SAMAB is cooperating with the Appalachian Trail Conference and the National Park Service Appalachian Trail office to explore the potential of an environmental monitoring program centered on the Appalachian Trail.

The following documents are available as PDF files:

• "A Conceptual Plan for Monitoring and Assessing the Appalachian Trail Environment" (draft dated November 2000)
  
• Summary Report: A Workshop to Plan the Southern Appalachian Components of an Appalachian-wide Environmental Monitoring Program held September 8, 2000
• Summary of Scoping Workshop held May 3-4, 2000