July 15, 2023
Willamette Valley Prairie Pollinator Studies
Project ID: W912HZ-22-2-0021 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $94,980 Total Funding: $379,920 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Willamette Valley Project will work cooperatively with the investigators to identify key factors pollinator studies could address, determine appropriate field methods, review research designs, evaluate data as it becomes available, and adjust methods accordingly. Key staff are located at the Fern Ridge…
Northwestern Pond Turtle Study, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Project ID: W912HZ-21-2-0016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $59,999 Total Funding: $59,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Here we propose to organize, compile, analyze, and summarize the existing USACE data on turtles in the Willamette Valley Project. We will assess material and then prioritize data sets for compilation to a master database(s). These steps will facilitate assessment of population trends…
May 17, 2023
Kipuka Vegetation Monitoring and Invasive Plant Treatments at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Project ID: P21AC12350 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,300 Total Funding: $99,300 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Sagebrush steppe vegetation communities are believed to be one of the fastest degrading ecosystems in the west due to a variety of disturbances ranging from agriculture to wildfires. Although mostly covered by basalt lava flows, about 90% of the vegetation cover at Craters…
Determining Status of Surface Water Quality in Parks and Inventory and Monitoring Networks
Project ID: P22AC02406 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $79,196 Total Funding: $258,865 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Inventory and Monitoring Networks (I&M networks) of the NPS were created to evaluate the status and trends of Vital Signs, these being indicators of ecological condition throughout the parks that are analogous to ‘vital signs’ of human health (e.g., blood pressure). Many…
Mapping and Reconstructing Wetland Surface Water Area, Snow Cover, and Vegetation Phenology in Mount Rainer National Park
Project ID: P22AC02402 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $19,999 Total Funding: $19,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to prototype methods to map and reconstruct surface water hydrology of wetlands and ponds in Mount Rainier National Park (MORA or park). Additionally, UW and NPS collaborators will focus on landcover changes within wetland basins by mapping…
John Day Fossil Beds Rock Art Documentation
Project ID: P22AC02393 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $80,000 Total Funding: $80,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The primary goal of this project is to thoroughly document select rock art sites in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA). The National Park Service (NPS) will work collaboratively with Oregon State University (OSU) to achieve this goal. Rock art sites within…
Genetic Monitoring of the Great Gray Owl in Yosemite National Park
Project ID: P22AC02370 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,590 Total Funding: $117,333 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Great gray owls (GGOs) are one of the rarest and most endangered birds in the state of California. With fewer than 200 individuals remaining, this Sierra Nevada endemic subspecies has a smaller population size than that of the California Condor. Yosemite National Park…
Administrative Support for the Upper Columbia Basin I&M Program
Project ID: P22AC02100 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,503 Total Funding: $91,761 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: For the past two decades, the University of Idaho (UI) has provided administrative support for the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) of the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Program. This support has involved office space, information technology support, library services, and project…
North Coast Cascades Network Bat Population Monitoring and White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance
Project ID: P22AC01873 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $176,148 Total Funding: $240,773 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service, Pacific West Region (PWR) White-nose syndrome (WNS) Response Plan identified the North Coast Cascades & Coastal Network (NCCN) parks as the highest priority for WNS response efforts due to proximity to the WNS epicenter in Washington and spread models….
Collaborative Native Seeds and Plants Propagation Program through a National Parks and Protected Areas Cooperative Studies Program
Project ID: P22AC01719 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $322,175 Total Funding: $1,491,044 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This agreement will support the continued development and operation of a collaborative native seed and plant propagation program called the East Cascades Native Plants Hub, operated by the Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (OSU-C) Human and Ecosystem Resilience and Sustainability Lab (HERS Lab), and…
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