RM‐CESU FY15 Activity for NPS $9,064,919.00

University PI Agreement # Project Title Start Date End Date Budget

CSU Alexander, Ruth P15AC007706/CSUR M‐303

Scotts Bluff In‐Depth Historical Research & Documentation, Phase 2 01‐May‐15 31‐Jan‐16 $50,000.00

CSU Anderson, Ashely P15AC01708 Effective communication of Natrual Resource Conditions in Parks 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $79,076.00

CSU Angeloni, Lisa Wildlife sensory ecology research 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $494,705.00

CSU Bailey, Larissa P15AC01208 / CSURM‐315

Understanding boreal toad tadpole feeding and predator avoidance behavior 15‐Aug‐15 30‐May‐17 $1,869.00

CSU Barborak, Jim P14AC00975

Innovative Partnerships for Managing Tourism and Recreation in World Heritage Sites and Other Protected Areas ‐Participation of one Colombian and two Chileans in the 2015 Colorado State University (CSU) Protected Area Management Course 05‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐15 $30,000.00

CSU Berger, Joel P15AC01674 / CSURM‐320

Novelty in a Predator‐Prey System Facilitated by Humans and Climate: Polar Bears, Grizzly Bears, and Muskoxen 01‐Apr‐15 30‐Dec‐19 $41,196.00

CSU Brown, Cynthia P15AC00911/CSURM‐310

Continuation of Restoration Effectiveness Program in Rocky Mountain National Park 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $50,000.00

                  

   

              

   

                

   

                

               

                      

             

                       

                               

                      

   

                  

CSU Champ, Joe P15AC01704 Content Evaluation of the Response to the Centennial Find Your Park campaign 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $40,129.00

CSU Christen, Cindy P15AC01305/CSURM‐319

Develop communication tools for elk and vegetation management and research 01‐Aug‐15 30‐Nov‐16 $18,000.00

CSU Collett, Jeffrey P15AC01384 Characterizing air quality in Theodore Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain National Parks 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Aug‐16 $270,009.00

CSU Cooper, David P14AC00624 Connect Visitors to the Historic Landscape through Restoration of the Core Battlefield at Palo Alto Battlefield NHP 07‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $72,000.00

CSU Cooper, David P15AC01209 / CSURM‐316

Hydrological Restoration Project for a Portion of the Weippe Prairie Site of Nez Perce National Historical Park 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $48,881.00

CSU Cooper, David P15AC00888/CSURM‐306

Phase I Restoration Monitoring for Lulu City Wetland, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 01‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $32,008.00

CSU Cooper, David P12AC10601 Restore historic wetlands near mouth of Rodeo Lagoon at Golden Gate NRA, Marin County, California, phase 2 15‐Jul‐15 01‐Jul‐17 $7,602.00

CSU Fiege, Mark P15AC01145 / CSURM‐317

Historical Restoration of the Little Buckaroo Barn in Rocky Mountain National Park 01‐Jun‐15 30‐Sep‐15 $40,768.00

CSU Hand, Jenny P15AC01356 Assistance for Visibility Data Analysis and Image Display by Techniques 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Jul‐16 $895,976.00

 

                               

   

                               

                  

           

         

                 

                    

       

           

               

                     

CSU Hannah, Judith P15AC01422

Continuation of “Inventorying and Monitoring Natural Resources Status and Trends in the NaƟonal Park System – Geologic Resources Inventory” 01‐Sep‐15 30‐Mar‐17 $773,000.00

CSU Hobbs, N. Thompson P15AC01219/CSURM‐318

Developing Methods to Understand Elk Movements and Abundance on Winter Range in Rocky Mountain National Park 01‐Jul‐15 30‐Apr‐17 $47,961.00

CSU Hooten, Mevin P15AC00953 / CSURM‐312

Development of a statistical adaptive monitoring framework for sea otters in Glacier Bay, Alaska 01‐Aug‐15 01‐Jul‐18 $120,000.00

CSU Jonas‐Bratten, Jayne P12AC00589/CSURM‐290 Vegetation Monitoring and Data Analysis 23‐Apr‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $7,116.00

CSU Jones, David P15AC00899/CSURM‐308

Preparing Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) for Dinosaur National Park 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $47,149.00

CSU Kampf, Stephanie P15AC00934 / CSURM‐311

Continuation of Investigation of Nitrogen Deposition into Loch Vale, Rocky Mountain National Park 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $10,000.00

