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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Northeast Temperate Network. Selection of segments and design for local scale (segment-based) field data collection. Fred Dieffenbach, Environmental Monitoring Coordinator. How would you describe the AT?. Length? Answer: 2,180 miles
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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Northeast Temperate Network Selection of segments and design for local scale (segment-based) field data collection Fred Dieffenbach, Environmental Monitoring Coordinator E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A
How would you describe the AT? • Length? Answer: 2,180 miles • Width? Answer: nominally 1000 feet • Acres? Answer: 280,000 acres • Elevation? Answer 0 – 6,450 feet • Ownership? • 5 Federal agencies • 14 states • 6 National Park Service units • 8 National forests • 31 trail clubs • 6 NPS I & M Program networks • 70+ state & local jurisdictions • Ecological? Answer: 8 vegetation based ecoregions • Other? Watersheds; Soils; Geology; Projects; Problems; etc.
Northeast Temperate Network 54 Elm Street, Woodstock, VT 05091 http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/netn/ 802-457-3368 National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A