Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN)
Parks in this Network
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Reports & Publications
Most SCPN reports and publications are hosted on IRMA (Integrated Resource Management Applications), a national website which brings information from multiple NPS data systems and sources together for easy single-point access. Search IRMA for reports and publication references from SCPN and other NPS sources.
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Newsletters
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Inventory
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Protocols
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Monitoring
Plans - Other
Publications
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Southern Colorado Plateau Network Brochure (5.5 MB)
Newsletters
Briefs
Project Summaries
Related Publications
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Inventory Reports
Birds
Geologic Resources
- El Malpais NM - Geologic Resource Inventory Report (8.9 MB)
- El Morro NM - Geologic Resource Inventory Report (7.7 MB)
- Mesa Verde NP - Geologic Resource Evaluation Report (1.2 MB)
- Navajo NM - Geologic Resource Evaluation Report (2.5 MB)
- Petrified Forest NP - Geologic Resource Inventory Report (11.3 MB)
- Rainbow Bridge NM - Geologic Resource Inventory Report (3.1 MB)
- Sunset Crater NM - Geologic Resource Evaluation Report (1 MB)
- Walnut Canyon NM - Geologic Resource Evaluation Report (2.1 MB)
- Wupatki NM - Geologic Resource Inventory Report (15.5 MB)
Mammals
- Hubbell Trading Post NHS - Mammal Inventory
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Mammal Inventory for Eight National Park Units - Aztec Ruins NM, Bandelier NM,
Chaco Culture NHP,
El Malpais NM, El Morro NM, Petroglyph NM, Salinas Pueblo Missions NM and Yucca House NM -
Mammal Inventory for Three National Park Units - Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM
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Wupatki NM - Navajo NM - Mammal Inventory
Plants
- Aztec Ruins NM - A checklist of the vascular
- Aztec Ruins NM - Inventory of Exotic Plant Species
- Canyon de Chelly NM - A checklist of the vascular flora
- El Morro NM - A checklist of the vascular flora
- Glen Canyon NRA - Vascular Plant Inventory
- Grand Canyon NP - Bryophyte Floristics and Ecology
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Herbarium Reviews for Four National Park Units - Aztec Ruins NM, El Malpais NM,
El Morro NM and
Salinas Pueblo Missions NM -
Herbarium Reviews for Eight National Park Units - Mesa Verde NP, Navajo NM,
Petrified Forest NP,
Petroglyph NM, Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Wupatki NM and Yucca House NM - Mesa Verde NP - Ponderosa Pine Inventory Final Report
- Salinas Pueblo Missions NM - Inventory of Exotic Plant Species (7 MB)
- Walnut Canyon NM - Inventory of Exotic Plant Species
- Yucca House NM - A checklist of the vascular flora
Reptiles and Amphibians
- Canyon de Chelly NM - Reptile and Amphibian Report (NPS only) (11.9 MB)
- Hubbell Trading Post NHS - Reptile and Amphibian Report (NPS only)
- Navajo NM - Reptile and Amphibian Report (NPS only)
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Reptile and Amphibian Report for Twelve National Parks - Aztec Ruins NM, Bandelier NM, Chaco
Culture NHP, El Malpais NM, El Morro NM, Glen Canyon NRA, Petroglyph NM, Salinas Pueblo Missions NM,
Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Wupatki NM and Yucca House NM (NPS only)
Soils
- Canyon de Chelly NM - Soil Survey (2.3 MB)
- Glen Canyon NRA - Soil Survey (26.5 MB)
- Grand Canyon Area - Soil Survey (16.5 MB)
- Mesa Verde NP - Soil Survey (1 MB)
Vegetation Maps
- Aztec Ruins NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Bandelier NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Canyon de Chelly NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Chaco Culture NHP - Vegetation Mapping Products
- El Malpais NM - Vegetation Mapping (In Progress)
- El Morro NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Hubbell Trading Post NHS - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Mesa Verde NP - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Navajo NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Petrified Forest NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Petroglyph NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Salinas Pueblo Missions NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Sunset Crater Volcano NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Walnut Canyon NM - Vegetation Mapping Products
- Wupatki NM - egetation Mapping Products
Water Quality
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Review of Available Water-Quality Data for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network and
Characterization
of Water Quality in Five Selected Park Units in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, 1925 to 2004 -
Water-Quality Data for Selected National Park Units, within the Southern Colorado Plateau
Network,
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Water Years 2005 and 2006
Inventory Plans
Biological Inventory
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Monitoring Reports
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
- Bandelier NM - 2007
- Bandelier NM - 2008
- Bandelier NM - 2009
- Bandelier NM - 2010
- Bandelier NM - 2011
- Canyon de Chelly NM - 2008
- Canyon de Chelly NM - 2009
- Canyon de Chelly NM - 2010
