Project Database

Integration and Synthesis of the Scientific and Professional Literature on Soundscapes and Night Skies and Their Relationship to Outdoor Recreation

Project ID: P16AC00135 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $25,000 Total Funding: $49,674 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Given the substantial and growing scientific and professional literature on soundscapes and night skies and their increasing importance and implications for outdoor recreation, we propose to prepare a paper that integrates and synthesizes this literature. The understanding of these resources, related resources and…

August 30, 2021

Intertidal Monitoring Program Protocol Review

Project ID: UW-01-13 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,200 Total Funding: $9,200 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Monitoring of intertidal communities has occurred on the Olympic National Park coast since 1988. Monitoring was originally begun to collect baseline data on intertidal plant and animal communities in order to assess potential impacts of environmental insults, such as oil spills, and to…

Introduction, Ecological Impacts and Invasiveness of Non-Indigenous Microbial, Plant and Animal Communities in the Pacific Northwest

Project ID: 01004HS003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $101,707 Total Funding: $451,992 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will involve the development of molecular diagnostic systems to track the transportation and establishment of non-indigenous species in the Pacific Northwest.

Inupiat Landscapes and Architecture: preserving Alaska Native community histories

Project ID: J8W07080023 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,700 Total Funding: $58,306 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project combines applied social scientific research with educational outreach. The data to carry out the project comes from a recently completed study, June 2006, (Jolles, Principal Investigator), funded by the National Science Foundation’s Arctic Social Science Program. That study, Collaborative Research –…

Invasive Plant Management Team (IPMT) Assistance for Alaska National Parks

Project ID: P25AC00245 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $620,000 Total Funding: $620,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Project Objectives: The main objective of this agreement is to get hands on assistance and field expertise and training for student interns doing Integrated Plant Management work in the Alaska National Parks.

January 15, 2026

Invasive Species Awareness Training and Outreach Material Development

Project ID: HAA087202 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $80,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Develop and provide invasive species awareness training, including the development of education and outreach material (eg., brochures, field guides, etc). (Re-numbered by BLM to L08AC13562.)

August 30, 2021

Inventory and Assessment of Pollinators in the Northern Cascades Ecosystem

Project ID: J8W07070035 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $43,759 Total Funding: $64,874 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goals of this project are to conduct butterfly surveys in the NOCA and MORA; develop species lists for sub-alpine/alpine areas, and to initiate a volunteer-based, long-term monitoring program modeled after the successful Rocky Mountain National Park Butterfly Monitoring Program.

Inventory and Mapping of Aquatic Plants at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

Project ID: J8W07070022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $10,000 Total Funding: $10,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This Task Agreement creates a collaborative effort to map and inventory aquatic plants at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area using standard aquatic plant inventory procedures so that 90% of the aquatic plants species present at the study sites are documented in a scientifically…

Inventory and Monitoring of Northern Waterthrush of the Oregon Cascades

Project ID: 23-JV-11261953-087 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $140,301 Total Funding: $140,301 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to develop bioacoustics monitoring approach for northern waterthrush and other riparian-associated species. Technological advancements in ecological sampling methods have revolutionized how we monitor animal populations, dramatically improving the amount and…

January 22, 2024

Inventory and Status Assessment of Lichens in Noatak National Reserve

Project ID: J9W88030026 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $12,000 Total Funding: $92,179 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The flora of the 6.5 million acre Noatak National Preserve (NOAT), an international biosphere reserve, are dominated in diversity by nonvascular species which have yet to be enumerated. Studies in adjacent Gates of the Arctic National Park have shown that as much as…

August 30, 2021

Inventory of aquatic fauna at Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Project ID: P23AC01498 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $54,514 Total Funding: $54,514 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will analyze water samples for environmental DNA collected at selected National Parks in the western United States. These eDNA samples will provide aquatic inventories of various water bodies throughout each sampled park. With this information, park managers will be better prepared to…

January 17, 2024

Inventory of bumble bees and T&E butterfly species to inform invasive vegetation management, controlled burning, and compliance determinations

Project ID: P24AC02395 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $300,000 Total Funding: $385,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  The primary objective of this inventory project is to collect species presence data on the bumble bees and T&E butterflies present at Badlands National Park (BADL), Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA), Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL), Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO),…

October 28, 2024

Inventory of Plant Collections

Project ID: UW-01-11 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,235 Total Funding: $117,470 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project conducts a search of plant specimens in the UW Botany Herbarium to locate specimens collected at parks within the North Coast and Cascades Network, records all data on the herbarium label in databases provided by the National Park Service, adds NPS…

August 30, 2021

Inventory, Monitoring, Education, and Research Partnership between the Klamath Network and Southern Oregon University

Project ID: P17AC01447 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,815 Total Funding: $348,116 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: NPS and SOU are both participants in the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), part of a nationwide network of similar units organized around biogeographical regions for the purpose of providing high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education through the linking of…

Investigate the Ecology of Resident Birds in relation to Climate Change in Interior Alaska

Project ID: P17AC00646 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $55,710 Total Funding: $146,553 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Resident birds in Alaska use a variety of strategies to survive a season of extreme cold temperatures and food scarcity. Many resident birds depend on stored food that they cache during the summer and fall to successfully survive the winter and nest in…

Investigating the Effects of Vessel Traffic on Marine Mammal Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P15AC00332 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $275,709 Total Funding: $275,709 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Nearly all visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve arrive via motor vessels, yet critical information is lacking on the impacts of vessel noise on marine mammal vocal behavior and the role of acoustic communication associated with vital functions. This information gap…

Investigating the Impact of River Regulation on Groundwater Supplies in the Western US.

Project ID: R13AC10003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $23,336 Total Funding: $35,671 [project-data-part-2]

Investigating the Nisqually Glacier Outburst Flood Potential

Project ID: P13AC00992 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,975 Total Funding: $24,975 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service and the University of Washington will collaborate in a project to estimate the current and near-future outburst flood potential from the Nisqually Glacier and associated downstream hazards along the Nisqually River and the Longmire work area. Recent survey data…

Investigating the status, distributions, and habitat quality of rock-obligate species within national park units of the Cascade Range

Project ID: P24AC01376 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $35,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  Performance Goals – The role of national parks as refugia for wildlife will become increasingly important as species distributions shift in response to global climate change. Mountain ecosystems contain >90% of the nation’s most-strongly protected areas and have thus been assumed to be…

October 28, 2024

INVESTIGATING THIAMINE DEFICIENCY COMPLEX IN THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN

Project ID: F22AC01810 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $150,663 Total Funding: $205,160 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO CONDUCT AN INITIAL SURVEY OF THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN (UKB) TO ASSESS SPATIAL AND SEASONAL PATTERNS OF AVAILABLE THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, AND FISH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR AQUATIC COMMUNITIES FOCUSED ON DISTRIBUTION…

July 15, 2023