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Long-term monitoring lessons from Southeast Alaska national p arks. Chris Sergeant National Park Service. Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Workshop November 5-6, 2012. “Monitor park ecosystems to better understand their dynamic nature and condition…”.
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Long-term monitoring lessons from Southeast Alaska national parks Chris Sergeant National Park Service • Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Workshop • November 5-6, 2012
“Monitor park ecosystems to better understand their dynamic nature and condition…”
“…leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” - Organic Act of 1916 Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
SEAN “Vital Signs” • Airborne Contaminants • Freshwater Contaminants • Freshwater Water Quality • Glacial Dynamics • Intertidal Communities • Kittlitz’sMurrelets • Landform and Landcover • Marine Contaminants • Marine Predators • Oceanography • Streamflow • Weather and Climate
Two rules: 1) Monitor rigorously and sustainably 2) Serve high-quality data publicly Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Taiya R. (KLGO) Salmon R. (GLBA) Indian R. (SITK)
Program Manager Data Manager Water Quality Validation, Certification Admin, budget, tech. oversight Project Leader Data flow, training, supplies, reporting Sitka Lead Glacier Bay Lead Klondike Lead Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Maintenance, Calibration, Data Collection
1/3 funding dedicated to data management, analysis, and reporting! Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
FQ_B FQ_G FQ_A
Always establish a single authoritative source! Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Program Manager Data Manager Water Quality Validation, Certification Admin, budget, tech. oversight Project Leader Data flow, training, supplies, reporting Sitka Lead Glacier Bay Lead Klondike Lead Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Maintenance, Calibration, Data Collection
Five key lessons: Report regularly Designate roles and responsibilities Let the “customers” define reporting products Provide data on a public website Establish a single authoritative source (Sergeant et al. 2012)
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Water quality Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program