Project Database

A Study of Historical and Contemporary Groups with Ties to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Project ID: J9W88050025 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,000 Total Funding: $46,570 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will identify and evaluate ethnographic data to document the general patterns of use of the site by Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. This study is a necessary first step for making determinations of cultural affiliation under the terms of NAGPRA in…

August 30, 2021

A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Project ID: J8W07080022 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,000 Total Funding: $64,700 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) and Portland State University (PSU) will collaborate in the development of a project entitled ‘A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LECL).’ The NPS recognizes that many of…

A Study of Traditional Activities in the Exit Glacier Area of Kenai Fjords National Park

Project ID: J8W07100021 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,627 Total Funding: $15,627 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort between the National Park Service (NPS) and the University of Washington to use detailed oral histories already compiled among individuals from the Seward area, along with secondary sources, to research and write a report entitled “Traditional Activities…

A Telaquana Trail Cultural Landscape Report within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P14AC01726 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $176,000 Total Funding: $222,925 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to develop a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). CLRs are the primary documents for guiding the management and preservation of cultural landscapes. The Telaquana Trail Landscape (TTL) is an ethnographic…

A Traditional Use Study of the Chulitna River-Sixmile Lake Area at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: P13AC01460 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $85,000 Total Funding: $146,210 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project is a collaborative effort to conduct consultation, planning, and completion of a Traditional Use Study (TUS) for the Chulitna River-Sixmile Lake area within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). The Chulitna-Sixmile Lake cultural landscape is important to present-day Dena’ina and…

A Visitor Survey to Support Wilderness Stewardship Planning at Olympic National Park

Project ID: J8W07110007 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $55,224 Total Funding: $55,224 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Olympic National Park (OLYM) is preparing a Wilderness Stewardship Plan to provide long-term direction and guidance for protecting wilderness character and resources within the park. Approximately 95% of the park is designated wilderness pursuant to the 1964 Wilderness Act. Knowledge of visitor use…

Acoustical Communication Conference and Workshops on the Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise

Project ID: J8W07080018 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $17,625 Total Funding: $17,625 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: NPS and seven other partners including the Acoustical Society of America will join Oregon State University to organize an international conference on animal communication with the purpose of integrating the latest scientific findings across a broad range of animal taxa. This scientific conference…

ACRN effects of Zn toxicity from galvanized metals on arctic lichens

Project ID: P23AC01816 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $196,480 Total Funding: $196,480 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: 

January 18, 2024

Activity Budgets of Polar Bears in Response to Variation in Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions

Project ID: G13AC00057 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $50,000 Total Funding: $184,916 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The overall goal is to analyze one of the largest long-term activity datasets available for polar bears gathered by USGS scientists for seasonal and population-level changes in activity patterns. The data were obtained from female polar bears in the Chukchi and southern Beaufort…

August 30, 2021

Adapting SPARROW to ENVISION for the Puget Sound

Project ID: G10AC00110 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $5,000 Total Funding: $5,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The objective of this project is to develop an ENVISION plug-in that is capable of executing spatial regression models specified by SPARROW.

Adaptive Meadow Restoration Methods in Mount Rainier National Park

Project ID: P21AC11082 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,697 Total Funding: $15,697 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will provide adaptive management planning for testing best methods of restoration effectiveness in the highly-visited meadows of MORA. These meadows are a primary way for millions of visitors to experience Cascade meadow systems each year and are a critical component of…

May 16, 2023

Administration of the 2011 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Fellowship Program

Project ID: J8W07110001 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $56,305 Total Funding: $294,906 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS), the Department of Interior, and the President of the United States have sought to increase science-based resource management in NPS units to improve the understanding of park resources and incorporation of such information by park managers in making…

August 30, 2021

Administrative Support for the Klamath Network-Southern Oregon University Inventory, Monitoring, and Research Partnership

Project ID: P13AC00714 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $42,828 Total Funding: $166,590 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Klamath Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service (NPS) has an on-going partnership with Southern Oregon University (SOU) to help meet the goals and objectives of the respective programs. Through this partnership, the Klamath Network has obtained much-needed administrative support while the…

Administrative Support for the Upper Columbia Basin I&M Program

Project ID: P22AC02100 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,503 Total Funding: $91,761 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: For the past two decades, the University of Idaho (UI) has provided administrative support for the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) of the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Program. This support has involved office space, information technology support, library services, and project…

May 17, 2023

Administrative Support for the Upper Columbia Basin Network Inventory and Monitoring Program

Project ID: P13AC00983 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $39,930 Total Funding: $93,549 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) of the National Park Service (NPS) has an on-going partnership with the University of Idaho (UI) to help meet the goals and objectives of the respective programs. Through this partnership, the UCBN has obtained much-needed administrative and…

August 30, 2021

Administrative Support for the Upper Columbia Basin Network Inventory and Monitoring Program

Project ID: P17AC01712 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,451 Total Funding: $71,193 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: A. Background NPS and UI are both participants in the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, 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…

Administrative Support of the Upper Columbia Basin Network Inventory and Monitoring Program Office

Project ID: J8W07080021 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $26,000 Total Funding: $139,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This Task Agreement defines a specific affiliation between the National Park Service and the University of Idaho for administrative and technical support in directing a cooperative program of research, inventory, and monitoring in the parks that constitute the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN)….

Advancing novel approaches for visitor monitoring and management on federal public lands

Project ID: G23AC00140 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $190,000 Total Funding: $190,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract:  The goal of this research project is to test and refine approaches for monitoring recreation on federal lands.  Specific objectives of the project include:  Co-host an interagency workshop to discuss the current state of knowledge and best practices for using novel approaches for…

January 22, 2024

Advancing the Public Connections of the North Coast and Cascades Research Learning Center

Project ID: P19AC01113 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $88,298 Total Funding: $148,098 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will advance the public connections and understanding of the NCCN Research Learning Center, the research needs of the NCCN parks, and the available research data and results from science conducted in these parks. Focus groups of academic subject matter experts will…

August 30, 2021

Advancing the Soil Map Analysis Program (SoilMAP) for Soil Survey

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-13 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $165,485 Total Funding: $165,485 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project enhances soil survey methods by developing a program for (1) mining existing geospatial databases, (2) deriving new information and spatial data sets relevant to mapping soils, (3) predicting the areal extent of known and potential new soil map units, (4) assessing accuracy…