Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Nutrient Enrichment Critical Loads of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition for Aquatic Ecosystems in the Western U.S.

Project ID: P15AC01313 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,671 Total Funding: $49,671 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Nitrogen pollution threatens to alter protected ecosystems throughout the Western U.S., including wilderness, national parks, and national forests. Nitrogen released into air by cars and power plants, and into soil and water by agriculture, can be transported through the atmosphere and subsequently deposited…


Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Traditional Use Study

Project ID: P15AC01372 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $88,680 Total Funding: $104,951 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) serves to protect and commemorate one of the most historically significant landmarks in the western United States. From 1825 through 1849, Fort Vancouver was the site of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s headquarters for all operations west of…


Analysis, Summary, and Public Archaeology Outreach of Artifacts from an Archaeological Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: P15AC01490 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,576 Total Funding: $37,576 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: One of the largest complexes related to home front activities during the First World War (WWI) was the Spruce Production Division’s main Spruce Cut Up Plant (Spruce Mill) in Vancouver, Washington on the site of what is now Fort Vancouver National Historic Site….


Sitka NHP Scholars-in-Parks Program

Project ID: P15AC01497 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $44,000 Total Funding: $44,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: University and its history department with material support and opportunities for student­ historians and recent graduates. The objectives are to develop a replicable, academically-focused and NPS-engaged history program that includes strong educational content aligned with NPS historical themes, immersive research experiences, and hands-on…


Historic Resource Study of Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: P15AC01564 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $77,188 Total Funding: $164,430 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will develop baseline documentation in the form of a Historic Resource Study (HRS) for Vancouver Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA). The Barracks are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are a key resource named in…


Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) of Crater Lake National Park

Project ID: P14AC01576 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,988 Total Funding: $9,988 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and Oregon State University (OSU) to conduct three Lepidoptera surveys of Crater Lake National Park (CRLA) to generate new knowledge about Lepidoptera in Oregon. The Lepidoptera of CRLA are poorly known, although…


Community-Specific Biogeochemical Responses to Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in Subalpine Ecosystems

Project ID: P14AC01577 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,781 Total Funding: $5,781 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Elevated anthropogenic nitrogen (N) emissions are causing higher rates of atmospheric N deposition (Ndep) that may saturate Cascade ecosystems with reactive N. Simultaneously, increasing global temperatures and altered circulation patterns generated by climate change are expected to strongly impact snow regimes in the…


Analyzing Archaeological Materials from Redwood National Park to Investigate Historical Marine Environments

Project ID: P14AC01578 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $43,508 Total Funding: $43,508 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with Washington State University (WSU) will collaborate in the processing and analyses of archeological soils to be collected in 2014 from Site CA-DNO-14 located in Redwood National Park (REDW) The soils from CA-DNO-14 will be processed,…


Development of Inventory and Monitoring Outreach Products for the Sierra Nevada network

Project ID: P14AC01585 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,046 Total Funding: $11,046 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Over the past decade, the parks within the Sierra Nevada Network (SIEN) have undergone numerous inventories and mapping projects which have provided new and useful information on a wide range of resources, such as small mammals, river hydrology, geology, climate, and vegetation. SIEN…


Evaluating Impacts of a Pneumonia Epizootic and Potential for Disease Transmission Among Desert Bighorn Sheep Herds in and near Mojave National Preserve

Project ID: P14AC01636 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $157,625 Total Funding: $177,627 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Bighorn sheep are highly susceptible to pneumonia epizootics that can reduce bighorn population size by 50 to 100% and have lingering, adverse effects on lamb survival for years after the initial onset of disease. Desert bighorn sheep in and near Mojave National Preserve…



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