Project Database

Mapping and Reconstructing Wetland Surface Water Area, Snow Cover, and Vegetation Phenology in Mount Rainer National Park

Project ID: P22AC02402 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $19,999 Total Funding: $19,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to prototype methods to map and reconstruct surface water hydrology of wetlands and ponds in Mount Rainier National Park (MORA or park). Additionally, UW and NPS collaborators will focus on landcover changes within wetland basins by mapping…

May 17, 2023

Mapping Exotic Weeds at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Project ID: J9W88030004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,000 Total Funding: $8,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The primary objective of this task agreement is to develop an accurate ground verified map of the location and distribution of exotic weeds within Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO).

August 30, 2021

MAPR Cultural Landscapes Inventory for Tech Area 18

Project ID: P18AC00759 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $70,000 Total Funding: $70,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project will create a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI) for Tech Area 18 of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. A cultural landscape is a recognized cultural resource type by the National Park Service (NPS) and documentation follows guidance set forth by Section…

MAPR Cultural Landscapes Report for Tech Area 18

Project ID: P20AC00627 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $86,374 Total Funding: $86,374 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project National Historical Park. A cultural landscape is a recognized cultural resource type by the National Park Service (NPS). The CLR is used as a planning document for cultural landscape and will provide technical guidance following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for…

Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping of the San Juan Island National Historical Park

Project ID: J8W07100016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $51,876 Total Funding: $51,876 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In response to the U.S. National Park Service’s (NPS) interest to map the submerged lands within park boundaries and to understand the aquatic processes that play a role in the formation, distribution and disturbance of coastal and submarine resources in and around park…

MASTER MELITTOLOGIST BEE ATLAS PROGRAM IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”

Project ID: F24AC01124 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $225,000 Total Funding: $225,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL INSTITUTE DIRECTED TRAINING FOR MASTER MELITTOLOGISTS TO CONDUCT STANDARDIZED INVENTORY AND MONITORING OF NATIVE BEE BIODIVERSITY IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES WITHIN THE PACIFIC REGION. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE REVIEW OF HISTORICAL DATA PRODUCTION OF NEW…

February 1, 2025

McCarthy Bear Project

Project ID: UI-01-1 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $45,000 Total Funding: $62,160 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 1)To gain an understanding of the type of bear/human conflicts that currently exist or may develop in the study area as a consequence of increased visitor use, home-site development, and facility development; 2)To document the general biological and behavioral characteristics of both the…

August 30, 2021

Measure Human Bacteroides Gene Counts in Alpine Lakes to Evaluate Visitor Use Impacts on Water Quality in Washington State National Parks

Project ID: P21AC11280 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $21,274.12 Total Funding: $85,622.11 [project-data-part-2] Performance Goals – Documentation of the improper disposal of human waste is common at high visitor use areas adjacent to surface water in National Parks in Washington State including Mount Rainier National Park (MORA). Nutrients from feces washed into lakes as a result of…

January 12, 2022

Medford Archaeological Field School

Project ID: HAA087405 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In 2009 BLM changed project number to L08AC13454.

August 30, 2021

Mercury Dynamics in Contracting Watersheds of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: G10AC00078 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,500 Total Funding: $42,450 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project investigates mercury (Hg) dynamics in three streams in Glacier Bay Nationa Park and Preserve (GLBA) draining contrasting landscapes. The goal is to examine the timing and magnitude of mercury flux through the watershed in order to gain a broader understanding of…

Methow River Tributaries Hydraulic, Geomorphic, and Fisheries Response Study

Project ID: 01004HS002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $77,970 Total Funding: $192,319 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The initial focus of the collaborative effort will be to assemble, organize, and summarize available information on the Methow River watershed, with particular attention to production of salmonids in lower tributary watersheds. The first year’s effort will be to develop a sampling plan…

Migration Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Salmonids in Little Goose Dam

Project ID: 01004HS006 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,000 Total Funding: $61,000 [project-data-part-2]

Mitigate safety hazards and stabilize Skidoo Mill at Death Valley National Park

Project ID: P21AC12309 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $308,734 Total Funding: $308,734 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will promote greater public and private participation in historic preservation programs and activities, and it will build resource stewardship ethics in its participants by providing opportunities for volunteers and student assistants to participate in the preservation of a valued cultural resource….

May 16, 2023

Mod 3: Lidar-based mapping of pre- and post-fire fuel loads and fuel consumption

Project ID: 19-JV-11221633-165 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $255,000 Total Funding: $255,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

November 7, 2024

Modeling a Channel Migration Corridor for the 59-mile Segment of the Missouri National Recreational River

Project ID: J8W07070026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $36,000 Total Funding: $36,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Missouri National Recreational River management proposes to build on the multi-scale classification of the river to model lateral channel migration rates to develop long-term (100-year) predictions of the active channel belt for the Missouri River in the 59-mile segment below Gavins Point Dam….

August 30, 2021

Modeling Acoustic Fields Using OpenFOAM to Determine Navigation Impacts

Project ID: W912HZ-24-2-0043 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $174,999 Total Funding: $174,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

January 3, 2025

Modeling Air Quality Impact Potential of a Nearby Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation for Minidoka National Historic Site

Project ID: J8W07090008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,984 Total Funding: $9,984 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Conducts an air-quality monitoring study to estimate the potential for air quality impact of a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) on the nearby Minidoka National Historic Site (MIIN), which preserves the Minidoka Japanese internment camp site. Primary emission species of concern associated…

August 30, 2021

Modeling Brown Treesnake Management Strategies

Project ID: G23AC00446 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $62,498 Total Funding: $62,498 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to work with the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) invasive reptile program to conduct a model-based evaluation of the feasibility of eradication and suppression of Brown treesnakes (BTS) within a fenced conservation area on…

January 22, 2024

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…