August 30, 2021
Communicating Marine Science to Alaskan Communities through Discovery Labs
Project ID: P12AC15051 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,970 Total Funding: $70,622 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and the National Park Service (NPS) to effectively communicate current marine science and research issues to three Alaska Native communities that have both current and ancestral ties to the…
Development of Sampling Designs and Statistical Approaches for Monitoring Status and Trends in Several Indicators of Habitat Quality in Yosemite National Park
Project ID: P12AC15053 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,000 Total Funding: $8,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Yosemite National Park will collaborate with the University of Idaho (UI) in a technical assistance project to conduct an analysis of sets of monitoring data focused on determining impacts to riverbank vegetation and meadow habitats in Yosemite National Park as well as the…
Assessing Pregnancy Rates and Stress Levels of Free-ranging Migratory Barren-ground Caribou in Northern Alaska
Project ID: P12AC15054 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,932 Total Funding: $31,097 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Many caribou herds across the Arctic are currently in decline. This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Washington (UW) to assess the physiological status of the Western Arctic Herd, the country’s largest herd. Dietary information…
Program Support for the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Project ID: P12AC15056 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $36,323 Total Funding: $149,611 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The University of Washington (UW) and the National Park Service (NPS) have been collaborating since 2001 to host and administer the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PNW CESU) program. The PNW CESU is part of the national CESU network, which is a…
Change Detection in NCCN Parks in Support of NCCN Landscape Dynamics Monitoring
Project ID: P12AC15058 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,715 Total Funding: $13,715 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Oregon State University (OSU) and the National Park Service (NPS) will collaborate on a project of mutual assistance, the public purpose of which is to support landscape dynamics monitoring in the Pacific Northwest and in the North Coast and Cascade Network (NCCN) parks….
Glacier Retreat, Outburst Floods, and Kinematic Waves— Long-Term Nisqually Glacier Changes Related to Climate Change
Project ID: P12AC15072 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $72,500 Total Funding: $72,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service and the University of Washington will collaborate in a project to summarize Nisqually glacier changes over the past century and offer predictions for future changes, under various climate change scenarios. The Nisqually glacier is among the most accessible in…
Enhanced Monitoring and Data Synthesis of Sagebrush Steppe Communities in Upper Columbia Basin Network Parks
Project ID: P13AC00136 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $76,463 Total Funding: $215,741 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project to support enhanced monitoring and synthesis of existing monitoring data for sagebrush steppe communities in 5 parks of the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN): City of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO), Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve…
Developing a Natural Sounds Library of the Voices of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Project ID: P13AC00212 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $54,451 Total Funding: $54,451 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Sound in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP) is a key natural resource that is deeply linked to the human experience and contains great power to deepen our understanding of natural history. The National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Alaska…
Hydrologic and Ecological Monitoring of Montane Wetlands in North Cascades, Mount Rainier, and Olympic National Parks
Project ID: P13AC00685 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,076 Total Funding: $10,076 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Wetland ecosystems are ecologically important components of park landscapes. Montane wetlands may be particularly vulnerable to changing climates. Responsible and effective park protection of these areas relies on accurate inventories of sites, a detailed understanding of ecosystem functions and hydrologic cycles, and projections…
Developing a GIS-based Geospatial Decision Support Tool for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risks in Northern Cascadia Road Networks
Project ID: P13AC00706 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $18,000 Total Funding: $18,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will develop a flexible geographic information system (GIS)-based database (GIS-Hydroads) that can be integrated with a regional hydrologic model developed at the University of Washington (UW) to aid in decision making related to road infrastructure (initially culverts) associated with flooding risks…
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