Project Database

Ecological evaluation of sea otter reintroduction to Oregon’s coastal ecosystem

Project ID: F18AC00411 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,238 Total Funding: $23,238 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: (1) evaluate coastal habitat in Oregon to identify suitable sea otter habitat (2) evaluate the impacts of sea otter reintroduction to the coastal physical and biological communities

August 30, 2021

Ecological Impacts of Recreation Use

Project ID: UW-01-16 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,625 Total Funding: $8,625 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 1. Review existing literature on the effects of recreational use on ecosystem structure and function 2. Develop a hierarchical overview of ecological effects of recreational use on park ecosystems. 3. Develop a draft research needs paper for use in an NPS workshop in…

Ecology and Conservation of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus)

Project ID: J8W07070007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Research will be conducted to develop a more thorough understanding of the demographics and landscape requirements of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus). The Island Marble Butterfly was recently rediscovered in San Juan Island National Historical park after it had been thought…

Ecology and Restoration of Prairies in San Juan Island National Historic Park

Project ID: J9088020016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $26,069 Total Funding: $78,087 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Ecological research to describe the current status of the meadows in San Juan Island National Historic Park and identify. Potential areas and methods for restoration to native prairies.

Ecology and Status of Whitebark Pine in the Cascade Mountains

Project ID: J9088020018 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,069 Total Funding: $16,069 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Improve our understanding of the status and potential long-term survival of whitebark pine stands in Mount Rainier and North Cascades national parks.

Ecology of Mardon Skipper Butterflies

Project ID: HAF063N04 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $42,975 Total Funding: $48,975 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Objectives of the project are to investigate essential aspects of Mardon Skipper ecology to inform management and conservation of its habitat. Investigation includes oviposition behavior, nectar behavior and larval biology. (In 2006 BLM changed the task agreement number to L07AC14022.)

Ecology of Upper Klamath Lake Shortnose and Lost River Suckers

Project ID: 2-FG-81-0813 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $319,194 Total Funding: $319,194 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project attempts to understand the environmental variables responsible for variation mortality in early life stages of Lost River and shortnose suckers to implement the draft, “Monitoring plan for larval and juvenile suckers in Upper Klamath lake.” Goals are to monitor: (1) long-term trends…

Economic Assessment of the Ambler Mining District Road Access through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve on Subsistence Users

Project ID: P14AC01653 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $115,000 Total Funding: $120,922 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The State of Alaska is proposing to create an industrial mining road through the Preserve section of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR). This is a collaborative effort between the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the NPS to develop…

Economic Assessment of the Stewardship Contracts on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Project ID: 18-JV-11261975-076 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,008 Total Funding: $40,008 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Document cooperative research on the economic benefits of stewardship contracts administered on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington.

Ecosystem Services and Cultural Heritage: Identifying Approaches to Integrated Resource Management within the National Forest System

Project ID: 18-JV-11261985-023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $29,261 Total Funding: $29,261 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Conduct a collaborative research project on the identification and integration of cultural ecosystem services, namely cultural heritage, in the Forest Service’s ecosystem services management framework.

Ecosystem Services Valuation Pilot Study

Project ID: G10AC00053 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $60,000 Total Funding: $179,828 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project identifies valuation methods and tools that may be appropriate for use in decision-making for public land management within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and identifies possible synergies of leverage points within the BLM’s decision-making process for public land management.

Ecosystem Services Valuation Pilot Study for the Moeb Master Leasing Plan

Project ID: G13AC00152 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $45,000 Total Funding: $99,602 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This effort is focused on: 1) the potential risk of surface and shallow groundwater resources becoming contaminated by mineral development activities, and 2) identifying the values at risk (i.e. such as steams, springs, and shallow aquifer wells) rather than quantitative estimation of contamination…

Educating Students on Wildlife Sampling Methods and Determining Prey Use of Mesocarnivores at Crater Lake National Park

Project ID: P18AC00651 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,767 Total Funding: $5,767 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Crater Lake National Park (CRLA or the Park) is home to a diversity of wildlife species that includes both eastern and western cascade species from high and low elevations. Each year, the NPS wildlife team at CRLA employs seasonal wildlife technicians to assist…

Effect of brush mastication on the below ground mycorrhizal community in a mixed hardwood chaparral

Project ID: J8W07060003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $97,800 Total Funding: $97,800 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This proposal addresses an important local knowledge gap associated with fuels treatment. Much of the vegetation at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is a dense fire prone chaparral. Prescribed burns are limited by threat of wildfire and by narrow climatic conditions appropriate for burnings….

Effect of Fuel Amendments

Project ID: HAF063S02 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2]

Effectiveness of Physician-recommended Nature Prescriptions for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Diverse Human Populations Under Climate Change

Project ID: 23-JV-11261956-011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $150,000 Total Funding: $189,588 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: We will examine the efficacy of “nature prescriptions”—physician-prescribed time in nature, including urban forests, ordered as part of patients’ care, with the goal of improving health outcomes following cardiac events such as myocardial infarction (heart attacks) and heart surgery. We will conduct a…

January 22, 2024

Effectiveness of thinning-and­ burning treatments on persistence of Northern Idaho Ground Squirrels

Project ID: F19AC00296 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Funds under this award are to be used to document whether thin-and-bum habitat treatments increase annual reproductive output, body mass, overwinter survival, or natal recruitment of Northern Idaho Ground Squirrels (NIDGS). Funding these positions is critical towards carrying out actions identified in the…

August 30, 2021

Effects of Cattle Grazing on Sage-grouse Habitat & Demographic Traits

Project ID: L20AC00320 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $150,000 Total Funding: $1,700,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 22, 2024

Effects of Fire Management on Carbon Sequestration in Sequoia Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks

Project ID: J8W07090027 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $56,400 Total Funding: $56,400 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) will collaborate with the University of Washington at Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) and Yosemite National Park (YOSE) to develop estimates of carbon pools sequestered above ground in trees, shrubs, and surface fuels. Existing plot data will…

August 30, 2021

Effects of Off-highway Vehicle Use on the Northern Spotted Owl

Project ID: 05-JV-11052007-028 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $144,007 Total Funding: $483,949 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Purpose of the project is to collaborate with the university, which will provide technical assistance to forest service biologists in determining the effects of off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on the northern spotted owl by measuring species response to OHVs at three different biological…