Natural Resource Monitoring Program Upper Columbia Basin Network. Monitoring Program Overview
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1 Natural Resource Monitoring Program Upper Columbia Basin Network Gordon Dicus, Program Manager February, 2013 Monitoring Program Overview Goals of the natural resource monitoring program Legal mandates for monitoring Monitoring in the Upper Columbia Basin Network parks Science Communication & Outreach 1
2 National Park Service Goals for Natural Resource Monitoring Determine status and trends in selected natural resources. Provide early warning signs of abnormal conditions of selected resources. Provide data to better understand the dynamic nature and condition of park ecosystems. Provide data to meet certain legal and Congressional mandates related to natural resource protection and visitor enjoyment. Legal Mandates National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 The Secretary of Interior shall undertake a program of inventory and monitoring of National Park System resources to establish baseline information and to provide information on the long-term trends in the condition of National Park System resources. 2
3 A sophisticated knowledge of resources and their condition is essential. The Service must gain this knowledge through extensive collaboration with other agencies and academia, and its findings must be communicated to the public. For it is the broader public that will decide the fate of these resources. Source: Rethinking the National Parks for the 21st Century. A Report of the National Park System Advisory Board, July 2001 I & M Networks The 32 I&M networks are large enough for efficiencies through sharing staff & funding. Networks are small and local enough to respond to park-level issues and data needs and allow for local cost-leveraging opportunities. 3
4 UCBN National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Network Parks vary in size from 138 acres (WHMI) to 465,000 acres (CRMO) Cultural landscapes most significant resources in 5/9 parks 185+ River miles (176 miles LARO) 65+ Stream miles Sagebrush-steppe is the most extensive ecosystem type in UCBN 4
5 14 Vital Signs for Monitoring 1. Aspen 2. Bats 3. Camas lily 4. Riparian vegetation 5. Stream/river channel characteristics 6. Aquatic macroinvertebrates 7. Water chemistry 8. Invasive/exotic plants 9. Land cover and use 10. Limber pine 11. Osprey 12. Pika 13. Sagebrush-steppe vegetation 14. Sage grouse National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Network National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Network Science Communication Websites Newsletters Resource briefs Monitoring videos Annual monitoring reports Monitoring protocols & SOPs Program brochure Annual science meeting Field monitoring posters 5
6 National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Network Education and Outreach Citizen Science Programs Camas monitoring (6 th year) Osprey nest monitoring (3 rd year) National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program Upper Columbia Basin Network Camas Lily Monitoring in the Upper Columbia Basin Network 6
7 The camas grounds at BIHO Alyse Cadez at NEPE s Weippe Prairie Cultural and Ecological Significance Camas was the focal resource at the historic events commemorated by NEPE and BIHO. 7
8 Early explorers and botanists described camas meadows as blue lakes when viewed from afar. Sampling Design and Methods 4 m x 15 cm plots are used to count camas 8
9 Pika Monitoring At Craters of the Moon NM&P Other parks using this protocol: Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, and Lava Beds NM (plus parks in Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain Networks) 9
10 National Park Service Pacific West Region American pika (Ochotona princeps) Rabbit family 1 of 2 N.A. pika species 36 subspecies Lower-latitude = higher elevation Small, egg-shaped Round ears ~ ¼ pound ~ 7 inches long National Park Service Pacific West Region Pika Ecology Habitat specialist Talus and broken rock fringed with suitable vegetation Generalist herbivores Grazing year-round and summer haying for winter food 10
11 The American pika is considered an indicator species for effects of climate change Pikas are temperature sensitive Localized extirpations and uphill range retractions have recently been observed Some predict that pikas may disappear from up to 80% of their current range by 2100 Recently considered for listing under the ESA Not listed but climate change was recognized as a potential threat to long-term survival 21 What happens when they reach the top? 11
12 National Park Service Pika Monitoring 7800 Lassen Crater Lake 4800 Craters of the Moon Lava Beds 12
13 2 observers search 12-m radius plot (= site) for: Pikas and pika sign 20 minute survey Record site variables 25 Aa lava Pahoehoe 26 13
14 Monitoring Video Pika Monitoring Video (2010) produced by Michael Durham National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program Upper Columbia Basin Network Limber Pine Population Dynamics Monitoring in the Upper Columbia Basin Network 14
15 Ancient limber pine at CRMO Foxtail pine at SEKI 15
16 Justification Keystone Species Clark s Nutcracker Limber Pine Distribution Red Squirrel Provides for a striking landscape and is fundamental to visitor experience 16
17 Justification Park Focal Resource Limber Pine Dwarf Mistletoe Infection Justification Park Focal Resource Mountain Pine Beetle Infestations Increasing 17
18 Justification White pine blister rust infections found in CRMO in 2006 and 2010 Whitebark pine mortality - Glacier National Park Extensive Die-offs in the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Range 18
19 Sampling Design and Methods Setting up a plot 50 x 50 m plot schematic diagram National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program Upper Columbia Basin Network Sagebrush Steppe Vegetation Monitoring in the Upper Columbia Basin Network 19
20 Mountain big sagebrush at CRMO Wyoming big sagebrush at HAFO Justification and Objectives An Endangered Biome The 2010 Long Butte Fire, HAFO Land use, altered disturbance regimes, and biological invasions have destroyed or altered most sagebrush steppe communities. Dalmation toadflax and cheatgrass, JODA 20
21 Justification and Objectives Threats from Inside and Outside Parks Wildfire, CRMO Clarno Boundary, JODA Livestock Damage, LARO Justification and Objectives Estimate annual status and trends in composition and abundance of principal native plant species principal non-native plant species and in the amount of exposed bare soil Rangeland Health Biotic Integrity, Soil/Site Stability, Hydrologic Function 21
22 Conceptual Model for Sagebrush Steppe Sampling Design and Methods Target Population: Existing or potential sagebrush steppe communities within Park units Biennial surveys Stratified Spatially-Balanced Random Sample Design Sample Sizes range from plots per frame, proportional to size Annual park-wide samples of plots 22
23 Frames are easily threaded through dense vegetation. Easily viewed from overhead without moving. Data entered directly into tablet PC database. 15 minutes per plot Monitoring Video Sagebrush Steppe Monitoring Video (2010) produced by Michael Durham 23
24 Volunteer with the National Park Service (NPS) and help care for these special places. Volunteers-In-Parks (VIPs) work side-by-side with National Park Service employees and partners in parks from Maine to Hawaii, from Alaska to Florida, in big cities and small towns, even in remote wilderness areas. National Park Service Upper Columbia Basin Network 24
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