This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) will provide $205,250 to the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC) to maintain and build upon the ClimateAnalyzer.org platform. The project will deliver weather data, hydrological monitoring, and water data analyses to inform park management and improve visitor experience in national parks. Key activities include evaluating projected changes in...
This $266,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) will fund the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC) to develop products that will be used to evaluate and interpret the condition of resources in national parks. These products can be utilized by park visitors to plan trips, by park managers to evaluate current conditions relative to historical records, and to respond...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $285,000 and issued by the National Park Service under the CFDA 15.954 Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program, funds the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative to assess, synthesize, and forecast stream gage discharge data relevant to national parks in the western United States. The project objectives include: 1) conducting analysis and synthesis of historic discharge data on free-flowing stream gages relevant to National Park...
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service has awarded a $128,948.68 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wyoming under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The agreement will fund a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. Key activities include compiling...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,599,860.90 Cooperative Agreement under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Rock Creek Conservancy, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Bethesda, Maryland. The project will run from September 2024 through September 2027 and focuses on enhancing climate resilience and reversing forest loss in national park areas that have successfully managed deer populations for over 10 years. Key...
The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $217,707.51 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy. The agreement, effective September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, supports projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Key activities include fostering research interest,...
The National Park Service awarded a $3,355,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) to the Center for Plant Conservation Inc., a non-profit organization focused on rare plant conservation and botanical research. This 5-year award, commencing on January 16, 2025, will utilize the organization's network of botanical professionals to collect plant materials such as seeds, cuttings, and spores for the purpose of propagating plants to...
This $311,576 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) supports a network of Cooperative Study Units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training related to science-based management of the National Park System. The award will fund multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products focused on degraded sagebrush ecosystems in Idaho,...
This $3,866,668 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports Colorado State University in delivering high-quality, accessible long-term ecological monitoring data to park managers, researchers, and the public. The project will hire a team of data scientists for two years to help the I&M Networks program with data management, quality control,...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $100,000 from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.954 - National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education) aims to increase the production of native plant seeds and pollinator-friendly species to support grassland, sagebrush, and restoration efforts throughout Yellowstone National Park. The primary beneficiaries include profit organizations, public and private non-profit institutions, non-federal government entities, industry, public...