Island Monitoring Task Force: Three-Year Pilot Project 2004-2006 Final Report, Methods Manual And Gis Methods

This report and its companion documents, Methods Manual: Monitoring Recreation Impact on Islands and seven island-specific reports, collectively document three years of work for the environmental monitoring pilot phase (2004-2006) of the Island Monitoring Task Force. The intent is to ensure that all aspects of the project, from goals to field methods to data, are all documented in a format available for future reference and use by the Maine Island Trail Association, the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Maine Sea Grant, Task Force members, volunteers, and future monitoring staff. The physical format of the report includes three components: 1. Island Monitoring Task Force Final Report (This document which includes history and background information about the project and its goals, an overview of the protocol used and why, and a series of recommendations and lessons learned to help set priorities for the future. 2. Methods Manual: Monitoring Recreation Impact on Islands (including blank data sheets, step by step descriptions of field methods, and how to construct an island's GIS database and companion maps). 3. Seven island-specific hard-copy binders and companion DVD's (including each island's complete field data, GIS database, selected printed maps, and photos).