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Students & Teachers — search for classroom materials and standards-related information.
Protecting & Restoring — parks represent last vestiges of undisturbed ecosystems.
Science & Research — parks serve as outdoor laboratories.
Social Science — links between people & parks inform management.
Mission
To preserve, protect, and manage biological resources and related ecosystem processes in the Spectral Valley National Park system.
What We Do
Provide scientific, planning, and evaluation assistance on management actions and biological resource issues.
Headlines
Killer Whales
Intelligent and highly social, these apex predators patrol the park’s offshore waters. Local pods have exhibited pattern formations and mirrored vocal responses to underwater equipment.
Copperback Salamander
A small, secretive amphibian found beneath the damp leaf litter of Spectral Valley’s forests. Recognized by its copper-toned dorsal stripe, it serves as an indicator of ecosystem health and soil moisture balance.
Roosevelt Elk
Known for their haunting calls at dusk, towering grazers that move in quiet herds across the lowlands and forest margins. Their seasonal migrations shape the valley’s meadows, leaving faint, parallel paths through the mist that return each year without fail.
Mountain Lion
Silent and elusive, mountain lions roam the high ridges and wooded valleys. Tracks appear overnight along game trails, evidence of their constant but unseen patrols through the park’s wild terrain.
Western Spotted Skunk
A small nocturnal carnivore known for its striking white-and-black patterning and agile climbing. Some rangers claim they’ve seen them standing upright and motionless before minor tremors or temperature shifts in the valley.
updated on 9/20/2004 | Email: Webmaster
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