Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


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,…


Conduct Archival Research to Enhance Understanding of Manhattan Project at Hanford

Project ID: P25AC00365 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,401 Total Funding: $49,401 [project-data-part-2] Alternative Project Title: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hanford Unit 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…


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: $49,705 [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…


Genetic analysis of Spotted frog samples from North Cascades National Park

Project ID: P25AC00348 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $2,938 Total Funding: $2,938 [project-data-part-2] Alternative Project Title: Analysis of NPS spotted frog tissue samples Abstract:  Performance Goals: North Cascades National Park (NOCA), located in Northwest Washington State, supports spotted frog populations which have been difficult to distinguish as Rana pretiosa or Rana luteiventris based solely on morphological features….


Conduct Archival Research and Document Cultural Stories of the Hanford Site

Project ID: P25AC01108 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $46,292 Total Funding: $46,292 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Background: Tribal people of the Columbia Plateau have lived and traveled through the area that is now called the Hanford Site since time immemorial. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Nez Perce…


Traffic and Visitor Flow Assessment at Bandelier

Project ID: P25AC00918 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $47,997 Total Funding: $47,997 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals: The goal of this project is to quantify and evaluate visitor use at popular attraction sites and trails and in Bandelier NP. Project Objectives: Quantify inbound and outbound trail use along the Pueblo Loop Trail. Quantify use density measures, such as…


November 13, 2025

Bumble Bee Monitoring at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Project ID: P25AC01707 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $48,316 Total Funding: $48,316 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Project Objectives – Objectives of the project include a species list of bumble bees present at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, establishment of long-term monitoring sites (based on habitat and management units), and interpretive messaging and educational content. Monitoring sites will be selected and…



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