Publications

Natural Resource Year in Review–2006

Natural Resource Year in Review—2006 summarizes the application of science to resource management in the National Park System for 2006. Articles are succinct and analytical, reviewing such management issues and topics as (1) protecting the integrity of national park resources and values; (2) understanding park resource interactions on an ecological basis; (3) alliances, partnerships, and innovation in resource conservation; (4) taking action to protect and restore native species; and (5) people and programs dedicated to protecting national parks for future generations to enjoy.

A sample of articles in this edition includes the following:

• Protecting soundscapes in national parks
• Forest monitoring in 61 eastern units of the National Park System
• Biomonitoring baselines established from 24 years of Great Lakes lichen studies
• Climate-related vegetation changes documented in central Alaska
• Implications of genomic studies of Department of the Interior bison herds
• Benefits of Hurricane Wilma for the mangrove forests of Everglades National Park
• New biological discoveries from eight national park “bioblitzes”
• Conservation of the eastern brook trout
• Bald eagle program highlights the continued recovery of Channel Islands National Park
• Winners of the Director’s Awards for Natural Resource Management
• Farewell statement from Mike Soukup, NPS associate director of Natural Resource Stewardship and Science

Following an 11-year run and with publication of the 2006 edition, Natural Resource Year in Review has been retired. This final edition and all past issues dating to 1996 are available at www.nature.nps.gov/YearInReview.