Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


January 22, 2024

Identity of Historical Lichen Specimens

Project ID: 23-JV-11261978-071 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,288 Total Funding: $6,369 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: While selecting material in the PSU Herbarium for the PNW Research Station’s lead isotope research, it became apparent that a set of 160 historical lichen specimens have not been examined for over 100 years. Mostly collected between 1881 and 1915, the specimens are potentially…


Projecting Wildfire Across Current and Future Landscapes: Comparison of Model Approaches

Project ID: 23-JV-11261958-061 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Background: The extent and behavior of wildfires has significant impacts on carbon storage in forests, and there are concerns that the recent increases in wildfire in response to western drought will. accelerate with climate change. Ecosystem process models and empirically-based models use a…


Inventory and Monitoring of Northern Waterthrush of the Oregon Cascades

Project ID: 23-JV-11261953-087 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $140,301 Total Funding: $140,301 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to develop bioacoustics monitoring approach for northern waterthrush and other riparian-associated species. Technological advancements in ecological sampling methods have revolutionized how we monitor animal populations, dramatically improving the amount and…


Fueling Adaptation: Capacities and Gaps in Governance Networks within Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes to Engage in Shared Stewardship and Collaborative Wildfire Management

Project ID: 23-JV-11261940-106 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $857,240 Total Funding: $857,240 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Wildfires across the United States have resulted in rising ecological and social costs, with more homes and communities threatened by wildfire, as a result of a legacy of fire exclusion on the landscape, changing fuels and climate, and an expanding wildland-urban interface (WUI)….


Assessing the Social Organization of Forest Restoration in Northwest Forest Plan Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes: Industry, Workforce, Communities, and Well-being

Project ID: 23-JV-11261996-072 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,000 Total Funding: $35,667 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Background: There is growing recognition that climate change and increasingly long and severe wildfire seasons demand that forest management respond by intensifying efforts to improve forest resilience and socio-ecological resilience overall (Long 2009; McWethy et al. 2019; Pritchard 2021). The task of restoring…


Understanding Investment Tradeoffs in Watershed Restoration and Mitigating Impacts of Wildfires on Water Quality when Ecosystem Services are Jointly Produced

Project ID: 23-JV-11261976-080 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $38,775 Total Funding: $45,309 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 


Effectiveness of Physician-recommended Nature Prescriptions for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Diverse Human Populations Under Climate Change

Project ID: 23-JV-11261956-011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $150,000 Total Funding: $189,588 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: We will examine the efficacy of “nature prescriptions”—physician-prescribed time in nature, including urban forests, ordered as part of patients’ care, with the goal of improving health outcomes following cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (heart attacks) and heart surgery. We will conduct a…


January 19, 2024

North Leopard Frog Survey in the Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes

Project ID: R23AP00565 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $120,000 Total Funding: $120,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The results from the eDNA surveys will be used to aid in the drafting and implementation of a new Resource Management Plan for the Moses Lake Sand Dunes ORV Park. Northern Leopard Frogs are a State Endangered species and are at risk of adverse…


Idahoan’s Perceptions of Salmonid Recovery: Discrete Choice Experiments to Evaluate Acceptance of Management Options

Project ID: R23AP00298  [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $58,448 Total Funding: $58,448 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The public purpose of this agreement is to gather and assess Idaho resident’s perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes toward salmonid recovery in order to anticipate conflict and guide policy implementation. This will help the experts in salmonid recovery know how to accomplish salmonid recovery while…


Archaeological Research Portland District, Willamette Valley Project, Oregon

Project ID: W912HZ-19-2-0001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $453,789 Total Funding: $453,789 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 



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