From 2006 to 2018, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center (PCSLC) staff and communication interns assisted scientists conducting research through the PCSLC and the San Francisco Bay Area Inventory & Monitoring Network to produce a series of Resource Project Summaries. These one- to eight-page summaries provide information about the questions that the researchers hoped to answer, details about the project and methods, and the results of the research projects in a way that is easy to understand.
2018 Research Project Summaries
2015 Research Project Summaries
- Point Reyes National Seashore: How might future warming alter visitation?, by Nicholas A. Fisichelli and Pamela S. Ziesler, National Park Service, June 18, 2015 (213 KB PDF)
- Plant Community Monitoring in San Francisco Bay Area National Parks, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, March 2015 (607 KB PDF)
- Acoustic Environment and Soundscape Resource Summary, Point Reyes National Seashore, by Lochen Wood, National Park Service, 2015 (5.2 MB PDF)
- Night Sky and Lightscapes Resource Summary, Point Reyes National Seashore, by Lochen Wood, National Park Service, 2015 (2.1 MB PDF)
2014 Research Project Summaries
- Water Quality Monitoring at San Francisco Bay Area National Parks, by Katie Wallitner and Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service,September 2014 (594 KB PDF)
- Landbird Monitoring at Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, by Sarah Wakamiya, National Park Service, August 2014 (275 KB PDF)
- Invasive Plant Early Detection in San Francisco Bay Area National Parks, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, August 2014 (427 KB PDF)
- Recent Climate Change Exposure of Point Reyes National Seashore, by William B. Monahan and Nicholas A. Fisichelli, National Park Service, July 2014 (181 KB PDF)
- Harbor Seal Monitoring at Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, May 2014.
- Streamflow Monitoring in San Francisco Bay Area Network, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, January 2014 (564 KB PDF)
- Monitoring in the Context of Climate Change, San Francisco Bay Area Network, by San Francisco Bay Area Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, 2014 (208 KB PDF)
2013 Research Project Summaries
- Western Snowy Plover Monitoring at Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, September 2013 (328 KB PDF)
- Northern Spotted Owl Monitoring at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument and Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinburg McClosky, National Park Service, August 2013 (400 KB PDF)
- Rocky Intertidal Monitoring at Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinberg, National Park Service, July 2013 (399 KB PDF)
- Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout Monitoring at Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinberg, San Francisco Bay Area Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, July 2013 (570 KB PDF)
- Elephant Seal Monitoring at Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jessica Weinberg, National Park Service, April 2013 (781 KB PDF)
2012 Research Project Summaries
2010 Research Project Summaries
- Sudden Oak Death in Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, by Jessica Weinberg, National Park Service, August 2010 (780 KB PDF)
- Harbor Seal Monitoring at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, by San Francisco Bay Area Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, August 2010 (726 KB PDF)
- Whales of the Bay Area's National Parks, by Mason Cummings, National Park Service, July 2010 (625 KB PDF)
- Minke Whales in San Francisco Bay Area Waters, by Mason Cummings, National Park Service, July 2010 (482 KB PDF)
- Geologic Resource Evaluation of the San Francisco Bay Area Network, by Robin Meadows, National Park Service, June 2010 (1.4 MB PDF)
- Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of the San Francisco Bay Area Network, by Robin Meadows, National Park Service, June 2010 (1.4 MB PDF)
- Tidewater Gobies at the Giacomini Wetlands, by Michelle O’Herron, National Park Service, January 2010 (133 KB PDF)
2009 Research Project Summaries
- Coastal Watershed Restoration Project: Restoring Tides in Estero de Limantour, by Alison Williams, National Park Service, May 2009 (303 KB PDF)
- Restoring Salmon and Trout Habitat at East Schooner Creek, by Alison Williams, National Park Service, May 2009 (422 KB PDF)
