Water quality is one of the best indicators of a healthy ecosystem photo & caption

In the National Park of American Samoa (NPSA), the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program has been monitoring freshwater quality year-round with the help of Park staff to sample freshwater streams and track the health of these vital resources.  A US govt shutdown will affect the NPS but how it will affect the territory's NPSis unknow — possibly furloughed workers?  [ASNPS Facebook]