Long-term Pika Monitoring
White River National Forest
WRNF Resources for trained Pika Patrollers
2020 Updates and Waivers
All participating volunteers must sign this form and mail/email it to FRPP!
All trained FRPP volunteers who wish to survey in 2020 must sign this form and mail/email it to FRPP!
All trained FRPP volunteers who are minors and wish to survey in 2020 must sign this form and mail/email it to FRPP!
In collaboration with the White River National Forest, FRPP community scientists are gathering important data on the variables that determine the presence of pika in the most visited National Forest in the country.
This page contains important resources for volunteers who have been trained in our Public Lands Protocol to survey for pikas in White River National Forest. To learn how you can join the Pika Patrol in the White River, go here:
Data Collection
Site Sign-Up and Tracking
Learn about the pika monitoring sites and sign up for the one that suits you.
Learn all the details about each monitoring site
Downloadable files showing the locations and routes for WRNF sites through Gaia GPS
Look at the landscape around each site in 3D
Navigation
Learn how to set up and use Gaia GPS for pika monitoring
If you would like to borrow an FRPP GPS unit for pika monitoring, you can use this manual to learn about it in detail
If you would like to borrow an FRPP GPS unit for pika monitoring, you can use this manual to learn the key points of how to use it