Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Engage Professional and Citizen Scientists to Survey the Biota of Olympic National Park – Coordination and Logistics

Project ID: J8W07070027

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2007

Initial Funding: $24,000

Total Funding: $24,000

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: Olympic National Park

Principal Investigator: Pietsch, Ted

Agreement Technical Representative: Wotawa, Mark

Abstract: The work supported by this task agreement is part of a larger collaborative project involving the National Park Service, the University of Washington and Oregon State University. It will engage professional and citizen scientists to conduct biological surveys of invertebrates, non-vascular plants and/or fungi in Olympic National Park, document the successes and challenges of the process, as well as the scientific survey results. The focus of this task agreement is to provide project coordination and logistics, and to develop a project web page. A corresponding task agreement at Oregon State University focuses on taxonomy and specimen management.

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