Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


November 21, 2025

Genetic analysis of Spotted frog samples from North Cascades National Park

Project ID: P25AC00348 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $2,938 Total Funding: $2,938 [project-data-part-2] Alternative Project Title: Analysis of NPS spotted frog tissue samples Abstract:  Performance Goals: North Cascades National Park (NOCA), located in Northwest Washington State, supports spotted frog populations which have been difficult to distinguish as Rana pretiosa or Rana luteiventris based solely on morphological features….


Conduct Archival Research and Document Cultural Stories of the Hanford Site

Project ID: P25AC01108 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $46,292 Total Funding: $46,292 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Background: Tribal people of the Columbia Plateau have lived and traveled through the area that is now called the Hanford Site since time immemorial. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Nez Perce…


Traffic and Visitor Flow Assessment at Bandelier

Project ID: P25AC00918 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $47,997 Total Funding: $47,997 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals: The goal of this project is to quantify and evaluate visitor use at popular attraction sites and trails and in Bandelier NP. Project Objectives: Quantify inbound and outbound trail use along the Pueblo Loop Trail. Quantify use density measures, such as…


November 13, 2025

Bumble Bee Monitoring at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Project ID: P25AC01707 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $48,316 Total Funding: $48,316 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Project Objectives – Objectives of the project include a species list of bumble bees present at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, establishment of long-term monitoring sites (based on habitat and management units), and interpretive messaging and educational content. Monitoring sites will be selected and…


February 14, 2025

Bowhead Whale Migration Patterns along the Alaskan Beaufort Shelf in During a Period of Rapid Environmental Change

Project ID: M21AC00015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $894,066 Total Funding: $2,747,838 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Potential ID may be AK-21-04, subaward from Alaska region


February 5, 2025

Forest Restoration and Research to Benefit Tinian Monarch and Protected Species on the Tinian Military Lease Area

Project ID: N40192-23-2-8004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $1,385,709 Total Funding: $1,886,535 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 


Humpback Whale Tagging

Project ID: N62473-19-2-0002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $ [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 


February 3, 2025

FRATERCULA PUFFIN ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN RELATION TO COMMERCIAL SET GILLNET FISHING”

Project ID: F24AC02684 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $73,925 Total Funding: $73,925 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: COMPREHENSIVE THREAT ASSESSMENTS INDICATE FISHERIES-RELATED MORTALITY OR BYCATCH IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE GLOBAL THREATS TO SEABIRDS IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF SPECIES AFFECTED AND MAGNITUDE OF IMPACT (CROXALL ET AL. 2012, DIAS ET AL. 2019). GILLNET FISHERIES IMPACT MORE SEABIRD SPECIES THAN…


NWFP MARBLED MURRELET AT-SEA POPULATION MONITORING FOR CONSERVATION ZONE 4 IN OREGON, 2025″

Project ID: F24AC02645 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $57,804 Total Funding: $57,804 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: AS PART OF THE NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN (NWFP) EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING, ANNUAL AT SEA SURVEYS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MURRELETS AND OF FOREST HEALTH OVER THE PAST NEARLY 25 YEARS. THESE SURVEYS NOT ONLY PROVIDE MONITORING FOR THE NWFP BUT PROVIDE THE…


BALANCING FUELS REDUCTION AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: MONITORING OF FISHER AND NSO RESPONSE TO FUELS MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORESTS

Project ID: F24AC02140 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $40,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST-DEPENDENT WILDLIFE PERSISTING IN SMALL, REMNANT POPULATIONS UNDER CHANGING WILDFIRE AND CLIMATE PATTERNS WILL REQUIRE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF FUELS-REDUCTION TREATMENTS AND POST-WILDFIRE RESTORATION TO INCREASE BOTH FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESILIENCY AND CONNECTIVITY. THE CONSERVATION OF FISHERS (PEKANIA PENNANTI), CO-OCCURRING…



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