August 30, 2021
Natural Resource Condition Assessment for San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Project ID: P13AC01168 [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 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN). This project is intended to assist SAAN resource management staff to assess specific park-based resource priorities and needs. Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific information…
Developing a Monitoring Plan for Brachyramphus Murrelets in Alaska
Project ID: P12AC15003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $25,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Brachyramphus murrelets (Kittlitz’s Murrelet, B. brevirostrus, and Marbled Murrelet, B. marmoratus) are poorly understood, difficult to monitor, and declining throughout much of their ranges. Evaluating the productivity, threats, and status and trends of rare and declining species is vital to their conservation and…
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Genetic and Demographic Structure within Southeastern Alaska
Project ID: P12AC15004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $89,969 Total Funding: $90,969 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of the project is to take advantage of the unique database of humpback whales in southeastern Alaska (SEAK), and expand on it with new genetic data to investigate the genetic and demographic substructure within the SEAK population. To do this, we…
Using Archival Digital Orthophotographs to Investigate the Effects of Fire Exclusion and Insect Outbreaks on Douglas-fir in Grand Teton National Park and Surrounding Areas
Project ID: P12AC15006 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,449 Total Funding: $9,449 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service and Oregon State University will collaborate on a combined field and remote sensing study of Douglas-fir forests in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Specifically, data on tree ages, stand structure, and fire history will be gathered from pre-identified locations of two…
Process, Arrange, and Catalog Archives at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center
Project ID: P12AC15007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $169,869 Total Funding: $753,911 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This collaborative project between Western Washington University (WWU) and the National Park Service (NPS) will assist the Intermountain Region Museum Services Program with cataloging archives and preparing finding aids to facilitate their use. Processing, arrangement, and cataloging of an estimated 130 linear feet…
Analyzing the Importance of Night Sky Quality to Park Visitors
Project ID: P12AC15010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $55,001 Total Funding: $55,001 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A shift is taking place in American’s attitude toward night skies. Concern for the preservation of dark skies and the problem of light pollution is rising in public consciousness. This shifting value is evidenced in national parks by sharply increasing attendance at stargazing…
Image interpretation and Classification of Land Cover Change in Lake Clark and Kenai Fjords National Parks between 1954 and 2009
Project ID: P12AC15013 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,318 Total Funding: $49,318 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A variety of environmental drivers (e.g., climate change, human activities, successional processes) have the potential to visibly alter land cover in parks of the Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN). In Lake Clark (LACL) and Kenai Fjords (KEFJ), changes due to shallow lake drying, modification…
Lichen Inventory for the Southwest Alaska Network
Project ID: P12AC15015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $135,000 Total Funding: $211,882 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This Task Agreement will support an inventory of lichens in Lake Clark (LACL) and Katmai (KATM) National Parks and Preserves in a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Oregon State University (OSU). As part of this project, NPS and OSU…
Natural Resource Condition Assessments for San Juan Island National Historical Park and Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
Project ID: P12AC15016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $69,963 Total Funding: $79,963 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between Oregon State University and the National Park Service to produce natural resource condition assessments for two parks in the North Coast and Cascades Vital Signs Monitoring Network: San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) and Ebey’s Landing…
George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative
Project ID: P12AC15026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $349,000 Total Funding: $349,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) has clearly identified the need for science, adaptive management, mitigation, and communication related to climate change. The NPS has also made it a priority to make parks more personally relevant to the American public, strengthen and publicize the…
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