Clear Waters Story Map
Monroe M and Eddy A. 2020. Clear Waters Story Map. National Park Service
National parks in the Sierra Nevada protect over 1200 lakes. Mountain lakes provide habitat for wild plants and animals and supply fresh water to downstream farms and communities. Their rugged settings and clear blue water make them popular hiking destinations. But the condition of these lakes is affected by deposition of air pollutants, warming temperatures, and non-native species. In this story map, readers join Sierra Nevada Inventory & Monitoring Network field scientists as they travel to remote areas and study lake ecosystems. The information they gather will help stewards make the best science-based decisions for our national parks. This web article includes a link to a story map that allows readers to travel with a lake monitoring crew collecting water quality data at remote mountain lakes.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Monroe, Marisa; Eddy, Alex
- Date of Issue
- 2020-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SEKI , SIEN , YOSE
- Keywords
- air pollutants, algae, amphibians, climate change, fieldwork, lake monitoring, mountain lakes, non-native species, nutrients, Sierra Nevada, story map, water chemistry, water quality