SECN Highlights December 2021

Workplan for FY2022 Approved

The Southeast Coast Network held its annual Steering Committee Meeting November 9-10. Due to COVID-19 travel precautions, the meeting was conducted virtually for a second straight year. This year’s meeting was well attended, with over 50 participants joining the meeting. The year’s activities were discussed and the plans for the upcoming year were presented, approved, and signed off on by Region I&M Chief, Brian Mitchell and the SECN Board Chair, K. Lynn Berry (Superintendent, CONG). Also, K. Lynn ended her two-year term as the SECN Board Chair and turn over this leadership position to Chris Hughes (Superintendent, TIMU). SECN staff would like to thank all of the SECN Steering Committee and Board members who work with us to make I&M a more successful program.

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Left, SECN Aquatic Ecologist Eric Starkey checks on one of the permanent benchmarks at Congaree National Park last month. Eric and Stephen Cooper, SECN physical scientist and the wadeable team lead, confirmed the location of the benchmarks in preparation for monitoring next spring. Right, Stephen at McKenzie Creek.

NPS photos / SECN staff

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Recent Publications

The Southeast Coast Network recently published the following reports:

• Fixed-station water-quality monitoring at Cape Hatteras National Seashore: 2017–2019 data summary. Available at: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2288146.
• Fixed-station water-quality monitoring at Cape Lookout National Seashore: 2017–2019 data summary. Available at: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2288152.
• Fixed-station water-quality monitoring at Cumberland Island National Seashore: 2017–2019 data summary. Available at: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2288144.
• Fixed-station water-quality monitoring at Fort Pulaski National Monument: 2017–2019 data summary. Available at: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/228815240.