Project Database

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and Landscape Interactions in the National Parks of Southwest Alaska

Project ID: J9W88030009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $197,519 Total Funding: $197,519 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A detailed investigation of the lake systems, including associated landforms and sediments, in the Southwest Alaska Network with the goal of providing a better understanding of the geologic origin and dynamic processes responsible for the formation and function of these important systems. Using…

August 30, 2021

Paleontological Inventory and Geologic Framework of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J8W07100031 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $18,448 Total Funding: $37,759 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort between Oregon State University (OSU) and the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a detailed paleontological inventory of the fossil resources of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA). GLBA hosts an excellent suite of Paleozoic, Triassic,…

Paleontological Inventory of Denali National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J8W07110023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,025 Total Funding: $27,025 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and Oregon State University (OSU) to conduct a detailed paleontological inventory of the fossil resources of the Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA). The inventory will entail a compilation of all available…

Panther Creek Carbon Modeling

Project ID: L12AC20574 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $190,000 [project-data-part-2]

Paper Wasp Study

Project ID: W9126G-19-2-0026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $65,617 Total Funding: $65,617 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Installation: Yakima Service: Air Force

Parks as Classroom Curriculum Development Partnership: interdisciplinary module on ethno-geography

Project ID: J9W88040010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,750 Total Funding: $11,750 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This Task Agreement defines a specific affiliation between the NPS and the UI to develop a 3-hour curriculum module and related evening program to be taught at the McCall Outdoor Science School. Specific curriculum development projects under this program will be developed cooperatively…

Parks as Labs: The Debut Newsletter of the North Coast and Cascade Learning Center

Project ID: J9088020014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $14,950 Total Funding: $14,950 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Create pilot newsletter to describe the Research and Education objectives of the Natural and Cultural Resource Challenge and North Cascades Learning Network. Contact PNW CESU or NOCA for pilot newsletter of Learning Network, and catalog of Learning Network

Past Beringian Cultural Exchange and Interaction: a Study of Ceramic Technology

Project ID: P18AC00488 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $152,824 Total Funding: $152,824 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this Agreement is to support research at Portland State University (PSU) on “Past Beringian Cultural Exchange and Interaction: a Study of Ceramic Technology”. Shelby Anderson (PSU) will serve as the project Principal Investigator (PI). This project was selected for funding…

Past, current, and future effects of land-use on global biological nitrogen fixation

Project ID: G21AC10201 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $153,333 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

January 30, 2025

Pasture Vegetation Monitoring in the Wood River Valley

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-18 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $120,000 Total Funding: $120,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project monitors and evaluates effects of conservation in the Wood River watershed, and compares options to aid in planning and implementing future grazing/rangeland management decisions.

August 30, 2021

Patterns in ungulate genetics in Glacier National Park

Project ID: G23AC00409 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,246 Total Funding: $23,246 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this research is to analyze existing ungulate genetic samples to identify individuals for genetic structure analyses and spatial capture-recapture estimates of goat and possibly bighorn abundance and trend.  Specific objectives include:  Develop and analyze genetic markers for mountain goats in a…

January 22, 2024

PECO Cultural Landscape Report

Project ID: P17AC01422 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $209,476 Total Funding: $209,476 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project will create a Cultural Landscape Report for Pecos National Historical Park (PECO) in northeastern New Mexico. The project will partner the NPS with the University of Oregon’s Department of Landscape Architecture. Colorado Mesa University (CMU) will act as a subcontractor (through…

August 30, 2021

Pecos National Historical Park Ranch House Restoration Program

Project ID: J8W07090005 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $86,126 Total Funding: $86,126 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Six-week field school at which NPS, UVM and partner personnel are trained in historic preservation , specifically restoring the windows of the Forked Lightning ranch house. Historic wooden six-light casement windows (ca. 1925) survive on the primary façade of the ranch house building….

Pecos National Historical Park Trading Post Restoration Program

Project ID: J8W07100008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $88,662 Total Funding: $88,662 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a 6-week field school where the National Park Service (NPS), University of Vermont (UVM), and partner personnel will conduct a program of research, training, and implementation in the conservation and repair of historic exterior doors and windows at the Trading…

PERSISTENCE OF SMALL POPULATIONS OF BULL TROUT IN IDAHO SUB-ALPINE LAKES”

Project ID: F23AC02261 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,320 Total Funding: $57,599 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: BULL TROUT (SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS) ARE LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER THE US ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. ACROSS THE NATIVE RANGE OF BULL TROUT THERE IS CONCERN AS THEIR HABITAT REQUIREMENTS ARE DEGRADED. AS LOWER ELEVATION WATER BODIES WARM DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE BULL TROUT POPULATIONS WILL…

January 31, 2025

Phase 1: Buckland Family Networks Study

Project ID: J9W88030015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $26,926 Total Funding: $26,926 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Buckland Family Networks Project, Phase I, aims to document and analyze the interplay between subsistence activities and social networks in the Inupiaq community of Buckland, Alaska. This project, to be conducted in collaboration with the community and including partners ISER, ADF&G Division…

August 30, 2021

Phase 1: Buckland Family Networks Study

Project ID: J9W88030016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $32,788 Total Funding: $36,908 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Buckland Family Networks Project, Phase I, aims to document and analyze the interplay between subsistence activities and social networks in the Inupiaq community of Buckland, Alaska. This project, to be conducted in collaboration with the community and including partners ISER, ADF&G Division…

Phase II Inventory – Battle of Grave Creek Hill 1855, Medford District.

Project ID: L13AC00146 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,717 Total Funding: $16,717 [project-data-part-2]

Phased Assessment of Natural Resources Conditions for Big Bend National Park

Project ID: J8W07100038 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $32,226 Total Funding: $77,225 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This is a collaborative project to conduct a three-phased, ecological assessment of natural resource conditions for Big Bend National Park (BIBE). This assessment will rely on existing scientific data from multiple sources, combined with best professional judgment from an interdisciplinary team of specialists,…

Phenology and Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest: Status and Resources for Management Decision Making

Project ID: G17AC00389 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $60,000 Total Funding: $60,000 [project-data-part-2]