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The April 2017 update for npshistory.com features 225 new studies touching on national park subjects as diverse as Alaskan histories, night skies, and natural sounds. Other papers added to the site touch on National Park Service history, natural resources, social science, and National Wild and Scenic River studies.

For ParksCanadaHistory.com this month, papers touch on the national parks/historic sites of New Brunswick. 

New eLibrary Additions

Agency History

All In! Accessibility in the National Park Service, 2015-2020 (August 29, 2014)

Programmatic Accessibility Guide for National Park Service Interpretive Media (Version 2.1, February 2012)

Georgia O'Keeffe: Study of Alternatives/Environmental Assessment (May 1992)

NPS and the National Scout Jamborees (Jeff Ohlfs, extract from Ranger: The Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers, Spring 2014)

Trends in Parks and Recreation (1964-1996)

Bikeway Planning & Design Manual, National Park Service/National Capital Region (undated)

Health, Recreation, and Our National Parks — Addressing the Role of National Parks to Promote and Provide Healthful Recreational Activities: An Outcome-Based Approach (National Park Service Advistory Board, March 2006)

Congestion and Crowding in the National Park System Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station Miscellaneous Publication 86-1996 (David W. Lime, ed., 1996)

Daniel Boone: Final National Trail Study, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (August 1983)

The Bartram Trail: Final National Scenic/Historic Trail Study, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (February 1982)

Signs and Markers Civilian Conservation Corps Project Training Series No. 9 (January 1938)

Historic Mines of Blaine County, Idaho: A Self-Guided Tour (Bureau of Land Management, 1991)

History of Ninemile Remount Depot & Ranger Station, Lolo National Forest (U.S. Forest Service, 1990)

Park Histories

Sand Creek Massacre Project, Volume 2: Special Resource Study (2000)

Fort Jay Barracks, Governors Island National Monument, New York, New York, Paint Sampling Report: Doorways and Windows (Barbara A. Yocum, 2008)

Fort Jay Gate, Governors Island National Monument, New York, New York, Historic Structure Report Draft (Barbara A. Yocum, 2013)

Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Governors Island National Monument (2008)

Little Gem of the Cascades: An Administrative History of Lassen Volcanic National Park (Diane L. Krahe and Theodore Catton, University of Montana, September 2010)

People and Places: A Human History of the Apostle Islands, Historic Resource Study of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Jane C. Busch, 2008)

More Than a Scenic Mountain Landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve Land Use History U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-196 (Kurt F. Anschuetz and Thomas Merlan, September 2007)

Landscape-Level History of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Montezuma and Dolores Counties, Colorado (Jonathon C. Horn, October 2004)

Mystery of the Opana Radar Site (Harry A. Butowsky, 2011)

The War in the Pacific: 1941-1945 (Harry A. Butowsky, 2007)

The Air War: Strategy, Planes and Men who flew the missions of WWII (Harry A. Butowsky, 2007)

The Ordinary Home of an Extraordinary Man: Administrative History of Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri (Bruce G. Harvey and Deborah Harvey, Outside the Box, LLC, 2017)

Building a Park for All: A History of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota (Joan M. Zenzen, 2017)

Shrine of Democracy and Sacred Stone: Historic Resource Study, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota (Paula S. Reed and Edith B. Wallace, 2016)

Great Lakes Navigation and Navigational Aids: Historical Context Study (Theodore J. Karamanski, 2017)

Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Historic Designed Landscape, Chiricahua National Monument (2008)

Joshua Tree's Aircraft Warning Stations (Jeff Ohlfs, extract from wentynine Palms Historical Society Old Schoolhouse Journal, Spring 2012)

S.S. Joshua Tree (Jeff Ohlfs and Todd Swain, extract from Twentynine Palms Historical Society Old Schoolhouse Journal, Fall 2005)

Hiking Trails Management Plan, Acadia National Park, Maine (February 2002)

Options for National Park Service Involvement in the Management of Historic Copper Mining Resources on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (March 1988)

Historic Resource Study and Administrative History, George Washington Carver National Monument (Anna Coxe Toogood, July 1973)

Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape Nomination for the National Register of Historic Places (Robin L. Pinto, M. Lavato and R.B. Jeffrey, May 2007)

