The Midden is the Resource Management Newsletter of Great Basin National Park, published each summer and winter. Find out the latest going on at Great Basin National Park, Nevada in resource management and research. The Midden – Great Basin National Park: Vol. 25, No. 1, Summer 2025.
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Article 1: One of Our Favorite Lichens Gets a Name
Find out how a lichen collected during the 2017 Lichen BioBlitz became the type locality for a new species of lichen! Read more
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Article 2: Restoring Lehman Caves Infrastructure
Tourists have been visiting Lehman Caves since 1885, and the tour route keeps improving. With the help of funds from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act, several updates to cave infrastructure were made in the last few years. Read more
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Article 3: Uncovering the Patterns and Processes of Plant Life on Great Basin Summits
The GLORIA project started in Great Basin National Park in 2008 to study how plants and temperatures are changing over time, with re-visits about every five years. What has happened to the plants on mountaintops in the Park during that time period? Read more
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Article 4: Mapping Vegetative Change
How much and how fast does vegetation change in Great Basin National Park? This recent remote sensing project shows some major changes from 2007 to 2022. Read more
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Article 5: Cave Climates of Great Basin National Park
When we go into a cave, we often want to know if we need to put on a jacket or not, but don't think much more about the cave climate. The Scientist-in-the-Parks Cave and Karst intern analyzed cave climate data from 23 of the Park's caves and shares some anomalies. Read more
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Article 6: My Time with Great Basin National Park Resource Management
What does life look like for a volunteer in resource management during the winter? Here's one account. Read more
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Article 7: Discovering the NPS Datastore
Ready to dive into more reading on Great Basin National Park? The NPS DataStore has over 2000 entries from 1875 to the present! Here are a few recent ones. Read more