Field Ecology and Technical Support for Long-term Monitoring in National Parks of the Southern Colorado Plateau Network

As part of the Southern Colorado Plateau Network���s (SCPN's) Vital Signs monitoring program, this project contributes to understanding the current status and tracking long-term trends for a selected suite of indicators of ecosystem condition. The overall purpose of the project described herein is for SCPN to conduct long-term monitoring of upland, riparian/aquatic and landscape-level indicators in targeted park ecosystems and to communicate monitoring results to a broad audience of park managers, partners and the general public.