Project Database

Conduct the Visitor Services Program and Visitor Survey Card project in units of the National Park System

Project ID: J8W07060002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $342,400 Total Funding: $1,291,292 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Service Project (VSP), part of the University of Idaho Park Studies Unit will conduct two types of visitor studies: in-depth and the Visitor Survey Card through this task agreement. Over 150 in-depth VSP visitor studies have been…

August 30, 2021

Conducting Fire Science Research in Southwestern Oregon

Project ID: HAF033F09 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $307,149 Total Funding: $307,149 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Fire Science Research Program was developed in response to growing concerns over the lack of scientific information relative to fire salvage, fuels management and the effects of wildfire on ecological processes and wildlife. This research proposal was developed to specifically address the…

Conducting Historic Preservation Field Schools to Assess and Stabilize the Silver Bell and Golden Bell Mines, Joshua Tree National Park

Project ID: P15AC01792 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $83,936 Total Funding: $83,936 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The School of Engineering at the University of Vermont (UVM) will participate with staff from the National Park Service (NPS) in a collaborative program of research, documentation, assessment, training, and pilot treatment at the Silver Bell and Golden Bell Mines in Joshua Tree…

Conservation Treatment of Museum Objects (BIHO Archeological Collection)

Project ID: J9W88040013 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $15,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE) Curatorial section and the Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology will work together to assess the materials and physical condition of about 1,100 archeological artifacts from the collection of the Big Hole National Battlefield, a unit of NEPE…

Conserve Sage Grouse and Advance Sagebrush Habitat and Rural Community Health in Oregon

Project ID: 68-0436-17-027 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $100,000 Total Funding: $100,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Julie MacSwain

Constructing a sediment source and deposition history of Lake Ozette

Project ID: J9W88050001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,309 Total Funding: $100,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This study will improve understanding of conditions that existed in the lake prior to land use changes in the 20th century, and determine the magnitude of changes that have occurred in the watershed over the last 100 years. Deliverables: APPENDIX A: Seismic Profiles…

Continued Development of a National Biological Information Infrastructure Node for the Pacific Northwest (NBII)

Project ID: 01004HS005 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $111,500 Total Funding: $435,800 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This funding supports multiple projects. Project 1: Pacific Northwest Node Website maintenance and update; Project 2: Bureau of Land Management’s Density Management Study; Project 3: IHNV Salmon Virus Database; Project 4: The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Effects of watershed heterogeneity and extreme events on river ecosystems and salmon in southeast Alaska

Project ID: 24-JV–11261934-20 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $90,000 Total Funding: $90,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to address identified knowledge gaps and synthesize current research. The outcomes of these studies will be used to refine predictive models (e.g., Bellmore et al. 2023) that are being developed to…

January 9, 2025

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Support for the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center Directorship

Project ID: 24-JV-11261936-032 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,985 Total Funding: $24,985 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to support the ACRC’s directorship. ACRC enhances research collaborations among universities, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, tribes, resource dependent communities, industry, and other private and public entities sharing its goals. ACRC’s director…

Cooperative Recovery of Spalding’s Catchfly

Project ID: F17AC01045 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,054 Total Funding: $20,054 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Funds under this award are to be used to improve the status of the Federally Threatened species Spalding’s catchfly (Silene spaldingii) within the Channeled Scablands portions of the species range. The goal of this project is to establish five additional viable subpopulations of…

August 30, 2021

Coordinating Alaska Hydrography Updates

Project ID: G19AC00040 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $209,034 Total Funding: $209,034 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal for this research project is to improve statewide surface water mapping in Alaska and to perform hydrography editing as efficiently as possible without duplication. Objectives include: • Coordinate and prioritize hydrography updates throughout Alaska. • Provide outreach, training and materials to…

Coordination of Monitoring Program for the Northern Semi-Arid Network and Completion of Phase I Report for Monitoring

Project ID: J9W88030003 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $75,000 Total Funding: $129,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to coordinate the monitoring program for the Northern Semi-Arid Network for the fiscal year 2003 and to cooperatively write Phase I of the monitoring plan for the Northern Semi-Arid Network. Deliverables: Upper Columbia Basin Network Species of…

Coordination of Protocol Reviews for Inventory and Monitoring Long-Term Monitoring in the Pacific West Region

Project ID: J9W88040027 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,050 Total Funding: $502,682 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Pacific West Region seeks expert assistance from Professor Agee to function as the Protocol Review Coordinator and accomplish the coordination, tracking, oversight, and synthesis of blind peer reviews for protocols associated with Phase III of the networks’ monitoring plans over a several…

Coordination of Protocol Reviews for Long-Term Monitoring in the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service

Project ID: P12AC10447 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $35,379 Total Funding: $67,124 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Pacific West Region (PWR) of the National Park Service seeks expert assistance from Professor Jon Bakker at the University of Washington to function as the Protocol Review Coordinator (PRC) and accomplish the coordination, tracking, oversight, and synthesis of blind peer reviews for…

Coos Bay North Spit Western Snowy Plover Population Monitoring

Project ID: W9127N24P0029 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $44,762 Total Funding: $44,762 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:

October 30, 2024

Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment

Project ID: J8W07090002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $80,567 Total Funding: $308,667 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment provides up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents of one Copper Basin community by conducting a comprehensive subsistence survey, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing a report. Specialists from Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division…

August 30, 2021

Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment Phase II

Project ID: P12AC10136 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $146,836 Total Funding: $146,836 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment, Phase II, will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents of Copper Basin communities by conducting a comprehensive subsistence survey, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing a report. The specific objective of this project is…

Corvallis Plant Material Center

Project ID: NR200436XXXXC002 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ Total Funding: $204,999 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Provides the basis for cooperation between OSU and the NRCS Corvallis PMC to promote new plants and technology for conservation. CESU 68-3A75-16-501.

January 18, 2024

Corvid Abundance and Recreational Use in Pacific Northwest National Parks

Project ID: J8W07080027 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,877 Total Funding: $77,243 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Mount Rainer National Park General Management Plan (2001) directs park managers to evaluate visitor caused effects on natural resource conditions, among other things, as a means to establish thresholds for management actions. Establishing indicators of the condition of wildlife resources is a…

August 30, 2021

Craters of the Moon Archaeological Overview and Assessment

Project ID: J9W88030022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,000 Total Funding: $47,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to coalesce archaeological information regarding Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve into a document that can be used by park managers and researchers to appropriately manage and interpret the resources. The information that will be…