Inventorying & Monitoring Natural Resources

There are 32 Inventory and Monitoring networks across the country. Staff in the networks gather and analyze information on specific park natural resources—the plants, animals, and ecosystems that can indicate the overall biological health of parks.

Inventories help us understand the range of natural resources in and around parks.
Monitoring helps us understand how these resources are doing over the long term.

Good decisions start with good information. The information we collect helps parks make sound, science-based management decisions that help us preserve America's special places.
 

Last updated: September 6, 2018

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