The South Florida/Caribbean Network (SFCN) is one of 32 vital signs monitoring networks across the National Park Service. These networks make-up the Inventory & Monitoring Program. The environmental inventory and monitoring information gathered by the SFCN is used by park managers to fulfill the National Park Service's mission to manage park resources "unimpaired for future generations."

The seven parks in the South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN) encompass a wide variety of freshwater and marine habitats: Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Buck Island Reef National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, Everglades National Park, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, and Virgin Islands National Park. These parks face many challenges: regional large-scale changes in water management, land use changes around parks, coral reef declines, sustainable fisheries, nutrient enrichment, mercury toxicity, sea level rise, global warming, invasive species, rising visitor use, and protection of 270 federal, state, or territorial species of concern.

This web site delivers information about these resources, and the scientific activities underway in the SFCN. Learn more about specific topics by exploring the links on the left or visit the park units pages to discover the particular resources found at each of these special places.

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