Project Highlights

August 19, 2024

Project Highlight: Assessment of Pacific marten status in Olympic National Park: Are they headed to extirpation?

Researchers from the University of Washington, National Park Service, Woodland Park Zoo, and U.S. Forest Service are investigating the critically low Pacific marten population in Olympic National Park. Using innovative monitoring technologies and genetic analysis, the team aims to evaluate the population’s status and genetic health to inform future conservation strategies.

June 28, 2024

Student Project Highlight: Remote Sensing Assessments of Social Trails Fragmenting Subalpine Paradise Meadows

Researchers from the University of Washington are collaborating with the National Park Service to map and mitigate social trail impacts in the fragile subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier’s Paradise area. Using aerial imagery and machine learning, they are detecting and predicting social trails with over 80% accuracy to protect these ecosystems from human activity and climate change.