CSU Kuhn, Bernedette P12AC10090 Potential National Natural Landmark (NNL) Evaluations 12‐Jun‐15 06‐Jan‐17 $3,500.00

CSU Labelle, James P15AC00786/CSURM‐305 Ice Patch Archeology of Rocky Mountain National Park 01‐Jul‐15 30‐Jun‐19 $29,983.00

CSU Laituri, Melinda P15AC01054/CSURM‐313

Cooperative GIS Research and Support for Enterprise Data Management and Delivery Tools 01‐Aug‐15 30‐Jun‐17 $167,141.00

         

 

                                          

               

                           

 

                            

           

       

                

                

       

CSU Laituri, Melinda P15AC01646 National Park Service Park Atlas 15‐Jul‐15 14‐Jul‐20 $120,772.00

CSU Laituri, Melinda P14AC00054

Water rights activity assessment, and water rights records research and management in protection of water and aquatic resources of Units of the National Park System 21‐May‐15 30‐Apr‐16 $7,098.00

CSU Laituri, Melinda P14AC01681 Web Mapping Research and Development for the NPS 14‐Sep‐15 29‐Sep‐16 $351,700.00

CSU Lemly, Joanna P15AC01707 Enhanced Wetland Monitoring Relative to Ungulate Management in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $29,999.00

CSU Loftis, Jim P15AC00066

Answering Ecological Management Questions for Aquatic Resources in National Parks using GIS and Remote Sensing Tools 18‐Dec‐14 21‐Dec‐19 $93,837.00

CSU Loftis, Jim Water Resources Tools and Database Development 30‐Sep‐15 30‐Sep‐17 $184,706.00

CSU McClure, Shawn P15AC00427 Intermountain West Data Warehouse 01‐Apr‐15 01‐Oct‐16 $236,000.00

CSU Moore, John C P15AC00800 The Rocky Mountain Sustainability and Science Network Agademy 10‐Jun‐15 01‐Jun‐16 $5,000.00

CSU Ore, Janet P15AC00900 / CSURM‐309

Museum Collection Preservation and Public Access, Grant‐Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site 01‐Jun‐15 15‐Dec‐17 $21,999.00

                

 

                          

                

       

                  

 

           

                     

              

                

             

 

                                                  

CSU Payne, Sarah P15AC01163 / CSURM‐314

Historic Structures Records Management Project, Yellowstone NP 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $24,987.00

CSU Rathburn, Sara P15AC00889/CSURM‐307

Phase I Restoration Design, Implementation, and Effectiveness Monitoring: Upper Colorado River, Rocky Mountain National Park 07‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $47,794.00

CSU Rathburn, Sara P14AC00498 Upland Processes and Controls on September 2013 Mass Movements, Rocky Mountain National Park 24‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $22,766.00

CSU Romme, William Vegetation Assessment of El Malpais, El Morro, and Wupatki National Monuments 01‐May‐15 30‐Dec‐16 $20,115.00

CSU Spraker, Terry P14AC00636 Scientific Investigation of Wildlife Disease Outbreaks 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Jul‐16 $39,200.00

CSU Spraker, Terry P13AC01129 Technical Assistance for Veterinary Pathology and Diagnostic Services for NPS Wildlife Species 01‐Jun‐15 31‐Jul‐17 $201,000.00

CSU Stallones, Lorann P15AC01354 Promoting One Health and Conservation through Student Internships 15‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐19 $92,997.00

CSU Stevens, Joe P14AC01362 Integrated alpine monitoring among parks and networks using the Global Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $11,808.00

CSU Stevens, Joe P15AC00266

Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project at Niobrara National Scenic River and Missouri National Recreation River in support of the NPS Vegetation Inventory Program, NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division 22‐Apr‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $233,946.00

 

                               

           

                

   

 

                              

                   

                     

    

             

       

               

            

CSU Stevens, Joe P12AC10353

Vegetation Inventory Program Support: guidance, reports, field data, ecological services in support of the NPS Vegetation Inventory Program and IMR parks (focus on Fort Union) 09‐Jul‐15 30‐Sep‐15 $7,500.00

CSU Warnock, Andrew Utilizing Natural Resource Information to Create STEM Lessons for K‐12 Students 30‐Aug‐15 01‐Jul‐19 $75,000.00

CSU Zimmerman, Don

Design and assess communication efforts for natural sounds, night skies and biological topics, management activities, and issues 30‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $186,559.00