- Rare Plant Inventory for Point Reyes National Seashore, by Alison Williams, National Park Service, April 2009 (340 KB PDF)
- Landbird Inventory for Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate NRA, by Alison Williams, National Park Service, March 2009 (253 KB PDF)
- Barred Owls in Marin County, by San Francisco Bay Area Network Inventory and Monitoring Program staff, National Park Service, February 2009 (505 KB PDF)
- Managing Park Rangeland to Improve the Health of the Tomales Bay Watershed, by John C. Cannon, National Park Service, January 2009 (203 KB PDF)
2008 Research Project Summaries
- Restoring Coastal Dune Dynamics at Point Reyes Headlands, by Ellen Hamingson and Dylan Voeller, National Park Service, December 2008 (317 KB PDF)
- Weather and Climate Station Inventory for the San Francisco Bay Area Network, by Alison Williams, National Park Service, November 2008 (943 KB PDF)
- The Common Murre Restoration Project, by Gerry McChesney and Peter Kappes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June 2008 (182 KB PDF)
- Paleontological Resource Inventory and Monitoring for the San Francisco Bay Area Network (SFAN), by Michelle O'Herron, National Park Service, April 2008 (1,089 KB PDF)
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2007 Research Project Summaries
- California Freshwater Shrimp Inventory at Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service, August 2007 (298 KB PDF)
- Habitat Assessment of the Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly, National Park Service, August 2007 (336 KB PDF)
- Improving Watershed Health at John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service, August 2007 (185 KB PDF)
- Vegetation Recovery after Wild Pig Removal at Pinnacles National Monument, by Richard Sweitzer and Alexis Grinde, University of North Dakota, August 2007 (311 KB PDF)
- Coastal Biophysical Inventory: A Rapid Assessment of Intertidal Resources, National Park Service, May 2007 (308 KB PDF)
- Coastal Dune Restoration at Abbotts Lagoon, National Park Service, May 2007 (209 KB PDF)
- Harbor Seal Monitoring at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service, May 2007 (158 KB PDF)
- Is Native Macroalga Threatening Seagrass Survival in Tomales Bay? by Brittany Huntington, San Francisco State University, May 2007 (152 KB PDF)
- Monitoring Cliff-nesting Raptors at Pinnacles National Monument, National Park Service, May 2007 (108 KB PDF)
- Snowy Plover Monitoring at Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service, May 2007 (180 KB PDF)
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2006 Research Project Summaries
- Harbor Seals and Northern Elephant Seals: Indicators of Marine Ecosystem Condition, National Park Service, October 2006 (169 KB PDF)
- Current Trend in Population Growth of Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore, by McCrea Cobb: University of California, Berkeley, July 2006 (105 KB PDF)
- Experimental Introduction of an Endangered Freshwater Wetland Grass, by Sasha Gennet, University of California, Berkeley, July 2006 (243 KB PDF)
- Invasive Plant Species in Horse Manure, Dominican University of California and National Park Service, July 2006 (249 KB PDF)
- Using Physiological and Molecular Ecology for Conservation of Sacramento Perch, by Christa Woodley, Rachel Schwartz, Joseph Cech, Bernie May, University of California, Davis, June 2006 (186 KB PDF)
- Bat Inventory of Pinnacles National Monument, National Park Service, May 2006 (108 KB PDF)
- Bat Inventory of Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, John Muir National Historic Site and Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service, April 2006 (88 KB PDF)
- Butterflies and Moths at John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service, April 2006 (96 KB PDF)
- Ecological Consequences of Genetic Diversity in Eelgrass, by Randall Hughes, University of California, Davis, April 2006 (164 KB PDF)
- Mercury Concentrations in Harbor Seals, by Tiffini J. Brookens, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, April 2006 (103 KB PDF)
- Vascular Plants at John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service, April 2006 (110 KB PDF)
- Vegetation Communities at John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service, April 2006 (189 KB PDF)
- Comparing the Effects of Invasive and Native Marsh Grasses on Estuarine Invertebrates, by Elizabeth Brusati, University of California, Davis, March 2006 (151 KB PDF)
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