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. …
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
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
Project Title: Hanging On – Saving the Park’s Hemlock and Ash Trees Project Purpose: to protect and preserve Hemlock and Ash trees from the serious…
Volunteer Coordinator
The Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Coordinator is funded to be the project facilitator in the Park’s Natural and Cultural Resources Division. This position allowed…
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
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…