Project Database

Aerial surveys to estimate lesser prairie-chicken population response to USDA Farm Bill program

Project ID: 68-7482-16-502 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $162,800 Total Funding: $162,800 [project-data-part-2]

August 30, 2021

Agricultural Applications to Restoration of Native Prairies

Project ID: J9W88050024 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,000 Total Funding: $12,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this Task Agreement is to identify how agricultural practices can be used in restoration of native prairie ecosystems. Initially work will focus on identifying a list of potential projects for a multi-year program and initiating work on selected projects. Currently…

Air Quality for Land Managers

Project ID: P15AC01735 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: An assessment of the current state of smoke management training as contained in agency policy and guidance, within position task books and contained in the NWCG official courses has been conducted by SmoC with assistance by University of Idaho (“An Assessment of NWCG…

Air Toxics Ecosystem Monitoring Program

Project ID: J9088020045 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $138,596 Total Funding: $1,666,135 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The ATEMP program is designed to determine the presence and ecosystem impacts of trans-Pacific derived airborne toxins. This project is one part of the ATEMP program and will cover chemical analysis associated with all components (snow, water, sediments, plant and animal tissue) of…

Airborne Contaminants in Vegetation and Soils in Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Project ID: J9088020048 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,430 Total Funding: $13,430 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Begin analysis and publication of results from airborne containment surveys. Deliverables: Spatial patterns of cadmium and lead deposition on and adjacent to National Park Service lands in the vicinity of Red Dog Mine, (Final Report)

AK HYDRO

Project ID: G14AC00099 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $261,212 Total Funding: $261,212 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to lay the groundwork necessary to update the NHD in Alaska to meet national standards by 2020. Objective includes working with the USGS, AHTWG and Alaska LCC’s to create the initial framework and capacity, develop a statewide…

Alagnak Wild River Visitor Use Project #1

Project ID: UW-01-05 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $85,000 Total Funding: $145,276 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The overall purpose is to collect social information beneficial to planning and management of the Alagnak Wild River. The project is conceptualized as a two-year project, with the first year’s efforts being focused on creating a work plan and developing research methodologies. During…

Alagnak Wild River Visitor Use Project #2

Project ID: J9088020040 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $140,000 Total Funding: $140,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Develop, prepare and complete the Alagnak Wild River corridor Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.

Alaska National Wetland Inventory Gaps

Project ID: F23AC01707 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $53,039 Total Funding: $105,039 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 29, 2024

An Algorithm to Locate Acoustically-tagged Fish

Project ID: G11AC20039 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $108,000 [project-data-part-2]

August 30, 2021

An Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Trends in Historical Climate Data for San Francisco Bay Area Network Parks

Project ID: G09AC00417 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project expands the online data viewer developed for the Klamath Network parks to include climate data in and around three additional parks: Point Reyes, Muir Woods, and Golden Gate Recreation Area.

An Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Trends in Historical Climate Data for the Klamath Network Parks

Project ID: J8W07080028 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,401 Total Funding: $61,401 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Klamath Network comprises six National Park Service (NPS) unites in Southern Oregon and Northern California, including Crater Lake National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, Redwood National and State Parks, and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area….

An eDNA-Validated Habitat Suitability Model for Torrent Salamanders

Project ID: G19AC00112 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,883 Total Funding: $27,883 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to use a combination of laboratory experiments and hatchery trials to determine how the use of enhanced feeding regimens (i.e., chemically enhanced through top-coating and content-enhanced through addition of live feed) affects survival of first-feeding larval Pallid…

An Ethnohistory of Native American Land and Resource Use at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

Project ID: P15AC01754 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $95,331 Total Funding: $95,331 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to conduct research and develop an ethnohistory of the Native American communities associated with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS), with particular attention to how they have valued lands and resources now managed by the National Park Service….

An Ethnohistory of the Klamath Tribes at Crater Lake National Park

Project ID: P14AC00863 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,194 Total Funding: $83,194 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to conduct research and writing of an ethnohistory of the Klamath Tribes, with particular attention to how they have valued lands and resources found within Crater…

An ethnohistory of traditionally associated native populations for Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve

Project ID: J9W88040021 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $43,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The study is a necessary first step for making determinations of cultural affiliation under the terms of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in the event of future inadvertent discoveries on federal lands in the Reserve. Likewise the results of…

An Ethnohistory Study for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Project ID: P14AC01349 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,122 Total Funding: $109,369 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to develop an Ethnohistory Study for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA). The park was historically used and occupied by Native American communities from the…

An Ethnohistory Study for Pinnacles National Park

Project ID: P15AC01579 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,950 Total Funding: $24,950 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to develop an Ethnohistory Study for Pinnacles National Park (PINN). Relationships between American Indian groups and the Pinnacles in pre-contact and early historic times have never…

An Evaluation of eDNA Technology to Detect Clandestine Human Activity at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Project ID: P15AC01278 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,873 Total Funding: $7,873 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The primary method for detecting illegal marijuana gardens on public lands remains “boots-on-the-ground”, which has reduced effectiveness considering the limited patrolling resources over broad and challenging landscapes. More effective monitoring and remote sensing techniques are needed to direct targeted ground searches. Given the…

Analysis of Employee Satisfaction Survey for the Joint Alaska Pipeline Project

Project ID: HAF033N01 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $14,972 Total Funding: $14,972 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of the employee survey is to determine whether Alyeska employees (responsible for administering the Alaska Pipeline) think they can report work concerns to managers without being seen as troublemakers. BLM will work with OSU to conduct this survey WSU will perform…