Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

History of Off-road Vehicle Use in Katmai National Park and Preserve by the Communities of Kokhonak and Igiugig, Alaska

Project ID: J8W07070031 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,572 Total Funding: $16,572 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this Task Agreement is to revise and update two draft NPS reports, compiled by the NPS Alaska Region Anthropologist. These two documents partially document off-road vehicle use in the harvest of a variety of wildlife species by residents of the…


Human and Environmental Dynamics at Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Project ID: J8W07070032 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $204,532 Total Funding: $608,656 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service and the University of Washington are initiating a collaborative interdisciplinary research project at Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR) in Northwest Alaska to address selected long-standing research questions about human and environmental interactions. This collaborative project will incorporate palynological and…


Visitor Survey Card-Concessions Project (VSC-C)

Project ID: J8W07070033 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $285,743 Total Funding: $285,743 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Service Project (VSP), part of the University of Idaho Park Studies Unit (PSU) will develop and implement the Visitor Survey Card-Concessions Project (VSC-C) for the NPS to survey selected parks with concession operations through this task agreement….


Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program Support

Project ID: J8W07070034 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,781 Total Funding: $156,121 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Provide program support to the Research Coordinator of the National Park Service Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and to complete technical, research, administrative, and/or education projects relevant to the mission of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.


Kiana Family Networks Study

Project ID: J8W07060014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $130,000 Total Funding: $130,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Kiana Family Networks Project will document and analyze the interplay between subsistence activities and social networks in the Inupiaq community of Kiana, Alaska. This project, to be conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Subsistence and the Kiana…


Distribution and Status of the Plants Endemic to the Paleosols of the Painted Hills Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Project ID: J8W07060015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,443 Total Funding: $26,443 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Painted Hills Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is renowned for its unique colorful hills of bare paleosol soils. Numerous native wildflowers, some listed as rare, substantially add to this colorful display during the spring and early summer season. These…


Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Forest Vegetation Management Plan

Project ID: J8W07060016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,000 Total Funding: $28,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project involves a site assessment of a newly expanded national park in Oregon to develop management direction on lands previously managed as industrial forest. The primary objective is to produce a forest management and monitoring plan for these lands that will identify…


Native Plant Conservation Technical Support

Project ID: J8W07060017 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,191 Total Funding: $21,576 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: University of Washington and Rare Plant Care & Conservation (Rare Care) will provide technical support, guidance, and research to support the conservation of native plants and communities within North Coast and Cascades network parks. Technical support will include seed collection, seed storage, seed…


Pilot Public Policy Education Demonstration Project to Refine and Improve the Smoke Management Plan for Yosemite National Park and Gateway Communities

Project ID: J8W07060018 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $6,000 Total Funding: $6,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This pilot sociological study involves interviews of selected participants and is designed to assess the range of concerns and issues that employees, gateway communities, and special interest groups have regarding fire ecology and fire management, particularly with regard to smoke management in Yosemite…


Competitive Interactions between the Northern Spotted Owls and Barred Owls in Western Oregon

Project ID: J8W07060019 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $145,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is designed to develop a better understanding of the competitive relationships between northern spotted owls and barred owls, including exploration of common resources and behavioral interactions. Researchers and managers are very concerned that the barred owls may be negatively affecting northern…



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