Project

Parks Included

Status

Inventories

Lemhi penstemon

BIHO

Inventory data collection at BIHO in June 2011. Report due November 2011.

Vegetation Mapping

BIHO, CIRO, CRMO, HAFO, JODA, LARO, NEPE, WHMI

BIHO, NEPE, and WHMI - Accuracy assessments complete, and final reports due 2012; CIRO - Final map complete, and report in progress; CRMO, HAFO, JODA, and LARO - Final reports complete.

Monitoring

Aspen Monitoring

CIRO

Protocol approved August 2009. Data collection at CIRO in July 2011. Annual report due November 2011.

Camas Monitoring

BIHO, NEPE

Protocol approved October 2007. Data collection at NEPE in May 2011 and at BIHO in June 2011. Annual report due November 2011.

Limber Pine Monitoring

CRMO

Protocol in revision, due for submission in December 2011. Data collection at CRMO in June 2011. Annual report due January 2012.

Osprey Monitoring

LARO

Protocol in revision, due for submission in November 2011. Data collection in May and July 2011. Annual report not scheduled until protocol is approved.

Pika Monitoring

CRMO,
and Klamath parks (CRLA, LABE, LAVO)

Protocol approved February 2011. Data collection at CRMO (and CRLA, LABE, LAVO) in July-September 2011. Annual report due November 2011.

Riparian Condition Monitoring

NEPE, WHMI

Protocol approved October 2011. Data collection at NEPE and WHMI in 2011. Annual reporting due August 2012.

Stream Channel Characteristics Monitoring

NEPE, WHMI

Protocol approved December 2010. Data collection at NEPE and WHMI in 2011. Annual report due August 2012.

Sagebrush-steppe Vegetation Monitoring

JODA, LARO

Protocol approved September 2009. Data collection at JODA and LARO in May-July 2011. Annual reporting due October 2011.

Water Quality Monitoring

NEPE, WHMI

Protocol approved February 2009. Water chemistry and macroinvertebrate data collection at NEPE and WHMI in 2011. Annual report due November 2011.

Science Communication and Science Support

Science Communication Strategy

All UCBN Parks

Climate Change resource briefs distributed to all network parks. Updated field monitoring posters distributed for display in Visitor Centers. Reformatted Vital Signs resource briefs distributed to park staff.

Natural Resource Condition Assessment

BIHO, CIRO, CRMO, HAFO

Final reports for BIHO, CIRO, CRMO, and HAFO in 2011/2012.