Seattle's Stake in the Klondike Gold Rush: A 3rd - 6th grade Integrated Curriculum (May 2005)

Video: Wilderness Alps of Stehekin (David Brower, Sierra Club, 1957)

Preserving Nature through Film: Wilderness Alps of Stehekin and the North Cascades, 1956-1968 (Nicolas Timothy Bergmann, June 20, 2013)

Chimney Rock Archeological Area (U.S. Forest Service, 1988)

Lewis & Clark Among the Earthlodge People (Erik Holland, 1985)

Cant Ranch Historic District, Cultural Landscapes Inventory (2009)

Museum Management Plan, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Carola DeRooy, Greg McDonald, Steve Floray, Herbert W. Meyer, Ted Fremd, Diane L. Nicholson and Sally Shelton, 2008)

General Management Plan, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (May 2009)

John Day River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final, September 1979)

Presidio Trust Management Plan: Land Use Policies for Area B of the Presidio of San Francisco (May 2002)

Presidio Trust Management Plan: Land Use Policies for Area B of the Presidio of San Francisco Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume I (May 2002)

Presidio Trust Management Plan: Land Use Policies for Area B of the Presidio of San Francisco Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume II Response to Comments (May 2002)

Presidio Trust Management Plan: Land Use Policies for Area B of the Presidio of San Francisco Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume III Appendices (May 2002)

Superintendent's Annual Reports, Yosemite National Park: 19371938193919401941

Custodian's Annual Report, Joshua Tree National Monument: undated1941194219431944194519461947

Superintendent's Annual Report, Joshua Tree National Monument: 1948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963,19641965196619671980198119831984198719881989199119921993

Superintendent's Annual Report, Joshua Tree National Park: 1996200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011

Superintendent's Quarterly Report, Joshua Tree National Park: January-March 2004April-June 2004July-September 2004

Alaska

Arctic Odyssey: A History of the Koyukuk River Gold Stampede in Alaska's Far North, Historic Context Study for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Chris Allan, 2016)

Dena'ina Elnena: A Celebration, Voices of the Dena'ina NPS Research/Resource Management Report NPS/AR/CCR/2010-75 (Karen E. Evanoff, ed., March 2010)

The Canneries, Cabins and Caches of Bristol Bay, Alaska NPS Research/Resources Management Report 2007-63 (John B. Branson, November 2007, 2nd printing June 2009)

The Life and Times of John W. Clark of Nushagak, Alaska, 1846-1896 NPS Research/Resources Management Report NPS/AR/CRR-2012-77 (John B. Branson, 2012)

Nanutset ch'u Q'udi Gu: Before Our Time and Now: An Ethnohistory of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve NPS Research/Resources Management Report NPS/AR/CCR/2007-58 (Karen K. Gaul, December 2007)

A 20th-Century Portrait of Lake Clark, Alaska 1900-2000 (companion DVD(John B. Branson, 2014)

Shtutda'ina Da'a Sheł Qudeł: My Forefathers are Still Walking with Me Verbal Essays on Qizhjeh and Tsaynen Dena'ina Traditions, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Audio Files: Track 1: 01-deggech.mp3, 2: 02-elders.mp3, 3: 03-gtintro.mp3, 4: 03-gtrock-abrock.mp3, 5: 04-gtadvice.mp3, 6: 06-kuya.mp3, 7: 07-glacierwater.mp3, 8:08-ab-denlife.mp3, 9: 09-rockshelter.mp3, 10: 10-qunshaqeneh.mp3, 11: 11-ab-streamcross.mp3, 12: 12-ab-trailmarker.mp3, 13: 13-tquyavena.mp3, 14: 14-qilihtnu.mp3, 15: 15-tazimnalake.mp3, 16: 16-rocks.mp3, 17: 17-fishspawn-rules.mp3, 18: 18-fishfoods.mp3, 19: 19-dogcare.mp3, 20: 20-bearhunt.mp3, 21: 21-moosebutcher.mp3, 22: 22-firewood.mp3 NPS Research/Resources Management Report NPS/AR/CCR/2008-71 (Andrew Balluta, 2008)

West Cook Inlet: Ethnographic Overview and Assessment for Lake Clark National Park & Preserve NPS Research/Resources Management Report NPS/AR/CCR 2007-59 (Ronald T. Stanek, James A. Fall and Davin L. Holen, December 2006)

