Project Database

Developing a Database of Climate Sensitivities for Species in the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: J8W07090030 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,649 Total Funding: $117,642 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Natural resource managers face an unprecedented challenge – how to plan and manage for local and regional effects of climate change. In the Pacific Northwest, temperatures and precipitation changes are affecting snowpack levels, hydrology, and disturbance regimes such as fire. These changes will…

August 30, 2021

Developing a GIS-based Geospatial Decision Support Tool for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risks in Northern Cascadia Road Networks

Project ID: P13AC00706 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $18,000 Total Funding: $18,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will develop a flexible geographic information system (GIS)-based database (GIS-Hydroads) that can be integrated with a regional hydrologic model developed at the University of Washington (UW) to aid in decision making related to road infrastructure (initially culverts) associated with flooding risks…

Developing a Monitoring Plan for Brachyramphus Murrelets in Alaska

Project ID: P12AC15003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $25,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Brachyramphus murrelets (Kittlitz’s Murrelet, B. brevirostrus, and Marbled Murrelet, B. marmoratus) are poorly understood, difficult to monitor, and declining throughout much of their ranges. Evaluating the productivity, threats, and status and trends of rare and declining species is vital to their conservation and…

Developing a Natural Sounds Library of the Voices of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P13AC00212 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $54,451 Total Funding: $54,451 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Sound in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP) is a key natural resource that is deeply linked to the human experience and contains great power to deepen our understanding of natural history. The National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Alaska…

Developing a Restoration Strategy for the Eradication of Non-Native Fish from Three Mountain Lakes in North Cascades National Park Complex

Project ID: J8W07100022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $42,744 Total Funding: $42,744 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to develop science-based restoration strategies and treatment plans to eradicate non-native fish from three mountain lakes in the North Cascades National Park Complex (NOCA). Self-sustaining populations of non-native trout have been shown to have significant negative effects…

Developing a Sage Grouse Long-term Monitoring Protocol for the Upper Columbia Basin Network

Project ID: P14AC01262 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $31,884 Total Funding: $31,884 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the University of Idaho (UI) and the National Park Service (NPS) to provide a comprehensive monitoring protocol for detecting and monitoring the status and trends of sage grouse in two Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) parks: City…

Developing a SNOTEL QC

Project ID: NR223A750023C015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $300,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this agreement is to design a near real time QC/data estimation capability for SNOTEL, SNOLITE, and SCAN networks operated by NRCS.

January 18, 2024

Developing a SNOTEL/SNOTLITE/SCAN QC

Project ID: NR233A750023C030 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $400,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Develop a near real time QC/data estimation capability for SNOTEL, SNOTLITE, and SCAN networks operated by NRCS.

January 19, 2024

Developing Adaptive Management Strategies to Promote Resiliency in Alpine Plant Species

Project ID: P18AC01434 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $163,000 Total Funding: $163,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project builds on previous work that NPS conducted in collaboration with the UW Rare Care Program and the US Forest Service, with the broad goal of developing and implementing adaptive management strategies for high-elevation species threatened by warming climates. These efforts include:…

August 30, 2021

Developing an Air Contaminants Research and Monitoring Strategy for the Sierra Nevada-Southern Cascades Region

Project ID: J8W07100019 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $17,066 Total Funding: $17,066 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project to develop a toxic air contaminants research and monitoring strategy for the Sierra Nevada-Southern Cascades (SNSC) region, and to compile information to inform managers and the public about conditions and trends, both spatially and temporally, of toxic air…

Developing and Refining Remote Sensing Tools for Monitoring Land Cover Change for the Great Lakes Network Parks

Project ID: J8W07090025 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2]

Developing educational pollinator garden for Tucson Mountain District Visitor Center

Project ID: P23AC00560 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $4,495 Total Funding: $4,495 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to train and engage volunteers and staff in designing and installing a pollinator garden which will enhance interpretive experiences along an ADA accessible pathway near the Red Hills Visitor Center in the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National…

January 15, 2024

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…

August 30, 2021

Developing Innovative Techniques for Assisted Species Dispersal to Minimize Potential Training Impacts

Project ID: W912HZ-15-2-0015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $51,135 Total Funding: $51,135 [project-data-part-2]

Developing New Media Technology Transfer Tools for Urban Forestry Research

Project ID: 12JV11261975043 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,999 Total Funding: $24,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Funding listed is total funding including any modifications.

Developing resilience to natural and cultural dimensions of climate change: Tribal Perspectives and applications

Project ID: F16AC00786 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2]

Developing Systemic Tools and Databases to Better Support Diverse Wildfire Recovery Trajectories

Project ID: L23AC00081 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $347,304 Total Funding: $347,304 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 22, 2024

Developing Tools to Assess Impacts of Glacier Change on Gulf of Alaska Hydrology and Ecology

Project ID: G15AC00132 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $25,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to significantly improve the estimates of freshwater runoff into the Gulf of Alaska. Specifically, to: 1. Improve the spatial resolution of the estimates (1 km scale) 2. Improve the daily resolution of the estimates (daily) 3. Improve…

August 30, 2021

Development and Implementation of Landscape Management System

Project ID: HAW013D02 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $95,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management manages large areas of young forest that will probably not grow to desired structures without silvicultural actions. Individual stands could be treated in different ways – primarily through thinnings—to provide the desired structures; however, across the forested landscape…

Development and Validation of Reservoir and Riverine Water Quality Models

Project ID: W912HZ-20-2-0068 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $347,132 Total Funding: $766,393 [project-data-part-2]