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Program Overview
In 1992, The National Park Service (NPS) initiated an Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program to assist in
the preservation and protection of natural resources within the park system. Park units with similar
natural resource attributes were organized into networks to assist in the coordination and development
of this program. The Mojave Network was established with six NPS units shown on the map referenced below,
including the Death Valley National Park (DEVA), Great Basin National Park (GRBA),
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR), Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAME),
Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ), and the Mojave National Preserve (MOJA).
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (PARA) was created by presidential
proclamation on January 11, 2000.
The unit encompasses approximately 1,014,000 acres of land that will be jointly managed by the NPS and Bureau of
Land Management (BLM). The NPS will retain primary authority over approximately 200,000 acres of land that is still considered
part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and generally referred to as the Shivwits Plateau. Although still
within the boundary of LAME, the Mojave Network I&M Program is treating PARA as a separate park unit for the purposes
of funding, data management, and field efforts.
The Mojave Network initiated inventories of vertebrates & vascular plants in 2000 and began the process of developing a Network Monitoring Program in 2003. Development of a full monitoring plan for the network is scheduled for completion in 2007.
Last Modified on Aug 19, 2004
