National Park Service - NatureNet: Air Resources

Air Resources
Our goal is to preserve, protect, enhance, and understand air quality and other resources sensitive to air quality in the National Park System

Ozone and Weather Data
Ozone and weather data, from numerous National Park Service air quality monitoring stations, are available.

ARIS
The Air Resources Information System (ARIS) provides information on air quality related values for Class I areas.

Something's in the Air
This interactive program uses multimedia to illustrate basic air quality concepts and is an educational resource for teachers and students.

BRAVO Study
In order to understand the causes of haze in and around Big Bend National Park, the Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational (BRAVO) study was undertaken in 1999. Results from this study are now available. more

Air Quality Web Cameras
Big Bend National Park, Texas (archived web camera image) Big Bend National Park in Texas
Live images and current air quality data from Big Bend National Park and other National Park Service areas. more

Climate Change & Parks

In 2002, President Bush established a goal of reducing the U.S. greenhouse gas intensity by 18% by the year 2012. Find out how the National Park Service is participating in this voluntary goal. more

Headlines

June 2004, Clearer Skies Ahead: Parks will benefit from EPA pollution reduction measures.

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

DID YOU KNOW?
Too much nitrogen can be a bad thing. Farmers use nitrogen to fertilize crops, but too much nitrogen can harm natural ecosystems. In Rocky Mountain National Park, nitrogen pollution from car exhaust, industrial emissions, and agricultural sources has caused changes in water, soil, and tree chemistry.

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