Project Database

Development of sampling designs for long-term monitoring protocols for the Klamath, Mojave, Sierra Nevada, Upper Columbia Basin Network

Project ID: J8W07060004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $105,000 Total Funding: $498,725 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The funding provided supports National Park Service (NPS) collaboration with a postdoctoral statistician/biometrician/quantitative ecologist and a supervisory professor. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with the NPS Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Network Coordinators in four Networks (Klamath, Mojave, Sierra Nevada, Upper Columbia Basin) to…

August 30, 2021

Development of Statistical Approaches and Sampling Designs to Address Applied Ecological Issues

Project ID: J8W07100042 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,236 Total Funding: $28,811 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this collaborative project is to provide statistical expertise in producing scientifically credible sampling objectives, sampling designs, and data analysis for parks within the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN), and to provide educational opportunities for graduate students to work with…

Development of the Remote Area Soil Proxy Modeling Technique

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-10 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $135,145 Total Funding: $135,145 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project uses ArcGIS software to develop Remote Area Soil Proxy (RASP) modeling process.

Dexter Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation Studies

Project ID: W912HZ-15-2-0008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,389 Total Funding: $317,331 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Because of water quality changes in Dexter Reservoir Oregon (see Figure 1), the Corps of Engineers is seeking a study of this reservoir in order to explore opportunities for water quality improvement. This study consists of the following objectives: A review of the…

Digital Asset Management and Community Engagement to Enhance Understanding of Park Resources

Project ID: P23AC01206 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ 110,240 Total Funding: $110,240 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to enhance the park’s knowledge and ability to share diverse stories of the Manhattan Project through community engagement, integrating information to learn from connected communities and archival resources into digital resources, and enhancing the park’s ability…

January 15, 2024

Digital Conversion of Denali Research Files

Project ID: J8W07100045 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,490 Total Funding: $111,840 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) research administration archive has an extensive amount of historic research information including data, field reports, and project summaries from the early 1900’s through the late 1980’s. In many cases, these data include maps of study locations…

August 30, 2021

Digital Conversion of Vegetation Classification and Development of Refined National Wetlands Inventory Data for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J8W07080004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,002 Total Funding: $40,910 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will build a geographic information system dataset of classified vegetation polygons derived from 1994, 1:6000 delineated color infrared photography. The photography and vegetation classification were acquired for the purpose of supporting the development of an Environmental Impact Statement for off-road vehicle…

Discovering how to manage an invasive grass threatening camas (Camassia quamash) presence

Project ID: P24AC01553 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,951 Total Funding: $99,951 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Performance Goals – The purpose of this project is to research, identify, and evaluate the potential impacts of herbicide treatment on the bulbs of Camassia quamash (gémes). Though populations of qémes have been significantly reduced across its range, the traditional harvest of gémes…

December 6, 2024

Dissemination Strategies for Honoring Tribal Legacies in the Studies of Lewis and Clark: An Epic Journey of Healing

Project ID: P14AC01482 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,612 Total Funding: $137,362 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to disseminate the “Honoring Tribal Legacies” handbook to education audiences the Natonal Park Service (NPS and the University of Oregon (UC) will collaborate to create and implement a strategy to provide training for faculty in teacher preparation…

August 30, 2021

Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) System

Project ID: 09FC101412 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $69,684 Total Funding: $126,743 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: To observe temperature fluctations over a longitudinal profile of Big Boulder Creek using DTS fiber-optic cable. Project is to fill the gaps in understanding stream thermal restoration to estimate changes in hypocheic exchange associated with fluvial morphologic and planform modification. Stream temperature is…

Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Umpqua Chub

Project ID: HAF063F25 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $31,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In 2009 BLM changed this project number to L07AC14856.

Distribution and Status of the Plants Endemic to the Paleosols of the Painted Hills Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Project ID: J8W07060015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,443 Total Funding: $26,443 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Painted Hills Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is renowned for its unique colorful hills of bare paleosol soils. Numerous native wildflowers, some listed as rare, substantially add to this colorful display during the spring and early summer season. These…

Distribution of Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs on Timberlands in Mendocino County, California

Project ID: G19AC00073 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,460 Total Funding: $8,460 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal for this research project is accurate detection of foothill yellow legged frogs from previously-collected environmental DNA samples. Will also test for evidence of coastal tailed frogs (Ascaphus truei) and southern torrent salamanders (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in these samples. Objective: Extracted eDNA samples…

Diversity of high elevation soil fungi in North Cascades National Park

Project ID: J8W07070012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,471 Total Funding: $7,471 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This study will: 1) establish baseline data on soil fungi from alpine and subalpine areas of North Cascades National Park; 2) utilize recently developed molecular methods for identifying microscopic organisms; 3) serve as the foundation for PhD research examining the effects of climate…

DNA Methods to Estimate Hybridization between Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Introduced Trout

Project ID: 132108J001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $40,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Scientifically defensible DNA methods which can be performed in standard fisheries laboratories will be developed for estimating genetic admixture proportions of native westslope cutthroat trout and introduced trout species in natural populations where historical hybridization is detected. DNA protocols will be developed and…

Document Expressive Culture of Area Dena’ina

Project ID: P14AC01651 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $60,992 Total Funding: $235,328 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This multi-year ethnography project is a collaborative effort to document Dena’ina expressive culture such as stories, myth, dance, music, and drama with area Dena’ina within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). Basic documentation of Dena’ina expressive culture is necessary to record the…

Document Manhattan Project Scientific Advancements at Handford

Project ID: P25AC00500 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,969 Total Funding: $30,969 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals The goal of this project is to enhance knowledge of and ability to share the complex scientific advancements made at Hanford during the Manhattan Project. This goal will be achieved through archival research, development of a literature review and research report,…

December 2, 2025

Documentation and Public Education Regarding Dena’ina Cultural Values Relating to Lands and Resources in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P20AC00166 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $240,000 Total Funding: $240,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 25, 2024

Documenting African American Migration, Segregation, and Civil Rights History at Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Hanford

Project ID: P17AC01288 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $73,065 Total Funding: $73,065 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR) was established in 2015 to preserve, interpret, and enhance public access to nationally significant resources associated with the Manhattan Project. The park is managed through an agreement between the NPS and the Department of Energy…

August 30, 2021

Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of the Kiks.adi Survival March

Project ID: P22AC02085 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $110,247 Total Funding: $110,247 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project Objectives – Investigators from PSU and NPS staff will collaborate to accomplish the following specific objectives:  1) Through a review of existing literature and collaborative data recovery with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, the recipient will produce a historic context statement consistent with…

January 25, 2024