Mora-Bourgeois, T. R. Lookingbill, T, F. B. Carruthers and W. C. Dennison. 2007. The challenge of communicating monitoring results to effect change. The George Wright Forum 24(2): 48-58.
- Lookingbill, T. R., R. H. Gardner, P. A. Townsend, S. L. Carter. 2007. Conceptual models as hypotheses for adaptive monitoring of urban landscapes. Environmental Management. 40:171-182.
- Dennison, W. C., Todd. R. Lookingbill, Tim J. B. Carruthers, Jane M. Hawkey, and Shawn L. Carter. 2007. An eye-opening approach to developing and communicating integrated environmental assessments. Frontiers in Ecology. 5(6): 307-314.
- Fancy, S.G., J.E. Gross, and S.L. Carter. 2008. Monitoring the condition of natural resources in US national parks. Environmental Monitoring Assessment.
- Lookingbill, T.R., S.L. Carter, and C. Kingdom. 2008. Using landscape analysis to evaluate ecological impacts of battlefield restoration. Park Science. 25(1).
- A Conceptual Basis for Natural Resources Monitoring (June 2006) NOTE: This document is over 100 MB
This booklet was a collaborative effort between the NCRN I&M Program, NCR Resource Learning Center and the Integrated Applications Network at the University of Maryland.
Natural Resource Condition Assessments
Network Presentations
- Fiscal Year 2006 Overview and Accomplishments (7.2 MB) Presented to the Board of Directors at the NCRN Spotlight on Resources on October 27, 2006 by Patrick Campbell.
- Water Resources Monitoring in the National Capital Region I&M Network Presented at the 2006 Meeting of the American Water Resources Assocoation by Marian Norris.
- NCRN Water Resources Sampling Design An overview of the NCRN Water Resources Monitoring Program's sampling design.
Network Posters
- Vital Signs Monitoring
in the National Capital Region (13.5 MB)
(January 2007)
An overview of vital signs monitoring in the National Capital Region Network
- An Eye Opening Approach to Integrated Environmental Assessments (February 2006)
A case study using examples from National Capital Region national parks in which visual elements (conceptual diagrams, maps, graphs, tables, and photographs) provide an eye opening approach to more effective environmental decision-making.
Park Posters






