Project Database

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,…

August 30, 2021

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…

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….

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: $57,795 Total Funding: $57,795 [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…