Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Ethnographic Overview and Traditional Associations Study of Channel Islands National Park and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Project ID: P19AC01240 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $67,060 Total Funding: $178,313 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will advance the public understanding of the historic and contemporary activities and concerns of traditionally associated Native American tribal groups related to CHIS and SAMO. The project will document the qualities and attributes of the tribal history and the cultural landscapes…


Habitat Assessment for Re-establishing Extirpated Cascades Frog in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Project ID: P17AC01723 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $29,375 Total Funding: $29,375 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background The Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) is one of two frog species known to historically occur in Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO). The Cascades frog is a highly visible and charismatic species that historically occupied lakes and wetlands throughout the Cascade Range,…


The Effect of Bear Viewers on Bears at Katmai National Park & Preserve

Project ID: P18AC00050 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,125 Total Funding: $43,874 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Our goals are to determine if bears in backcountry areas of Katmai National Park & Preserve (KATM) are reacting to human presence via 1) spatial avoidance, 2) temporal avoidance, or 3) changes in behavior. We seek to summarize how all of the above…


Prepare Kijik National Historic Landmark Cultural Landscape Report

Project ID: P18AC00234 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,747 Total Funding: $237,247 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to prepare a Cultural Landscape Report, an updated National Historic Landmark nomination, and a management plan for Kijik National Historic Landmark (NHL). Sitting within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL), Kijik NHL contains the remnants of…


Traditional Use Study: An assessment of Caribou and other resources of cultural significance in Noatka, Alaska

Project ID: P18AC00238 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,025 Total Funding: $16,025 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to complete a Traditional Use Study (TUS) for Noatak National Preserve to document Native subsistence practices relating to caribou and visitor effects on those practices, in partnership with Portland State University (PSU). This research will gather information…


Community Harvest Assessment Buckland Baseline Update

Project ID: P18AC00296 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $70,509 Total Funding: $115,594 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Cooperative Agreement is to update baseline data on the customary and traditional uses of fish and wildlife by residents of Buckland, AK. Buckland, located on the northern Seward Peninsula, is a predominately Iñupiat community whose subsistence use areas include…


North Pacific Stepping Stones: Past, Present, and Future Linkages between the Floras of Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska

Project ID: P18AC00469 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $74,746 Total Funding: $223,820 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to document the diversity and distribution of the flora across the North Pacific Stepping Stones (Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Kamchatka), focusing on those species that are rare and/or important to the indigenous peoples of the region….


Past Beringian Cultural Exchange and Interaction: a Study of Ceramic Technology

Project ID: P18AC00488 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $152,824 Total Funding: $152,824 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to support research at Portland State University (PSU) on “Past Beringian Cultural Exchange and Interaction: a Study of Ceramic Technology”. Shelby Anderson (PSU) will serve as the project Principal Investigator (PI). This project was selected for funding…


Ensuring Consistency in Plant Nomenclature in the North Coast and Cascades Network National Park Units

Project ID: P18AC00503 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,749 Total Funding: $11,749 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal for this project is to review plant nomenclature for the seven NCCN parks and ensure that names used in NCCN databases are up to date on the current accepted nomenclature. Consistency in plant nomenclature, across the seven NCCN parks, will facilitate…


Educating Students on Wildlife Sampling Methods and Determining Prey Use of Mesocarnivores at Crater Lake National Park

Project ID: P18AC00651 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,767 Total Funding: $5,767 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Crater Lake National Park (CRLA or the Park) is home to a diversity of wildlife species that includes both eastern and western cascade species from high and low elevations. Each year, the NPS wildlife team at CRLA employs seasonal wildlife technicians to assist…



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