Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


January 7, 2025

Improving conservation assessments of insect pollinators in Alaska. Targeted biodiversity assessments and robust abundance estimates in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Project ID: F24AC01946 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $92,000 Total Funding: $92,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: AN INCREASING NUMBER OF INSECT POLLINATOR SPECIES ARE IN DECLINE IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS DECLINE IS PROMPTING NUMEROUS PETITIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LISTING THAT ARE INCREASINGLY PULLING ON ALASKA USFWS ECOLOGICAL SERVICES STAFF TIME. KNOWLEDGE OF ALASKAN POLLINATORS IS EXCEEDINGLY POOR RELATIVE…


Monitoring Juvenile Salmon and Stream Temperatures in the Little Susitna Watershed

Project ID: F24AC00297 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $66,454 Total Funding: $66,454 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project Description: The overall objective of this project is to monitor the Little Susitna watershed for five consecutive years in order to understand baseline stream thermal regimes and how they support salmon populations and life stages. Collecting multiple years of temperature data would…


UAA ACCS Kachemak Bay NERR – Federal FY24 NOAA Operations

Project ID: NA24NOSX420C0052-T1-01 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $880,967 Total Funding: $880,967 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


Examining Spatial and Temporal Carbon Sequestration and Tree Growth Across Alaska’s Forested Ecosystems

Project ID: 24-JV-11261918-076 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $247,123 Total Funding: $247,123 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:


January 3, 2025

Sagebrush Steppe Native Plant Materials Production

Project ID: F24AC01608 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $150,000 Total Funding: $318,750 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  This project compliments and builds upon WSSRI investment and capacity by expanding the production of diverse sagebrush ecotypes and forb plant materials to be ready for post-fire rehabilitation and recovery. The Sagebrush Steppe Plant Material Project to be funded through the Department of…


Modeling Acoustic Fields Using OpenFOAM to Determine Navigation Impacts

Project ID: W912HZ-24-2-0043 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $174,999 Total Funding: $174,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Acoustic Modeling and Analysis of an Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System to Determine Navigational Impacts and Assess Speaker Performance


December 12, 2024

IRA Cultural Resources at Risk Cemeteries and Burials Project

Project ID: P24AC02327 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $123,361 Total Funding: $123,361 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Performance Goals The goal of this project is to provide recommendations for monitoring and condition assessment, adaptation planning, and technical assistance associated with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) for burial and cemetery sites within NPS parks, related programs, and…


Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve Subsistence Harvest Surveys

Project ID: P24AC02326 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $218,823 Total Funding: $311,239 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this agreement is to use standard social science methods, including surveys, ethnographic interviews, and participant-observation to update baseline data for the 2024 study year on the customary and traditional uses of fish and wildlife by residents of the park’s resident…


December 6, 2024

Pacific Northwest Seed Collections for Post-Fire Recovery and Restoration

Project ID: P24AC02224 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $97,931 Total Funding: $181,844 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project supports Burned Area Recovery projects to efficiently restore fire-affected areas. A Seeds of Success crew will collect seeds across four parks in the Pacific Northwest, so that NPS has plant materials on-hand and ready for post-fire restoration, reducing the need for…


Collaborative Native Seeds and Plants Propagation for Sagebrush Steppe Restoration and Resiliency in High-Priority Protected-Area Landscapes

Project ID: P24AC02072 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $393,639 Total Funding: $$1,540,558 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This agreement supports the continued development and operation of a collaborative native seed and plant propagation program called the East Cascades Plant Hub. The program focuses on plant materials support within high-priority sagebrush steppe landscapes to enhance resiliency to fire and resistance to…



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