Acadia National Park Maine National Park Service U

Acadia National Park Maine National Park Service U. S. Department of the Interior Acadia National Park Monitoring Activities

Acadia Park Maine Acadia. National Park Maine 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. ”

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

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

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

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

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

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/abundance (NPS) $70, 000; 1. 1 FTE

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: p. H, ANC, Specific conductance, True Color, DOC, TN, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO 4, NO 3, Al, NH 4 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

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 p. H, chemistry • EPA Clean Air Status and Trends Network - dry components of atmospheric deposition • Mercury Deposition Network - precipitation mercury levels. $60, 000; 0. 9 FTE