Existing capabilities to support ATBI activities.
(Data was obtained from a survey responses from all parks capable of supporting ATBI-related activities)

	AZRU	AZRU	Aztec Ruin (AZRU)
Does the park have any of the following partnerships currently in place from which to draw support for ATBI activities? Please describe.	Yes	No	Comments
1.       Local community	X		Relationships are established with Ft. Lewis College, San Juan College
2.       Native /Tribal			Would need to consult with tribes to determine
3.       Research Learning Center		X
4.       Non-profit education group		X
5.       USGS programs / infrastructure		X
6.       Long Term Ecological Research scientists (LTER)		X
7.       Others?
Does the park have a current or potential natural history education / public outreach program?  Please describe.
Is the park adjacent to other public (BLM etc.) or Tribal lands on which the ATBI could be expanded in the future?	X		The park’s primary resources are cultural, and so educational efforts emphasize those resources. Curriculum lesson plans emphasizing cultural use of natural resources are available to teachers. This could be extended to cultural interaction with resources
If partnerships are not already established does a potential exist for the following?		X
1.       Outside funding and partnerships (e.g., friends groups, tribal partners)	X		Would need to be explored
2.       Participation by regional university museums	X		San Juan College, Ft. Lewis College, UNM
3.       Adjacent public lands (e.g., BLM) participation	X		City of Aztec may be interested/supportive
Is there a specific Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) interest in the park? Please describe.		X

	AZRU	AZRU	Aztec Ruin NMAZRU
Type of Facility/Accommodation	Yes	No	Description of facility
Housing Space		X	Lodging & camping are available in nearby communities
Campground		X
Classroom/Working Space for processing specimens (e.g., a large room with space for tables to spread out and sort specimens)	X		Would have to coordinate this effort; a small space could be used for this temporary work
Meeting Space for briefing and organizational sessions	X
Dry Lab	X
Wet Lab		X
Computers or computer lines (please specify in Description)	X
Telephone	X

 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS BELOW
 Resource Management Division (RM)
 Curation and Collections Management (CC)
 Ranger Division (RA)
 Interpretation Division (INT)
 Administration (AD) -

	AZRU	AZRU	AZRU	AZRU	AZRU	Aztec Ruin NMAZRU
	RM	CC	RA	INT	AD	Comments (describe the kinds of participation anticipated)
Task/Need
Assist in acquiring funding through development of project proposals and  partnerships to support ATBI work (	X				X	Review of proposals, provide site specific information
Work with local cooperating associations (e.g. natural history associations or other organizations) to help support ATBI effort	X				X	WNPA  is Aztec’s cooperating association
Obtain local volunteer help to assist with logistics or actual field data collection and ability to manage the volunteer effort	X					Potential plentiful supply—two colleges within one hour drive; park is within high population region
Data Management	X					Basic support
Curation Effort (If these services are not available in the park where are they located to support park curation needs?)		X				Specimens would be curated at other institutions/facilities under NPS loan agreements
Research Permit Administration	X				X
Long term commitment to supporting ATBI activities	X					Depends on extent of commitment; being a small park would restrict significant involvement
Continued support for data collection and organization related to biotic and abiotic resources, GIS and remote sensing information	X					Specimen collectors would need GPS capabilities
ATBI Park Contact (name or position title) and check the Division box with which the position is affiliated	X					Terry Nichols 505 334-6174 X23

 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS ABOVE
 Resource Management Division (RM)
 Curation and Collections Management (CC)
 Ranger Division (RA)
 Interpretation Division (INT)
 Administration (AD) -