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Nature & Science

Long-term Natural Resource Monitoring

Part of the NPS Inventory & Monitoring Program (I&M), the Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) brings together NPS researchers, citizen scientists, and other organizations to monitor the ecological health of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and 12 other parks in the northeast. The wide-reaching, scientifically robust information gathered through these long-term natural resource monitoring projects are important to help park managers make better informed decisions, and in promoting research, education, and public understanding of park resources. Follow the links above to learn more about NETN monitoring projects in the park and the I&M program.

For more information contact the Northeast Temperate Network at 802-457-3368.


 
Temperate-Times-Winter-2012

Temperate Times Newsletter (Northeast Temperate Network)

Winter 2012 Issue (2.83 MB)
Learn about the fascinating geology of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park by in this issue of the NETN's The Temperate Times Newsletter!

Fall 2011 Temperate Times Newsletter (3.44 MB)
The Fall issue includes information about a new vegetation map and report for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.

 
Resource Brief

Forests of the northeastern U.S. have a long history of change, resiliency, and recovery. Long-term health of the forests of NETN parks is a high-priority for the network. The goals of the forest monitoring program are to assess status and trends in the composition, structure, and function of forested ecosystems, and to interpret and report the condition of forest systems in a way that effectively informs park managers and the public. Click the link below to download a Resource Brief that gives a brief synopsis of the park's forest conditions as of the 2010 field season.

Resource Brief Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Read the full report online.


Did You Know?

In this sepia-toned photo from 1927, nine men sit and kneel amongst the ruins of a Native American dwelling at Mesa Verde. NPS Photo.

As a teenager, Laurance S. Rockefeller toured Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde with Horace Albright. Later in life, Laurance would donate lands to create Virgin Islands NP and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP. He was the first conservationist to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.