Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Inventory of Plant Collections

Project ID: UW-01-11

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2001

Initial Funding: $61,235

Total Funding: $117,470

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: North Coast and Cascades Network Inventory & Monitoring

Principal Investigator: Giblin, David

Agreement Technical Representative: Rochefort, Regina

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 collection numbers to plants collected from each of the seven parks after 1986, and provides training/advice to NPS staff on preparation of herbarium specimens and use of volunteers in field collections and herbaria work.

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