"Where We Found A Whale": A History of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve NPS Research/Resources Management Report NPR/AP/CRR/2008-69 (Brian Fagan, 2008)

Kanektok River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (August 1984)

Kisaralik River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (September 1984)

Koyuk River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (August 1984)

Lower Sheenjek River, Alaska: Final Wild and Scenic River Study and Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (September 1999)

Melozitna River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (October 1982)

Porcupine River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (September 1984)

Squirrel River Wild and Scenic River Study (Final) (June 1984)

Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail: A Descriptive Report (Peter Womble, Wendy Wolf and Donald R. Field, January 1978)

Chilkoot Trail: From Dyea to Summit with the '98 Stampeders) Occasional Paper No. 26 (Robert L. Spude, ©Cooperative Studies Unit University of Alaska, 1980)

Skagway, District of Alaska 1884-1912: Building the Gateway to the Klondike Anthropology and Historic Preservation, Cooperative Park Studies Unit. University of Alaska, Fairbanks Occasional Paper No. 36 (Robert L.S. Spude, September 1983)

Legacy of the Gold Rush: An Administrative History of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (HTML edition(Frank B. Norris, 1996)

Response of an Alaskan Shrub-tussock Community to Selected All-terrain Vehicle Use NPS Research/Resources Management Report AR-19 (Gary M. Ahlstrand and Charles H. Racine, December 1990)

Denali National Park Road Design Standards (1995)

Natural Resources

Guide for Pesticide Use in the National Park System (September 1985)

Vegetative Threats to Historic Sites and Structures Final Report (Soil Systems, Inc., January 1983)

Old-Growth Forests on National Park Service Lands: NPS Views and Information Great Lakes CPSU Report 91-1 (Lucy E. Tyrrell, October 1991)

Proceedings of the Symposium on Exotic Pest Plants November 2-4, 1988, University of Miami, Technical Report NPS/NREVER/NRTR-91/06 (Ted D. Center, Robert F. Doren, Ronald L. Hofstetter, Ronald L. Myers and Louis D. Whiteaker, eds., September 1991)

Exotic Plant Management Team Annual Report FY 2001

Exotic Plant Management Team Annual Report 2006

Exotic Plant Management Team Annual Report 2008

Biological Resource Management Division Annual Report FY 2001

Biological Resource Management Division Annual Report Fiscal Year 2002

Biological Resource Management Division Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003 (Final, 01/30/2004)

PRIMENet First Annual Report 1999: The Park Research and Intensive Monitoring of Ecosystems Network (June 1999)

Ecological Thresholds as a Basis for Defining Management Triggers for National Park Service Vital Signs — Case Studies for Dryland Ecosystems USGS Open-File Report 2013-1244 (Matthew A. Bowker, Mark E. Miller, R. Travis Belote and Steven L. Garman, 2013)

Watershed Ecosystem Research for Parks and Equivalent Reserves, 1999 Annual Report (July 2000)

Liquid Treasure: Water Rights and the National Park Service (Denise Newberry, 1995)

Water Resources Cooperative Park Studies Unit 1991 Progress Report (Raymond Hermann, 1992)

A Pilot Study of Drinking Water Systems in the National Park Service System EPA-520/9-74-016 (December 1974)

Field Techniques Used in the Study of Grizzly Bears (Bonnie M. Blanchard, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, September 1985)

The Effects of Developments and Primary Roads on Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (David J. Mattson, R.R. Knight and B.M. Blanchard, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, undated)

Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines (1986)

Urban Forest Soils: A Reference Workbook (Phillip J. Craul, ed., 1982)

A Study of the Mixed Mesophytic, Western Mesophytic, and Oak Chestnut Regions of the Eastern Deciduous Forest including a Review of the Vegetation and Sites Recommended as Potential Natural Landmarks (Catherine Keever, 1971)

Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (P. Glick, B.A. Stein and N.A. Edelson, eds., ©National Wildlife Federation, 2011)

Elk: Lewis and Clark, Mount Rainier, Olympic I & M Resource Brief (extract from Vital Signs, 2012)

Air Quality Concerns Related to Snowmobile Usage in National Parks (February 2000)

Potential Water Quality Concernes Related to Snowmobile Usage (Matt Hagemann and Mark VanMouwerik, March 22, 2017)

