Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the…

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program 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 project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit organization, aims to introduce and promote conservation initiatives to the public and established partners by facilitating information sharing, hosting educational sessions, and providing interpretation of strategic actions critical to the preservation of the Chesapeake watershed and its associated resources. The project will engage state and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public-private nonprofit organizations, and nonprofit institutions of higher education, as well as the general public, as beneficiaries.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative 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. The project will strive to introduce and promote initiatives to the public and established partners by facilitating information sharing techniques, hosting educational sessions, and providing interpretation of strategic actions critical to the preservation of the chesapeake watershed and its associated resources. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public).