CSU Zimmerman, Don P15AC01655 Web and Social Media Guidance and Support for Natural Resource Topics 30‐Sep‐15 28‐Feb‐17 $94,055.00

CUB Caffrey, Maria P13AC01178 Providing Sea Level Change and Storm Surge Projections for All Coastal Parks 22‐Sep‐15 31‐Mar‐17 $127,000.00

CUB Carpenter, Kristen P15AC01536 – UCOB‐110 NPS, Intermountain Region Treaty Research Project (Phase II) 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Jul‐16 $183,184.00

CUD Arnold, Suzanne P15AC00608/UCOD‐88 Teacher Ranger Teacher Program 01‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $626,232.00

CUD Nemeth, Jeremy P15AC01189/UCOD‐89 Cooperative GIS Internship with the NPS Intermountain Region 01‐Jul‐15 31‐May‐17 $12,043.00

CUD Noel, Tom P14AC00845 Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program Internship 15‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $24,685.00

    

 

    

                                                 

                    

   

 

                                       

           

             

           

             

              

CUD Noel, Tom P15AC01844 / UCOD‐92 SWBRPP Internship 25‐Sep‐15 31‐Mar‐15 $10,037.00

CUD Ruppert, David P15AC01335 / UCOD‐91

Conduct Documentation and Evaluation of the Significance of and Resources Related to the Hole‐in‐the‐Rock Trail (HITR) within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; to include Oral History Interviews 25‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $131,219.00

CUD Ruppert, David P15AC01287 / UCOD‐90

Intermountain Region Office of Indian Affairs and American Culture (IAAC) Internship 01‐Jul‐15 30‐Jun‐17 $10,340.00

CUD Thomas, Deborah P15AC01473

Assist with Air Resources Management Activities and Contribute to Projects that Present NPS Air Resources Information to Park Units and the Public 30‐Jun‐15 31‐Mar‐16 $21,095.00

CUD Vlahos, Kat P12AC10878 Heritage Partnerships Program 3D Digital Documentation 24‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐15 $4,700.00

MSU Adams, Ed Snowroad Deterioration and Oversnow Vehicle Impact Study 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $166,850.00

MSU Adams, Ed P15AC00147/MSU‐271 Snowroad Rutting Study, Yellowstone National Park 20‐Jan‐15 30‐Sep‐17 $5,000.00

MSU Amende, Kevin P15AC01736/MSU‐281

Sustainable Operations and Facility Adaption, 2015/2016, Yellowstone NP 01‐Sep‐15 30‐Mar‐17 $59,789.00

MSU Arlitsch, Kenning P15AC00749/MSU‐273

Innovations in Communicating Science at Yellowstone National Park 12‐Jan‐15 31‐Mar‐17 $58,972.00

     

               

                  

             

                  

   

                                 

                 

           

  

                 

                           

MSU Arlitsch, Kenning P15AC01318 Voices of Science 01‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $29,503.00

MSU Guy, Christopher P15AC01304/MSU‐279 Mobile Tracking of Lake Trout on Yellowstone Lake 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Aug‐19 $90,017.00

MSU Olsen Bret P15AC00702/MSU‐276

FY15 – FY 18 Promote Preservation of Resources through Monitoring at Grant‐Kohrs Ranch NHS – Years 4 ‐ 7 01‐Apr‐15 31‐Dec‐19 $27,203.00

MSU Shaw, Joseph P15AC01807 Development and testing LIDAR to study insect responses to light and noise 01‐Aug‐15 31‐May‐17 $65,473.00

MSU Sowell, Bok P15AC01571 Carrion Abundance and Grizzly Bear Scavenging in the Gardiner Basin, MT and Yellowstone National Park, 1989 – 2015. 01‐Sep‐15 01‐Sep‐17 $10,000.00

MSU Whitlock, Cathy P15AC00164/MSU‐272

Improve Online Resource Information for the Public, Yellowstone National Park 28‐Jan‐15 01‐Jun‐16 $24,066.00

MSU Whitlock, Cathy P15AC00316/MCU‐274 Interagency Bison Management Plan Agency Facilitation 01‐Jan‐15 31‐Mar‐16 $37,600.00

MSU Whitlock, Cathy P15AC00355/ MSU‐275 Provide Technical Assistance to the Great Northern LCC, year 4 10‐Apr‐15 30‐Jun‐16 $20,000.00

MSU Zale, Alexander P15AC01226/MSU‐277

Effect of Water Chemistry and Pressure on Lake Trout Embryos and Fry, Yellowstone National Park 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Aug‐19 $90,017.00

