Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 9.0, November 2023)

Comma-separated values (.csv) file containing data related to mercury concentrations in dragonfly samples from U.S. National Parks collected as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP). This data release supersedes Eagles-Smith, C.A., Nelson, S.J., Flanagan-Pritz, C.M., Willacker Jr., J.J., and Klemmer, A.J., 2018, Total mercury concentrations in dragonfly larvae from U.S. national parks (ver. 8.0, December 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TK6NPT. Please contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov for access.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Acadia National Park, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Amistad National Recreation Area, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, All tags... Aquatic Biology, Assateague Island National Seashore, Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Bear Creek Lake Park, Bear Meadows Natural Area, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Big Thicket National Preserve, Buffalo National River, Cape Cod National Seashore, Capitol Reef National Park, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, City of Rocks National Reserve, Colorado National Monument, Congaree National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Devils Tower National Monument, East Inlet Natural Area-Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve, Ecology, Ell Pond Preserve, Everglades National Park, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge National Natural Landmark, Gateway National Recreation Area, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Glacier National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Great Basin National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Homestead National Monument, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Lilley Cornett Woods, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Maurice National Wild and Scenic River, Minute Man National Historical Park, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Monocacy National Battlefield, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Niobrara National Scenic River, North Cascades National Park, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Olympic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Padre Island National Seashore, Petersburg National Battlefield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pinnacles National Park, Pipestone National Monument, Prince William Forest Park, Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Redwood National Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, Rock Creek Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Shenandoah National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Wild & Scenic Rivers, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Water Quality, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wekiva Wild & Scenic River, White Mountain National Forest, Wildlife Biology, Wind Cave National Park, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, biota, environment, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Mammal Inventory of Alaskas National Parks and Preserves, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Annual Report 2003

This report details the inventory of mammals in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL) between 7 and 31 July 2003 as part of a cooperative effort of the Beringian Coevolution Project at the Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico and the Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service of Alaska. We begin the process of documenting the approximately 36 species of mammals that occur in the Park, with a primary focus on small mammals (i.e., shrews, voles, lemmings, weasels, porcupine, squirrels, and hares). This survey resulted in 856 primary specimens comprising 17 species. Across all localities sampled, two shrews (Sorex cinereus, S. monticolus) and a murid rodent (Clethrionomys...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, M1-Mammals

Water quality of the Crescent River basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2003-2004

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service conducted a water-quality investigation of the Crescent River Basin in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve from May 2003 through September 2004. The Crescent River Basin was studied because it has a productive sockeye salmon run that is important to the Cook Inlet commercial fishing industry. Water-quality, biology, and limnology characteristics were assessed. Glacier-fed streams that flow into Crescent Lake transport suspended sediment that is trapped by the lake. Suspended sediment concentrations from the Lake Fork Crescent River (the outlet stream of Crescent Lake) were less than 10 milligrams per liter, indicating a high trapping efficiency of Crescent...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, M2-Standardized stream and lake information-1

Mercury and biogeochemical parameters in surface water and sediment from U.S. National Parks, 2014-2015 (ver. 2.0, December 2023)

Comma-separated values (.csv) file containing data related to mercury and biogeochemical parameters in surface water and aquatic sediment collected from U.S. National Parks in 2014-2015.

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Acadia National Park, Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Park, Big Thicket National Preserve, Cape Cod National Seashore, All tags... Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Denali National Park and Preserve, Glacier National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Indiana Dunes National Park, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Mammoth Cave National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Mount Rainier National Park, Niobrara National Scenic River, Olympic National Park, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Pipestone National Monument, Redwood National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Saguaro National Park, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Shenandoah National Park, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tuzigoot National Monument, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), USGS:637e5e47d34ed907bf769345, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Voyageurs National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, environment, inlandWaters, mercury contamination, Fewer tags

Vascular plant survey of UNAVCO’s PBO site at Slope Mountain, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

The University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Natural Heritage Program agreed to conduct a vascular plant survey of the proposed UNAVCO Plate Boundary Observatory GPS monument site at Slope Mountain in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The need for a plant survey was precipitated by the discovery of a number of rare plants found on surrounding peaks during vascular plant inventories in 2003 and 2005 (see Carlson et al. 2005 for details). The survey of the UNAVCO site on the northeast peak of Slope Mountain did not reveal any imperiled or critically imperiled vascular plant species. Here, I briefly outline the background of the project and rare plant concerns in the area, location and habitat of the site, survey...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, M1-Flora

AKR Exotic Plant Management (EPMT) Geodatabase

Exotic plant survey polygon data representing infested or non-infested areas including inventory, treatment, and monitoring efforts. Polygons generated from point and line features using a buffer distance entered in the field or data was collected as a polygon for large or irregular sized patches. Data collected by field personnel using mapping grade GPS and a statewide data collection protocol. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: see supplemental section on how to use this GeoDatabase.

Tags: AKRO, ANIA, Alaska, Alaska Region NPS Regional Office, Alien / Noxious Plants, All tags... Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, BELA, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biology, CAKR, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, DENA, Denali National Park and Preserve, Differential GPS, Exotic Plants, GAAR, GLBA, Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Invasive plants, Invasive species, diseases, pests and their effects on biological communities, KATM, KEFJ, KLGO, KOVA, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, LACL, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Landform, Management, Mapping Grade GPS, NOAT, NPLCC, Noatak National Preserve, Plants, Resource Management, SITK, Sitka National Historical Park, Vegetation, WRST, Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve, YUCH, Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve, biota, environment, Fewer tags

Notice To Terminate the Wilderness Study and Environmental Impact Statement on a Lake Clark National Park and Preserve General Management Plan Amendment

Pursuing a wilderness study in this plan did not emerge as an important issue, and the NPS has decided this plan should focus on providing for visitor use while protecting park resources and values. [...]the NPS is deferring the wilderness study and requisite environmental impact statement.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: A1-US Parks, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Notice To Terminate the Wilderness Study and Environmental Impact Statement on a Lake Clark National Park and Preserve General Management Plan Amendment

Pursuing a wilderness study in this plan did not emerge as an important issue, and the NPS has decided this plan should focus on providing for visitor use while protecting park resources and values. [...]the NPS is deferring the wilderness study and requisite environmental impact statement.

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: A1-US Parks, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve