Volume 24, #2 (2007)

The National Park Service Centennial Essay Series
On the Brink of Greatness: National Parks and the Next Century
Dwight T. Pitcaithley

Integrating Science and Management
Alice Wondrak Biel, Robert E. Bennetts, Bruce B. Bingham, and Andy Hubbard, guest editors

Part I: Essays
Integrating Science and Management: The Road to Rico-Chico
Bruce B. Bingham, Robert E. Bennetts, and Andy Hubbard

Integrating Science and Management: Becoming Who We Thought We Were
Michael Soukup

The Quandaries and Promise of Risk Management:
A Scientist’s Perspective on Integration of Science and Management
Bruce G. Marcot

The Role of Science in National Park Service Decision-making
Suzanne Lewis

Information Management: Barrier or Bridge to Integrating
Natural Resources Science and Management?
Bruce B. Bingham

Part II: Case Studies and Papers
The Challenge of Communicating Monitoring Results to Effect Change
Shawn L. Carter, Giselle Mora-Bourgeois, Todd R. Lookingbill, Tim J. B. Carruthers, and William C. Dennison

Linking Monitoring to Management and Planning: Assessment Points
as a Generalized Approach
Robert E. Bennetts, John E. Gross, Kerri Cahill, Cheryl McIntyre, Bruce B. Bingham,
Andy Hubbard, Lane Cameron, and Shawn L. Carter

The Road to Integrating Science and Management:
Planning Your Next Trip Using Hierarchical Objectives and Assessment Points
Shawn L. Carter and Robert E. Bennetts

Integrated Resource Management: Applying the Concepts of Rico and Chico
to Connect Cultural and Natural Resource Management
Andy Hubbard, Kristin Legg, Duane Hubbard, and Christopher Moos

Comparing Current and Desired Conditions of Resource Values for Evaluating
Management Performance: A Cautionary Note on an Otherwise Useful Concept
Robert E. Bennetts and Bruce B. Bingham

Wherein Lies the Heritage Value? Rethinking the Heritage Value of Cultural Landscapes from an Aboriginal Perspective
Lisa Prosper

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