Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (CHDN)
Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network (CHDN).
The Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network includes seven parks in the desert and mountain landscapes of west Texas and southeastern New Mexico: Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS), Big Bend National Park (BIBE), Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE), Fort Davis National Historic Site (FODA), Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO), Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River (RIGR), White Sands National Park (WHSA). The Chihuahuan Desert is shared by two nations, is the largest desert in North America and is the most biologically diverse desert in the Western Hemisphere. We collect information on park plants, soils, arid-land springs, air quality, birds, and dune system dynamics and share our results with park managers. Our network is one of 32 Inventory & Monitoring Networks across the country. We work to provide park managers, researchers, and park visitors with reliable scientific information about key park resources. Knowing the condition of natural resources and how they are changing helps park managers make sound decisions. In this way, we help to ensure that our national natural treasures are preserved, unimpaired, for future generations.
- Type
- Program
- Authors
- National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring Division
- Units
- AMIS , BIBE , CAVE , CHDN , FODA , GUMO , RIGR , WHSA
Contents
- Climate and Water Resource Monitoring Protocols: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Dunes Monitoring Protocols - Dynamic, Stability and Integrity of the Gypsum Dune Field: Chihuahuan Desert Network, White Sands National Park
- Exotic Plant Monitoring Protocol: Southern Plains Network, Sonoran Desert Network, and Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Landbird Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network
- Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network and Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Big Rivers Monitoring Protocol for Park Units in the Chihuahuan Desert Network
- Exotic Plant Early Detection Monitoring Protocol: Sonoran Desert Network, Chihuahuan Desert Network, and Southern Plains Network