National Park Service Monitoring Program

Monitoring Natural Resources in Our National Parks. Provides information on the national framework, 3-phase approach, monitoring intranet, monitoring design, technical guidance, conceptual models, selecting vital signs, sampling designs, protocols, data management, reporting, vital signs framework.

Invasive Species Monitoring Approaches for Volunteer Programs

Invasive Species Monitoring Approaches for Volunteer Programs
How to set up volunteer programs for monitoring aquatic nuisance species.

Monitoring our Nation's Estuaries

Non-native Species in our nation's estuaries: a framework for an invasion monitoring program.  Read this report about monitoring the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS).

Monitoring

Agencies frequently monitor for invasive species. Monitoring can be used as a means of early detection, to determine if a population is expanding, or if a treatment technique is working.

Collection gear used in monitoring. Photo: Denise Gregoire-USGS.
Collection gear used in monitoring. Photo: Denise Gregoire-USGS.

Guide to Monitoring Exotic and Invasive Plants. Erich Haber (1997). National Botanical Services, 604 Wavell Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2A 3A8. Prepared for: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network Environment Canada.

Protocols for Monitoring Aquatic Invasive Species (USGS/NAS and the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force)

Natural Resources Monitoring Partnership(USGS/NBII). A collaborative effort by natural resource agencies to coordinate monitoring efforts.

Monitoring Resources (National Invasive Species Information Center).

Resources About Monitoring for Invasive Species
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CollapseA Decision Support System for Monitoring, Reporting and Forecasting Ecological Conditions of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T. MEGA-Transect DSS) (PDF, 1 pp., 562 KB)
Description: This project represents a collaborative multi-agency effort to improve decision-making on management of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) by providing a coherent framework for data integration, status report and trend analysis. The A.T. MEGA-Transect DSS will integrate NASA multi-platform sensor data, NASA Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System (TOPS) models, and in situ measurements from A.T. MEGA-Transect partners to address identified national biological diversity priorities of ecological forecasting. This project will focus on three primary vital signs of Phenology and Climate Change, Forest Health, and Landscape Dynamics, plus four supplementary vital signs of Mountain Birds, Migratory Breeding Birds, Water Resources, and Alpine and High Elevation Vegetation. Those vital signs are most relevant and can be well monitored, reported and forecasted using NASA EOS data and TOPS modeling capacities.
Resource Type: Fact Sheets
Resource Format: PDF
Publisher: University of Rhode Island (URI), College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS), Department of Natural Resources Science, Environmental Data Center (EDC)
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ExpandAppalachian Trail Environmental Monitoring >> Invasive Species Early Detection
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ExpandBroad-Scale Nonindigenous Species Monitoring along the West Coast in National Marine Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves (Part I)
ExpandBroad-Scale Nonindigenous Species Monitoring along the West Coast in National Marine Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves (Part II) - Site Specific Projects
ExpandBroad-Scale Nonindigenous Species Monitoring along the West Coast in National Marine Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves (Part III) - Overall Conclusions
ExpandCactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network
ExpandCactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network - Cactus Moth Trap Data Reporting Form
ExpandCactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network - Cactus Moth Visual Observation Data Reporting Form
ExpandCactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network - Pricklypear and Cactus Moth Larvae Data Reporting Form
ExpandCactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network Mapping Tool
ExpandCalifornia Zebra Mussel Early Detection and Monitoring Volunteer Outreach Program
ExpandCenter for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Publications and Products
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ExpandGarlic Mustard Monitoring Protocol
ExpandGuide to Monitoring Exotic and Invasive Plants
ExpandGuide to Monitoring Exotic and Invasive Plants
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ExpandInvasive Species Monitoring Approaches for Volunteer Programs
ExpandInvasive Species Monitoring Protocols
ExpandInvasive Species Monitoring Resources
ExpandInvasive Species: Manager's Tool Kit - Monitoring
ExpandMaine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program - How to report invasive plants web page
ExpandMaine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Invasive Plant Patrollers
ExpandMonitoring Plan for the Santa Margarita River (PDF)
ExpandMonitoring Sudden Oak Death web site
ExpandMonitoring the Invasion of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Kentucky
ExpandMonitoring the State of the St. Lawrence River: Freshwater Wetlands and Exotic Plant Species(PDF)
ExpandNebraska Invasive Species Project: Monitoring, Mapping, Risk, and Management
ExpandNon-Native Species in Our Nation's Estuaries: A Framework for an Invasion Monitoring Program
ExpandOakMapper: Monitoring Sudden Oak Death
ExpandProtocols for Monitoring Aquatic Nuisance Species
ExpandPurple Loosestrife Monitoring Protocol
ExpandRapid Assessment and Monitoring of Exotic Plant Diversity in the Central Region
ExpandSAMAB Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring Program (SAVEM) Map Maker
ExpandSAVEM--Southern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring
ExpandSoutheast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
ExpandSurvey Information Manual for the National Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) Detection and Monitoring Network
ExpandVital Signs - Invasive Species Monitoring
ExpandVolunteer Invasives Monitoring Program
ExpandWeed Monitoring and Control
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