1. Long-term monitoring lessons from Southeast Alaska national parks Chris Sergeant National Park Service Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Workshop November 5-6, 2012

2. “Monitor park ecosystems to better understand their dynamic nature and condition…”

3. Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program “…leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” - Organic Act of 1916

5. 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

7. Two rules: 1) Monitor rigorously and sustainably 2) Serve high-quality data publicly Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program

8. Salmon R. (GLBA) Indian R. (SITK) Taiya R. (KLGO)

9. 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

10. Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program 1/3 funding dedicated to data management, analysis, and reporting!

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14. FQ_A FQ_B FQ_G

15. Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Always establish a single authoritative source!

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21. 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

24. 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)

25. christopher_sergeant@nps.gov 907.364.1591 http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sean

26. Southeast Alaska Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Water quality