Help save our biological treasures! SAMAB is training volunteers from around the southern Appalachian area to monitor ecological health in their community. The volunteers are involved in hands-on invasive exotic plant and water quality surveys. Resulting data are used to determine the best approaches for effective management as well as improve public awareness of the threats. If you are interested in volunteering for SAMAB's SAVEM Program, contact Andy Brown, the program coordinator, at andy@equinoxenvironmental.com.
The NBII Southern Appalachian Information Node (SAIN) is assisting the program with visualizing the data for each project area, as well as regional overviews. Links that take you to SAIN's web site are identified by (»SAIN). See an overview
of web products SAIN produced for SAVEM.
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Regional map of SAVEM project areas. Click on the regional map to bring up more detailed maps of the project area. |
Create your own SAVEM map by using this easy step-by-step guide. It allows you to create a custom "static" map using SAVEM's data. (»SAIN) |
Advanced SAVEM interactive map gives full access via zooming, panning, querying, and analysis features. | SAVEM Map Archives for accessing all previous SAVEM static (PDF) maps. (»SAIN) |
SAMAB is cooperating with the Appalachian Trail Conference and the National Park Service Appalachian Trail office to explore the potential of an environmental monitoring program centered on the Appalachian Trail. The following documents are available as PDF files: