Pacific Northwest
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
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Renewal Self Assessment Review
2005-2009
PNW CESU
School of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195
pnwcesu@uw.edu
www.cfr.washington.edu/research.cesu
PNW CESU Five-year (2005-2009) Renewal Self Assessment
Criterion 1: Were the formal commitments identified in the CESU agreement
(and amendments) fulfilled?
1. Did the host university and partner institutions conduct with participating
federal agencies a program of research, technical assistance and education related
to the CESU objectives?
During the initial four-year period, starting October 2000, 150 projects totaling over
$9,000,000 were initiated against the PNW CESU cooperative agreement. Of these, 90 were
research, 56 were technical assistance, and four were education-oriented. In fiscal year 2004,
the PNW CESU was the first CESU in the nation to successfully initiate a project involving the
USFWS.
Comparison of new projects by type per renewal term
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Research
Technical Assistance
Education
FY05-FY09
110
97
17
FY01-FY04
90
56
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Over the past five years (FY 05-09), new projects and funded modifications to existing projects
totaling over $23,000,000 were initiated against the PNW CESU cooperative agreement. Of
the 224 new projects, 110 were research, 97 were technical assistance, and 17 were educationoriented. There were 224 funded modifications, as well, during this period.
Fiscal Year
Funding
2001
$1,224,033
2002
$1,958,800
2003
$2,889,493
2004
$2,959,581
Total
$9,031,907
2005
$4,218,259
2006
$5,461,866
2007
$4,739,758
2008
$4,835,263
2009
$3,907,063
Total
$23,162,209
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Comparison of new projects by discipline per renewal term
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Biological
Physical
Cultural
Social
Interdisciplinary
FY05-FY09
114
42
30
17
21
FY01-FY04
60
10
31
18
31
New projects were distributed across all discipline areas (biological, cultural, physical, social and
interdisciplinary, which focuses on natural and cultural resources). In the FY05-09 term, there
were higher percentages of biological and physical projects than in the first term, with a
corresponding decrease in cultural, interdisciplinary, and social projects. Interdisciplinary
projects, however, received the most funding, with biological projects a close second.
FY05-FY09 funding by discipline
Social
8%
Physical
12%
Biological
32%
Cultural
8%
Interdisciplinary
40%
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2. Did the host university and partner institutions develop and adopt with
participating federal agencies a CESU role and mission statement?
An initial strategic planning meeting was held on the University of Washington campus in June
of 2001 at which a PNW CESU mission statement was developed and approved by all partners.
The mission of the unit remains the same. The PNW CESU mission statement is:
The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) is a partnership for research,
technical assistance and education to enhance understanding and management of natural and
cultural resources.
3. Did the host university and partner institutions develop and adopt with
participating federal agencies a multi-year CESU strategic plan?
An initial strategic planning meeting was held in the spring of 2001. The meeting resulted in a
document with multiple three-year goals and corresponding one-year objectives. This strategic
plan has been updated regularly at subsequent annual executive committee meetings. The most
recent update was at the October 2009 meeting of federal partners and university participants
during which a strategic planning committee was formed. The committee will continue to hone
the strategic plan in anticipation of the next executive committee meeting. The updated PNW
CESU Strategic Plan is incorporated into the self-assessment as Appendix A.
4. Were periodic meetings of the CESU convened for the purpose of collaboration
and coordination of CESU activities?
During the first four years, the PNW CESU hosted four annual meetings. The 2001 and 2002
meetings focused on strategic planning, and the 2003 and 2004 meetings focused on networking
between partners, matching partner needs with expertise, and sharing specific research
information through CESU project symposiums. The 2003 annual meeting was held
cooperatively with the Rocky Mountain CESU on the campus of Washington State University in
Pullman, Washington.
During the 2005-2009 period, coordinating activities have been largely accomplished through
electronic communication. This has been through regular email contact, phone conversations,
PNW CESU web site, and publication of the newsletter Cooperative Ventures. As a result, there
were no annual meetings held during 2005-2008. Appendix B contains the agenda from the
2009 PNW CESU annual meeting.
5. Did the host university and partner institutions develop with participating federal
agencies annual work plans to guide the activities of the CESU?
As noted in number three (3) above, multiple three-year goals and corresponding one-year
objectives have been discussed and updated as part of each executive committee meeting. The
recent 2009 meeting of federal and university/state partners focused on further discussion and
agreement of goals and objectives.
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6. Were students encouraged to participate in the activities of the CESU?
Student participation is a key factor to PNW CESU project success. Student involvement
allows federal partners to access high quality research and technical assistance at a reasonable
cost while providing direct benefit to students themselves and to university partner institutions
through graduate student assistantships and other types of financial support. From FY01-04,
about 70% of all PNW CESU projects involved students as research assistants or hourly
employees. During FY05-09, we estimate that student involvement remained the same.
7. Did the host university and partner institutions offer educational and training
opportunities to participating federal agencies' employees?
A number of our education and technical assistance projects have had federal employee training
components. Examples are:
1. Revision to the NRCS engineering field handbook survey chapter: global positioning system
and terrestrial surveying (NRCS)
2. Acoustical communication conference & workshops on impacts of anthropogenic noise
(NPS)
3. SE Alaska GIS library, user training module development and pilot demonstration (USFWS)
8. Did the host university provide basic administrative and clerical support, access
to campus facilities, suitable office space and basic services for federal agencies’
personnel to be located at the host university?
The UW School of Forest Resources has provided excellent space for the PNW CESU
administrative office as well as the NPS research coordinator’s office. Computer-systems
support is provided by the SFR information technologies group, and the SFR office of financial
services also provides support. The SFR director’s office has funded periodic hosting expenses
associated with our annual meetings. Additionally, the NPS research coordinator has an affiliate
faculty appointment that provides extensive access to campus facilities.
9. Did the host university coordinate activities, as appropriate, with the partner
institutions and develop administrative policies for such coordination?
The host university appointed Dr. Gordon Bradley and Darryll Johnson (NPS) as co-leaders.
The co-leaders have been involved consistently in the interaction between PNW CESU
partners and in developing appropriate administrative policies. With Johnson’s recent
retirement, Chris Lauver (NPS) has been hired to fill his role as co-leader.
In addition, the host university has employed a part-time program coordinator to help manage
the daily operation of the PNW CESU. This position is currently filled by Deborah Confer.
Previous program coordinator Tracy Woodman, who initially established protocols for daily
management of the PNW CESU, was given the national CESU staff award in 2005.
Tasks of the program coordinator include:
• Track all PNW CESU projects and compile summary reports
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•
•
•
Coordinate communication between partners
Organize annual executive committee meeting
Design and manage the web site, brochure, and quarterly newsletter
Liaise with partner institutions
Operating guidelines and procedures for the PNW CESU were adopted at the strategic
planning meeting held in spring 2002. These guidelines are incorporated into our current
strategic plan and can be reviewed in Appendix A of this report.
10. Did the host university establish a CESU Managers Committee and convene
annual meetings?
For efficiency and cost effectiveness, our federal representatives to the executive committee
serve as the core of the managers committee. The business of the managers committee has
been accomplished through agenda items in the executive committee meetings with the
participation of our federal agency representatives and selected agency managers in attendance.
The PNW CESU agency representatives are directly responsible for communicating agency
needs and concerns to the PNW CESU executive committee and staff.
Criterion 2: Were the projects successfully completed, and was there effective
delivery of relevant and high quality project results to managers, consistent with
the mission of the CESU?
1. Were projects conducted successfully, with all project deliverables accepted by
collaborating federal agency(s) providing project funds?
Although PNW CESU co-leaders are not aware of any unsuccessful projects with rejected
deliverables, there is one project that has not been carried out successfully to date. See the
explanation immediately below in number two (2).
2. Were some projects unsuccessful, with project deliverables rejected by
collaborating federal agency(s) providing project funds?
One project has recently been re-directed from one university partner to another. The
principal investigator at the original university needed to withdraw from the project after two
years, although little work had been done. The federal agency successfully identified a qualified
researcher at another university partner, and the project has been re-directed with no loss of
funding.
3. Did the host university and partner institutions provide effective delivery of
relevant and high quality project results to managers, consistent with the mission
of the CESU?
The very nature of cooperative agreements requires managers to be involved with projects
throughout the duration. Most potential problems with final results are easily avoided because
researcher and manager work collaboratively along the way. Of the 224 projects begun since
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2005, 30 have been completed successfully. The remaining 194 projects are underway, some
well past their initial end dates, due to continuing or additional benefits provided to managers.
Funding for modifications to agreements totaled nearly $12,000,000 for FY 05-09.
Criterion 3: Was there involvement of the partner institutions as appropriate in
the activities and projects of the CESU?
1. Did partner institutions participate in activities of the CESU?
During the initial four years of the CESU, all partner institutions attended at least one PNW
CESU annual meeting, with many attending every year. Partner institution Washington State
University hosted the 2003 annual meeting, and a joint outreach visit to WSU and the
University of Idaho were held in spring 2005. Also several partners have contributed articles to
our quarterly newsletter.
At the 2009 meeting of the executive and managers committee, representatives from seven
federal agencies and seven university partners attended. The meeting summary and related
documents have been posted on the PNW CESU web site. The 2010 meeting is tentatively
scheduled for the spring.
2. Did partner institutions participate in projects of the CESU?
University and state agency partners
We are proud of the breadth of project distribution achieved during the past nine years of the
PNW CESU. All university and state partners except three have received at least one project
as indicated in the chart below. The diagram on the following page shows the distribution of
project funds among university and state agency partners. A list of projects for the FY05-09
term can be found in Appendix C.
University/state partner
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Eastern Washington University
Heritage University
Oregon Institute of Technology
Oregon State University
Portland State University
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Southern Oregon University
Tuskegee University
University of Alaska, Anchorage
University of Alaska, Southeast
University of British Columbia
University of Idaho
University of Oregon
University of Vermont
University of Washington
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Total new projects initiated FY05-09
FY05-09 projects
4
1
0
0
75
14
11
9
0
3
5
1
16
9
9
50
12
5
224
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Our two minority institutions, Tuskegee University and Heritage University, both members
since 2000, have not yet received project funding. Tuskegee University indicated in late 2009
that they will not continue as a partner in the PNW CESU due to a wealth of opportunities in
closer proximity to the university. Although UW School of Forest Resources established an
internship program for Tuskegee students, it was difficult to attract candidates at this distance.
FY05-FY09 funding by university/state partner
WWU
1%
ADFG
2%
WSU
2%
EWU
<1%
UW
24%
OSU
39%
UVM
3%
UO
2%
UID
13%
UBC
<1%
PSU
3%
SOU
UAS
6%
1% UAA
1%
SMUMN
3%
Heritage University continues to be very interested in participating in the CESU program. At
the 2009 meeting of the executive and managers committee, the HU representative noted that
funding is not the issue. HU students face cultural challenges that make it difficult to engage in
projects outside the immediate community. The PNW CESU is committed to the success of
our minority institutions within the program. We will continue to work with Heritage
University in an effort foster their participation.
Notably our international partner, University of British Columbia, successfully completed its
first project in 2004. Funding from NPS was passed to UBC through the CESU host, University
of Washington, to complete the project. Another NPS/UBC collaboration was proposed in late
2009 but was denied by NPS contracting staff. Contracting staff in the NPS Pacific West region
maintain they do not have the authority to approve task agreements with non-US entities. The
NPS research coordinator and the CESU national director are presently working to clarify NPS
procedures.
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Federal agency partners
Participation among our federal agency partners has varied over the past nine years. Clearly
the PNW CESU has helped meet the needs of some federal partners, as indicated by their
annual activity in the tables below.
Many of our less active federal partners have internal agency constraints creating formidable
barriers to their participation in the PNW CESU. For example, the Pacific Northwest Division
of BOR had not been active in the PNW CESU since 2006 because such task agreements were
considered “single source” agreements and were disallowed. However, BOR contracting staff
recently changed this policy and they have initiated three projects in 2009.
Comparison of new projects by federal agency per renewal term
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
BLM
BOR
NPS
NRCS
USFS
USFWS
USGS
FY05-09
36
5
137
28
4
5
9
FY01-04
21
0
124
0
0
1
4
At the 2009 meeting of the executive and managers committee, representatives discussed
strategies to increase use of the PNW CESU cooperative agreement. Topics included multipleagency partnerships that do not involve overhead paid to one agency by another, multiplepartner projects and the distribution of funding, and the recommendation that university
partners develop multiple funding mechanisms based on level of collaboration.
