Inventories

The goal of the Vertebrate and Vascular Plant Inventory is to identify 90% of the species present in each of the parks in each of the following categories: Fish, Amphibians & Reptiles , Mammals, and Vascular Plants. The Vertebrate and Vascular Plant Inventory is a major step towards gaining solid scientific baseline data for use with the long term monitoring program. Initial research was conducted to identify species from an exhaustive literature, record, and ancillary data search in order to augment the known composition of each park's NPSpecies database. This research was authenticated by outside experts and network park resource management personnel and has allowed the network to identify data gaps and prioritize network needs. SFCN hopes to see Invertebrates in the near future. For additional Information, About SFCN Inventories (pdf) 55KB.