Posts for tag "National Parks"
Protecting Natural Resources: Long-Term Monitoring in Acadia National Park
The United States’ national parks are visited by millions of people each year, providing opportunities to experience the local beauty of the U.S. A core mission of the National Park Service (NPS) is to protect and preserve...
- Posted January 8, 2024
Alert system fights nitrate pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park
The National Park Service and other federal agencies have launched an alert system to help farmers reduce nitrate pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to National Public Radio. The system lets farmers know when winds have...
- Posted June 4, 2015
Rare stonefly vanishing from Glacier National Park streams as glaciers melt
The glaciers of Glacier National Park are projected to melt away by 2030. A new study suggests a rare endemic stonefly could disappear with them.
- Posted December 19, 2014
Yosemite watersheds burned by Rim Fire studied for water quality impacts
After the giant Rim Fire threatened San Francisco’s water supply, scientists are studying burned watersheds to learn more about water quality impacts.
- Posted December 18, 2014
Loch Vale study confirms source of puzzlingly high nitrate in alpine watersheds
For a watershed without land use, Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park has puzzlingly high nitrate. A study shows why, with good news for recovery.
- Posted December 10, 2014
In Florida Everglades, multi-year flow experiment could inform restoration
A multi-agency experiment is looking for the best way to reconnect the Everglades and what the value of such an effort might be
- Posted November 20, 2014
High in the Sierra Nevada, lake temperatures more complicated than warming atmosphere
A study of a lake high in the Sierra Nevada mountains shows lake temperatures don’t always track closely with atmospheric temperatures.
- Posted November 12, 2014