                           

                             

         

              

 

                              

   

 

                             

                   

                

       

MTech Shaw, Glenn P15AC01311/MT‐03 Stream Ecological Integrity Monitoring at Grant‐Kohrs Ranch Relative to Clark Fork Restoration and Remediation, 2015‐2020 01‐Jul‐15 31‐May‐20 $80,500.00

Uidaho Conway, Courtney P15AC01728 Satellite Telemetry of Yuma Ridgway’s Rail to ascertain local habitat use and long distance movement corridors 31‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $12,000.00

Uidaho Morgan, Penelope P13AC00146/UID‐48 Northern Rockies Fire Science Network 01‐Aug‐15 30‐Jun‐16 $27,771.00

Uidaho Wilson, Patrick P15AC00735/UID‐58 Innovations in Communicating Science at Yellowstone National Park 01‐Jun‐15 31‐May‐16 $26,900.00

UMT Callaway, Ragan P15AC01409

Development of an early detection of invasive plants monitoring protocol for the Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Aug‐17 $35,000.00

UMT Condon, Phil

Science Communication Internship at the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center, Glacier National Park, Summer 2015 20‐Apr‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $11,738.00

UMT Duffield, John P12AC11127 Economic Values of National Park System Resources Along the Colorado River 18‐Aug‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $45,342.00

UMT Freimund, Wayne P15AC00149/UMT307 Evaluate the Effectiveness of Wildlife Safety Messaging for Visitors 01‐Jan‐15 31‐Jul‐16 $72,354.00

UMT Freimund, Wayne P15AC00887/UMT‐312 Native Student Internship Program 01‐Jun‐15 01‐Jul‐17 $22,498.00

 

                                        

           

                    

   

      

                 

         

      

                              

    

                          

           

               

                    

   

 

                          

               

UMT Hoff, Valenijn P15AC00601/UMT‐309

Spatial Analysis pf the Influence of Fire Severity on forest Structutes on the North Rim of the Gand Canyon National Park using LiDAR and CBI corrected MTBS data 01‐May‐15 30‐Nov‐16 $59,292.00

UMT Lukacs, Paul P15AC00747/UMT‐310

Detection and avoidance of whales by cruise ships in Glacier Bay National Park 01‐Jul‐15 31‐May‐18 $119,000.00

UMT Patterson, Michael & Gerloff, Lisa

P15AC00980 /UMT‐313

2015‐16 Jerry O’Neal National Park Service Student Fellowship Program 01‐Sep‐15 30‐Jun‐19 $9,400.00

UMT Patterson, Mike Rocky Mountains CESU Program Support 01‐Sep‐15 30‐Sep‐17 $5,000.00

UMT Patterson, Mike & Gerloff, Lisa

P15AC01874 / UMT‐317

CESU ROMO – Leadership, Coordination, and Administrative Oversight for the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit 01‐Sep‐15 29‐May‐19 $14,400.00

UMT Rice, Peter P15AC01171 / UMT‐314

Evaluate the effectiveness of noxious weed management through inventory and establishment of long‐term monitoring plots at Grant‐Kohrs Ranch NHS, phase 3 01‐Jul‐15 31‐May‐20 $5,000.00

UMT Rice, Peter P15AC01170/UMT‐315

Superfund Document Review, Meeting Attendance, and Restoration Effectiveness Evaluation 01‐Jul‐15 31‐May‐20 $15,000.00

UNC Barton, Karen P15AC01141 /UNC‐15 Creating G.I.S. Sound Maps of Rocky Mountain National Park Using Citizen Science 01‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $9,884.00

UofC McDermid, Greg P15AC01322/UC‐10

Crown of the Continent‐Large Landscape Conservation Initiative: Coordinated Climate Change Adaptation for a Suite of Conservation Targets Across the Crown of the Continent 01‐Jun‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $5,000.00

 

                                 

              

       

             

                  

     

                         

                  

 

                          

 

 

              

                  

 

USU Brunson, Mark P14AC000499/USUR M‐119

Developing and Integrating Landscape‐Scale Context into Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) and Preparing NRCA Reports for Intermountain Region Parks 19‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $62,611.00

USU Brunson, Mark P15AC01212/USURM‐128

Preparing Natural Resource Condition Assessments (NRCAs) for Seven Intermountain Region Park Units 01‐Jul‐15 30‐Jun‐19 $189,971.00