Agency
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
BLM
BOR
MMS
NPS
NRCS
USACE
USFS
USFWS
USGS
FY total
733,849
99,498
NA
2,211,578
551,924
NA
184,007
0
437,403
$4,218,259
1,053,654
319,194
0
2,552,903
915,116
NA
149,442
69,999
395,558
$5,455,866
743,012
0
0
3,443,841
179,284
NA
40,000
60,000
279,621
$4,745,758
945,137
0
0
2,969,987
427,639
0
195,000
144,000
183,500
$4,835,263
878,567
121,684
0
2,507,870
207,857
0
62,085
0
129,000
$3,907,063
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Total
4,354,219
540,376
0
13,686,179
2,281,820
0
630,534
183,999
1,425,082
$23,162,209
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Barring the appointment of agency representatives akin to the NPS research coordinator, who
coordinates and facilitates NPS activity across the CESU bio-geographic region, consistent and
direct communication from the PNW CESU host-university office to rank and file managers in
agencies other than NPS is difficult. Our web site, annual meetings, newsletter, and other
outreach materials are efforts, in part, to increase awareness among program managers within
our less active federal partners.
FY05-09 funding by federal agency
USGS
6%
USFWS
1%
BLM
19%
USFS
3%
NRCS
10%
BOR
2%
NPS
59%
Criterion 4: Did the CESU facilitate collaboration and substantial involvement
among its federal agency partners?
The NPS research coordinator aggressively assists NPS agency technical representatives in
developing collaborative roles in PNW CESU projects. Each NPS CESU project is accompanied
by an explicit description of anticipated federal substantial involvement. The NPS research
coordinator also occasionally fields questions by personnel from other federal agencies
regarding the cooperative agreements and concept of federal substantial involvement. The NPS
questionnaire documenting and describing substantial federal involvement in all NPS-approved
PNW CESU projects has been shared with other federal agency participants. Finally, the PNW
CESU web site explicitly communicates that CESU projects must be collaborative and cites the
necessity of explicitly identifying anticipated substantial federal involvement in well-crafted
CESU task agreements.
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The PNW CESU regularly facilitates discussion of research, technical assistance and education
needs among federal agency partners and university/state partners in the course of the annual
executive and managers committee meetings.
In addition, the PNW CESU cooperative agreement has been instrumental in encouraging
interagency cooperation and collaboration in numerous projects. Projects initiated in FY20052009 that involve interagency cooperation and collaboration:
•
Morphological database: Oregon flora project (BLM and USFS)
•
Identifying trophic levels and isotopic signatures of Kittlitz's Murrelets and their prey
(USFS and NPS)
•
Acoustical communications conference and workshop on impacts of anthropogenic
noise (multiple partners, including NPS, MMS, and the Office of Naval Research)
•
Forest management and climate change: a synthesis of genetic and silvicultural options
for the western US (NPS participation in Task Force on Adapting Forests to Climate
Change. Task force members include USFS, BLM, NPS and several state agencies.)
•
A multi-agency ethnographic overview and assessment of associated tribes for
the purpose of developing consolidation plans (funded by Southern Nevada Agency
Partnership and involves BLM, BOR, USFWS, NPS, and USFS)
•
Ecology and conservation of the Island Marble butterfly (NPS and USFWS)
•
Lichen/bryophyte habitat analysis and surveys in eastern Oregon and Washington (BLM
and USFS)
•
Competitive interactions between northern spotted owls and barred owls in western
Oregon (USGS ,NPS, USFS among others)
•
Re-establishment of the Pacific Northwest Exotic Plant Pest Council (multiple state and
federal agencies including USFS and BLM)
Summary
We are proud of the accomplishments of the PNW CESU during its second five years of
growth. Looking ahead, expanding partner involvement across the board remains a primary
goal. Along with that objective is further development of the role of our minority institution,
which has participated in annual meetings and organizational planning but not yet as a
collaborator in any project.
In closing, the next five years will provide the opportunity to work toward some of the broader
goals of the CESU network: facilitating more interagency and interdisciplinary projects, and
addressing issues of diversity in natural and cultural resource management. To execute these
goals successfully, there is a need for increased funding and infrastructure. And where this
funding will come from remains a significant concern for our office. After ten years, the funds
from one-time, federal-agency, start-up fees are quickly disappearing. We urge support for
base funding of CESUs at a national level in order that our office, and the other CESUs around
the nation, may achieve the full potential of the CESU network’s mission.
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Appendix A
Pacific Northwest
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
________________________________
Strategic Plan
Fall 2009
PNW CESU
School of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195
pnwcesu@uw.edu
www.cfr.washington.edu/research.cesu
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Appendix A
Contents
Introduction to CESU Network......................................................................................... 1
List of Partners................................................................................................................. 2
Mission Statement........................................................................................................... 3
Key Ecosystem Issues of the Biogeographic Region.......................................................3
Sample of Projects........................................................................................................... 4
Goals and Objectives....................................................................................................... 5
Milestones........................................................................................................................ 6
Executive Committee Operating Principles......................................................................7
Composition of the Managers Committee....................................................................... 8
Expected Level of Agency/Partner Participation.............................................................. 8
Addition of New Members ............................................................................................... 8
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Appendix A
Introduction to the CESU National Network
and the Pacific Northwest Region
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs) are working partnerships among leading
academic institutions, federal, state, and non-governmental organizations. A National Network
of seventeen CESUs has been established, with each unit serving a separate bioregion. The
goal of the CESU National Network is to improve the scientific base for managing federal lands
by providing resource managers with high quality scientific research, technical assistance and
education through their working partnerships.
The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PNW CESU) encompasses a
region extending across five states: Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Western Idaho
and Southeastern Alaska. It is hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle. The PNW
CESU operates as a clearinghouse to promote and conduct interagency and interdisciplinary
research. The strength of the PNW CESU is its ability to bring together diverse groups from
participating institutions and agencies, including minority institutions, to address common
natural and cultural resource management issues. The CESU adapts to meet the changing
needs of institutions and to reflect developments occurring in the Pacific Northwest region.
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Appendix A
The PNW CESU Structure: A virtual organization
The PNW CESU is a virtual organization originally established in the fall of 2000 by cooperative
agreement. Since 2000 the agreement has been amended nine times for the addition of new
federal and university partners.
