August 30, 2021
Estimating population size of humpback whales in southeast Alaska using modified mark-recapture models from a long-term sighting database of individually identified whales.
Project ID: J8W07070001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,676 Total Funding: $8,676 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Utilize photos from surveys of humpback whales in northern southeastern Alaska (primarily, Sitka Sound, Fredrick Sound, and Glacier Bay/Icy Strait) collected since 1993 to create a long term sighting history database of individually identified whales. The database will then be utilized to estimate…
Orthorectification and Automation of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Landcover Mapping
Project ID: J8W07070002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $94,270 Total Funding: $94,270 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will rebuild the existing GIS dataset developed for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Landcover Mapping Project to conform to 1:63,360 NMAS. This work will require processing to orthorectify scanned CIR photography and linework to register with existing BW orthoimagery. The…
Database Assistance for Upper Columbia Basin Network
Project ID: J8W07070003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This Task Agreement supports assistance to the Upper Columbia Basin I&M Network on database development and database documentation.
A Multi-agency Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Associated Tribes for the Purpose of Developing Consultation Plans in Clark County Nevada
Project ID: J8W07070004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $290,000 Total Funding: $290,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project will develop an ethnographic overview and assessment for all federal lands in Clark County, Nevada that are managed by members of the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP): BLM, NPS, USBR, USFWS, USFS. The study will identify American Indian tribes historically associated…
Stakeholder Outreach and Research Communications Program
Project ID: J8W07070005 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $71,973 Total Funding: $71,973 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A determination of whether or not to increase cruise ship use in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP) by as much as 32% above existing levels will rely upon guidance provided through scientific studies. A comprehensive research framework examining the potential effects…
Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Pacific Treefrog Tadpoles and Lake Sediment from Yosemite National Park
Project ID: J8W07070006 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,245 Total Funding: $44,490 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Measure the concentrations of contaminants in Pacific treefrogs. Data will be used to test hypotheses regarding concentrations in the water, distance from contaminant sources, and relationships to losses of mountain yellow-legged frogs.
Ecology and Conservation of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus)
Project ID: J8W07070007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Research will be conducted to develop a more thorough understanding of the demographics and landscape requirements of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus). The Island Marble Butterfly was recently rediscovered in San Juan Island National Historical park after it had been thought…
Snow, water, and forests: monitoring phenology and climate change impacts in mountain ecosystems of the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest
Project ID: J8W07070008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,729 Total Funding: $9,729 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: North Cascades National Park and Mount Rainier National Park have some of the deepest snowpacks in the world. Deep snowpacks limit the length of the growing season but also supply water to sustain ecosystems through the dry summer. The phenology and life history…
Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation for Alcatraz Island
Project ID: J8W07070009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $14,000 Total Funding: $14,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service will enter into a coordinated and cooperative research effort with the University of Washington for the purpose of discovering: 1. the extent and cost of power consumption on Alcatraz, 2. the location of current power consumption, 3. current renewable…
Promoting Diversity in Pacific Northwest Prairie Restorations
Project ID: J8W07070010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,990 Total Funding: $43,990 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will evaluate techniques for establishing diverse prairie vegetation in an abandoned agricultural field at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Increasing plant diversity will provide a broader range of wildlife habitat, promote plant community stability, reduce invasion by exotic species, and help…
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