Research Highlights at the Atlantic Research & Learning Center (undated)

Research Natural Area Implementation, Dry Tortugas (undated)

Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan, The 5-Year Report (2012)

Resource Stewardship Strategy: 2008-2027: Denali National Park and Preserve (September 30, 2009)

Summary of Current Resource Projects: Denali National Park and Preserve Center for Resources, Science, and Learning: 20052006200720082009201020112012,201320142015

Research Opportunities in the Natural and Social Sciences at the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area (John Waldman, April 2008)

Climate Change and the Water Cycle, Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center (June 2006)

Climate Change and Salmon: North Coast & Cascades (Jeremy Littell, extract from Network Science Brief, 2012)

Climate Change in Rocky Mountain National Park: Preservation in the Face of Uncertainty (c2008)

Information Brief: Climate Change in the Sierra Nevada Network: A Summary of Recent Findings and Efforts to Monitor Change (2015)

Project Brief: Climate Monitoring and Reporting: Sierra Nevada Network (February 24, 2015)

Natural Sounds and Night Skies

10 Simple Ways to Enjoy Natural Sound (©Nature Sounds Society, 2003)

Acoustic Data Collection in National Park Units (undated)

Draft Guidelines for Developing Joint Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service Air Tour Management Plans: Process and Contents (August 1999)

Interagency Aircraft Overflight Sound Project Update: September 1, 1989June 30, 1990December 1, 1990

Introduction to Metrics in Acoustic Data Collection (undated)

Listen Up! Newsletter: Vol. 1 Issue 1Vol. 1 Issue 2 (c1995)

National Parks and Airports (Rick Ernenwein, undated)

Night Sky Brightness Monitoring (Chad Moore, March 10, 2000)

Planning and Preparation or Measurement of Sound Characteristics: Soundscape Resource Inventory (undated)

Preliminary Report of Noise Monitoring in 1995 in Bryce Canyon National Park (Dan A. Foster and Richard M. Bryant, c1996)

Site Guide: The Nature of Sound (July 1999)

Soundscape Management Planning (undated)

Stargazing in National Parks (c2010)

Starting From Scratch: 8 Step Program for Soundscape Management Planning and Acoustic Data Collection (April 2004)

The Analysis and Protection of the Natural Soundscape in National Parks (William B. Schmidt, undated)

The Importance of Natural Soundscapes in National Parks — Overview: Soundscape Preservation and Noise Management Planning (Draft, undated)

The Nature of Sound

Sound Education Plan Materials (rev. ed. 1999)

The Nature of Sound (PowerPoint presentation, 1999)

The Sound Tracker Audio CD: Track 1Track 2Track 3 (©Gordon Hempton, 1999)

Wild Matters: Night Skies (Mary Risser and Chad Moore, undated)

Social Sciences

A Comprehensive Study of Visitor Safety in the National Park System: Final Report (Seth Tuler and Dominic Golding, April 15, 2002)

A Look Ahead: Key Social and Environmental Forecasts Relevant to the National Park Service Discovery 2000, The National Park Service General Conference, September 11-15, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri (Gary E. Machlis, Jennifer Rogers, Daniel Bray, Joshua Cinner and Brian Forist, September 2000)

A Social Science Plan for Employee Safety in the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis and Seth P. Tuler, June 1998)

An Introduction to The Visitor Services Project (Gary Machlis, 1987)

Brochure: The Visitor Services Project (March 2000)

Foreign Visitors and Interpretation: A Sociological Look at the Japanese Tourist 3rd Draft (Gary E. Machlis and Donald R. Field, 1980)

Guidelines and Approval Form for Expedited Approval for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys (December 2001)

Guidelines for Measuring Visitor Spending (Daniel J. Stynes, January 1999)

Money Generation Model (MGM2)

The Money Generation Model (December 1990)

Economic Impacts of National Park Visitor Spending on Gateway Communities: Systemwide Estimates for 2001 (Daniel J. Stynes and Ya-Yen Sun, April 2003)

Economic Impacts of Selected National Parks: Update to Year 2001 (Draft, Daniel J. Stynes and Ya-Yen Sun, July 2002)

FY 2005 Money Generation Model Briefing Statement (March 2006)

FY 2005 Economic Benefits of National Parks (June 2006)

