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title: "Natural Area Monitoring at Indianapolis Parks"
slug: "evolution-natural-area-monitoring-indianapolis"
tags: ["indianapolis", "monitoring", "assessment", "urban forest management", "urban forested natural area", "urban forest restoration", "non-native invasive species", "prioritization"]
updated: 2022-04-26T14:58:45Z
published: 2022-04-26T14:58:45Z
canonical: "fic.naturalareasnyc.org/evolution-natural-area-monitoring-indianapolis"
---

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# Natural Area Monitoring at Indianapolis Parks

This case study describes how the Indianapolis Land Stewardship team's work expanded from a 13-acre acorn planting project in 1992 to 1,900 acres under management today. Monitoring has had to change to encompass the expanding program, including improved GIS tracking, long-term studies and vegetation surveys.

### In a nutshell, this resource offers:

- Descriptions of GIS monitoring that enables early detection/rapid response approach to non-native invasive species management.
- Ideas for how to grow and adapt a monitoring framework over time, with a small in-house staff.

### How to use this resource:

- For examples of relevant, "always-on" monitoring to inform adaptive management efforts.
- As a way to make management, especially for non-native invasive species, as efficient as possible through monitoring.

**Author:** Brenda Howard, Spencer Goehl, Michael Jenkins

**Date published:** 2020

**P****oint of contact:** Brenda Howard, Indianapolis Department of Public Works, [brenda.howard@indy.gov](mailto:brenda.howard@indy.gov)

**Citation:** Howard, B. S.; Goehl, S. A.; and Jenkins, M. A. 2020. *Evolution in Natural Area Monitoring at Indianapolis Parks.* Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 12.

[Resource is available online here](https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss1/12/).

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