15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system cesu network programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative…

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $100,004 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). This 2-year project, running from August 2024 to October 2026, will perform a baseline inventory of rare and endangered plant populations found in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The project will include two main components: 1) conducting surveys in habitats known to host target species, documenting and mapping special status taxa, and 2) constructing assessment plots in known occurrences to collect baseline data on the status of target species and habitat characteristics. The data collected will be used to inform management objectives for these special status plant species.

15.945: cooperative research and training programs of the national park system cesu network programming supports 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. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. This work will perform a baseline inventory of rare and endangered plant populations found in the whiskeytown national recreation area (whis). Seven target species will be the primary focus of these surveys, while other rare plant populations will be incorporated incidentally. The project will comprise of two main components. One will be to conduct surveys in habitat known to be hospitable for target species, documenting and mapping special status taxa that are found. The other will be to construct assessment plots in known occurrences for baseline data collection, gathering information on the status of target taxa and the condition of habitat characteristics. The data collected from both components will be used to inform management objectives for these special status species.