Biological Inventories

In the summer of 2000, representatives from then SCPN park units, the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resource Discipline, and regional experts from a number of universities and other governmental agencies met in Moab, Utah to scope out park inventory needs, prioritize these needs, and to begin the process of writing project proposals.  The inventory plan, Biological Inventory of National Park Areas on the Southern Colorado Plateau, was produced partly from the results of this meeting and published in November 2000.

The goal of biological inventories is to document approximately 90% of the vascular plant and vertebrate animal species within each park.  The table below shows the schedule for completion of biological inventory reports for each of the park units. If a report is complete, clicking the date will allow you to download the report.

The inventories are being conducted using a stratified random sampling scheme, along with some targeted or directed surveys to catch unusual or sparse habitats.