1. Monitoring Activities
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Acadia National Park
Monitoring Activities
Welcome
Who am I
Agenda for day
Agenda for talk
Intro to NPS
Intro to Acadia

2. “…to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects
Acadia National Park  Maine
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service Mission
“…to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects
and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”

3. Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

4. Visitor Use Monitoring
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Visitor Use Monitoring
Overall Park Visitation - numbers
Hikers – numbers on trails and summits
Climbers - numbers
Carriage Road – numbers and “problem behaviors”
Visitors – satisfaction and understanding
$69,000; 1.1 FTE

5. Historical Records Made bibliography available online through IRMA
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Historical Records
Made bibliography available online through IRMA
Scanning bibliography documents (mostly gray literature) and putting online
Supporting research that helps to transcribe and interpret these data
Working with community organizations to inventory, scan, and make their records available online
$20,000; 0.4 FTE
+ lots of volunteers

6. Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Phenology Monitoring
Plant/Animal Phenological Phases--e.g., flowering, leaf out, calling, breeding
Vernal Pools and Hardwood Forests, especially alder
Comparing and Integrating Methods: volunteers, students, staff, cameras, acoustics
Testing how to monitor species interactions
$23,000; 0.7 FTE
+ lots of volunteers

7. Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program

8. Wildlife Amphibians egg mass counts (USGS)
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Wildlife
Amphibians egg mass counts (USGS)
Peregrine nesting and productivity (USFWS, IFW)
Bats presence/absence (IFW)
Loon nesting and productivity (Audubon)
Alewife spawning (DMR)
Beaver distribution and activity (NPS)
Bee presence/absence/abundance (NPS)
$70,000; 1.1 FTE

9. Water Spring/Fall Lake Acidification Stream Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Water
Spring/Fall Lake Acidification
10 lakes sampled in April and October annually
Analytes: pH, ANC, Specific conductance, True Color, DOC, TN, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO4, NO3, Al, NH4
Stream Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Conducted in cooperation with Maine DEP Biomonitoring Program
5 streams (rotating schedule) monitored annually since 1997
Data analyzed for water quality assessment, 230 spp. in reference collection
Swim Beach Bacteria
Conducted in cooperation with Maine Healthy Beaches Program
Beaches monitored weekly from Memorial Day to Labor Day
$35,400; 0.8 FTE

10. Air Ozone/Meteorology Monitoring Particulate/Visibility Monitoring
Acadia National Park  Maine
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Air
Ozone/Meteorology Monitoring
Operated in cooperation with Maine DEP
Data informs regulatory, ecological, and health advisories
Particulate/Visibility Monitoring
Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments - levels and types of particulates in the air
Determines the effects of these particulates on visibility conditions.
Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring
National Atmospheric Deposition Program National Trends Network - precipitation pH, chemistry
EPA Clean Air Status and Trends Network - dry components of atmospheric deposition
Mercury Deposition Network - precipitation mercury levels.
$60,000; 0.9 FTE