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Bald eagle monitoring in Kenai Fjords National Park

Alpine meadows and salt marshes, both sensitive plant communities, are monitored by SWAN.

Black oystercatchers are monitored in Kenai Fjords and Katmai

Vegetation monitoring, Katmai National Park and Preserve

One of ten remote area weather stations operated by SWAN; Hickerson Lake, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Sea otters are monitored in Katmai and Kenai Fjords

Water sampling at Telaquana Lake, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

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The SWAN I&M Program is one of 32 National Park Service I&M Networks across the country established to facilitate collaboration, information sharing, and economies of scale in natural resource monitoring. It is comprised of five national park units, each of which contain a rich and varied array of natural and cultural resources. These parks and their partners are dedicated to understanding and preserving the region's unique resources through science and education.