Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Technical Assistance (GIS, Database, Science Communication) for the Upper Columbia Basin Network

Project ID: P14AC01776 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $51,810 Total Funding: $212,952 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the University of Idaho and the National Park Service to support the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) inventory and monitoring program by expanding technical capacity and science communication products for monitoring protocols implemented in several UCBN parks…


Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Obed Wild and Scenic River and Shiloh National Military Park

Project ID: P14AC01777 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $105,200 Total Funding: $105,200 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Investigators with Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota University and National Park Service (NPS) resource managers will collaborate in conducting a condition assessment of important focal resources at Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRl) and Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL). Through compilation and synthesis…


Energetics, Survival, and Dispersal of Dall’s Sheep Rams Under Differing Harvest Management Strategies

Project ID: P14AC01780 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $57,713 Total Funding: $118,913 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Approximately 25-35% of Alaska’s Dali’s sheep population (Ovis clalli dali,) occurs within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST). Protection of Dali’s sheep populations and habitat is specifically stated In WRST’s enabling legislation. Subsistence harvest of DalI’s sheep is allowed in the park…


Hughes Subsistence Harvest Survey

Project ID: P15AC00198 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $58,000 Total Funding: $96,508 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Hughes Subsistence Harvest Survey project will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents living in the community of Hughes through a comprehensive subsistence harvest survey, resulting data, and preparation of a report. The specific objective is to conduct a subsistence…


Investigating the Effects of Vessel Traffic on Marine Mammal Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P15AC00332 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $275,709 Total Funding: $275,709 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Nearly all visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve arrive via motor vessels, yet critical information is lacking on the impacts of vessel noise on marine mammal vocal behavior and the role of acoustic communication associated with vital functions. This information gap…


Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Big Thicket National Preserve

Project ID: P13AC01169 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $21,700 Total Funding: $60,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project provides an assessment of natural resource conditions for Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH). This project is intended to assist BITH resource management staff to assess specific park-based resource priorities and needs. Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific information from multiple…


Assessment of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Fish from a High Elevation Lake in Yosemite National Park

Project ID: P13AC01175 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $21,000 Total Funding: $21,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Yosemite National Park (YOSE) was one of many parks, including Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI), sampled as part of the Western Airborne Contaminants Assessment Project (WACAP). Two SEKI lakes (Emerald and Pear), similar in elevation and exposure to westerly winds to…


Ethnographic Overview and Assessment for Devil’s Postpile National Monument and Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks

Project ID: P13AC01223 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $135,845 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to develop an Ethnographic Overview and Assessment for three units of the NPS: Devil’s Postpile National Monument (DEPO), Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI), and Yosemite National…


A Traditional Use Study of the Chulitna River-Sixmile Lake Area at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P13AC01460 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $85,000 Total Funding: $146,210 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to conduct consultation, planning, and completion of a Traditional Use Study (TUS) for the Chulitna River-Sixmile Lake area within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). The Chulitna-Sixmile Lake cultural landscape is important to present-day Dena’ina and…


Geoarchaeological Context of the Mid-Holocene Human Occupation at the Frank Slaven Roadhouse Site, Yukon-Charley Rivers national Preserve, Alaska

Project ID: P14AC00787 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $14,965 Total Funding: $14,965 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Task Agreement, between Central Washington University (CWU) and the National Park Service (NPS), Is to provide new data on subsistence responses to mid-Holocene environments along the middle stretches of the Yukon River. For this, a team of NPS and…



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