Project Database

Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation for Alcatraz Island

Project ID: J8W07070009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $14,000 Total Funding: $14,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service will enter into a coordinated and cooperative research effort with the University of Washington for the purpose of discovering: 1. the extent and cost of power consumption on Alcatraz, 2. the location of current power consumption, 3. current renewable…

August 30, 2021

Renewable Energy Partnership Facilitation and Collaboration

Project ID: L11AC20174 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $71,445 Total Funding: $197,064 [project-data-part-2]

Replace deep-water weather buoy mooring and anchor in Crater Lake

Project ID: J8W07060012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $6,372 Total Funding: $6,372 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Oregon State University, in cooperation with Crater Lake National Park, maintains a year-round floating weather buoy in the deepest part of Crater Lake to study the impact of climate on lake ecology. The mooring line below 60 feet and the anchor system that…

Research and Develop Archival Resources Index and Public History Materials for Hanford Downwinder Histories

Project ID: P24AC00092 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $16,555 Total Funding: $39,501 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

November 18, 2024

Research and Public Education on Yakutat Tlingit Traditional Cultural Properties at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P16AC01857 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $120,000 Total Funding: $391,554 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will assist Portland State to accomplish that mission by supporting a faculy member that conducts ground-breaking anthropological and cultural landscape work.

August 30, 2021

Research on Cesar Chavez

Project ID: UW-01-27 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $7,500 Total Funding: $24,960 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service is documenting significant historic properties associated with Cesar Chavez and his influence on the agricultural labor movement in the Pacific West Region (CA, NV, WA, OR, ID) and Arizona for the purposes of identifying potentially eligible properties for listing…

Research on Freshwater Invertebrate Fossils from the Florissant Formation as Evidence for Eocene-Oligocene Climate Change

Project ID: J8W07100009 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Fossil clams, snails, and ostracods from the late Eocene Florissant Formation at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will be examined morphologically to evaluate their taxonomy. Shell microsamples will be analyzed for stable oxygen and carbon isotopes to obtain geochemical proxies of environmental conditions…

Research on properties associated with desegregation and civil rights

Project ID: UW-01-07 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service is documenting significant historic properties across the nation that are associated with the history of the Civil Rights Movement and Racial Desegregation in Public Education, two themes important in American history. The focus is primary on the African-American community…

Research to Continue Investigation of Atmospheric Rivers (AR) and the Application of Using AR Forecast Capabilities to Inform Reservoir Operations within the USACE

Project ID: W912HZ1920023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $403,034 Total Funding: $403,034 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

October 31, 2024

Research to Support Application of the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection Framework at Zion National Park

Project ID: J9088020051 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $29,900 Total Funding: $59,225 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Gather information that will help support application of VERP to Zion NP. In particular, study objectives will focus on the four elements of the VERP framework that can benefit the most from empirical data: 1) Collecting baseline data on visitor use and associated…

August 30, 2021

Research to Support Visitor Management at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Project ID: J8W07090014 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,000 Total Funding: $130,986 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Overall purpose of project is to gather information that will help guide visitor management and resource stewardship in selected areas (Dyea and Chilkoot Trail) of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO). Special focus will be placed on commercial tours, NPS interpretive programs,…

Research to Support Visitor Management at Muir Woods National Monument and Muir Beach

Project ID: J9W88030012 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $40,000 Total Funding: $77,191 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Muir Woods National Monument and Muir Beach are managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Both areas receive intensive public use, with more than one million people visiting Muir Woods and approximately 1/2 million people visiting Muir Beach annually. The GGNRA…

Research to Support Visitor Management at Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz, and San Mateo Co. NPS Parkland Sites within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Project ID: J9W88050017 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $59,955 Total Funding: $59,955 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Gather information that will help guide management of visitor use at Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz & San Mateo County NPS Parklands, utilizing the Visitor Experience Resource Protection framework; complete refinement of a Muir Woods crowding simulation model; and, assist the park in…

Reservoir Drawdown Study

Project ID: UI-01-2 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $30,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: To complete a hydrologic study that quantifies groundwater conditions in response to reservoir drawdown cycles and relate it to natural resource impacts from landslides. Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) at the University of Idaho will provide for the engagement of research, education…

Restoration of a Low-elevation Riparian Forest Ecosystem

Project ID: UW-01-14 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,247 Total Funding: $48,247 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The general goals of this research project are to restore a functioning low-elevation riparian forest, to better understand the severity and extent of current impacts, and to learn how to facilitate a long-term system restoration. The site has been functioning as a borrow…

Restore Historic Landscape, Crater Lake National Park (Planning, Design & Material Estimates)

Project ID: J8W07070011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,502 Total Funding: $24,502 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is aimed at restoring a designed landscape that corresponds with the boundaries of the Munson Valley Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 1988. The nomination highlighted how the National Park Service strove to blend development…

Returning Paradise Meadows: Research to Inform Climate-Adapted High Elevation Meadow Restoration

Project ID: P24AC01517 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $125,000 Total Funding: $125,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 2024 Year-End-Brief: CESU_TA_P24AC01517_MORA_MeadowRestoration_Brief_202412 2025 Year-End Brief: CESU_TA_P24AC01517_MORA_MeadowRestoration_Brief_202512

December 6, 2024

Review and Evaluation of Travel Simulation Models for Planning and Management of Mount Rainier National Park

Project ID: J9088020022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Review existing simulation models of recreational visitation, evaluate and recommend actions for the development and application of those models. Deliverables: Chapter 4: Case Studies of Simulation Models of Recreation Use (Final Report)

August 30, 2021

Review and Recommendations of Methods Suitable for Development of Synthetic Hydrographs for Ungauged Basins with National Parks of the north Coast and Cascade Network

Project ID: J9088020013 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,436 Total Funding: $77,386 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Through a literature review, develop a better understanding of the characteristics of stream flow in basins in North Coast and Cascades network parks. Prepare a detailed study plan that addresses future work needed to apply models to park streams. Deliverables: A Process-Based Hierarchical…

Revision to the NRCS Engineering Field Handbook Survey Chapter – Global Positioning System (GPS) and Terrestrial Surveying

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-23 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,000 Total Funding: $5,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Develops chapter on GPS for incorporation into NRCS Engineering Field Handbook, part 650, chapter 1, Engineering Survey.