Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Nominate “Mission 66” Properties at Crater Lake National Park to the National Register of Historic Places

Project ID: P17AC01303 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,088 Total Funding: $23,088 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Crater Lake National Park (CRLA) is a unit of the National Park System established by Congress and signed into law on May 22, 1902. It is among the first ten national parks in the United States and presently consists of 183,224 acres of…


Estimating risk to humpback whales from shipping: a comparative approach from Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, and Francisco Coloane Marine Protected Area, Chile

Project ID: P17AC01307 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,280 Total Funding: $25,280 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The overall objective of this effort is to improve the ability of each park to meet its management goals and best balance conflicting objectives by better understanding the risk of shipping to humpback whales. Specifically, the goal is to build quantitative modeling tools…


FOUN Cultural Landscape Report

Project ID: P17AC01394 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $74,700 Total Funding: $74,700 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project will create a Cultural Landscape Report for Fort Union National Monument (FOUN) in northern New Mexico. FOUN is a nineteenth century US military fort located along the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was in use from 1821 – 1891 and was…


PECO Cultural Landscape Report

Project ID: P17AC01422 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $209,476 Total Funding: $209,476 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project will create a Cultural Landscape Report for Pecos National Historical Park (PECO) in northeastern New Mexico. The project will partner the NPS with the University of Oregon’s Department of Landscape Architecture. Colorado Mesa University (CMU) will act as a subcontractor (through…


Inventory, Monitoring, Education, and Research Partnership between the Klamath Network and Southern Oregon University

Project ID: P17AC01447 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,815 Total Funding: $348,116 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: NPS and SOU are both participants in the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), part of a nationwide network of similar units organized around biogeographical regions for the purpose of providing high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education through the linking of…


Characterizing Spotted Owl Habitat Using LiDAR

Project ID: P17AC01530 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,886 Total Funding: $9,886 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background This study will use remote sensing techniques to characterize California Spotted Owl (hereafter Spotted Owl) habitat in areas burned by the 2013 Rim Fire and in unburned areas. Yosemite National Park (YOSE) biologists surveyed for Spotted Owls after the Rim Fire…


Prepare National Register Nomination for Santa Rosa Island Archeological District

Project ID: P17AC01563 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,899 Total Funding: $37,899 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background Santa Rosa Island is one of five islands within Channel Islands National Park (CHIS). Santa Rosa contains more than 1,000 documented archeological resources that collectively represent more than 13,000 years of human history. The resources are acknowledged to be nationally and…


Development of Dog Management Monitoring Program and Protocols for Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Project ID: P17AC01603 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $344,078 Total Funding: $344,078 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA) contains more than 20 land and coastal units (Attachment A) within the urban San Francisco Bay Area. Management of domesticated dogs poses many issues in the San Francisco Bay Area, and within GOGA particularly. Some…


Pacific Northwest Bat Identification and White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance

Project ID: P17AC01656 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $79,333 Total Funding: $360,835 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease of hibernating bats that has caused unprecedented mortality across eastern North America and threatens some species with regional extinction. The fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) infects bats during hibernation when they go into prolonged periods of torpor…


Historic and Contemporary Tribal Uses and Issues in the Lower Columbia Region

Project ID: P17AC01691 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,795 Total Funding: $70,972 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background Between 2002 and 2010, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI) expanded from 125 acres to 3,410 acres. The park does not have any baseline documentation on traditional Native American uses of natural resources, landscapes, or sites within this additional acreage….



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