USU Finely, Judson P15AC01284/USURM‐129 2016 Utah State University Archaeological Field School 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $23,000.00

USU Finley, Judson P15AC00936 /USURM‐127

Prepare An Archeological Overview and Assessment Report for Curecanti National Recreation Area 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $28,121.00

USU Monz, Christopher P15AC00895/USURM‐126

Visitor Capacities on Longs Peak: a Preliminary Assessment in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 01‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $28,935.00

USU Rogers, Paul Elk Use and Habitat Monitoring at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming 01‐Apr‐15 01‐Jul‐16 $10,000.00

UU Brownlee, Matt P15AC01680 / UUTRM‐03

Outreach to support Every Kid in the Park campaign and Urban Ranger Program 01‐Sep‐15 30‐May‐17 $27,283.00

UU McNeally, Pheobe P14AC00676

Continued Development of National Trails Intermountain Region Geographic Information System 15‐Aug‐15 31‐Mar‐19 $30,000.00

WCS Aune, Keith P15AC01684 Population Genetics and Viability Analyses for NPS and FWS Bison Herds 01‐Sep‐15 31‐Jul‐20 $178,000.00

       

    

           

             

    

       

             

         

                   

                

         

WCS Roberts, Shannon P14AC01370 Genetic Wildlife Disease Workshop 02‐Mar‐15 30‐Sep‐16 $23,500.00

WSU Le, Lena P15AC01078 / WSURM‐18 Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area visitor study 30‐Jun‐15 30‐Jun‐17 $87,110.00

WSU Lee, Lena P15AC00089/WSURM‐17 Haleakaka National Park – Visitor experience study 15‐Dec‐14 31‐Aug‐16 $61,188.00

WYU Bergman, Harold P15AC01753 / UWY‐213 UWNPS Research Center Support, 2015‐16 14‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐19 $32,500.00

WYU Gerow, Ken P14AC00912/UWY‐196 Biostatistics Support for NPS Fire Ecology Program 16‐Sep‐15 31‐Dec‐17 $10,013.00

WYU Harrington, Patrick P15AC00909/UWY‐207 Resource Projects at Devils Tower 22‐Jun‐15 31‐Aug‐15 $28,000.00

WYU Harrington, Patrick P15AC01487/UWY‐212

YPP: North District Bighorn Canyon NRA Improve 3 Public Access Trails 13‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐15 $14,500.00

WYU Harrington, Patrick P15AC00569/UWY‐205

YPP: PLC Replace Chinking on the Mason‐Lovell South Cabin ‐FY15 15‐Jul‐15 31‐Dec‐15 $14,500.00

WYU Heidel, Bonnie P15AC01319/UWY‐210 Bryophyte Inventory at Devils Tower 22‐Jun‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $4,120.00

                  

   

  

             

             

                           

                   

           

             

       

    

           

WYU Keinath, Douglas P15AC00744/UWY‐206

Implementation of a Bat Monitoring Plan for Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area 15‐May‐15 31‐Dec‐18 $36,100.00

WYU Keinath, Douglas P15AC00931 /UWY‐208 Northern Long Eared Bat Roost and Habitat Assessment 15‐Jun‐15 31‐Dec‐15 $15,093.00

WYU Keinath, Douglas P15AC00093/UWY‐203 Porcupine telemetry at Devils Tower National Monument 24‐Nov‐14 31‐Dec‐16 $22,566.00

WYU Page, Michael P15AC01791 Geologic Studies on the North Entrance Road: Phase 3‐Collaboration on Alternatives for the Road Corridor 15‐Sep‐15 30‐Nov‐16 $60,627.00

WYU Peterson, Marcia P15AC01819 Jenny Lake Archaeological Data Recovery Project at Gand Teton National Park 12‐Jun‐15 31‐Dec‐16 $122,958.00

WYU Peterson, Marcia P15AC00203/UWY‐204 Parker Peak Bivouac Site Reconnaissance Project 01‐Dec‐14 31‐Jul‐16 $18,583.00

WYU Schmidt, Larry P14AC01632/UWY‐202 Digital Herbariums for Multiple National Park Sites 17‐Jul‐15 30‐Dec‐17 $13,507.00

WYU Smutko, Steve GYCC Public Meeting Planning 05‐Feb‐15 30‐Sep‐16 $9,043.00

WYU Tronstad, Lusha P15AC01410 / UWY‐211 Monitoring Aquatic Resources at Badlands National Park 15‐Jun‐15 30‐May‐17 $15,079.00