Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

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…


Upper Tanana Community Harvest Assessment

Project ID: P14AC00846 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $82,576 Total Funding: $150,368 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Tho Upper Tanana Community Harvest Assessment will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents of Upper Tanana communities by conducting a comprehensive subsistence survey, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing a roport. The specific objective is to conduct a comprehensive harvest…


An Ethnohistory of the Klamath Tribes at Crater Lake National Park

Project ID: P14AC00863 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,194 Total Funding: $83,194 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to conduct research and writing of an ethnohistory of the Klamath Tribes, with particular attention to how they have valued lands and resources found within Crater…


Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Project ID: P14AC01100 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,000 Total Funding: $65,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project provides an assessment of natural resource conditions for Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE). This project is intended to assist CAVE resource management staff to assess specific parkbased resource priorities and needs. Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific information from multiple…


Updating PRISM Climate Maps for Alaska (using 1981 -2010 data) and Developing Monthly Time Series Maps for Temperature and Precipitation

Project ID: P14AC01244 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $115,000 Total Funding: $115,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a multi-phase project between the Oregon State University (OSU) PRISM Climate Group and the National Park Service (NPS) to produce high.-resolution data sets for precipitation and temperature for the current 30-year climate normal period (1981-2010) for the state of Alaska, including…



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