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. 19, No.2, Winter 2019
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Article 1: Nineteen Species of Terrestrial Mollusks Found in Park
Land snails and slugs existing in the Great Basin desert may seem like a paradox with valleys of salt flats, rivers that sink into the ground, and long miles between high mountain ranges. However, in Great Basin National Park there exists today, although small and inconspicuous, 18 species of land snails and one species of slug. Read more
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Article 2: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Reintroduced to Snake Creek
In July of 2018, Great Basin National Park conducted a second rotenone treatment in the upper portion of the Snake Creek watershed to remove any non-native brook trout that had survived the 2016 treatment. Read more
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Article 3: New Nevada Book
Nevada is one of the most mountainous states in the US. Yet mapping out exactly where one range begins and another ends has never been done—until now. In this volume, David Charlet provides maps and descriptions for all 319 mountain ranges in the state. Read more
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Article 4: Lehman Caves Geology Reveals New Discoveries
To this day, park literature and interpretive material consistently claim that the cave and the hillside containing it is a simple block of steeply dipping beds of Pole Canyon Limestone (NPS, 2015). So, one of the most surprising revelations when I started studying the geology of Lehman Caves was the realization that the cave formed entirely in high-grade marble, not limestone. Read more
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Article 5: Strawberry Fire Burned Area Rehabilitation Plan Complete
The Strawberry Fire burned 2,790 acres of park lands in August 2016. Sagebrush steppe, pinyon-juniper, aspen, mountain mahogany, and riparian plant communities were impacted by the lightning-ignited fire. After the fire, the park prepared a three-year Burned Area Rehabilitation (BAR) plan. Read more
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Article 6: Cave Management Plans Finalized
Great Basin National Park now has an approved Lehman Caves Management Plan and a Wild Caves and Karst Management Plan. These are the first cave management plans for the park, and they will help direct future management actions for the park’s 40 known caves and over 20,000 acres of karst (bedrock that may include caves). Read more
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Article 7: Christmas Bird Count 2019
Come join us on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 for the 23rd annual Snake Valley Christmas Bird Count! Read more