August 30, 2021
Using eDNA Technology to Detect Amphibians in Yosemite National Park
Project ID: P15AC01599 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,500 Total Funding: $10,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaboration between Washington State University (WSU) and the National Park Service (NPS) to support efforts to conserve rare amphibian species and maintain intact healthy aquatic ecosystems at Yosemite National Park (YOSE). Many amphibians are cryptic, making them difficult to detect…
Using LiDAR Data to Assess Forest Structure and Fuels at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve and at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Project ID: P15AC01626 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,500 Total Funding: $20,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Washington (UW) to explore methods for using airborne LiDAR data to improve existing regional fuel model mapping with additional information on forest overstory characteristics. NPS and UW will…
Preparing National Park Service Records for Improved Public Access
Project ID: P15AC01644 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $287,521 Total Funding: $370,926 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The NPS creates resource management records in the course of daily business which are considered permanent and must be managed in perpetuity. These records incorporate the long history of assembling data on and managing park cultural and natural resources during the past century….
Technical Assistance in Cultural Landscape Climate Change Adaptation Approaches for the National Park System
Project ID: P15AC01669 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,750 Total Funding: $55,517 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: the goal of this project is to provide technical assistance to NPS in incorporating the methods and findings of the cultural landscapes climate change work with the concurrent NPS climate change vulnerability assessment and planning framework initiatives and related projects. UO will provide…
Air Quality for Land Managers
Project ID: P15AC01735 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: An assessment of the current state of smoke management training as contained in agency policy and guidance, within position task books and contained in the NWCG official courses has been conducted by SmoC with assistance by University of Idaho (“An Assessment of NWCG…
An Ethnohistory of Native American Land and Resource Use at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Project ID: P15AC01754 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $95,331 Total Funding: $95,331 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to conduct research and develop an ethnohistory of the Native American communities associated with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS), with particular attention to how they have valued lands and resources now managed by the National Park Service….
Conducting Historic Preservation Field Schools to Assess and Stabilize the Silver Bell and Golden Bell Mines, Joshua Tree National Park
Project ID: P15AC01792 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,936 Total Funding: $83,936 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The School of Engineering at the University of Vermont (UVM) will participate with staff from the National Park Service (NPS) in a collaborative program of research, documentation, assessment, training, and pilot treatment at the Silver Bell and Golden Bell Mines in Joshua Tree…
Historic Structure Report of the Oregon Caves Chalet
Project ID: P15AC01828 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $55,000 Total Funding: $55,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative effort between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Oregon (UO) to develop and finalize a historic structure report of the Oregon Caves Chalet, with particular attention toward planning for future rehabilitation of the buUding. The Chalet…
Evaluate displacement of birds by recreational activities in Denali National Park
Project ID: P16AC00082 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $75,558 Total Funding: $179,005 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Total Amount of Task Agreement: $179,005 Cooperative Agreement Number Pl6AC00003 was entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, (NPS), and the University of Washington (UW) for the purpose of supporting the education mission UW by engaging a…
Integration and Synthesis of the Scientific and Professional Literature on Soundscapes and Night Skies and Their Relationship to Outdoor Recreation
Project ID: P16AC00135 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $49,674 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Given the substantial and growing scientific and professional literature on soundscapes and night skies and their increasing importance and implications for outdoor recreation, we propose to prepare a paper that integrates and synthesizes this literature. The understanding of these resources, related resources and…
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