Project Database

Archeological Overview and Assessment of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Project ID: P20AC00204 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $131,556 Total Funding: $131,556 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 25, 2024

Archeological Overview and Research Design, Channel Islands National Park

Project ID: J8W07060007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,000 Total Funding: $5,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to write sections of the Channel Islands National Park Archaeological Overview in collaboration with the park and researchers in other institutions. Deliverables: CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK ARCHAEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT (Final Report)

August 30, 2021

Architectural Analysis of Historic American Camp Residences

Project ID: J9W88040024 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $34,310 Total Funding: $34,310 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Investigation of the Duplex Officers’ Quarters and Laundress’ Quarters at American Camp to assist the National Park Service in maintaining, restoring, and interpreting this historic military residence. The investigators will perform non-destructive and other investigation of the existing structure. The investigators will study…

Archiving Historic Bird Checklists from Southwest Alaska’s National Parks

Project ID: J8W07090019 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $45,000 Total Funding: $58,347 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) of the National Park Service (NPS) is assessing status and monitoring long-term trends of key natural resources or “vital signs” in its five national park units, including Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park…

Arranging and Describing Archival and Manuscript Materials at Yellowstone National Park

Project ID: J8W07110026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $164,914 Total Funding: $532,384 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This collaborative project between Western Washington University (WWU) and the National Park Service (NPS) will assist Yellowstone National Park (YELL) with processing backlog archival and manuscript records from YELL. Activities include preparing processing plans and implementing those plans by arranging collections, cataloging into…

Assess Possible Cruise Ship Impacts on Huna Tlingit Ethnographic Resources in Glacier Bay

Project ID: J8W07090011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $229,304 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Situated within Glacier Bay National Park (GLBA), Glacier Bay proper (GBP) represents an important component of the Hoonah Tlingit traditional territory. Glacier Bay is also a significant tourist attraction, most commonly visited by cruise ship passengers as part of larger Alaska cruise itineraries….

Assessing Climate Refugia and Connectivity for Desert Bighorn Sheep

Project ID: J8W07100030 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $341,882 Total Funding: $356,514 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Climate change has and will continue to have adverse effects on the population persistence of desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni). National Park Service (NPS) lands support a significant proportion of extant desert bighorns (at least 20% of range-wide population), and will play…

Assessing population numbers among isolated populations of the cephalopod genus Nautilus, with local fishery and market surveys

Project ID: 10170BJ001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $100,000 Total Funding: $100,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project to conduct field research on extant nautiloid cephalopods in the genus Nautilus (chambered nautilus, or nautilus) in two locations: Great Barrier Reef of Australia, near Lizard Island, a location with no history of nautilus fishing; and Tanon Straits, Philippine Islands, a location…

Assessing Pregnancy Rates and Stress Levels of Free-ranging Migratory Barren-ground Caribou in Northern Alaska

Project ID: P12AC15054 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,932 Total Funding: $31,097 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Many caribou herds across the Arctic are currently in decline. This is a collaborative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Washington (UW) to assess the physiological status of the Western Arctic Herd, the country’s largest herd. Dietary information…

Assessing San Juan Island Archaeological Resources from the Inside Out: Collections and Site Overview, Assessment and Research Design

Project ID: J8W07090012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $57,988 Total Funding: $83,411 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: There are three main objectives for this project. The first goal includes amassing past and on-going research information (spatial data, archaeological interpretations, and assemblage descriptions) associated with sites and ethnography at San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) to contextualize the archaeological history…

Assessing the Ecological Condition of Lakes in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex

Project ID: P16AC01065 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $29,218 Total Funding: $29,218 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to assess the ecological conditions of selected NOCA lacustrine habitats, and contribute to the professional training of a WWU graduate student in limnological data collection and analysis. The focus of this project is on Ross Lake and…

Assessing the Effectiveness of Coar Areas for Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Spatially-Explicit Demographic Approach Using Management and Resource Development Scenarios

Project ID: G13AC00359 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $48,175 Total Funding: $48,175 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This cooperative agreement will provide support for the project titled: ”Assessing the Effectiveness of Core Areas for Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Spatially-Explicit Demographic Approach Using Management and Resource Development Scenarios”. The overall goal is to develop a population viability modeling framework to enable…

Assessing the Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on High-Elevation Plant and Soil Communities

Project ID: P12AC10794 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $82,800 Total Funding: $154,800 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Increasing levels of nitrogen (N) deposition have been identified as critical concerns for ecosystems worldwide. High-elevation plant communities are generally adapted to low soil resource supply and increases in N may result in significant changes in biomass and species composition. Understanding the effects…

Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Vulnerable Coastal Cultural Resources

Project ID: P17AC00315 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $94,910 Total Funding: $94,910 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The project “Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Vulnerable Coastal Cultural Resources” was developed and initiated by Western Arctic Parklands (WEAR) and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA) cultural resource management staff. The original intent of the project was to assess the…

Assessing the Social Organization of Forest Restoration in Northwest Forest Plan Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes: Industry, Workforce, Communities, and Well-being

Project ID: 23-JV-11261996-072 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $30,000 Total Funding: $30,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 22, 2024

Assessing the Vulnerability of Species and Ecosystems to Projected Climate Change in the Pacific NW

Project ID: G10AC00520 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,256 Total Funding: $197,459 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: To develop effective adaptive management plans, conservation and natural resource managers need to know how climate change will affect the organisms and ecosystems they manage. To meet this need, we will model potential shifts in the distributions of at least 12 focal animal…

August 30, 2021

Assessing Use of Marine Derived Salmon in Wolf Diets Across Alaskan Parks

Project ID: J8W07100010 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $31,391 Total Funding: $94,625 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to collect and analyze wolf guard hair samples (and selected prey samples) from recent and ongoing tracking or trapping programs across Alaska and from museum collections. Samples will be analyzed for the stable isotopes 13C and 15N….

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Estuarine Conditions in Selected National Parks of Southeast Alaska

Project ID: J9W88040016 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $69,784 Total Funding: $90,124 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Project Investigators will collaborate with Park and NPS personnel to identify sources of data and other information regarding the status of coastal water resources in four National Parks in the Southeast Alaska region; assess the state of knowledge regarding coastal water resources…

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Estuarine Conditions in Selected National Parks of the Pacific Northwest

Project ID: J9W88040014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $105,663 Total Funding: $152,980 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project identifies sources of data and other information regarding the status of coastal water resources in four national parks in the Pacific Northwest region; assesses the state of knowledge regarding coastal water resources in these parks; identifies important biophysical factors and physical forcing…

Assessment Of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in and adjacent to Select Southwest Alaska National Parks

Project ID: J9W88050014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $88,928 Total Funding: $131,844 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The PIs will work closely with individual park and other designated NPS personnel to identify sources of data and other information describing the status of coastal water resources in Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park,…