Project Database

Preparation of Research and Monitoring Implementation Plan, Elwha River Restoration

Project ID: J9W88030025 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,705 Total Funding: $28,705 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to assist Olympic National Park to plan for a collaborative research and monitoring program as part of Elwha River restoration. The product of this project will be a proposed Research and Monitoring Implementation Plan for Elwha River…

August 30, 2021

Prepare Kijik National Historic Landmark Cultural Landscape Report

Project ID: P18AC00234 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,747 Total Funding: $237,247 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to prepare a Cultural Landscape Report, an updated National Historic Landmark nomination, and a management plan for Kijik National Historic Landmark (NHL). Sitting within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL), Kijik NHL contains the remnants of…

Prepare National Register Documentation relating to Channel Islands National Park and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Project ID: P23AC01986 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $71,400 Total Funding: $71,400 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In coordination with the NPS, investigators from Portland State University (PSU) will oversee the research and writing of documentation that will lead to one or more National Register of Historic Places nominations. Additionally, relevant management documents will also be prepared for these properties within…

January 17, 2024

Prepare National Register Nomination for Santa Rosa Island Archeological District

Project ID: P17AC01563 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $37,899 Total Funding: $37,899 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background Santa Rosa Island is one of five islands within Channel Islands National Park (CHIS). Santa Rosa contains more than 1,000 documented archeological resources that collectively represent more than 13,000 years of human history. The resources are acknowledged to be nationally and…

August 30, 2021

Prepare Written Materials for Public Education Relating to Resources of Cultural Significance at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P23AC01843 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $55,000 Total Funding: $55,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Investigators from the Recipient and NPS staff will collaborate to accomplish specific project objectives. Through a review and distillation of existing reports, project files, and ethnographic notes, as well as consultation with Dena’ina representatives, the Recipient will produce several short writings aimed at nontechnical…

January 18, 2024

Preparing National Park Service Records for Improved Public Access

Project ID: P15AC01644 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $287,521 Total Funding: $370,926 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The NPS creates resource management records in the course of daily business which are considered permanent and must be managed in perpetuity. These records incorporate the long history of assembling data on and managing park cultural and natural resources during the past century….

August 30, 2021

Prescribed Grazing Training

Project ID: NR233A750008C003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $27,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Work cooperatively to revise and teach a course on Prescribed Grazing to train conservation practitioners about the prescribed grazing conservation practice.

January 19, 2024

Preservation Field School and Repair of the Gem Mine Headframe, Ore Bin, and Mill at Death Valley National Park

Project ID: P19AC01190 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $367,000 Total Funding: $572,002 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Background Over the course of Westward expansion, Death Valley was an obstacle to westward movement and an area to be avoided. The one thing that brought Anglo settlers to the area was its mineral wealth. First borax, then silver, and finally gold. Other…

August 30, 2021

Preservation Field School and Repair of the Keane Wonder Aerial Tramway Towers at Death Valley National Park

Project ID: P19AC01164 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $56,001 Total Funding: $56,001 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will provide educational training opportunities for volunteers and student assistants by participating in the preservation of a valued cultural resource, the Keane Wonder Aerial Tramway, at DEVA. The participants will receive direct experience in many aspects of a historic preservation project,…

Preserve, Catalog, and Digitize Oral History, Video, and Film Collections of Yellowstone National Park- Student Internship

Project ID: P18AC01158 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $91,075 Total Funding: $91,075 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This collaborative agreement between Western Washington University (WWU) and the National Park Service (NPS) will assist Yellowstone National Park (YNP) to preserve, catalog, and digitize for security and access approximately 22,000 archival items. This nationally significant media collection documents a wide array of…

Preserve, Catalog, and Digitize Oral History, Video, and Film Collections of Yellowstone National Park- Student Internship

Project ID: P18AC01378 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $92,894 Total Funding: $92,894 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is will create baseline documentation through detailed catalog records in ICMS that will accurately describe the current intellectual and physical condition of the records and provide baseline data for future monitoring and reporting. Completed associated donation/release and copyright documentation and updating…

Probability of Occurrence Reanalysis – PSG Marbled Murrelet Inland Survey Protocol

Project ID: F14AP00660 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $43,000 Total Funding: $43,000 [project-data-part-2]

Process and Catalog Museum Archival Materials

Project ID: J8W07070015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,855 Total Funding: $32,200 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The vast majority of the museum archives at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site are not cataloged. This project, the processing and cataloging of the archival materials as well as the creation of finding aids, will make these materials more available to researchers as…

Process Lake Temperature Data and Assist with Weather Web Site Development

Project ID: J9W88050009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $17,850 Total Funding: $17,850 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This work involves two projects. 1) Extensive Crater Lake temperature measurements have been consistently recorded over thirteen years associated with global climate change research. The detailed temperature data is critical in that it provides the only available measure of deep water mixing. This…

Process, Arrange, and Catalog Archives at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center

Project ID: P12AC15007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $169,869 Total Funding: $753,911 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This collaborative project between Western Washington University (WWU) and the National Park Service (NPS) will assist the Intermountain Region Museum Services Program with cataloging archives and preparing finding aids to facilitate their use. Processing, arrangement, and cataloging of an estimated 130 linear feet…

Processing/Cataloging of Museum Archaeological Materials and Hosting a Public Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: J8W07100029 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,874 Total Funding: $344,469 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Phase I: A significant portion of the archaeological collections at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) has not been cataloged or prepared for use and preservation. This collaborative project will process and catalog these archaeological materials, as well as create finding aids. The…

Production and Design of a Research Catalog for the North Coast and Cascades Network

Project ID: J9088020007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $21,000 Total Funding: $21,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Provide an overview of research needs for natural and cultural resources within the North Coast and Cascades Network and produce a professional research catalog. Deliverables: Research and Park Stewardship (Website)

Productivity and Habitat Use of Spotted Owls in Relation to Fire Severity in Southwestern Oregon

Project ID: HAF043F14 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $243,757 Total Funding: $243,757 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Productivity and Habitat Use of Spotted Owls in Relation to Fire Severity in Southwestern Oregon: Can prescribed burns be used to reduce fire hazards in spotted owl habitat?

Program Communications Media and Outreach Materials related to Climate Change

Project ID: 10170AJ100 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $6,883 Total Funding: $6,883 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group will initially work with Service staff to define the agency information and outreach needs. These needs will guide the process of developing specific outreach materials such as presentation slides, short training videos and other informational graphics.

Program Support for the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Project ID: P12AC15056 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $36,323 Total Funding: $149,611 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The University of Washington (UW) and the National Park Service (NPS) have been collaborating since 2001 to host and administer the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PNW CESU) program. The PNW CESU is part of the national CESU network, which is a…