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Inventory & Monitoring in Parks (I&M)
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National Park managers across the country are confronted with complex and challenging issues that require a broad-based understanding about the status and trends of park natural resources.
As part of the National Park Service's efforts to improve park management through the greater reliance on scientific knowledge, the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program collects, organizes, analyzes, and synthesizes natural resource data and information, and provides the results in a variety of useful formats. More »»
Featured Information
I&M Receives Landscape Ecology Award!
Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award from the US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) recognizes I&M for its significant contributions in the applications of landscape ecology to real-world problems.
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Swimming Long into the Future -
Keeping Tabs on Pacific Island Tropical Fish
Pika Monitoring at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho
A History of Desert Tortoise Research in Saguaro National Park
A summary of the results of recent studies of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) conducted in Saguaro National Park
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