August 30, 2021
Pikas in Peril: Multi-Regional Vulnerability Assessment of a Climate-Sensitive Sentinel Species
Project ID: J8W07100025 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $205,297 Total Funding: $364,573 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and Oregon State University (OSU) for the purpose of studying the genetic connectivity of pika populations in five NPS units. OSU researchers will use individual and population-based genetic analyses to systematically estimate…
Impacts of Fire Management on Carbon Stock Stability in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Project ID: J8W07100026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,190 Total Funding: $115,163 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Forest biomass on Sierra Nevada landscapes constitutes one of the largest carbon stocks in the state of California, and the stability of that carbon stock is tightly linked to fire and the ecological factors that drive fire regime. Recent research suggests that over…
Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in Select Freshwater Fish Species, Southwest Alaska Network Parks
Project ID: J8W07100027 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $46,530 Total Funding: $46,530 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The health and condition of freshwater fish in the Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) parks is of vital importance for a variety of ecological, cultural, and economic reasons. Resident lake fish are a vital component of freshwater systems in southwest Alaska due to their…
Paleoenvironmental Overview of Olympic National Park
Project ID: J8W07100028 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,596 Total Funding: $49,596 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Oregon (UO) will collaborate in the development of a paleoenvironmental overview of Olympic National Park (OLYM). The purpose of this project is to: 1) provide a synthesis of the evidence of environmental change over…
Processing/Cataloging of Museum Archaeological Materials and Hosting a Public Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Project ID: J8W07100029 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,874 Total Funding: $344,469 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Phase I: A significant portion of the archaeological collections at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) has not been cataloged or prepared for use and preservation. This collaborative project will process and catalog these archaeological materials, as well as create finding aids. The…
Assessing Climate Refugia and Connectivity for Desert Bighorn Sheep
Project ID: J8W07100030 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $341,882 Total Funding: $356,514 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Climate change has and will continue to have adverse effects on the population persistence of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni). National Park Service (NPS) lands support a significant proportion of extant desert bighorns (at least 20% of range-wide population), and will play…
Paleontological Inventory and Geologic Framework of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Project ID: J8W07100031 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $18,448 Total Funding: $37,759 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort between Oregon State University (OSU) and the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a detailed paleontological inventory of the fossil resources of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA). GLBA hosts an excellent suite of Paleozoic, Triassic,…
Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Lava Beds National Monument
Project ID: J8W07100032 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $200,000 Total Funding: $225,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will produce natural resource condition assessments for three parks in the Klamath Vital Signs Monitoring Network, including Crater Lake National Park (CRLA), Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO), and Lava Beds National Monument (LABE). Through compilation and synthesis of existing scientific data,…
Testing and Applying a New Remote Sensing Tool (LandTrendr) to Detect and Monitor Landscape Dynamics
Project ID: J8W07100033 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,598 Total Funding: $65,652 [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 monitoring of vegetation patterns and dynamics at the landscape level. OSU has recently developed a remote sensing…
Archaeological Interpretation at Front-Country Sites in Death Valley National Park
Project ID: J8W07100034 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $63,973 Total Funding: $63,973 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort between the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and staff from the National Park Service (NPS) to develop public interpretation for twelve front-country archaeological sites in Death Valley National Park (DEVA). The work…
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