All member agencies and institutions have representatives who serve on an executive committee to help shape the organization’s goals and direction. The PNW CESU executive
committee meets yearly to update the strategic plan, explore opportunities for project collaboration, and review past year project activity.
PNW CESU Partners
Federal Agencies
University Partners
• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Minerals Management Service
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• National Park Service
• National Resources Conservation Service
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• US Forest Service
• US Geological Survey
• Central Washington University
• Eastern Washington University
• Heritage University
• Oregon Institute of Technology
• Oregon State University
• Portland State University
• Southern Oregon University
• St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
• University of Alaska, Anchorage
• University of Alaska, Southeast
• University of British Columbia
• University of Idaho
• University of Oregon
• University of Vermont
• University of Washington, host
• Washington State University
• Western Washington University
State Agencies
• Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Projects through the PNW CESU are distributed across the campuses of our
partner institutions. Federal agencies work with university and state agency
partners in disciplines as varied as landscape architecture, environmental
studies, oceanography, biology, and anthropology.
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Appendix A
Mission Statement
The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a
partnership for research, technical assistance and education to
enhance understanding and management of natural and cultural
resources.
Key Issues of the Pacific Northwest Biogeographic Region
•
Species and habitats at risk
•
Landscape restoration and reclamation
•
Developing ecological monitoring protocols
•
Pacific Northwest Native cultural resource documentation and
knowledge preservation
•
Sustainable resource production
•
Conserving biodiversity
•
Human dimensions in public lands management, including urban and
rural issues
•
Influence of hydropower projects on endangered species and the
removal of migration barriers
•
Ecological disturbance and fire
•
Climate change
•
Invasive species
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Appendix A
Sample of PNW CESU Projects
Biological
Social
° Ecology of Upper Klamath Lake Shortnose
and Lost River Suckers (BOR)
° Illegal Dumping on Public Lands
Database Project (BLM)
° Riparian Area Vegetation Monitoring in the
Sprague River Valley (NRCS)
° Visitor Management and Carrying
Capacity at Cumberland Island National
Seashore (NPS)
° Northern Spotted Owl Disturbance Study
(FWS)
Physical
Cultural
° Climate Impacts on Burn Severity in Three
Forest Ecoregions of the United States
(USGS)
° Rehabilitation of Cedar Mesa
Archaeological Collection (BLM)
° Development of the Remote Area Soil Proxy
Modeling Technique (NRCS)
° Inupiaq Landscapes and Architecture:
Preserving Alaska Native Community
Histories (NPS)
Interdisciplinary
° Protocols for Assessing Community Quality of Life
for Land Management Planning (USFS)
° Continued Development of a National Biological Information
Infrastructure Node for the Pacific Northwest (USGS)
° Human and Environmental Dynamics at Cape Krusenstern
National Monument (NPS)
Visit the PNW CESU web site project library
for complete information on all
PNW CESU projects
www.cfr.washington.edu/research.cesu
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Appendix A
Goals and Objectives 2001 - 2009
1
2
Establish effective ongoing communication among all partners
• develop and maintain web site
• publish PNW CESU newsletter
• convene annual meeting of PNW CESU partners
Demonstrate success in research, technical assistance & education
• develop research, technical assistance and education projects that:
(a) provide well rounded participation across research, technical
assistance and education arenas
(b) have robust levels of involvement by partners and agencies
(c) fulfill and enhance the collaborative ideal of the PNW CESU
3
Increase minority involvement
• identify minority-institution partner strengths in the areas of research,
technical assistance and education
• link minority institutions with PNW CESU agencies
4
Match agency needs with partner expertise
• regularly post agency needs and partner expertise on the web site
• convene regular meetings of agency representatives to discuss
training needs and ways of fulfilling these needs using the CESU
structure
• on an ongoing basis, develop mechanisms and explore opportunities
for multi-agency collaboration
5
Establish an effective and efficient organization
• develop executive committee operating principles and guidelines for:
(a) addition of new members to the PNW CESU
(b) composition of the managers committee
(c) expected level of agency/partner participation
(d) responsibilities of member agencies and institutions
• meet yearly as an executive and managers committee
• post information to the web site regarding cooperative agreement
financial and administrative procedures specific to each agency or
institution
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Appendix A
Milestones 2001 – 2009
•
Processed over $31,000,000 in project funds distributed to more than 370 projects.
•
Established sophisticated web site with searchable project database providing online
access to project summary information and report abstracts, as well as numerous final
reports.
•
Published quarterly newsletter, Cooperative Ventures.
•
Successfully drafted strategic plan, operating principles, and partner responsibilities, as
reflected in this document.
•
Participated in NPS Cooperative Agreements technical training, spring 2004.
•
Collaborated with other CESUs for 2003 annual meeting, and outreach visits to partner
institutions.
•
Steadily increased participation by federal partners over successive years.
•
Continued investigation into new partnerships with minority institutions.
Project Activity by Partner FY 01-09
($32,194,116 total)
Project activity by federal partner
BOR
2%
USFWS
1%
USFS
2%
USGS
5%
NRCS
7%
BLM
21%
NPS
62%
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Appendix A
Executive Committee Operating Principles
Purpose/Structure
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The purpose of the Executive Committee is to guide the work of the PNW CESU.
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The Executive Committee consists of one representative from each agency member and
one representative from each partner institution member.
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The Executive Committee will meet at least yearly.
Responsibilities
ƒ
Agency members of the Executive Committee are responsible for ascertaining and
coalescing research needs from within their agency and bringing these needs, as
appropriate, to the PNW CESU. All research, education and technical assistance
conducted under the auspices of the PNW CESU must be handled through the
appropriate agency executive committee member or designated broker.
ƒ
Partner institution members of the Executive Committee are responsible for ascertaining
and coalescing research, education and technical assistance expertise within their
institution and making this information available to the PNW CESU.
ƒ
The PNW CESU co-leaders (one agency Research Coordinator resident at the Host
University and one academic representative from the Host University) are responsible
for the day-to-day management of the PNW CESU.
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All members of the Executive Committee commit to keeping pertinent information about
their organizations’ needs and expertise current on the PNW CESU web site.
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All members of the Executive Committee will attend the committee’s annual meeting or
send an appropriate representative to the meeting.
Decision Making
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The Executive Committee is responsible for bringing recommendations to the co-leaders
regarding overall management of the PNW CESU. The committee will: a. Determine
criteria for membership in the PNW CESU, b. Guide and refine processes for keeping
members informed and up-to-date, c. Introduce other topics as appropriate.
