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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Inventory and Monitoring
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NPS Photo | Park staff, scientists, and volunteers monitor plant species in the tallgrass prairie at Herbert Hoover NHS. |
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Inventory and monitoring (I&M) builds a strong scientific foundation for the management and protection of natural resources in national park areas.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a member of the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network, fifteen parks in the Midwest that share resources and professional expertise to inventory and monitor natural resources.
To verify records of which plants and animals live in the parks, teams of scientists from parks and universities inventory plants, mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. Park managers use this data to monitor the vital signs--measurable, early warning signals of significant changes--to assess the long-term health of natural systems.
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Inventory & Monitoring Reports and Data
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More reports and data, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data for Herbert Hoover NHS, are at NPS Inventory and Monitoring. Find species lists for each park at the NPS Natural Resource Program Center website.
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![Two bright yellow flowers in a green field. Two bright yellow flowers in a green field.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081013043541im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/HEHO_yellow_coneflowers_65x65.jpg) Tallgrass Prairie Visit the 81-acre restored tallgrass prairie. more... | | ![Trees and snow-covered banks along a creek. Trees and snow-covered banks along a creek.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081013043541im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/HEHO_ccja5j67_creek_65x65.jpg) Hoover Creek A tributary of the West Branch of Wapsinonoc Creek more... | | ![A volunteer collects prairie seeds surrounded by blossoming yellow goldenrod. A volunteer collects prairie seeds surrounded by blossoming yellow goldenrod.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081013043541im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/HEHO_p9wccfy4_npld_65x65.jpg) National Public Lands Day Volunteer to restore native tallgrass prairie on National Public Lands Day. more... | | ![Pupils' desks, part of the Schoolhouse furnishings. Pupils' desks, part of the Schoolhouse furnishings.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081013043541im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/HEHO_pupils_desks_65x65.jpg) Take a virtual tour Learn more about the historic buildings and landscape with an online tour. more... | |
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![A game of Hooverball on the White House lawn. A game of Hooverball on the White House lawn.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081013043541im_/http://www.nps.gov/mwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/HEHO_hooverball_130x65.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
President Hoover's doctor designed an athletic game to keep him fit. "Hooverball" is similar to volleyball, but scored like tennis. Players heave a six-pound medicine ball over the net.
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Last Updated: September 17, 2008 at 12:14 EST |