Project Database

Modeling Distribution of High-Priority Exotic Plant Species

Project ID: J9W88040007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,484 Total Funding: $82,484 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Invasive, exotic plant species can disrupt ecosystem processes, degrade habitat for native plants and animals, create health and safety hazards, and damage cultural resources. As a first step in developing a program to monitor exotic plants, we will establish a method for identifying…

August 30, 2021

Modeling Economic Drivers and Restoration Strategies on Forest Resilience

Project ID: 18-JV-11261979-022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $68,000 Total Funding: $68,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Support collaboration between PSU and PNW RMA to improve models of forest ecosystem change under management and disturbanc, building on the best data and spatial and aspatial models that address these processes, with a special emphasis on the economic drivers and outcomes associated…

Modeling Economic Drivers and Restoration Strategies on Forest Resilience

Project ID: 19-JV-11261979-067 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $43,390 Total Funding: $137,390 [project-data-part-2]

Modeling Forest Resilience, Biomass and Carbon Management Potential

Project ID: 13JV11261979059 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $43,994 Total Funding: $426,969 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Added project 1-11-2017, no start or end date provided

Modeling Stream Ecosystem Dynamic Groups to Support River Restoration and Management

Project ID: 16-JV-11261933-023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $74,960 Total Funding: $179,884 [project-data-part-2]

Modeling the Distribution and Habitat Associations of Fishers (Pekania pennanti) in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks

Project ID: P21AC11336 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $105,840 Total Funding: $105,840 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will inform Park managers in conserving fishers and implementing management recommendations that support management actions identified in the Fisher Conservation Strategy. Such decisions may ultimately affect the distribution and abundance of fishers available for viewing and enjoyment by the general public…

May 16, 2023

Modeling the Effects of Heavy Metals on Vegetation in Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Noatak National Preserve

Project ID: P15AC00958 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Red Dog Mine haul road runs through the northern section of Cape Krusenstern National Monument and is used by trucks hauling lead and zinc concentrates to the Red Dog Port. As part of this transportation, fugitive dusts contaminated with lead, cadmium and…

August 30, 2021

Models Multi-dimensional Surface Water Water Quality Model

Project ID: W912HZ-18-2-0009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $199,697 Total Funding: $765,118 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Portland State University will support the work sponsored by the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to provide development and validation of riverine water quality models. Objective 1: Participate with ERDC researchers in the development, validation, and application of new water quality and…

Mohave Valley Traditional Property Study and Related Work

Project ID: A18AP00135 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The work will greatly assist the BIA in evaluating future projects and potential impacts as developing potential mitigation strategies.

January 25, 2024

Molecular Identification of Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon) in Mount
Rainier National Park and Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
(formerly Fort Clatsop NHP)

Project ID: J9W88050006 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Amphibians are declining globally, and as a result, scientists and resource managers are developing conservation and management plans. When closely related amphibians are sympatric, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between them morphologically. In these cases, correct species identification may be essential for…

August 30, 2021

Molecular Marker Genetic Study of Douglas County Kincaid’s Lupine

Project ID: HAA087201 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,510 Total Funding: $5,510 [project-data-part-2]

Mollusk Field Guide

Project ID: L11AC20375 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,000 Total Funding: $30,000 [project-data-part-2]

Monitor Impacts to Rare Plant Species from Range Fire

Project ID: F17AC00124 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,000 Total Funding: $52,000 [project-data-part-2]

Monitoring and Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Other Water Quality Threats to Parks In the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: P14AC01527 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,560 Total Funding: $48,118 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The mountain parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) span a west to east precipitation gradient, from the very wet Olympic National Park (OLYM), to the drier Mount Rainier (MORA) arid North Cascades (NOCA) National Parks. This precipitation gradient is also…

Monitoring and Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Other Water Quality Threats to Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: P13AC01053 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,320 Total Funding: $13,320 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The mountain parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) span a gradient of urban influence, and a west-east precipitation gradient. Because of these gradients, network parks and areas within may respond differently to certain stressors (e.g., atmospheric deposition of contaminants), while…

Monitoring and Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition and Other Water Quality Threats to Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: P12AC10425 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,560 Total Funding: $13,560 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The mountain parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) span a gradient of urban influence, from the highly populated greater Puget Sound region (Mount Rainer National Park (MORA), and North Cascades National Park Complex (NOCA)), to the sparsely populated Olympic Peninsula…

Monitoring Precipitation Chemistry and Atmospheric Deposition at a High-Elevation Site in Mount Rainier National Park

Project ID: P19AC00717 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,800 Total Funding: $39,603 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will provide new information that quantifies the magnitudes and long-term changes of precipitation chemistry and associated deposition of major ions to a high-elevation, sensitive ecosystem within MORA. The project provides educational and employment opportunities for students to analyze the chemistry of…

Monitoring the Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton Communities in the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam

Project ID: G09AC00264 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $168,155 [project-data-part-2]

Monitoring upstream migration and potential causes of prespawn mortality in adult UWR Chinook, 2015

Project ID: W912HZ-15-2-0009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $475,931 Total Funding: $475,931 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The overarching goal of this study is to gain information on the relationships between upstream migration history, river environment, fish condition and disease expression, collection and outplant methods, and spawning success/pre-spawning mortality for adult Upper Willamette River (UWR) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Information…

Monitoring Water Use by Carrot-Seed Crops in Central Oregon

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-28 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,108 Total Funding: $11,108 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is designed to compare the water use and level of soil oxygen deprivation for hybrid carrot seed crops in central Oregon using sprinkler and drip-tape irrigation. It will be useful information to the NRCS in their endeavors to reduce water use…