Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


December 5, 2025

Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge Certificate Support

Project ID: F25AC01415 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $44,490 Total Funding: $44,490 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  This project is a continuation of a previous project: “INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE SUPPORT” This award will support traditional uses and educational outcomes for Tribal and Native peoples and students in collaboration with Portland State University. These efforts align with…


Geospatial analysis and science synthesis support for environmental threat assessment for national forests in the western United States

Project ID: 25-JV-11261999-062 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $279,778 Total Funding: $279,778 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Background: National forests in the western United States are exposed to a range of intensifying stressors, including wildfires, droughts, insect outbreaks, and flooding. These environmental threats harm local and regional economies and threaten the wellbeing of communities located near national forests. Increased tree…


December 3, 2025

Effects of a silvicultural-based forest restoration treatment on the small mammal prey of key mesocarnivores and forest raptors.

Project ID: P25AC01024 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $31,550 Total Funding: $31,550 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – The goal of this study is to address a key knowledge gap identified by LAVO Resource and Fire staff following the implementation of Phase I of the Northwest Gateway Forest Restoration project (NWG). While quantitative data was collected and analyzed…


Vegetation Restoration and Fuels Treatments at Lava Beds National Monument

Project ID: P25AC00571 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $47,000 Total Funding: $47,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – This agreement will support Lava Beds National Monument’s ongoing post-fire rehabilitation efforts to restore native forbs, grasses, and shrubs to the landscape and reduce invasive plant species presence to increase wildfire resilience and meet NPS land management objectives. These goals…


December 2, 2025

Document Manhattan Project Scientific Advancements at Handford

Project ID: P25AC00500 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,969 Total Funding: $30,969 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals The goal of this project is to enhance knowledge of and ability to share the complex scientific advancements made at Hanford during the Manhattan Project. This goal will be achieved through archival research, development of a literature review and research report,…


Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hanford Unit

Project ID: P25AC00365 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,401 Total Funding: $49,401 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals The goal of this project is to research the lesser-known histories of the women who contributed to the Manhattan Project at Hanford. This goal will be achieved through archival research, oral history interviews, identification of primary source materials including oral histories,…


Coastline Ethnographic Landscape Study as a Baseline Document for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Management

Project ID: P25AC00524 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,046 Total Funding: $28,046 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – The goal of this project is to collaboratively document traditional and local knowledge about the Wrangell-St. Elias coastline and adjacent lands and, using this information, produce an Ethnographic Landscape Study – a baseline document describing human connections to this landscape…


November 21, 2025

American Exploration and Fur Trade National Historic Landmarks in the American Northwest

Project ID: P25AC00926 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $85,000 Total Funding: $85,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals -This is a collaborative undertaking to carry out essential investigations and provide technical support relating to National Historic Landmarks at places of singular importance in Pacific Northwest fur trade history. The National Park Service (NPS) National Historic Preservation (NHP) Programs support…


National Historic Landmark Nomination Project: Mining and Transportation in the American West

Project ID: P25AC00923 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $84,008 Total Funding: $84,008 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – The National Park Service (NPS) National Historic Preservation (NHP) Programs support technical assistance to Federal agencies (excluding NPS), State, Tribal, and local governments and private proponents in the identification, evaluation, documentation, and designation of National Historic Landmarks (NHLs). The NHP…


NPS Whitebark Pine Mapping

Project ID: P25Ac00427 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,696 Total Funding: $99,696 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – The goal of this project is to model whitebark pine (WBP) distribution and health in seven national parks using the available empirical data to inform stewardship, recovery and compliance actions. Separate models with compatible resolution and response variables will be…



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