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Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
“AT MEGA-Transect”
Appalachian Trail Environmental Monitoring Program
Fred DieffenbachEnvironmental Monitoring
CoordinatorNortheast Temperate Network
An Opportunity to Engage the American Public through Stewardship of an American Icon
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
A Simple Footpath
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
30 Appalachian Trail Maintaining
Clubs
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
A mixture of States and Ecoregions
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
• ~2180 miles long• 280,000 acres• 1000+ feet wide• 5 Federal Agencies• 14 states• 6 National Park Service units• 8 National Forests• 31 Trail Clubs• 3 Ecoregions & 6 Sub-Regions• 5 National Park Service
Inventory & Monitoring Program Networks
• 70+ State & Local Jurisdictions
Context
“Common Problems – Common Solutions: Advancing Natural Resource Management Goals thru Collaboration and Technology”
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Collaborate With:
• Citizen and professional scientists
• Agencies
• Non-profit organizations
• School and community groups
• Existing science programs
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Monitoring Protocols • Air Quality • Atmospheric Deposition• Climate & Phenology• Data Management• Migratory Breeding Birds• Ozone• Visibility• Vegetation• Visitor Use• Water Quality• Wildlife
• Citizen Scientists• Academic Researchers• Cooperators• Contractors• Agency & NGO Staff
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Results
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
Technology
RequirementsCost
Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network
FishNetII
AKN MaNIS
OrNIS
HerpNet
DiGIR
OtherData
Sources
ATPOATC
NETN
Data Harvesting
The End