15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system cesu networkprogramming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research,…

15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system cesu networkprogramming 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. In accordance with 54 USC 100704: inventory and monitoring program, this project monitors salt marsh surface elevation, providing data to track the changes and loss of park marshes over time. Salt marshes play a key role in mitigating the impacts of major storms and sea level changes. The primary objective of this project is to collect, analyze, and report data to support the long-term management of salt marsh ecosystems in the national parks along the north atlantic coast.beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public.