Project Database

Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program Support

Project ID: J8W07070034 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,781 Total Funding: $156,121 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Provide program support to the Research Coordinator of the National Park Service Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and to complete technical, research, administrative, and/or education projects relevant to the mission of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

August 30, 2021

Pacific Northwest Seed Collections for Post-Fire Recovery and Restoration

Project ID: P24AC02224 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $97,931 Total Funding: $181,844 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project supports Burned Area Recovery projects to efficiently restore fire-affected areas. A Seeds of Success crew will collect seeds across four parks in the Pacific Northwest, so that NPS has plant materials on-hand and ready for post-fire restoration, reducing the need for…

December 6, 2024

Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network

Project ID: 19-JV-11261944-089 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $50,000 [project-data-part-2]

August 30, 2021

Pacific Region Fishery Resources PSU Graduate Assistant

Project ID: F15AC00358 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $41,945 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Funds under this award are to be used to implement the Pacific Region Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program (FAC) communications and outreach initiatives related to the National Fish Hatchery System, aquatic habitat conservation and restoration, strategic habitat conservation, aquatic invasive species management, climate…

Pacific salmon as indicators of ecosystem health

Project ID: J9W88040015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $26,000 Total Funding: $40,460 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Pacific salmon are an important biotic resource to many national parks in both southeast and southwest Alaska, and may be an indicator of the health of these ecosystems and thus a candidate ‘Vital Sign’. However, the metric and life-history stage of salmon that…

Paint Creek Field School

Project ID: L12AC20573 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,987 Total Funding: $10,987 [project-data-part-2]

Paisley Caves Cultural Data Removal and Research

Project ID: L09AC16023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,000 Total Funding: $87,000 [project-data-part-2]

Paleoecology of the Plains of Fort Vancouver NHS and Olympic NP

Project ID: UW-01-23 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,864 Total Funding: $12,864 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this research is to evaluate soil properties and vegetation distributions in and around Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in order to identify their origin, changes in size through time, and the relationship between soil, vegetation, and land-use (specifically burning). (Renumbered…

Paleoenvironmental Overview of Olympic National Park

Project ID: J8W07100028 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $49,596 Total Funding: $49,596 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Oregon (UO) will collaborate in the development of a paleoenvironmental overview of Olympic National Park (OLYM). The purpose of this project is to: 1) provide a synthesis of the evidence of environmental change over…

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…

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

Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Cetaceans in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Project ID: M25AC00103 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $35,980 Total Funding: $35,980 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

March 31, 2026

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…

August 30, 2021

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