August 30, 2021
Juniper Encroachment in the Lava Beds National Monument
Project ID: OSU-01-1 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $40,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Research study to determine the historic range and density of juniper within the Lava Beds ecosystem in order to guide fire management and historic landscape initiatives. The primary intent of this project is to address the following questions: 1) To what extent has…
Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment Phase II
Project ID: P12AC10136 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $146,836 Total Funding: $146,836 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment, Phase II, will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents of Copper Basin communities by conducting a comprehensive subsistence survey, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing a report. The specific objective of this project is…
Completion of GIS Maps of Whitebark Pine Communities at Crater Lake National Park, OR
Project ID: P12AC10185 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $4,194 Total Funding: $4,194 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Whitebark pine is a keystone species which is disappearing from Crater Lake National Park (CRLA). This pine species forms pure stands in the upper subalpine zone where less hardy trees are unable to survive. Nearly half of the Park’s westside trees are dead…
Collection of Baseline Population Data on Large Mammals in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Project ID: P12AC10221 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $44,939 Total Funding: $59,759 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Large mammals play key roles in the function of the ecosystems of southeast Alaska, are important for wildlife viewing opportunities within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA), and provide sport hunting opportunities in a portion of GLBA and lands surrounding the park….
Monitoring and Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Other Water Quality Threats to Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network
Project ID: P12AC10425 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,560 Total Funding: $13,560 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The mountain parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) span a gradient of urban influence, from the highly populated greater Puget Sound region (Mount Rainer National Park (MORA), and North Cascades National Park Complex (NOCA)), to the sparsely populated Olympic Peninsula…
Vegetation Mapping at North Cascades National Park
Project ID: P12AC10432 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $17,072 Total Funding: $393,349 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Staff at Portland State University will collaboratively develop a vegetation map of North Cascades National Park with the North Coast and Cascades Network. They will use automated image segmentation and classification techniques in combination with traditional vegetation mapping techniques to develop the map….
Coordination of Protocol Reviews for Long-Term Monitoring in the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service
Project ID: P12AC10447 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $35,379 Total Funding: $67,124 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Pacific West Region (PWR) of the National Park Service seeks expert assistance from Professor Jon Bakker at the University of Washington to function as the Protocol Review Coordinator (PRC) and accomplish the coordination, tracking, oversight, and synthesis of blind peer reviews for…
Developing Implementation Plan and Curriculum for the Mount Rainier Institute at the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest
Project ID: P12AC10608 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,000 Total Funding: $83,270 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This collaborative project will lay the groundwork for a partnership between Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) and the University of Washington (UW) to plan and launch a residential environmental education program entitled “The Mount Rainier Institute.” The Institute will initially provide residential environmental…
Climate Change and Archaeology in Northwest Alaska: Nuluk Study
Project ID: P12AC10761 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $47,700 Total Funding: $146,004 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this collaborative project between Portland State University (PSU) and the National Park Service (NPS) are to: 1) collect archaeological data on past human-environment interactions that can be applied to present day climate change issues in northwest Alaska, and 2) assess…
Assessing the Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on High-Elevation Plant and Soil Communities
Project ID: P12AC10794 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $82,800 Total Funding: $154,800 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Increasing levels of nitrogen (N) deposition have been identified as critical concerns for ecosystems worldwide. High-elevation plant communities are generally adapted to low soil resource supply and increases in N may result in significant changes in biomass and species composition. Understanding the effects…
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