Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)


August 30, 2021

Linking Genetic Data and Sighting Histories of Individual Humpback Whales in a Collaborative Database

Project ID: J8W07100015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $58,463 Total Funding: $58,463 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In collaboration with Glacier Bay National Park (GLBA), the Cetacean Conservation Genetics Laboratory of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University will conduct primary genetic analysis of 314 biopsy samples collected in southeastern Alaska and northern British Colombia during the SPLASH (Structure…


Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping of the San Juan Island National Historical Park

Project ID: J8W07100016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $51,876 Total Funding: $51,876 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In response to the U.S. National Park Service’s (NPS) interest to map the submerged lands within park boundaries and to understand the aquatic processes that play a role in the formation, distribution and disturbance of coastal and submarine resources in and around park…


Using LiDAR and Field Data to Map Fuel Characteristics at Mount Rainier National Park

Project ID: J8W07100017 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,962 Total Funding: $40,962 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Washington (UW) will collaborate in developing fine-scale LiDAR data layers and methodology in a pilot fuel mapping project at Mount Rainier National Park (MORA). The LiDAR data will be used to link NPS field…


Combining Landsat and LiDAR Remote Sensing Data to Refine Fire Management Objectives for Forest Structural Heterogeneity in Yosemite National Park

Project ID: J8W07100018 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $68,150 Total Funding: $68,150 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project to use two types of remotely sensed data and field data to determine whether fire management projects and managed wildfires meet the Fire Management Plan objectives for forest “canopy gaps” in Yosemite National Park (YOSE). LiDAR data will…


Atmospheric Modeling to Refine Lichen-based Critical Loads for the North American Marine West Coast Forests Ecological Region

Project ID: J8W07090010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,140 Total Funding: $8,140 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is part of a larger effort (with National Park Service (NPS) and Forest Service (FS) cooperators) to produce refined, scientifically credible critical loads for nitrogen deposition in the Oregon and Washington portion of the North American Marine west coast forest ecological…


Assess Possible Cruise Ship Impacts on Huna Tlingit Ethnographic Resources in Glacier Bay

Project ID: J8W07090011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $229,304 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Situated within Glacier Bay National Park (GLBA), Glacier Bay proper (GBP) represents an important component of the Hoonah Tlingit traditional territory. Glacier Bay is also a significant tourist attraction, most commonly visited by cruise ship passengers as part of larger Alaska cruise itineraries….


Assessing San Juan Island Archaeological Resources from the Inside Out: Collections and Site Overview, Assessment and Research Design

Project ID: J8W07090012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $57,988 Total Funding: $83,411 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: There are three main objectives for this project. The first goal includes amassing past and on-going research information (spatial data, archaeological interpretations, and assemblage descriptions) associated with sites and ethnography at San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) to contextualize the archaeological history…


GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Global Position System Support for the Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program and in Developing a Land Use/Land Cover Monitoring Protocol

Project ID: J8W07090013 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $135,000 Total Funding: $415,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Task Agreement is for Southern Oregon University (SOU) to collaboratively provide for the management of spatial data, spatial analysis, mobile mapping development, map book development, and field crew support, as appropriate, in support of the National Park Service (NPS)…


Research to Support Visitor Management at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Project ID: J8W07090014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,000 Total Funding: $130,986 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Overall purpose of project is to gather information that will help guide visitor management and resource stewardship in selected areas (Dyea and Chilkoot Trail) of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO). Special focus will be placed on commercial tours, NPS interpretive programs,…


Visitor Use Monitoring and Modeling of Existing and Forecasted Visitor Experience Conditions at Muir Woods National Monument and Alcatraz

Project ID: J8W07090015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $157,505 Total Funding: $157,505 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Muir Woods National Monument and Alcatraz parklands are managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Each of these areas receives intensive public use, with more than one million people visiting each of them annually. The GGNRA is currently embarking on a…



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