- Canyon de Chelly NM - 2011
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2008
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2009
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2010
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2011
- Grand Canyon NP - 2009
- Grand Canyon NP - 2010
- Grand Canyon NP - 2011
- Mesa Verde NP - 2007
- Mesa Verde NP - 2008
- Mesa Verde NP - 2009
- Mesa Verde NP - 2010
- Mesa Verde NP - 2011
Bird Communities
Integrated Upland Vegetation and Soil
- Aztec Ruins NM - 2008
- Bandelier NM - 2008
- Bandelier NM - 2009
- Chaco Culture NHP - 2007
- Chaco Culture NHP - 2008
- Chaco Culture NHP - 2009
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2008
- Glen Canyon NRA - 2009
- Grand Canyon NP - 2007 and 2008
- Grand Canyon NP -2009
- Mesa Verde NP - 2007
- Mesa Verde NP - 2008
- Mesa Verde NP - 2009
- Petrified Forest NP - 2007
- Petrified Forest NP - 2008
- Petrified Forest NP - 2009
- Petroglyph NM - 2008
- Wupatki NM - 2007
- Wupatki NM - 2008
- Wupatki NM - 2009
Integrated Riparian
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Protocols
Protocols
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Protocol (5.8 MB)
- Integrated Upland Monitoring Protocol
- Habitat-Based Bird Community Monitoring Protocol (NPS only) (6.6 MB)
- Water Quality Monitoring Protocol for Streams and Springs (NPS only) (zip file 9.5 MB)
Evaluations
- Field Evaluations of Sampling Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Upland Ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau (5.38 MB)
- Field-Based Evaluations of Sampling Techniques to Support Long-Term Monitoring of Riparian Ecosystems along Wadeable Streams on the Colorado Plateau
- Evaluation of Landsat-based monitoring in the parks of the Northern and Southern Colorado Plateau Networks (Draft) (11 MB)
- SCPN Vital Signs Monitoring Plan (main report only - 9 MB)
- Appendix A: Legislation
- Appendix B: Air Quality
- Appendix C: Water Resources
- Appendix D: Details
- Appendix E: Park Narratives
- Appendix F: Adjacent Lands Monitoring.pdf
- Appendix G: Workshop Summary
- Appendix H: Park Vital Signs
- Appendix I: Water Quality
- Appendix J: Protocol Development Summary
- Appendix K: Charter
- Appendix L: Staffing Plan
- Appendix M: Glossary
- All Appendices (zip file 13.4 MB)
- Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Dryland Ecosystem Model Supplement
- Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Montane Ecosystem Model Supplement
- Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Riparian Ecosystem Model Supplement
- Vital Signs Monitoring Plan Seeps and Springs Ecosystem Model Supplement
- SCPN Data Management Plan
Journal Articles
- Geluso et al. 2005. Westward expansion of the tawny-bellied cotton rat (Sigmodon fulviventer) in west-central New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 50(2): 273-277.
- Macy, J.P., and Monroe, S.A. 2006. Water-quality Data for Selected National Park Units in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Water Years 2005 and 2006. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1300, 84 p.
- Monatesti, A. J., T. B. Persons and E. M. Nowak. 2005. Geographic Distribution: Hyla eximia. Herpetological Review 36(1): 74-75.
- Palumbo. J. 2011. Hummingbird monitoring in Colorado Plateau parks. Park Science 28(2): 72-73.
- Persons, T.B., and E.M. Nowak. 2004. Coleonyx variegatus geographic distribution. Herpetological Review 35(1): 81.
- Persons, T.B., and E.M. Nowak. 2005. Bufo punctatus geographic distribution. Herpetological Review 36(2):198.
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Persons, T.B., and E.M. Nowak. 2005. Phrynosoma modestum geographic distribution.
Herpetological Review
36(1): 80. - Persons, T.B., and E.M. Nowak. 2005. Hypsiglena torquata geographic distribution. Herpetological Review 36(1): 82.
- Rink. G. 2005. A checklist of the vascular flora of Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Apache County, Arizona. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132(3): 510-532.
- Rink. G. 2007. A checklist of the vascular flora of Yucca House National Monument and surrounding lands, Montezuma County, Colorado. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134(2): 289-300.
- Rink. G. and A. Cully. 2008. A checklist of the vascular flora of Aztec Ruins National Monument, San Juan County, New Mexico. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135(4): 571-584.
- Rink. G. and A. Cully. 2008. A checklist of the vascular flora of El Morro National Monument, Cibola County, New Mexico. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136(3): 403-421.
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Vankat, J.L. 2011. Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park,
Arizona, USA:
Part 1 – ponderosa pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management 261(3): 309-325 -
Vankat, J.L. 2011. Post-1935 changes in forest vegetation of Grand Canyon National Park,
Arizona, USA:
Part 2 – Mixed conifer, spruce-fir, and quaking aspen forests. Forest Ecology and Management 261(3): 326-341
Theses
- Hill, M.E. 2005. Botanical inventory of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Master's thesis, Biology Department, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
- Rink. G. 2003. Vascular flora of Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Apache County, Arizona. Master's thesis, Biology Department, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
