The Mission of the National Park Service is to preserve the resources it protects for future generations to enjoy. To protect these precious natural resources, thirty-two networks were established across the United States to Inventory and Monitor natural resources.
The Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN)is composed of nine units managed by the National Park Service located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. These units include:
Did You Know? In 1994 the Idaho Fish and Game Department drained Tolo Lake, a site of Nez Perce National Historical Park, for a restoration project. In the lake bottom, six to eight Columbian mammoth skeletons were found. A replica skeleton is on display in Grangeville, Idaho more...