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NPS | 2019
Alaska’s boreal forest burns every summer somewhere. To predict which areas are most susceptible to wildfire, managers assess fuel dryness and burnability using weather data collected at Remote…
NPS | 2019
The Everglades National Park (EVER) and Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) vegetation mapping project is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The CERP is a cooperative…
NPS | 2019
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve and Cape Krusenstern National Monument encompass approximately 1,600 km of predominantly soft-sediment Arctic coastlines rich in biological resources. These…
FWS | 2019
In semi‐arid ecosystems, timing and availability of water is a key uncertainty associated with conservation planning for wetland‐dependent wildlife. Wetlands compose only 1–3% of these landscapes;…
FWS | 2019
During 2019, the Avian Radar Project surveyed the migration of birds and bats in the Detroit, Michigan, area using mobile avian radar units. Sites located on Lake St. Clair and western Lake Erie…
FWS | 2019
Under the leadership of Dr. Steve Kloiber (steve.kloiber@state.mn.us), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) has completed a 10-year effort to update the State’s National Wetlands…
FWS | 2019
Tumbesian dry forest in southern Ecuador and northern Peru faces a number of threats from factors such as climate change, wildfire, and intensive livestock grazing that can result in degraded…
FWS | 2019
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a highly invasive, non-native grass that threatens wildlife habitat, migratory corridors, and agricultural production in the sagebrush ecosystems of the western U.S.…
NPS | 2011
The Alaska Land Resources Program Center uses orthoimagery available from the Alaska Region's GIS site. Prior to good high-resolution digital orthoimagery, the location of many parcels were drawn…
NPS | 2011
Many parks depend on surveying for activities ranging from locating boundaries and cultural resources to monitoring geomorphological change. Assateague Island National Seashore and Cape Cod…
NPS | 2011
In recent years, the retreat of Exit Glacier has kept Kenai Fjords National Park’s trail crews busy extending trails as they strive to maintain safe visitor access to the edge of the glacier. …
NPS | 2011
The Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Central Alaska Network stream monitoring program relies heavily on GPS and remote sensing technology. Remotely sensed imagery, particularly IKONOS and…