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Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

“AT MEGA-Transect”

Appalachian Trail Environmental Monitoring Program

Fred DieffenbachEnvironmental Monitoring

CoordinatorNortheast Temperate Network

An Opportunity to Engage the American Public through Stewardship of an American Icon

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

A Simple Footpath

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

30 Appalachian Trail Maintaining

Clubs

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

A mixture of States and Ecoregions

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

• ~2180 miles long• 280,000 acres• 1000+ feet wide• 5 Federal Agencies• 14 states• 6 National Park Service units• 8 National Forests• 31 Trail Clubs• 3 Ecoregions & 6 Sub-Regions• 5 National Park Service

Inventory & Monitoring Program Networks

• 70+ State & Local Jurisdictions

Context

“Common Problems – Common Solutions: Advancing Natural Resource Management Goals thru Collaboration and Technology”

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Collaborate With:

• Citizen and professional scientists

• Agencies

• Non-profit organizations

• School and community groups

• Existing science programs

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Monitoring Protocols • Air Quality • Atmospheric Deposition• Climate & Phenology• Data Management• Migratory Breeding Birds• Ozone• Visibility• Vegetation• Visitor Use• Water Quality• Wildlife

• Citizen Scientists• Academic Researchers• Cooperators• Contractors• Agency & NGO Staff

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Results

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

Technology

RequirementsCost

Inventory & Monitoring ProgramNortheast Temperate Network

FishNetII

AKN MaNIS

OrNIS

HerpNet

DiGIR

OtherData

Sources

ATPOATC

NETN

Data Harvesting

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