Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Identification of Bat Roosts within John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

Project ID: J9W88030007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,891 Total Funding: $30,891 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The work proposed under this task agreement will enhance an ongoing National Park Service inventory of bats in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument by providing critical information on roost locations and habitat characteristics of those locations. This project will utilize radio…


Black Bear Food Habits at Yosemite National Park

Project ID: J9W88030008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: To examine seasonal diet composition of black bears foraging in the Yosemite Valley of Yosemite National Park. Correlate seasonal changes in diet and activities with park visitation. Compare diets to a 1981 pre-bear management plan diet study. Deliverables: Final Report: Bear Element Assessment…


Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and Landscape Interactions in the National Parks of Southwest Alaska

Project ID: J9W88030009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $197,519 Total Funding: $197,519 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A detailed investigation of the lake systems, including associated landforms and sediments, in the Southwest Alaska Network with the goal of providing a better understanding of the geologic origin and dynamic processes responsible for the formation and function of these important systems. Using…


Ecological Consequences of Recreational Use – Trapper Lake Basin

Project ID: J9W88030010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,000 Total Funding: $7,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This research has been developed as a collaborative case study to explore the effects of recreation on the ecological integrity of wilderness areas. Trapper Lake Basin provides an opportunity for a unique case study involving quantitative field assessments of the effects of sustained…


Development of Restoration Strategies for Low elevation Riparian Forests in the North Cascades

Project ID: J9W88030011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,528 Total Funding: $61,528 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: North Cascades National Park (NOCA) includes four sites that may be suitable for outdoor classrooms or demonstration sites to illustrate restoration methods used in low-elevation forest, riparian forests. NOCA is interested in using these four sites as research sites and linking the research…


Research to Support Visitor Management at Muir Woods National Monument and Muir Beach

Project ID: J9W88030012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $77,191 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Muir Woods National Monument and Muir Beach are managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Both areas receive intensive public use, with more than one million people visiting Muir Woods and approximately 1/2 million people visiting Muir Beach annually. The GGNRA…


The Collection of Social Information Necessary for Resource and Visitor Management in the Dyea Area of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Project ID: J9W88030013 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $40,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The overall purpose of this cooperative agreement is to collect social information necessary for the development of visitor and resource management strategies in the Dyea area of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Specifically, the social data collection and associated analyses are intended…


Tomales Bay Environmental History/Historic Resource Study

Project ID: J9W88030014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,005 Total Funding: $40,005 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will combine the traditional approach of a historic resource study, which tends to focus on the human histories of parks and their built environments, with the newer approach of environmental history, which studies the changing relationship between people and nature through…


Phase 1: Buckland Family Networks Study

Project ID: J9W88030015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $26,926 Total Funding: $26,926 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Buckland Family Networks Project, Phase I, aims to document and analyze the interplay between subsistence activities and social networks in the Inupiaq community of Buckland, Alaska. This project, to be conducted in collaboration with the community and including partners ISER, ADF&G Division…


Phase 1: Buckland Family Networks Study

Project ID: J9W88030016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $32,788 Total Funding: $36,908 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Buckland Family Networks Project, Phase I, aims to document and analyze the interplay between subsistence activities and social networks in the Inupiaq community of Buckland, Alaska. This project, to be conducted in collaboration with the community and including partners ISER, ADF&G Division…



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