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The co-leaders are members of the Executive Committee. In addition to their
membership on the committee, the co-leaders are responsible for convening meetings,
preparing meeting agendas and materials and keeping committee members informed.
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The Executive Committee will, whenever possible, operate on a consensus basis. If
consensus is not possible, a simple majority can carry a decision or recommendation
forward. Any decision or recommendation or recommendation carried forward without
consensus will include information about the dissenting arguments.
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All PNW CESU members must approve admission of new partners or agencies to the
cooperative agreement. This means that all members of the Executive Committee either
support, or will not object to, decisions on new membership applications.
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Composition of the Managers Committee
Every CESU is required to organize a Managers Committee to provide general advice and
guidance and to assist in its evaluation from the viewpoint of the federal agency members. In
the PNW CESU proposal submitted by the Host University and its partners, it was stated that
the federal agency members of the Executive Committee should also serve as members of the
Managers Committee. The proposal is silent on any additional participation in the Managers
Committee.
Draft approved by agency members present at June 2002 executive committee meeting.
Federal agency members of the Executive Committee will also serve as members of the
Managers Committee. Each federal agency member will also have the option of inviting one
additional representative from that agency to the Managers Committee meetings, which will be
held annually, immediately following the Executive Committee meeting.
Expected Level of Agency/Partner Participation
Each agency and partner member will identify a broker. The broker may be the same individual
serving as the member representative on the Executive Committee.
Each agency and partner member must demonstrate long-term commitment to the PNW CESU.
Each agency and partner member must provide timely response (within 2 weeks) to PNW
CESU administrative communications.
Each agency and partner member must participate in meetings. If an Executive Committee
member cannot attend a meeting, an appropriate representative must be designated to attend
the meeting.
Addition of New Members
I. SUMMARY
The PNW CESU Executive Committee herein delineates the policies pertaining to the
application process for admission of additional members. The addition of new federal
agency or partner institution members must be approved by all PNW CESU Executive
Committee members. Consistent with Article III.C of the Cooperative Agreement, new
members will be added through amendments to the agreement. Amendments must be in
writing, signed and agreed to by all signatories to this agreement.
II. APPLICATION PROCESS
Prospective members, whether solicited or unsolicited, are required to provide the
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appropriate application materials described below. The prospective member must have a
sponsor that is currently a member of the PNW CESU Executive Committee.
Application Materials
1. A federal agency seeking PNW CESU membership must submit to the PNW CESU a
letter of interest stating that their agency is currently a member of the national CESU
Council and that they are prepared to pay a one-time award of $10,000 to the Host
University. This letter must also confirm that the applicant has read the PNW CESU
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement and agrees to abide by all the
responsibilities and expectations of federal agency members.
2. Organizations or academic institutions seeking PNW CESU membership as a
partner institution must submit to the PNW CESU a letter of interest in which they
confirm that they have read the PNW CESU Cooperative and Joint Venture
Agreement, that they will joint at the level of the full institution and that they agree to
abide by all of the responsibilities and expectations of partner institution members.
(a) In addition a prospective partner institution member must submit a written
response to the five elements listed below:
i.) a contact person, along with that person’s title, address, phone
number, fax and email address
ii.) a list of programs relevant to federal land management, environmental
and research agencies, including the degrees offered and the number
of graduate students in each program
iii.) a list and brief description of faculty with expertise in disciplines and
interdisciplinary work relevant to federal land management,
environmental and research agencies (do not submit vitae)
iv.) a list and brief description of relevant facilities and equipment, v.) a
description of the actual, assessed overhead rate (not to exceed
17.5%) to be charged and cost items to which the rate is applicable
for activities conducted through the CESU, including research,
technical assistance and educational services
(b) A non-academic institution applicant should submit, in addition to the letter of
interest, a written response to the three elements listed below:
i.) a contact person, along with that person’s title, address, phone
number, fax and email address
ii.) a brief description of research, technical assistance and educational
services to be offered to federal land management, environmental,
and research agencies
iii.) other information relevant to CESU Network objectives
3. After receipt of these materials, the Executive Committee will consider the
nomination.
III. ADMISSION DECISIONS
The materials described above will be collected by the PNW CESU and distributed to all
Executive Committee members. The vote on acceptance can be conducted at an
Executive Committee meeting or by surface or email. Federal agency nominees and
institutional partner nominees are elected to membership only by unanimous vote of the
Executive Committee.
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The PNW CESU office, located at the Host University, will coordinate interaction with the
national CESU Council to prepare the appropriate amendment to the PNW CESU
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement. This amendment must be signed and agreed
to by all signatories to the Agreement and the joining member. Following acquisition of
signatures and the CESU Council’s concurrence, the PNW CESU will issue a formal
letter of acceptance welcoming the new partner and will distribute the amended
agreement to all PNW CESU members.
