Sierra Nevada Network Monitoring Plan
The Sierra Nevada Network’s monitoring plan and its appendices describe our monitoring strategy in detail.Vital Signs 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 were done in partnership with other Inventory & Monitoring networks or utlize national standard operating procedures. Protocols typically include a narrative and a separate collection of associated standard operating procedures. Find protocol documents below.Birds
Monitoring Protocol Narrative and Standard Operating ProceduresClimate
Climate Monitoring Protocol Narrative and Standard Operating ProceduresHigh-elevation Forests
White Pine Monitoring Protocol Narrative and Standard Operating ProceduresLakes
Lake Monitoring Protocol NarrativeLake Monitoring Protocol Standard Operating Procedures
River Hydrology
River Hydrology Monitoring Protocol NarrativeRiver Hydrology Monitoring Protocol Standard Operating Procedures
Wetlands
Wetlands Ecological Integrity Monitoring ProtocolWetlands Ecological Integrity Monitoring Protocol Standard Operating Procedures
Last updated: June 21, 2018