Project Database

Project Support for the Climate Change Collaboration (C3) Federal Forum

Project ID: J8W07100035 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,994 Total Funding: $9,994 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Preparing and responding to climate change and variability is a top issue of the federal government. To better integrate, organize, and focus the federal community’s effort in addressing climate change in the Pacific Northwest, the Climate Change Collaboration (C3) was launched in 2008….

August 30, 2021

Projecting Future Effects of Land Management, Natural Disturbance,a nd CO2 on Woody Encorchment in the Northern Great Plains in a Changing Climate

Project ID: G12AC20241 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $155,985 Total Funding: $155,985 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goals of this research are to identify appropriate regional climate model projections for the northern Great Plains (NGP), customize the MC1 model for the NGP region with a woody encroachment focus, and use the climate projections and the MC1 model to project…

Projecting Wildfire Across Current and Future Landscapes: Comparison of Model Approaches

Project ID: 23-JV-11261958-061 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 22, 2024

Promoting Diversity in Pacific Northwest Prairie Restorations

Project ID: J8W07070010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $13,990 Total Funding: $43,990 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will evaluate techniques for establishing diverse prairie vegetation in an abandoned agricultural field at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Increasing plant diversity will provide a broader range of wildlife habitat, promote plant community stability, reduce invasion by exotic species, and help…

August 30, 2021

Promoting Sustainability of Desert Bighorn Sheep to Enhance Conservation and Recreation

Project ID: P18AC00971 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $279,683 Total Funding: $448,183 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this agreement is to design and carry out a study that will inform current and future management decisions for desert bighorn sheep conservation in the Mojave Desert and across the Western U.S. This project will obtain critical information on the…

Protocols for Assessing Community Quality of Life for Land Management Planning

Project ID: 09-JV-11052007-214 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,585 Total Funding: $52,585 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will develop basic protocols to assess social, economic, and environmental amenities, settings, or attributes that contribute to perceived quality of life for communities affected by National Forest Planning.

Provide Architectural Expertise and Conservation Work, oversight for the continued restoration of the Las Flores Adobe Ranch House and Santa Margarita Ranch Complex

Project ID: N62473-14-2-0014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $653,179 Total Funding: $653,179 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 1) Develop and prepare a Site-Specific Interpretive Plan, develop, prepare, and install interpretive material, and create a volunteer training program that is consistent with this plan for Las Flores Adobe Ranch House and Estancia, 2) Produce an dupated NRHP nomination for the Last…

Provide collaborative services to facilitate conservation action for the North Pacific Landscape Commission

Project ID: F15AC00594 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $33,292 Total Funding: $34,023 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Funds under this award are to be used to meet national standards in delivering coordination of conservation efforts in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) to improve natural resource conservation and management to address climate change and other major system stressors. Working…

Provide Support in Oversight and Management of Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School

Project ID: P22AC01710 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,430 Total Funding: $27,430 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this Task Agreement is to provide the necessary management, operational and administrative support to develop and present jointly, at such places as may be agreed upon, an annual Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School (PNWFS or Field School), through which educationa…

May 17, 2023

Providing Anthropological Planning and Resource Management Assistance about Ethnographic Resources of Yosemite National Park

Project ID: P13AC01152 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $63,870 Total Funding: $246,673 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to address a number of planning and resource management tasks that require information about American Indian ethnographic resources in Yosemite National Park. These efforts are associated…

August 30, 2021

Providing Cultural Research Assistance to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Project ID: J8W07110024 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,000 Total Funding: $67,150 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) will collaborate in the study and documentation of several culturally significant sites in the Columbia-Pacific region of Washington and Oregon that are directly related to the mission of Lewis and Clark National Historical…

Providing PRISM Climate Surface Maps for Inventory and Monitoring Networks

Project ID: J8W07090026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $19,500 Total Funding: $19,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Several National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring networks rely on PRISM digital climate surface maps as covariate data in the evaluation and interpretation of vital signs status and trend reporting and/or directly in the use of annual climate reports. PRISM stands for…

PSU-Tribal-Federal Collaborative Stewardship Practices

Project ID: F20AC11000 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,530 Total Funding: $7,530 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 25, 2024

Public Archaeology Field School Analysis, Archaeological Overview and Assessment, and Archaeology Outreach at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: P17AC01232 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $98,532 Total Funding: $145,746 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) is an unparalleled archaeological laboratory, comprising the remains of Fort Vancouver, the ca. 1825-1860 regional headquarters and supply depot for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and Vancouver Barracks, the first (ca. 1849-2010) permanent U.S. Army post and command…

August 30, 2021

Public Archaeology Field School and Artifact Analysis

Project ID: P23AC01181 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $93,043 Total Funding: $93,043 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The primary goal of this project is to conduct a Public Archaeology Field School and complete analysis of resulting artifacts and data. The field school will provide an opportunity for students to learn archaeological field methods – including survey, testing, data recovery excavation, and…

January 15, 2024

Public Archaeology Field School and Associated Processing of Artifacts at Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve

Project ID: J8W07060010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $45,271 Total Funding: $150,207 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service, in partnership with Portland State University, Washington State University—Vancouver, and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust, is planning to conduct the sixth annual archaeological field school at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve (VNHR) in Vancouver, Washington. The field school…

August 30, 2021

Public Education Regarding Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources Along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Project ID: P13AC01146 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $20,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort by the National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) to publicly share and disseminate findings of a prior study by PSU, entitled “A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and…

Public Policy Education Demonstration Project for Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to Assess Community Understanding of Fire and Smoke Management

Project ID: J8W07070016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $39,820 Total Funding: $39,820 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This sociological study builds upon previous research conducted via Cooperative Agreement No. H8W07060001, Task Agreement No. J8W07060018. The Principal Investigator will interview up to thirty (30) individuals representing the following stakeholder groups: county and regional air quality regulators; county governments and agencies; chambers…

Puget Sound Basin Air Pollution Model

Project ID: J9088020004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of the Puget Sound Basin Air Pollution Model project is to educate the public on the ill effects of automobile emissions on national park resources through the development of three-dimensional animations of air pollutant flows in the Puget Sound Basin.

Quantification of Oregon Spotted Frog Population Dynamics in Response to Environmental Heterogeneity

Project ID: G20AC00432 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $66,000 Total Funding: $66,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to provide high-quality demographic information for use by management agencies and other interested parties and to assess management actions. Specifically, this project has four objectives: 1. Quantify how seasonal survival of Oregon spotted frogs is relate to…