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AGENDA
2009 PACIFIC NORTHWEST CESU ANNUAL MEETING
MANAGERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
OCTOBER 28, 2009
8:30-8:40
Introductions & purpose of meeting
Gordon Bradley, SFR, UW
8:40-9:00
Welcome remarks
Dennis Hartmann, CoEnv, UW
Steve West, SFR, UW
9:00-9:15
Review of FY09 activity
Chris Lauver, PNW CESU, NPS
National CESU update, PNW CESU
5-year renewal process, general Q&A
Tom Fish, National Coordinator,
CESU Network
9:15-10:15
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-11:00
Discuss / Update PNW CESU strategic plan
Gordon and Chris
11:00–11:15
Review of FY05 to FY09 activity and
discuss 5-year renewal process
Gordon Bradley
11:15-12:00
Discuss research, technical assistance, and
educational needs
Agency representatives
(please be prepared to discuss)
12:00-1:00
Lunch (box lunches provided)
1:00-1:30
Learning while doing: problem-based learning
and Natural Resource Condition Assessments
Jon Bakker, SFR, UW
1:30-2:00
Human and environmental dynamics at
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Shelby Anderson and
Adam Freeburg, ANTH, UW
2:00-2:30
Connecting theory and applied science
in natural resource CESU projects
Regina Rochefort, NOCA, NPS
2:30-3:00
Unexpected (good) outcomes of CESU projects
Dave Louter, PWR, NPS
3:00-3:15
Break
3:15-4:00
Discussion of agency needs and university
partner strengths
4:00-4:30
Wrap-up
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PNW CESU Task Agreements FY05-09
Listed by agency
Bureau of Land Management
FY Partner Project Name
05
05
05
05
05
06
06
06
06
06
06
06
06
07
07
OSU
OSU
UO
UW
UO
WSU
SOU
UO
WSU
WSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
UW
OSU
07
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
09
09
09
SOU
UW
OSU
OSU
UW
WSU
SOU
UO
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
UID
UO
OSU
OSU
UO
OSU
OSU
Predicting Post-Fire Regeneration Needs
Watersheds Research Cooperative
Illegal Dumping on Public Lands Database Project
Long Term Silviculture Management: 2005-2010
Northern Pond Turtle Habitat and Turtle Inventory
Ecology of Mardon Skipper Butterflies
Effect of Fuel Amendments
Cultural Resource Data
Ecology of Mardon Skipper Butterflies
Rehabilitation of Cedar Mesa Archaeological Collection
Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Umpqua Chub
Assessment of Social Science
Landscape Analysis of Habitat on Sage-grouse
Establishing Usefulness of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDar) for Silvicultural Modeling
Comparison of Presettlement Vegetation and Fire Regimes with Current Patterns in Oak Woodlands
and Shrublands of Southwest Oregon
Organization of Marial Archaeological Site Artifact Collection
Rare Plant Distribution Studies in Washington State
Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest, version II
Morphological Database: Oregon flora project
Fisher (Martes pennanti) Scat Surveys
Fender's Blue Butterfly Habitat Restoration
Medford Archaeological Field School
Northwestern Pond Turtle Assessment, Eugene, Oregon
Fire in Pacific Northwest Ecosystems: Conservation Education Curricula
Watersheds Reseach Co-op: Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Study and Demonstration
Lichen/bryophyte Habitat Analysis and Surveys in Eastern Oregon
Lower Deschutes Limited Entry
Inner City Youth Institute Natural and Cultural Resource Program
Molecular Marker Genetic Study of Douglas County Kincaid's Lupine
Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest, version II
Bio-control Agent Evaluation and Development
Oregon Water Law Web Site
Central Oregon Live-Fuel Moisture Monitoring
Invasive Species Awareness Training and Outreach Material Development
Paisley Caves Cultural Data Removal and Research
Sea Grant: Early Detection and Rapid Response to Invasive Species
Water Quality Monitoring of Northern Great Basin Vernal Pools
Bureau of Reclamation
FY Partner Project Name
05 OSU
06 OSU
09 UID
Development of Life-Stage Specific Population Dynamics Models for Lost River and Shortnose
Suckers in the Upper Klamath Basin
Ecology of Upper Klamath Lake Shortnose and Lost River Suckers
Evaluating Water Management Responses to Global Climate Change Using Coupled Hydrologic and
Economic Models
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09 PSU
09 OSU
Identify Integrated Response of the Surface & Ground Water Hydrologic Systems to Climate Change
Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) System
National Park Service
FY Partner Project Name
05
05
05
05
05
UID
UW
WSU
UW
UAS
05 UVM
05 UW
05 SOU
05 UID
05 ADFG
05 OSU
05 OSU
05 ADFG
05 WSU
05 UW
05 UAS
05 OSU
05 UBC
05 UID
05 OSU
05 UVM
05 UW
05 OSU
05 UW
06 UW
06 OSU
06 WSU
06
06
06
06
UO
UAA
SOU
OSU
06 UW
06 UW
Food Web Effects of Lake Shoreline Development
A Study of Historical and Contemporary Groups with Ties to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Agricultural Applications to Restoration of Native Prairies
Moore Homestead Cultural Landscape Project
Ethnographic Overview and Assessment for Huna Tlingit and Dry Bay Tlingit Cultures in Glacier
Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Research to Support Visitor Management at Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz, and San
Mateo County NPS Parklands sites within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The ecological function of cryptobiotic crusts in alpine and subalpine plant communities of
North Cascades and Mount Rainier National Parks
Outreach Partnership for the Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
Assistance in completion of Phase III Monitoring Report and Vital Signs Protocol Development
Place Names and Landscape Stories: Documenting Dena’ina Place Names and Geography of the
Southern Alaska Range
Determining Viable Methods to Monitor Landscape Patterns in National Park Service Units of the
Northern and Southern Colorado Plateau Networks
A Review of Sierra Nevada Lichen Data and Literature
Community & Visitor Use Plan for Silver Salmon Creek, Phase I
Molecular Identification of Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodon) in Mount
Rainier National Park and Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (formerly Fort Clatsop NHP)
The Sediments of the Elwha River: A Preliminary Study of the Affects of Dam Removal
Assessment Of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions in and adjacent to Select
Southwest Alaska National Parks
Process Lake Temperature Data and Assist with Weather Web Site Development
Develop Protocols for Evaluating, Treating, and Monitoring the Forest of San Juan Island National
Historical Park
Vegetation Mapping for the Upper Columbia Basin Network
Classification and Mapping of Wetland Vegetation Communities in Lassen Volcanic and Crater
Lakes National Parks
Fort Davis National Historical Site Post Hospital Restoration Program
Collection of Social Information about Visitors to the Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Pacific Treefrog Tadpoles from Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks
Constructing a sediment source and deposition history of Lake Ozette
Predicting seed germination in the sediments of Lake Mills after removal of the Glines Canyon Dam
on the Elwha River
Competitive Interactions between the Northern Spotted Owls and Barred Owls in Western Oregon
Pilot Public Policy Education Demonstration Project to Refine and Improve the Smoke Management
Plan for Yosemite National Park and Gateway Communities
Archeological Overview and Research Design, Channel Islands National Park
Development of a Visitor Use Monitoring Protocol for the Southwest Alaska Network
Effect of brush mastication on below ground mycorrhizal community in mixed hardwood chaparral
Distribution and Status of the Plants Endemic to the Paleosols of the Painted Hills Unit at John Day
Fossil Beds National Monument
Native Plant Conservation Technical Support
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Forest Vegetation Management Plan
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06 UID
Visitor Services Program and Visitor Survey Card project in units of the National Park System
06 ADFG Kiana Family Networks Study
06 UID Development of sampling designs for long-term monitoring protocols for the Klamath, Mojave,
Sierra Nevada, Upper Columbia Basin Networks.
