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…

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 purpose of this agreement is to conduct long term monitoring of landbird communities at the northern great plains inventory and monitoring network parks landbirds are monitored because they are an important component of the northern great plains and are good indicators of the effects of local and regional changes the information gained will aid other land managers federal, state, and private organizations throughout the northern great plains beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public