This dataset contains monitoring data for lakes and pond at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, and Redwood NSP. Ponds and lakes are integral components of the Klamath Network landscape. Healthy water bodies are rich in biodiversity and support many ecosystem functions, but lakes and ponds are complex ecosystems that are influenced by a range of local as well as regional environmental conditions. Therefore, lakes can be useful indicators of impacts from disturbances across the landscape, for example nearby impacts, such as visitor use and distant impacts, such as agricultural activities and wildfires. Since 2013, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network has been conducting monitoring of lakes and ponds in three parks. The protocol combines monitoring water quality characteristics of the lakes, such as the chemical and physical conditions, with monitoring the aquatic communities that the lake supports, such as the fish, plants, and macro invertebrates. Objectives are to: Determine the status and trends of ecological conditions in Klamath Network mountain ponds and lakes Assist parks with “impaired quality waters,” also known as “303d” lists as defined by the Clean Water Act Assist parks with monitoring of “Outstanding National Resource Waters” or Tier 3 waters as defined by the Clean Water Act We measure/collect: Physical environment including substrate composition and percentage, depth, area, water clarity, shoreline complexity, and water level. Water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, and pH. Water anions, cations, dissolved organic carbon, and nutrients. Algal biomass. Littoral zone benthic macroinvertebrates. Visual Encounter Surveys for amphibians. Fish populations. Photographs to provide visual comparisons over time.

This dataset contains monitoring data for streams at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, Oregon Caves NMP, Redwood NSP, and Whiskeytown NRA. Streams are significant and productive resources that are influenced by activities both inside and outside parks boundaries. Because healthy streams are vital to park landscapes and ecosystems, we sample physical, biological, and chemical parameters. These varied parameters allow us to measure change over time and across the landscape. Thus, we can detect trends and assess impacts. Since 2011, the Klamath Network has been monitoring streams in five parks. The protocol combines monitoring water quality characteristics of streams, such as the chemical and physical conditions, with monitoring the aquatic communities that the stream supports, such as the fish, plants, and macroinvertebrates. The combined protocol is extremely effective as it can provide both snapshots in time of water quality and habitat properties, as well as long term indications of health from the living assemblages. Objectives are to: Determine the status and trends of conditions in wadeable streams. Assist parks with “impaired quality waters,” also known as “303d” lists as defined by the Clean Water Act. Assist parks with monitoring of “Outstanding National Resource Waters” or Tier 3 waters as defined by the Clean Water Act. We measure/collect: Physical environment including substrate composition, depth, gradient, discharge, stream width, and bank height. Water anions, cations, and nutrients. Water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, and pH. Algal samples to determine periphyton biomass. Benthic macroinvertebrates. Visual Encounter Surveys for amphibians. Fish populations. Photographs to provide visual comparisons over time.

This dataset contains monitoring data for streams at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, Oregon Caves NMP, Redwood NSP, and Whiskeytown NRA. Streams are significant and productive resources that are influenced by activities both inside and outside parks boundaries. Because healthy streams are vital to park landscapes and ecosystems, we sample physical, biological, and chemical parameters. These varied parameters allow us to measure change over time and across the landscape. Thus, we can detect trends and assess impacts. Since 2011, the Klamath Network has been monitoring streams in five parks. The protocol combines monitoring water quality characteristics of streams, such as the chemical and physical conditions, with monitoring the aquatic communities that the stream supports, such as the fish, plants, and macroinvertebrates. The combined protocol is extremely effective as it can provide both snapshots in time of water quality and habitat properties, as well as long term indications of health from the living assemblages. Objectives are to: Determine the status and trends of conditions in wadeable streams. Assist parks with “impaired quality waters,” also known as “303d” lists as defined by the Clean Water Act. Assist parks with monitoring of “Outstanding National Resource Waters” or Tier 3 waters as defined by the Clean Water Act. We measure/collect: Physical environment including substrate composition, depth, gradient, discharge, stream width, and bank height. Water anions, cations, and nutrients. Water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, and pH. Algal samples to determine periphyton biomass. Benthic macroinvertebrates. Visual Encounter Surveys for amphibians. Fish populations. Photographs to provide visual comparisons over time.

