Northland College

Programming Supports a Comprehensive Network of Cooperative Study Units to Facilitate Cooperative Research, Technical Assistance, Education, and Training to Inform Science-based Management of the National Park System. the Study Units Facilitate Multi-disciplinary Science and Integrated Information Products Across Multiple Geographic Regions of the National Park System.the Goal of This Project Is to Develop a Phenology Program to Identify and Understand Changes Occurring to Flora and Fauna Throughout the Park. Recently Observed Changes in Weather Parameters, Associated Impacts on Vegetation, and Predictions of Continued Change Are Coupled With a Lack of Baseline Phenology Data and Create a Critical Need for This Information.beneficiaries Include State and Local Governments, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Public Private Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education, and the General Public.