This document describes the rationale and methods used by the National Park Service (NPS) for long-term monitoring of paleontological sites and resources at Zion National Park. The monitoring effort will collect data for key metrics representing the health of paleontological resources in Zion NP. The monitoring provides park managers with a warning of changes that are occurring, and justifies further administrative action. This narrative portion of the protocol provides background and justification for the monitoring of paleontological resources, as well as brief descriptions of data collection methods and operational procedures.

A richly illustrated collection of musings about fossils and fossil collecting from the author of "Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States" (Johns Hopkins University Press), "Fossil Beach" (Pietas), "Virginia Through Time" (Pietas), "Exploring Fossils" (Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1998), "Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America" (NatureGuide Books, 1999), and the illustrator of "Discovering Fossils" by Frank A. Garcia and Donald S. Miller (Stackpole Books, 1998). "Fossil Dreams" includes numerous black and white drawings and photographs of fossils to illustrate the author's anecdotes and reflections about fossils, fossil collecting, and time.

Minerals and Human Health is written in response to the demand for additional knowledge about global climate change, the industrial contamination of water reservoirs, and epidemiological intoxication from industrial hazards related to the use of mineral resources. The book addresses issues associated with the physical and geological processes of the Earth, the sustainability and fragility of the Earth's resources, and the interplay between health, industrial activities, and environments. It combines mineralogy, medicine, and the environmental, life, and political sciences to develop solutions to ease human suffering from geological toxicity. Minerals and Human Health helps students to understand the Earth's activities and the unique resources that sustain life and facilitate industrial progress. The text teaches readers how the dispersal of geological materials effects the human population. In-book quizzes allow students to assess their own progress. Questions for discussion and review encourage critical thinking and debate and support retention. Minerals and Human Health can be used in courses on earth and environmental sciences, geopollution, and geochemistry.