06 WWU Conduct Hydrologic Assessment of Ebey’s Prairie, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
06 OSU Replace deep-water weather buoy mooring and anchor in Crater Lake
06 PSU Public Archaeology Field School and Associated Processing of Artifacts at the Vancouver National
Historic Reserve
06 UW
Can Microsite Conditions Affect Native Prairie Restoration?
06 UW
Botanical Surveys in Parks of the North Coast and Cascades Network
07 UVM Exterior Redwood Preservation at Scotty’s Castle, Death Valley National Park
07 UW
Restore Historic Landscape, Crater Lake National Park (Planning, Design & Material Estimates)
07 UID
Database Assistance for Upper Columbia Basin Network
07 UW
Ecology and Conservation of the Island Marble Butterfly (Euchloe ausinodes insulanus)
07 UW
Promoting Diversity in Pacific Northwest Prairie Restorations
07 WWU Colonization, succession and exotic species invasion on sediment deposits associated with dam
removal Olympic National Park—Western Washington University component
07 UAS Estimating population size of humpback whales in southeast Alaska using modified mark-recapture
models from a long-term sighting database of individually identified whales.
07 OSU Service thermister/sediment trap mooring and calibrate temperature sensors
07 PSU Inventory and Mapping of Aquatic Plants at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
07 WWU Inventory and Assessment of Pollinators in the Northern Cascades Ecosystem
07 UID
Visitor Survey Card-Concessions Project (VSC-C)
07 UW
History of Off-The-Road Vehicle Use in Katmai National Park and Preserve by the Communities of
Kokhonak and Igiugig, Alaska
07 UW
Engage Professional and Citizen Scientists to Survey the Biota of Olympic National Park –
Coordination and Logistics
07 PSU Process and Catalog Museum Archival Materials
07 UW
Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program Support
07 OSU Engage Professional and Citizen Scientists to Survey the Biota of Olympic National Park –
Taxonomy and Specimen Management
07 UW
Reestablishment of the Pacific Northwest Exotic Plant Pest Council
07 UW
A Special History Study for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park for the Purpose of
Documenting Historic Properties within the Columbia-Pacific Region in Washington and Oregon
07 UW
Human and Environmental Dynamics at Cape Krusenstern National Monument
07 OSU Re-evaluation of Island & Round Top Butte Natural Areas as Potential National Natural Landmarks
07 SMUM Orthorectification and Automation of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Landcover Mapping
07 UW
Diversity of high elevation soil fungi in North Cascades National Park
07 OSU Modeling a Channel Migration Corridor for the 59-mile Segment of the Missouri National
Recreational River
07 OSU Development of a Landscape Dynamics Monitoring Protocol for Sierra Nevada Network Parks
07 SMUM Orthorectification and Automation of KEFJ Landcover Mapping
07 PSU GIS Modeling of Paleo-Glaciers at MORO to Clarify Holocene Glaciation & Environmental Patterns
07 UW
Snow, water, and forests: monitoring phenology and climate change impacts in mountain ecosystems
of the National Parks of the Pacific Northwest
07 OSU Develop High Resolution Climate Maps for Alaska, 1971-2000
07 WSU Public Policy Education Demonstration Project for Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks to Assess Community Understanding of Fire and Smoke Management
07 OSU Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Pacific Treefrog Tadpoles and Lake Sediment from YOSE
07 UW
Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation for Alcatraz Island
07 EWU Colonization, succession and exotic species invasion on sediment deposits associated with dam
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removal, Olympic National Park—Eastern Washington University Component
Stakeholder Outreach and Research Communications Program
Implementation planning for vegetation mapping at Lava Beds, Crater Lake, and Oregon Caves
A Multi-agency Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of Associated Tribes for the Purpose of
Developing Consultation Plans in Clark County Nevada
OSU Forest management and climate change: A synthesis of genetic and silvicultural options for the
Western U.S.
SMUM Orthorectification of historic imagery for the Southwest Alaska Network
UAA Biogeography of Birds in Alaska's National Parks
SMUM Digital Conversion of Vegetation Classification and Development of Refined National Wetlands
Inventory Data for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
SMUM Orthorectification of historic imagery for Nabesna Area, Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve
UW
Understanding the interactions between cruise ships & humpback whales in and near Glacier Bay NP
OSU Vegetation mapping at Mount Rainier National Park
PSU Flight 93 Primary Interpretive Themes Project
UVM Visitor Attitudes Toward Management of the Denali Park Road: A Stated Choice Analysis
UVM Visitor Management and Carrying Capacity at Cumberland Island National Seashore
UW
Preliminary Investigation of Water Quality Conditions in Garrison Bay
OSU Acoustical Communication Conference and Workshops on the Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise
UID Implementation of monitoring protocol for quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) within City of
Rocks National Reserve and Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
PSU A Study of Site Protection Options for Off-Reservation Resources along the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail
SMUM Design and Development of an Access Database for Tracking MODIS Lake Ice Data for SWAN
OSU Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Trends in Historical Climate Data for Klamath Network Parks
SMUM Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
OSU Identifying trophic level and isotopic signatures of Kittlitz's murrelets and their prey in Icy Bay,
Wrangell St-Elias National Park and Preserve
UID Administrative Support of Upper Columbia Basin Network Inventory & Monitoring Program Office
PSU A Social History Study for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park for the Purpose of
Documenting Historic Properties within the Columbia-Pacific Region in Washington and Oregon
UW
Inupiaq Landscapes and Architecture: preserving Alaska Native community histories
UW
Natural Resource Condition Assessments for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, Fort
Vancouver National Historic Site, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and San Juan Island
National Historical Park
OSU Lewis & Clark National Historical Park - Vegetation Inventory and Herbarium Review
PSU Evaluate the Effects of Tourism on Traditional Activities, Alagnak Wild River
SOU Support of the Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
UW
Corvid Abundance and Recreational Use in Pacific Northwest National Parks
UO
Archaeological Survey, Site Assessments & Cultural Resource Management, San Miguel Island, CA
UW
Community Histories of Otter Cove and Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park
OSU Extent of Endocrine Disruption & Airborne Contaminants in Fish of Western & Alaskan Natl Parks
UW
Compilation of Documents and Writing of a Book Documenting the History of the Establishment of
