Background Documents Download "Monitoring the Condition of Natural Resources in US National Parks" Download Vital Signs Monitoring Brochure Program Administration & Organizational Framework Justification for Integrated Natural Resource Monitoring Legislation and Policy Definition of Key Terms Glossary of Terms as used by NPS I&M Division National Framework for I & M National and Regional Oversight Natural Resource Stewardship and Science & MTAG Basic Resource Inventories Prototype Monitoring Programs Vital Signs Monitoring Networks Monitoring Planning & Design: The 3-Phase Approach Monitoring Plan Outline Monitoring Plan Checklist Memo Ecological Monitoring Framework Schedule - Network Due Dates for Phase 1, 2, 3 Peer Review and Approval Process Other Links & Documents List of Coordinators, Data Managers and Ecologists Meeting Notes and Presentations Literature Cited and Extended Bibliography Download Documents for Designing a Monitoring Program Websites You Should Know About Monitoring Intranet (requires NPS computer) Memos establishing policy & guidance AARWP guidance & budget software Best Examples of Draft Monitoring Plans by Chapter
Guidance for Designing an Integrated Monitoring Program Introduction Integration: Ecological, Spatial, Temporal & Programmatic Establishing Monitoring Goals & Objectives Examples of Specific, Measurable Monitoring Objectives Developing Conceptual Models of Ecosystem Components Prioritizing & Selecting Vital Signs - What Should be Monitored? Sampling Design Considerations - Where & When to Sample Monitoring Protocols Required Content/Format of Protocols Protocol Development Process Guidance for Protocol Development Summaries Protocol Database Protocol Examples from Other Programs & Agencies Download Example Protocol for Land Bird Monitoring Data Management and Analysis Reporting the Results of Monitoring Recommended Style for Literature Cited in Monitoring Plans Technical Guidance on Specific Topics Air Resources Geologic Resources Water Resources WRD Guidance for Designing and Conducting Water Quality Monitoring Invasive Species Land Birds Fire & Fuels Dynamics Other fire links Landscape Dynamics and Remote Sensing Network Monitoring Plans Monitoring Plans for 32 networks Guidelines for publishing Monitoring Plans
