Reports and Publications

The Northern Great Plains Network completed the draft Network Monitoring Plan on July 31, 2008. The draft plan is currently out for peer review and the final Network Monitoring Plan will be completed March 31, 2009. The documents below are all relevant to the development of the plan. Note that draft documents, including copies of Phase I and Phase II of the monitoring plan, can be found at the NGPN intranet site.

Study Assessing Grazing Impacts at Scotts Bluff National Monument by Symstad

Vital Signs Scoring Datatase from September 14 Vital Signs Meeting in Rapid City (9 MB!)

Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Biotic Integrity as a Vital Sign for Monitoring Park Conditions (from 2006 I&M Annual Meeting)

Field-based Evaluation of Two Herbaceous Plant Community Sampling Methods by Symstad et al.

Water Quality Project Statement of Work (SOW)

Water Quality Progress Report February 2006

Vital Signs Monitoring in our parks: What to measure? by Rust and Troelstrup

Versatile Biological Indicators: A Cross-System Comparison by Troelstrup

Descriptive analysis of aquatic invertebrate communities in streams and rivers of the Northern Great Plains Network by Rust and Troelstrup

Insect Communities in Aquatic Systems of the Great Plains Network by Rust and Troelstrup

Establishing Baseline Data for Aquatic Resources in National Parks of the Northern Great Plains Network by Rust