Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Administrative Support for the Upper Columbia Basin Network Inventory and Monitoring Program

Project ID: P13AC00983 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $39,930 Total Funding: $93,549 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) of the National Park Service (NPS) has an on-going partnership with the University of Idaho (UI) to help meet the goals and objectives of the respective programs. Through this partnership, the UCBN has obtained much-needed administrative and…


Investigating the Nisqually Glacier Outburst Flood Potential

Project ID: P13AC00992 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,975 Total Funding: $24,975 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service and the University of Washington will collaborate in a project to estimate the current and near-future outburst flood potential from the Nisqually Glacier and associated downstream hazards along the Nisqually River and the Longmire work area. Recent survey data…


Northern Alaska National Historic Landmark Condition and Vulnerability Assessment

Project ID: P13AC01005 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $55,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: As part of the National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program and the National Park Service’s (NPS) initiative to provide technical assistance to National Historic Landmark owners, NPS (Alaska Region) is coordinating a project that will document current physical conditions and assess how climate change…


Monitoring and Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Other Water Quality Threats to Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: P13AC01053 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,320 Total Funding: $13,320 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The mountain parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) span a gradient of urban influence, and a west-east precipitation gradient. Because of these gradients, network parks and areas within may respond differently to certain stressors (e.g., atmospheric deposition of contaminants), while…


Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Glacier Bay National Park

Project ID: P13AC01093 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $120,885 Total Funding: $170,785 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project provides an assessment of natural resource conditions for Glacier Bay National Park (GLBA). This project is intended to assist GLBA resource management staff to assess specific park-based resource priorities and needs. Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific information from multiple…


Yakutat Tlingit Traditional Cultural Property Study, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P13AC01117 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $107,386 Total Funding: $275,107 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Pacific coast shoreline of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA) represents a critically important component of the Yakutat Tlingit traditional territory. Yakutat clans trace their origins to the Pacific coastline of GLBA. Former village sites and archaeological sites are numerous in…


Traditional Use Study with the Native Village of Kiana for Kobuk Valley National Park

Project ID: P13AC01120 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $48,511 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to conduct consultation, planning, and completion of a Traditional Use Study (TUS) for Kobuk Valley National Park. The project focus is on the Kuuvangmiut community of Kiana, Alaska, one of six predominantly Inupiaq Eskimo communities with deep…


Public Education Regarding Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources Along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Project ID: P13AC01146 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to publicly share and disseminate findings of a prior study by PSU, entitled “A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and…


Natural Resource Condition Assessment for White Sands National Monument

Project ID: P13AC01149 [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 White Sands National Monument (WHSA). This project is intended to assist WHSA resource management staff to assess specific park-based resource priorities and needs. Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific information from multiple…


The Role of Biofilms and Lichens in the Preservation of Archaeological Features in the Bandelier Tuff, Bandelier National Monument

Project ID: P13AC01151 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The University of Vermont (UVM) will participate with staff from the National Park Service (NPS) in a collaborative program of research, documentation, and assessment of ancient dwellings (cavates) at Bandelier National Monument (BAND). UVM will explore the role of biogrowth in the formation…



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