Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural and Cultural Resources Vital Signs 2015
2015. Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural and Cultural Resources Vital Signs 2015. Resource Report. National Park Service. Moose, WY
Grand Teton’s vital signs summaries are grouped into four categories for purposes of this report. They include: • Climate and Environment (air quality, climate, fire, glaciers, soundscape, and water) are primarily the result of natural processes that operate on a distinctly larger scale than the park, but can be affected by human activities both within and outside the park. • Natural Resources: selected plants and animals that –– are or have been listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (bald eagle, gray wolf, grizzly bear, and peregrine falcon). –– have experienced declines in the park and surrounding areas or are of special concern due to the lack of data (golden eagle, great blue heron, greater sage-grouse, moose, trumpeter swan, and whitebark pine). –– have relatively small populations in the park and are considered vulnerable (bighorn sheep, Columbia sharp-tailed grouse, common loon, and pronghorn). –– have a significant impact on the ecosystem and park management based on such factors as their large number, size, and movement outside the park, or where they are harvested (bison, elk, and mule deer). –– are considered important indicators of ecosystem health because they are especially sensitive to environmental pollutants, habitat alteration, and climate change (sagebrush steppe, amphibians, fish, and osprey). • Cultural Resources (archeological sites, historic structures, and museum collections) are significant representations of the human evidence in or on the park and are inventoried, protected, and monitored to ensure that these resources and the information associated with them are passed along to future generations. • Challenges (nonnative plants and animals, grazing, park visitation, plant restoration, and the human-bear interface) are generally caused or largely influenced by human activity.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRTE , JODR
- Keywords
- challenges, climate, cultural resources, environment, monitoring, natural resources, resources, vital signs
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes