Monitoring Plan and Protocols

Greater Yellowstone Network Monitoring Plan

The Greater Yellowstone Network’s monitoring plan and its appendices describe our monitoring strategy in detail.

Vital Sign Monitoring Protocols

We follow rigorous scientific protocols to monitor vital signs. Network scientists and our partners have designed the protocols for some vital signs; others follow existing regional or national protocols. Protocols typically include a narrative and a separate collection of associated standard operating procedures. Find protocol documents below.

Alpine Vegetation and Soils

Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures

Amphibians & Wetlands

Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures

Climate

Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures
Strategy for Climate Monitoring in High Elevation Parks

Land Use

NPScape Methods

NPScape Procedures

Upland Vegetation

Narrative

Standard Operating Procedures

Water Resources

Water Discharge Narrative

Water Discharge Standard Operating Procedures

Water Quality Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures

Whitebark Pine

Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures