Technical Assistance (GIS, Database, Science Communication) for the Upper Columbia Basin Network

Project ID: P14AC01776

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Idaho

Fiscal Year: 2014

Initial Funding: $51,810

Total Funding: $212,952

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: Upper Columbia Network Inventory & Monitoring

Principal Investigator: Wright, Gerry

Agreement Technical Representative: Dicus, Gordon

Abstract: This is a collaborative project between the University of Idaho and the National Park Service to support the Upper Columbia Basin Network (UCBN) inventory and monitoring program by expanding technical capacity and science communication products for monitoring protocols implemented in several UCBN parks Objectives include GIS, database, and science communication support for sage grouse monitoring protocol development, development of standard operating procedures for Lemhi penstemon monitoring, data management for bat monitoring and acoustic detector recordings, data management for sagebrush steppe vegetation monitoring, and data merging procedures to inform new data visualization tools Science communication support includes development and improvement of monitoring protocol narratives and standard operating procedures, technical reports, resource briefs, posters, newsletters, and website content.