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
WSU Atmospheric Modeling to Refine Lichen-based Critical Loads for the North American Marine West
Coast Forests Ecological Region
SMUM Enhancing the National Hydrography Dataset for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
UAA Archiving Historic Bird Checklists from Southwest Alaska’s National Parks
UVM Research to Support Visitor Management at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
UID Development of a Monitoring Protocol for the American Pika in Four Park Units
OSU Development of GIS Maps of Whitebark Pine Communities at Crater Lake National Park, OR
07 UW
07 SOU
07 UW
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
09
09
09
09
09
09
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09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
09
SMUM Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Denali National Park and Preserve
OSU Development of a Vegetation Map for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
UW
Spatial Analysis of Recreational Impacts in Mount Rainier National Park
PSU Assess Possible Cruise Ship Impacts on Huna Tlingit Ethnographic Resources in Glacier Bay
UW
Assessing San Juan Island Archaeological Resources from the Inside Out: Collections and Site
Overview, Assessment and Research Design
SOU GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Global Position System Support for the Klamath Network Inventory and
Monitoring Program and in Developing a Land Use/Land Cover Monitoring Protocol
SOU Technical Writing Assistance for the Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
PSU Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Ethnographic Overview and Assessment
UVM Visitor Use Monitoring and Modeling of Existing and Forecasted Visitor Experience Conditions at
Muir Woods National Monument and Alcatraz
WSU Modeling Air Quality Impact Potential of a Nearby Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation for
Minidoka National Historic Site
OSU Upgrading Weather Station Collection System at Crater Lake National Park
UVM Keane Wonder Mine Aerial Tramway Stabilitzation, Death Valley National Park
SMUM NPS Satellite Image Map Project
ADFG Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment
UVM Pecos National Historical Park Ranch House Restoration Program
UW
Impacts of Climate Change to National Parks: Reaching New Audiences with the Message
UW
Developing a Database of Climate Sensitivities for Species in North Coast and Cascades Network
WWU Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI) and Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
UID
Fine-scale Remote Sensing Applications to Support Vegetation and Fire Management Planning and
Implementation at Lava Beds National Monument
OSU Providing PRISM Climate Surface Maps for Inventory and Monitoring Networks
SMUM Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
UID Endophytes to Reduce Blister Rust Severity in Whitebark Pine at Crater Lake National Park, OR
OSU Developing and Refining Remote Sensing Tools for Monitoring Land Cover Change for the Great
Lakes Network Parks
UW
Development of a Hybrid-Receptor Model for Characterizing Air Quality Impacts from Wildland
Fire Particulate Matter Emmissions
UW
Effects of Fire Management on Carbon Sequestration in Sequoia Kings Canyon and Yosemite
National Parks
Natural Resources Conservation Service
FY Partner Project Name
05
05
05
05
05
05
06
06
06
06
06
06
06
06
06
OSU
OSU
OSU
UW
OSU
OSU
OSU
UO
WSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
Spatial Quality Control System for the SNOTEL System and Climate Maps for the United States
Soil-Climate Data and Soil Moisture Temperature Model Development Proposal
Evaluation and Modification of the MIKE SHE Evapotranspiration Algorithm – Sprague River Basin
Improving Streamflow forcasts in Klamath Basin through use of hydrologic simulation models
Development of an Online Irrigation Scheduling Advisory Program
Nutrient Management Guides
Riparian Area Vegetation Monitoring in the Sprague River Valley
Riparian Restoration Monitoring and Effectiveness Evaluation in the Sprague River Valley
Development of the Remote Area Soil Proxy Modeling Technique
Riparian Area Vegetation Monitoring in the Wood River Valley
Pasture Vegetation Monitoring in the Wood River Valley
NRCS Stream Visual Assessment Protocol Part 2
National Water Quality Handbook, Part 606 (Pesticides)
Gymnosperm Taxon Concept Mapping and Identification Data
Advancing the Soil Map Analysis Program (SoilMAP) for Soil Survey
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07
07
07
08
08
08
08
08
08
08
09
09
09
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
PSU
OSU
PSU
Nutrient Management Publications for Oregon NRCS Clientele
Revision to the NRCS Engineering Field Handbook Survey Chapter: GPS and Terrestrial Surveying
Validation of Stream Visual Assessment Protocol-2
Wood River Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Range and Riparian Grazing Management
Development of Fertilizer Guides
Training Workshop for Oregon USDA-NRCS Nutrient Management Planners
Crop- and Watershed-specific IPM Guidelines for Oregon
Monitoring Water Use by Carrot-Seed Crops in Central Oregon
Save Energy, Save Water Initiative Concept Paper
Hydrologic Forecasting
Time Series
CSAR-NWCC Spatial Services
US Forest Service
FY Partner Project Name
05 UW
05 UAS
06 UW
09 UID
Effects of Off-highway Vehicle Use on the Northern Spotted Owl
Soil contributions to watershed functions: Influence of basin characteristics on carbon and nutrient
inputs to southeast Alaska streams
Use of Scat-detection Dogs to Assess the Effects of Fuels Reduction on Fisher Habitat Use
Protocols for Assessing Community Quality of Life for Land Management Planning
US Fish & Wildlife Service
FY Partner Project Name
06 UW
06 UW
07 UW
08 UAS
08 WSU
Togiak Salmon 1: Variation in Salmon Abundance at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge over the Past
Three Centuries
Northern Spotted Owl Disturbance Study
Togiak Salmon 2: Variation in Salmon Abundance at Togiak National Wildlife Refuge over the Past
Three Centuries
Southeast Alaska GIS Library, User Training Module Development, and Pilot Demonstration Project
DNA Methods to Estimate Hybridization between Native Westslope Cutthroat & Introduced Trout
US Geological Survey
FY Partner Project Name
05 OSU
Continued Development of a National Biological Information Infrastructure Node for the Pacific
NW
06 PSU Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Plant Database
06 WWU A Pilot Study for the Integration of Regional Scale Risk Assessment and GAP Analysis
06 UID Migration Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Salmonids in Little Goose Dam
08 OSU Enhancing the Delivery of Biological Information to the NBII
08 UW
Development of a Concept Manuscript for the Columbia River Estuarine Ecosystem Classification
09 UW
Climate Impacts on Burn Severity in Three Forest Ecoregions of the US
09 OSU An Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Trends in Historical Climate Data for San Francisco Bay
Area Network Parks
09 WSU Monitoring the Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton Communities in the Columbia River
above Bonneville Dam
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