Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative research technical assistance education and training to inform sciencebased management ofthe national…

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with an ID of P24AC01869, was granted by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The $109,824 award 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 will complete a data synthesis and management recommendation report to allow the park to make informed management decisions and form the basis for any compliance on a pipeline project. The report will include a summary of the impacts of various actions on park resources and downstream users based on the best available science. The award period runs from August 2, 2024 to July 31, 2027, with Brigham Young University serving as the prime awardee.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitatecooperative research technical assistance education and training to inform sciencebased management ofthe national park system. The study units facilitate multidisciplinary science and integrated informationproducts across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. This project will complete a data synthesis and management recommendation report. This report will allow the park to make informed management decisions and form the basis for any compliance on the pipeline and will include a summary of the impacts of various actions on park resources and downstream users based on the best available science. This will be part literature review and part asking specific questions about subsurface and surface hydrology. Beneficiaries include state and local governments federally recognized indian tribal governments public private nonprofit organizations nonprofit institutions of higher education and the general public.