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…”
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program “…leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” - Organic Act of 1916
SEAN “Vital Signs” 1. Airborne Contaminants 2. Freshwater Contaminants 3. Freshwater Water Quality 4. Glacial Dynamics 5. Intertidal Communities 6. Kittlitz’s Murrelets 7. Landform and Landcover 8. Marine Contaminants 9. Marine Predators 10. Oceanography 11. Streamflow 12. Weather and Climate
Two rules: 1) Monitor rigorously and sustainably 2) Serve high-quality data publicly Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Salmon R. (GLBA) Indian R. (SITK) Taiya R. (KLGO)
Project Leader Klondike Lead Glacier Bay Lead Sitka Lead Data Manager Program Manager Validation, Certification Maintenance, Calibration, Data Collection Data flow, training, supplies, reporting Admin, budget, tech. oversight Water Quality Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program 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
FQ_A FQ_B FQ_G
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Always establish a single authoritative source!
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Project Leader Klondike Lead Glacier Bay Lead Sitka Lead Data Manager Program Manager Validation, Certification Maintenance, Calibration, Data Collection Data flow, training, supplies, reporting Admin, budget, tech. oversight Water Quality Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Five key lessons: 1. Report regularly 2. Designate roles and responsibilities 3. Let the “customers” define reporting products 4. Provide data on a public website 5. Establish a single authoritative source (Sergeant et al. 2012)
Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Water quality