Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


July 24, 2026

Willamette Valley Prairie Pollinator Studies

Project ID: W912HZ-26-2-A019 [project-data-part-1] Alternative Project ID: To effectuate W912HZ-22-2-0021 P00004, the Research and Development Cooperative Agreement identified by FAIN W912HZ-22-2-0021 is hereby reissued as W912HZ-26-2 A019. This newly numbered cooperative agreement is necessary for the agency to adapt to the Army’s new contract writing system and ensures that all future activities related to this…


May 6, 2026

Hydrologic controls on watershed biogeochemistry

Project ID: 19-JV-11261933-098 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,840 Total Funding: $80,699 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Precipitation is a fundamental ecological control in the perhumid coastal temperate rainforest (PCTR) of coastal British Columbia and Alaska. Water movement across the landscape influences terrestrial vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, river discharge, and temperature. Climate change affects air temperature and the timing, amount, and…


March 31, 2026

Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Cetaceans in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Project ID: M25AC00103 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $35,980 Total Funding: $35,980 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


Maintaining the Landscape Assessment Tool to Create Departure Mapping Used in Forest Planning and Management

Project ID: 24-CS-11062770-383 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $29,759 Total Funding: $29,759 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


Forest Service High-Resolution Modeling

Project ID: 25-CS-11062752-321 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $40,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


Functions of Fire-Adapting Fungi: A Microbially-Informed Approach to Tree Regeneration Following Severe Fire

Project ID: L25AC00249 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $25,000 [project-data-part-2] Alternative Project Title: PANO CESU Grin 25-1-01-13 Functions of Fire-Adapting Fungi Abstract:


AK PANO CESU Facilitating Plant Conservation and Management for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska

Project ID: L22AC00491 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $115,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


PNW CESU Sage-Grouse Response to Little Mountain Prescribed Burns: Habitat Use and Movement (WY)

Project ID: L25AC00548 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $250,000 Total Funding: $250,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


CESU PANO FSEN Northwest Fire Science Consortium

Project ID: L25AC00231 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $524,000 Total Funding: $524,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


March 24, 2026

Characterizing fluid and gas composition in deep-sea environments within the Aleutian Island Arc

Project ID: G25AC00534 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $69,990 Total Funding: $69,990 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is based on the exploration and characterization of hydrothermally and/or volcanically active submarine volcanoes and methane seeps along the Aleutian Arc, to fill significant gaps in knowledge and understanding of this region in accordance with USGS priorities. Subaerial volcanism, hot springs…



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