External Content Elements

The "External Content" group contains just two elements that draw their data from some other source, either across the NPS or outside of NPS.

• Bibliographic elements
  Three different ways for you to curate a list of references in the Integrated Resources Management Application (IRMA) and list those resources (with links back to IRMA). Great for footnotes/references to a scientific-minded article or web page.
• Current weather & forecast
  Pull an area forecast from NOAA / weather.gov using this simple element.
• Park planning element
  A way to advertise to the public what documents are open for public comment and review for a park or several parks.
• Park species list
  This draws from the IRMA NPSpecies site and shows the species living in a given park or several parks.
• NASA "Spot the Station" widget
  Because we love NASA, and because they have a simple tool that lets you figure out if you can see the space station from a given place, there is an element that parks can use to let their visitors know when to look up to see the space station.
• USAJob element
  Draws on data from USAJobs.gov to show job openings for a given area (a park, a zip code, a state, etc).
• Volunteer element
  Draws on data from volunteer.gov to show volunteer positions for one or more parks.

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Bibliography Elements

There are three types of bibliographic elements, all pulling certain kinds of data from IRMA (Integrated Resources Management Applications) Data Store.

• Projects: A list of documents grouped together as a "project" in IRMA.
• Report Series: A list of documents grouped together as a series of reports in IRMA.
• Collections / saved searches: The most flexible type, allowing you to manually curate your own collections (or to do a search and then save the results), and then display those citations in a bibliographic style.

This can be a particularly nice way to save yourself some labor; instead of uploading a document to IRMA and to a park website, just cite the IRMA instance from your website. (But, don't forget that all uploaded documents must meet accessibility standards).

Optional Subtitle (I'm the "Projects" Bibliographic Listing Element)

Optional intro text goes here.

Notes:

• The panel gains a title based on the project(s) it is displaying from IRMA.
• The panel can be expanded or collapsed initially, based on how you wish to configure it.

Optional Subtitle (I'm the "Report Series" Bibliographic Listing Element)

Optional intro text can go here.

Optional Title (I'm the Bibliographic Listing Element)
Optional Subtitle

Optional intro text can go here.

Source: Data Store Saved Search 2504. To search for additional information, visit the Data Store.

Lost and Found Element Instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page

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Park Planning Element (PEPC)

Below is a PEPC element. It can be configured to show data for one or more parks. In this example, it is configured to look up all the parks in Alaska*.

• The top section of the element will display any documents in the PEPC system which are currently open for comment. If none are, a default message displays to say that there is currently nothing open for public comment.
• The lower section of the element offers a link to the document archive for whatever park(s) you typed into the element when you configured it.

Every park should add this element to their main Planning page, within the Get Involved section of their site; as well as any other relevant area that they deem appropriate.

_{* Ok, it's not showing 100% of the parks in Alaska, due to laziness of the web author setting up this example.}

Documents Open for Public Review

There are currently no projects with documents open for public review for Sitka National Historical Park, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve, Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve, or Denali National Park & Preserve.

Other Plans and Projects

Additional projects may be listed on the following pages:

• Sitka National Historical Park
• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
• Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Katmai National Park & Preserve
• Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
• Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve
• Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
• Denali National Park & Preserve

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Park Species List

The example below shows the park species element. This calls upon data from IRMA's NPSpecies program, and you can configure it to show results from one or more parks. You'll note that it does not have any kind of optional or required header, so if you want to add a header (and maybe some descriptive text), use a text element above the park species element to do so.

Before using, be sure to check with your local biologists to ensure your park(s) data in NPSpecies is accurate and up-to-date. Any changes made in NPSpecies will be reflected automatically in this element, however, so once you add it to your site, you won't need to think about it again.

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Species Attribute Definitions

Definitions

Occurrence

Occurrence values are defined below. One or more Occurrence Tags may be associated with each Occurrence value.

Present: Species occurs in park; current, reliable evidence available.

Probably Present: High confidence species occurs in park but current, verified evidence needed.

Unconfirmed: Species is attributed to park but evidence is weak or absent.

Not In Park: Species is not known to occur in park.

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Occurrence Tags

Adjacent: Species is known to occur in areas near to or contiguous with park boundaries.

False Report: Species was reported to occur within the park, but current evidence indicates the report was based on misidentification, a taxonomic concept no longer accepted, or other similar problem of error or interpretation.

Historical: Species' historical occurrence in park is documented. Assigned based on judgment as opposed to determination based on age of the most recent evidence.

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Abundance

Abundant:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large numbers.
• Plants: Large number of individuals; wide ecological amplitude or occurring in habitats covering a large portion of the park.

Common:

• Animals: May be seen daily, in suitable habitat and season, but not in large numbers.
• Plants: Large numbers of individuals predictably occurring in commonly encountered habitats but not those covering a large portion of the park.

Uncommon:

• Animals: Likely to be seen monthly in appropriate habitat and season. May be locally common.
• Plants: Few to moderate numbers of individuals; occurring either sporadically in commonly encountered habitats or in uncommon habitats.

Rare:

• Animals: Present, but usually seen only a few times each year.
• Plants: Few individuals, usually restricted to small areas of rare habitat.

Occasional:

• Animals: Occurs in the park at least once every few years, varying in numbers, but not necessarily every year.
• Plants: Abundance variable from year to year (e.g., desert plants).

Unknown: Abundance unknown

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Nativeness

Native: Species naturally occurs in park or region.

Non-native: Species occurs on park lands as a result of deliberate or accidental human activities.

Unknown: Nativeness status is unknown or ambiguous.

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List Differences

The Checklist contains only those species that are designated as "present" or "probably present" in the park.

The Full List includes all the checklist species in addition to species that are unconfirmed, historically detected, or incorrectly reported as being found in the park. The full list also contains species that are "in review" because their status in the park hasn't been fully determined. Additional details about the status of each species is included in the full list.

The checklist will almost always contain fewer species than the full list.

Select a Park:

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Katmai National Park & Preserve Kenai Fjords National Park Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Lake Clark National Park & Preserve Sitka National Historical Park Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Select a Species Category (optional):

All Amphibians Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles Vascular Plants

Get Checklist Get Full List List Differences

Species attribute definitions

Search results will be displayed here.

Visit NPSpecies for more comprehensive information and advanced search capability. Have a suggestion or comment on this list? Let us know.

Park species element instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page

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Spot the Station Element

Below is a widget developed by NASA. You can add this to a page on your website by configuring it to show details for a given park.

Optional Header Goes Here

Optional intro text, where you can add some context to seeing the International Space Station from your park.

Current Job Opportunities

This is the intro text field. After it is a default block of text that starts "Applications for jobs..." so keep that in mind.

USAJob element instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page

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Volunteer Element

The example below shows a volunteer element configured to display results pertaining to all the parks in Alaska. Results can be limited to a single park, and this element is a must-have on your park's Volunteer page.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer element instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page

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Current Weather & Forecast Element

Loading weather forecast...

I'm an Optional Header for the Weather Element

I'm optional introductory text for this element. You can create links in here if need be. You can also configure this element to show an extended graphical forecast or just show a text forecast. If there are any weather advisories / hazardous warnings / etc., they can also display here.

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Lat: 63.7317008972168 Long: -148.89207458496094

Last updated:

Current Conditions

Humidity
Wind Speed
Barometer
Dewpoint
Visibility
Wind Chill

More Weather Information on Weather.gov

Extended Graphical Forecast for This Location

Extended Text Forecast for This Location

Current weather and forecast element instructions (NPS only) | Return to top of the page

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