Streamflow Monitoring
Project Title: Streamflow Monitoring Project Purpose: to evaluate variation in streamflow across long-term fish and stream insect monitoring sites and determine whether these more cost-effective…
Shenandoah National Park boasts incredible biological diversity, with a rich array of native plants and animals that call our park home. Our projects over the years have been incredibly diverse, from invasive species control, native habitat restoration and climate change initiatives, to endangered species protection and erosion control.
Current Projects
Restoring Watersheds: Meadow Run
Project Title: Watershed Restoration: Re-liming Meadow Run Project Purpose: to evaluate the management impact of a re-liming treatment on the entirety of the aquatic habitat…
The Future of Our Forest
From Monitoring to Management: Evaluating the park’s forest status and regeneration trends to guide future management and protection Project Title: From Monitoring to Management: The…
Nipping it in the Bud
Project Title: Nipping it in the Bud – Support for Invasive Plant Early Detection/Rapid Response in Shenandoah National Park Project Purpose: To mitigate the threat…
Hanging On – Saving the Park’s Hemlock and Ash Trees
Over the last 25 years, hemlock and ash populations have been devastated by invasive pests. This project, rooted in the latest research, focuses on protecting…
Keeping Bears Wild
Shenandoah has a robust bear population, but it takes all of us to keep them safe and healthy. Your donations support park employees whose job…
Past Projects
Cold Water in a Warming World: Protecting Native Brook Trout
Project Title: Cold Water in a Warming World: Protecting Native Brook Trout Project Purpose: to inform Park resource management decisions and protect native brook trout. …
Big Meadows Air Quality Monitoring
Many visitors to Shenandoah National Park are unaware of its chronic air quality issues. Particulates and toxins from power plants and other industrial facilities blow…
Research Fellowships
The National Park Service faces a number of increasingly complex issues that threaten the integrity of natural ecosystems, cultural resources, and visitor experiences at Shenandoah…