NPS
PROJECT SUMMARY
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Cooperative Agreement Modification
FUNDING AGENCY: National Park Service, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028
MODIFICATION NO.:XXXX.
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO.: H1200040002
INVESTIGATORS Contact Information: Roderic Parnell, PhD,
Arizona University, (928)556-7466, ext. 239.
FUNDING AMOUNT: $26,000 (FY06-FY07)
Director, CPCESU, (928)523-3329. Co-Investigator: Erika Nowak, Northern
PROJECT TITLE: Milk Snake Inventory and Monitoring at Petrified Forest NP).
EFFECTIVE DATES: Project Start: 2/01/06 Project End: 3/31/2008
The Arizona milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) has been called “Arizona’s rarest snake”
by the late noted herpetologist Charles Lowe. In Arizona, the species is known from only a handful of disparate
grassland localities, and Petrified Forest National Park appears to have the highest documented population of
milk snakes. This project proposes to conduct targeted research on milk snake distribution, habitat use, and
relative abundance at Petrified Forest, and then develop the first monitoring protocol for the species in Arizona.
This research will benefit future park planning and resource protection, as well as provide additional baseline
information on a rare and sensitive species.
PROJECT ABSTRACT:
Agency Representative:
Ron Hiebert, NPS
Research Coordinator
CPCESU
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5765
Tel: (928) 523-0877
Fax: (928) 520-8223
Ron.Hiebert@nau.edu
Agency Administration
Representative
Lynell Wright
Budget Assistant
Intermountain Support Office
Denver, CO 80225-0287
Tel: (303) 969-2654
Lynell_Wright@nps.gov
Investigator:
Rod Parnell, PhD, Director,
CPCESU, 928-523-3329
Roderic.Parnell@nau.edu
or
Erika Nowak
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5018
Tel: (928)556-7466
erika.nowak@nau.edu
Partner Admin. Contact:
Wilma Ennenga
Director, OGCS
Northern Arizona Unv.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5018
Tel: (928)523-8319
List of Key Words: reptiles, milk snakes, biological inventory, monitoring
Agency Manager/Technical Representative from National Park - Include contact information @ Specific Park:
Karen A. Dorn
Chief, Resource Management
Petrified Forest National Park
P.O. Box 2217
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028
Tel: (928)524-6228, ext. 263
Karen_Beppler-Dorn@nps.gov
Annual Report Received:
Final Report Received:
Publications on File:
This Modification is subject to all the provisions included in the Cooperative Agreement, dated 6/18/04.
Attach any supporting material as necessary.