August 30, 2021
Intertidal Monitoring Program Protocol Review
Project ID: UW-01-13 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,200 Total Funding: $9,200 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Monitoring of intertidal communities has occurred on the Olympic National Park coast since 1988. Monitoring was originally begun to collect baseline data on intertidal plant and animal communities in order to assess potential impacts of environmental insults, such as oil spills, and to…
Restoration of a Low-elevation Riparian Forest Ecosystem
Project ID: UW-01-14 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,247 Total Funding: $48,247 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The general goals of this research project are to restore a functioning low-elevation riparian forest, to better understand the severity and extent of current impacts, and to learn how to facilitate a long-term system restoration. The site has been functioning as a borrow…
Environmental History of San Juan Island National Historical Park
Project ID: UW-01-15 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,500 Total Funding: $21,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: An environmental history of San Juan Island National Historical Park will explore the historical as well as natural forces that have shaped the park’s landscape. The study will provide park managers with a better understanding of the relationship between the park’s historical and…
Ecological Impacts of Recreation Use
Project ID: UW-01-16 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,625 Total Funding: $8,625 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 1. Review existing literature on the effects of recreational use on ecosystem structure and function 2. Develop a hierarchical overview of ecological effects of recreational use on park ecosystems. 3. Develop a draft research needs paper for use in an NPS workshop in…
Statistical Design and Analysis of Inventory and Monitoring
Project ID: UW-01-17 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,825 Total Funding: $17,691 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Inventory and monitoring are two essential steps in the development of a scientifically based resource protection strategy for the National Park Service. Data collection must be conducted in a statistically valid manner following a prescribed methodology. This project has been initiated to facilitate…
Lichen Survey
Project ID: UW-01-18 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,500 Total Funding: $7,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objectives of this project are to inventory the lichen community at Camp Muir in order to determine what species are present, which species are rare or haven’t been classified before, which species will be impacted by proposed construction activities, and what measures…
Subtidal Monitoring Workshop for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Project ID: UW-01-19 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $17,000 Total Funding: $17,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Conduct a workshop to develop a proposal on future subtidal monitoring efforts, focusing on long-term population/distribution trends of macroinvertebrates and macroalgae communities, and consider incorporating fish surveys. (Renumbered J9088010025.)
Environmental History of Point Reyes National Seashore
Project ID: UW-01-20 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,100 Total Funding: $16,100 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: An environmental history of Point Reyes National Seashore will explore the historical as well as natural forces that have shapes the park’s landscape. The study will provide park managers with a better understanding of the relationship between the park’s historical and natural scenes….
Environmental History of the Hudson’s Bay Company
Project ID: UW-01-21 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: An environmental history of the Hudson’s Bay Company will explore the ways that the fur trade in general and the Bay Company in particular modified the natural systems and influenced the native cultures of the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands in the 18th…
Paleoecology of the Plains of Fort Vancouver NHS and Olympic NP
Project ID: UW-01-23 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,864 Total Funding: $12,864 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this research is to evaluate soil properties and vegetation distributions in and around Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in order to identify their origin, changes in size through time, and the relationship between soil, vegetation, and land-use (specifically burning). (Renumbered…
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