Protocols are collections of methods and a sample design that is designed to address a specific objective. Protocols are usually formal specifications that are applied over large areas or over long time periods.
- Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health
- Fire Effects Monitoring and Inventory Protocol (FIREMON)
- ESR Monitoring
- BLM AIM Strategy (Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring)
- National Resource Inventory
- Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) of Stream Channels and Streamside Vegetation
- Monitoring of Grassland, Shrubland, and Savanna Ecosystems
- Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
- National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)