This dataset contains monitoring data for streams at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, Oregon Caves NMP, Redwood NSP, and Whiskeytown NRA. Streams are significant and productive resources that are influenced by activities both inside and outside parks boundaries. Because healthy streams are vital to park landscapes and ecosystems, we sample physical, biological, and chemical parameters. These varied parameters allow us to measure change over time and across the landscape. Thus, we can detect trends and assess impacts. Since 2011, the Klamath Network has been monitoring streams in five parks. The protocol combines monitoring water quality characteristics of streams, such as the chemical and physical conditions, with monitoring the aquatic communities that the stream supports, such as the fish, plants, and macroinvertebrates. The combined protocol is extremely effective as it can provide both snapshots in time of water quality and habitat properties, as well as long term indications of health from the living assemblages. Objectives are to: Determine the status and trends of conditions in wadeable streams. Assist parks with “impaired quality waters,” also known as “303d” lists as defined by the Clean Water Act. Assist parks with monitoring of “Outstanding National Resource Waters” or Tier 3 waters as defined by the Clean Water Act. We measure/collect: Physical environment including substrate composition, depth, gradient, discharge, stream width, and bank height. Water anions, cations, and nutrients. Water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, and pH. Algal samples to determine periphyton biomass. Benthic macroinvertebrates. Visual Encounter Surveys for amphibians. Fish populations. Photographs to provide visual comparisons over time.

This dataset contains monitoring data for vegetation at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, Lava Beds NM, Oregon Caves NMP, Redwood NSP, and Whiskeytown NRA. A core concept of the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Networks vegetation monitoring protocol is that assessing the composition, structure, and function of vegetation communities, can be used to evaluate the ecological integrity of wider park habitats. Therefore, monitoring vegetation change is imperative to detecting and understanding the status and trends in park ecosystems. Objectives are to: sample vegetation and environmental parameters every 3 years using a 3 year revisit frequency; monitor status and trends in vegetation composition; monitor status and trends in vegetation structure and function.

This dataset contains monitoring data for vegetation at Crater Lake NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, Lava Beds NM, Oregon Caves NMP, Redwood NSP, and Whiskeytown NRA. A core concept of the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Networks vegetation monitoring protocol is that assessing the composition, structure, and function of vegetation communities, can be used to evaluate the ecological integrity of wider park habitats. Therefore, monitoring vegetation change is imperative to detecting and understanding the status and trends in park ecosystems. Objectives are to: sample vegetation and environmental parameters every 3 years using a 3 year revisit frequency; monitor status and trends in vegetation composition; monitor status and trends in vegetation structure and function.

This data package comprises discrete data collected for the Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Streams and Lakes protocol. This protocol is designed to monitor the hydrologic and ecosystem health of nine streams and six subalpine lakes in Great Basin National Park and to identify and assess the effects of stressors such as climate change, groundwater withdrawal, and atmospheric nutrient deposition. Collected data include lake surface elevations, water quality measurements, stream channel characteristics, water chemistry samples, and benthic macroinvertebrate samples. Lake surface elevations, water quality measurements, and stream channel characteristics data covers 2009 to 2023. Water chemistry sample data covers 2009 to 2022. Benthic macroinvertebrate sample data are published in a separate data package.

This data set is a comma-separated values (CSV) file containing continuous hourly water quality observations of the Taiya River in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park for monitoring years 2011-2022. The core parameters collected are water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and conductivity, obtained from multiparameter sondes during the ice-free season. Using the Aquarius Time-Series application, data have been quality controlled, graded against formal criteria specified in the protocol (SOP 7, Data Evaluation and Grading in Aquarius), drift corrected where appropriate, and certified for publication. The data set (CSV) and associated metadata are zipped into a site-specific archive (ZIP file), identified as the FQ_Q deliverable in the water quality protocol.

This data set is a comma-separated values (CSV) file containing continuous hourly water quality observations of the Taiya River in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park for monitoring years 2011-2022. The core parameters collected are water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and conductivity, obtained from multiparameter sondes during the ice-free season. Using the Aquarius Time-Series application, data have been quality controlled, graded against formal criteria specified in the protocol (SOP 7, Data Evaluation and Grading in Aquarius), drift corrected where appropriate, and certified for publication. The data set (CSV) and associated metadata are zipped into a site-specific archive (ZIP file), identified as the FQ_Q deliverable in the water quality protocol.

This data set is a comma-separated values (CSV) file containing continuous hourly water quality observations of the Taiya River in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park for monitoring years 2011-2024. The core parameters collected are water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and conductivity, obtained from multiparameter sondes during the ice-free season. Using the Aquarius Time-Series application, data have been quality controlled, graded against formal criteria specified in the protocol (SOP 7, Data Evaluation and Grading in Aquarius), drift corrected where appropriate, and certified for publication. The data set (CSV) and associated metadata are zipped into a site-specific archive (ZIP file), identified as the FQ_Q deliverable in the water quality protocol.