FY 2005 Economic Benefits of National Parks by Region (June 2006)

FY 2005 Economic Benefits of National Parks by State (June 2006)

National Park Service Social Science Program (undated)

Red, White and Black in the National Parks (Joseph W. Meeker, undated)

Regional Socioeconomic Atlases for NPS Units (March 2005)

Social Science Research Review

The Effect of Mechanical Noise and Natural Sound on Visitor Experiences in Units of the National Park System (James Gramann, Vol. 1 No. 1, Winter 1999)

Race, Ethnicity and Use of the National Park System (Myron Floyd, Vol. 1 No. 2, Spring/Summer 1999)

Employee Safety in the National Park Service (Seth Tuler, Vol. 1 No. 3, Fall 1999)

Visitor Capacity in the National Park System (Glenn E. Haas, Vol. 2 No. 1, Spring 2001)

Public Involvement in National Park Service Land Management Issues (Jo Ellen Force and Deborah J. Forester, Vol. 3 No. 1, Summer 2002)

Wildlife-Human Interactions in National Parks in Canada and the USA (Alistair J. Bath and Jody W. Enck, Vol. 4 No. 1, Summer 2003)

Economic Significance of Recreational Uses of National Parks and Other Public Lands (Daniel J. Stynes, Vol. 5 No. 1, Winter 2005)

Social Science Surveys and Interviews in the National Parks and for the National Park Service: A Guide to NPS and OMB Approvals (July 2002)

Sociological Studies Program (Neil H. Cheek, Jr.. undated)

Serving the Visitor

Serving the Visitor: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis and Nancy C. Medlin, 1994)

Serving the Visitor 1995: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis and Nancy C. Medlin, 1996)

Serving the Visitor 1996: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis, Margaret Littlejohn and Glen R. Gill, 1996)

Serving the Visitor 1997: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis, Chris Wall and Margaret Littlejohn, 1997)

Serving the Visitor 1998: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis, Margaret Littlejohn and Terry Bergerson, 1999)

Serving the Visitor 1999: A Report on Customers of the National Park Service (Gary E. Machlis, Terry Bergerson and Margaret Littlejohn, 2000)

Serving the Visitor 2000: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Gary E. Machlis, Margaret Littlejohn and Jennifer Hoger, 2001)

Serving the Visitor 2001: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Margaret Littlejohn, Gary E. Machlis, Jennifer Hoger and Yen Le, 2002)

Serving the Visitor 2002: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Yen Le, Margaret Littlejohn, Jennifer Hoger and Steven J. Hollenhorst, 2003)

Serving the Visitor 2003: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Yen Le, Margaret Littlejohn, Jennifer Hoger and Steven J. Hollenhorst, 2004)

Serving the Visitor 2004: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Yen Le, Margaret Littlejohn, Jennifer Hoger and Steven J. Hollenhorst, 2005)

Serving the Visitor 2005: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Yen Le, Margaret Littlejohn, Jennifer Hoger, Steven J. Hollenhorst and James Gramann, 2006)

Serving the Visitor 2008: A Report on Visitors to the National Park System (Margaret Littlejohn, Yen Le, Jennifer Hoger Russell, Steven J. Hollenhorst and James Gramann, 2009)

Social Science Program Brief (May 2013)

The Effect of Social Structure on National Park-Going Patterns (Gordon L. Bultena and Donald R. Field, undated)

The Human Ecology of Parks (Gary E. Machlis, Donald R. Field and Fred L. Campbell, undated)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public

Technical Report (June 2001)

Ethnic and Racial Diversity of National Park System Visitors and Non-Visitors Technical Report (Frederic I. Solop, Kristi K. Hagen and David Ostergren, December 2003)

Managing Non-Native Plants and Animals in the National Park System: Analysis of Public Opinion, Technical Report (Frederic I. Solop, Kristi K. Hagen and David Ostergren, July 2004)

National Park Service Fees: An Examination of Public Attitudes, Technical Report (Frederic I. Solop, Kristi K. Hagen and David Ostergren, June 2003)

Alaska Region, Technical Report (August 2002)

Intermountain Region, Technical Report (August 2002)

Midwest Region, Technical Report (August 2002)

National Capital Region, Technical Report (August 2002)

Northeast Region, Technical Report 

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