Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

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…


Water Quality and Chemical Analysis

Project ID: J9W88030017 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $21,000 Total Funding: $42,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO) is located on the Snake River Plateau in south-central Idaho. The primary topographic feature of the Monument is a bluff that rises 600 feet from the Snake River to a plateau. These bluff’s expose fossil-bearing strata for…


Identification of Ross Lake Social Science Needs

Project ID: J9W88030018 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $6,900 Total Funding: $6,900 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In FY 2005, North Cascades Park Complex (NOCA) park managers and planners will begin work on a recreation management plan for the Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Information about visitors that is integral to an effective planning process is very limited. This project…


The Collection of Social Information Necessary for Resource and Visitor Management in the Backcountry of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J9W88030019 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $354,789 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Social information necessary to support the development of a backcountry management plan for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is needed. A work plan for collecting this social information will be developed. Upon approval of the work plan, additional funding will support data…


Lassen Volcanic National Park Photograph Collection Inventory and Cataloging Project

Project ID: J9W88030020 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,000 Total Funding: $42,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will systematically organize the Lassen Volcanic National Park photograph collection and create a functional database and cataloging system for these photographs. The Park photograph collection consists of approximately 4,000 black and white historic photos with safety negatives and color photographs, 12,700…


Recreational Activities and Associated Human Impacts near Lakes Stocked with Fish

Project ID: J9W88030021 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,546 Total Funding: $11,546 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Four components will provide information on visitor use of mountain lakes. First, information about people who visit four mountain lakes areas will be gathered including number of day and overnight users and percentage of each who fish. Second, qualitative information will be gathered…


Craters of the Moon Archaeological Overview and Assessment

Project ID: J9W88030022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $47,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to coalesce archaeological information regarding Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve into a document that can be used by park managers and researchers to appropriately manage and interpret the resources. The information that will be…


Selecting Visitor Carrying Capacity Indicators and Proposing Potential Standards for Mount Rainier National Park

Project ID: J9W88030023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $115,400 Total Funding: $233,265 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Visitor Experience and Resource Protection planning framework is being applied address carrying capacity at Mount Rainier. This approach to addressing carrying capacity is similar to the wilderness limits of acceptable change process that has been used to monitor and manage the Mount…


Traditional Use Study for Yosemite Valley and El Portal

Project ID: J9W88030024 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $74,500 Total Funding: $74,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Completion of a traditional use study following the review of existing data, the collecting of oral history, and the analysis of both data for Yosemite Valley and El Portal.


Preparation of Research and Monitoring Implementation Plan, Elwha River Restoration

Project ID: J9W88030025 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,705 Total Funding: $28,705 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to assist Olympic National Park to plan for a collaborative research and monitoring program as part of Elwha River restoration. The product of this project will be a proposed Research and Monitoring Implementation Plan for Elwha River…



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