This project is a one-year effort to rapidly publish long-term natural resource monitoring data being collected by eight networks within the NPS inventory and monitoring program

During the project, three 52-week interns will be immersed in an array of natural resource management projects to gain an understanding of the role of monitoring of natural resources in support of the national park service conservation mission. Different projects that the intern will be contributing towards include: evaluation of environmental data from natural resource monitoring projects conducted by IMD over the last 20 years to ensure the quality and utility of those data for todays resource management challenges, authoring reports that document the methods used for data collection, quality control, and handling so that NPS, partners, and the public have sufficient information to use NPS data for science-based resource management and scientific inquiry. Assisting with the quality control and management of information in NPS databases used to support science-based management of park resources. Responsibilities and duties associated with these projects would include, but are not limited to managing data electronically, creating maps with ARC GIS software, following established standard operating procedures and guidelines, collaborating with natural resource professionals and volunteers, and assisting with natural resource interpretation and education. Work is expected to include travel to IMD field offices to work in consultation with staff responsible for collection of monitoring data. The interns will be based and CO-located with IMD central support office and data science staff in fort collins, CO