PSAC-CESU Summary of Current Projects August 14, 2007

Project Title Principal Investigator Effective Dates Total Funding Funding Source
A Special History Study of towns and Tribal Divisions in the Creek Confederacy 1760-1820, Tallapoosa County, AL Kathyrn Braund, Auburn Univ. braunkh@auburn.edu 09/15/2003 to 09/15/2005 $30,000 NPS
Sponsorship of Wild Pig Conference Dr. Stephen Ditchkoff, Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn, ditchss@auburn.edu 05/21/2006 to 08/31/2006 $3,525 NPS
Monitoring Soil Quality Impacts of Different Forages in a Southern Pine Silvo-Pasture System Mary Goodman, Auburn University 09/2004 to 09/2007 $9,838 NRCS
Monitoring the Effects of Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Treatments in the Restoration of Mountain Longleaf Pine at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Tallapoosa County, AL Sharon Herman, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University hermasm@auburn.edu 08/16/2004 to 09/30/2005 $7,248 NPS
Monitoring the Effects of Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Treatments in the Restoration of Mountain Longleaf Pine at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Tallapoosa County, AL Sharon Herman, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University hermasm@auburn.edu 07/24/2006 to 04/30/2007 $2,483 NPS
Aspects of forest structure related to management of gopher tortoises: Effects from hurricane Katrina Sharon Herman, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University hermasm@auburn.edu 07/01/2007 to 06/30/2008 $10,000 USF&WS
Fish Inventory for Natchez Trace Parkway, MS Counties along Parkway Carol Johnston, Dept. Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn cjohnsto@auburn.edu 07/21/2004 to 07/20/2007 $138,300 NPS
Natural Resource Program Assessment of Horseshoe Bend NMP, Tallapoosa County, AL Graeme Lockaby, Auburn Univ. lockabg@auburn.edu 09/15/2003 to 09/14/2004 $11,500 NPS
Designing a Bioaccumulative Monitoring Program for the National Park Service Great Lakes Network, Nine Great Lakes Network Parks, MN, MI, WI, IL, IN. William Bowerman, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, wbowerm@clemson.edu 06/15/2004 to 07/31/2005 $24,618 NPS
Designing a Bioaccumulative Monitoring Program for the National Park Service Great Lakes Network, Nine Great Lakes Network Parks, MN, MI, WI, IL, IN. Dr. William Bowerman, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, wbowerm@clemson.edu 06/15/2004 to 11/30/2005 no cost extension NPS
Mammal Inventory at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSF), Obed Wild and Senic River (OWSR), and Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) Units, NC & TN Eric R. Britzke, Dept. Biology, Clemson Univ. ebritzk@sbcglobal.net 08/30/2003 to 12/30/2004 $100,439 NPS
Mammal Inventory at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSF), Obed Wild and Senic River (OWSR), and Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) Units, NC & TN Patrick Jodice, USGS SC Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, Clemson Univ. pjodice@clemson.edu 09/02/2003 to 01/31/2005 addition of new PI NPS
Mammal Inventory at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BSF), Obed Wild and Senic River (OWSR), and Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) Units, NC & TN Patrick Jodice, USGS SC Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, Clemson Univ. pjodice@clemson.edu 01/02/2005 to 12/30/2005 no cost extension NPS
Preparing a solid-liquid separation guidance document for NRCS field staff John Chastain, Clemson 04/15/2007 to 12/01/2008 $33,506 NRCS
Dieback and Restoration of Coastal Forests of the Southeast Under Changing Climate: Interactive Effects of Drought Severity, Hurricanes, Sea-level Rise and Coastal Management William H. Conner, Clemson University wconner@clemson.edu 05/11/2004 to 05/15/2009 $215,000 USGS
Characterization of Spider Diversity of Congaree National Park Dr. Joseph D. Culin Jr., Department of Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences, Clemson University jculin@clemson.edu 09/19/2005 to 03/31/2008 $25,932 NPS
Determine Production Parameters of Procambarus troglodytesI Populations in Congaree National Park Dr. Arnold Eversole, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson Univ., aevrsl@clemson.edu 09/17/2005 to 08/31/2006 $8,000 NPS
Implement Three Action Item Recommendations from the Landscape Workshop Held July 26, 2005 Cari Goetcheus, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Clemson University cgoetch@clemson.edu 09/01/2005 to 05/01/2007 $11,000 NPS
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway, Sumter National Forest Cari Goetcheus, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Clemson University cgoetch@clemson.edu 03/06/2007 to 09/30/2007 $10,000 USFS
Battlefield Audio Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors, Cherokee & York Counties, SC Harold Grove, Clemson Univ. gharold@clemson.edu 07/01/2003 to 05/15/2004 $8,000 NPS
Battlefield Audio Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors, Cherokee & York Counties, SC Harold Grove, Clemson Univ. gharold@clemson.edu 07/01/2003 to 12/31/2004 no cost extension NPS
Battlefield Audio Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors, Cherokee & York Counties, SC Harold Grove, Clemson Univ. gharold@clemson.edu 07/01/2003 to 03/25/2006 no cost extension NPS
Wildlife Habitat Suitability Ratings David Guynn, Clemson University dguynn@clemson.edu 09/01/2004 to 09/30/2005 $13,000 NRCS
Determination of Feral Hog Movement Patterns at the Congaree National Park, Richland and Calhoun Counties, SC Patrick Jodice, USGS SC Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, Clemson Univ. pjodice@clemson.edu 09/18/2004 to 05/01/2007 $67,425 NPS
Map of Carolina Bogmint for Congaree Swamp National Monument, Richland and Calhoun Counties, SC Patrick Jodice, USGS SC Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, Clemson Univ. pjodice@clemson.edu 09/18/2004 to 01/30/2006 $19,930 NPS
Map of Carolina Bogmint for Congaree Swamp National Monument, Richland and Calhoun Counties, SC Patrick Jodice, USGS SC Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, Clemson Univ. pjodice@clemson.edu 09/18/2004 to 12/31/2007 no cost extension NPS
Data Summaries at all SE Coast Network Parks Alan Johnson, Clemson Univ alanj@clemson.edu 08/19/2003 to 12/31/2004 $88,643 NPS
Data Summaries at all SE Coast Network Parks Alan Johnson, Clemson Univ alanj@clemson.edu 08/19/2003 to 12/31/2005 no cost extension NPS
Parks as Classrooms Curriculum guide Cowpens NB, Cherokee & Spartanburg Counties, SC Lois B. Krause, Clemson University krause@clemson.edu 08/18/2003 to 07/02/2008 $3,000 NPS
Mammal Inventory at Carl Sanburg Home National Historic Site, Henderson County, NC Edward Pivorun, Clemson Univ. ebpvr@clemson.edu 11/15/2003 to 11/14/2006 $10,981 NPS
Mammal Inventory at Carl Sanburg Home National Historic Site, Cowpens National Battle field and Ninety Six Ntaional Military Park, Henderson County, NC; Cherokee & Greenwood Counties, SC Edward Pivorun, Clemson Univ. ebpvr@clemson.edu 08/31/2004 to 11/14/2007 $25,116 NPS
Mammal Inventory at Carl Sanburg Home National Historic Site, Cowpens National Battle field and Ninety Six Ntaional Military Park, Henderson County, NC; Cherokee & Greenwood Counties, SC Edward Pivorun, Clemson Univ. ebpvr@clemson.edu 08/31/2004 to 11/14/2007 Change of Co-PI NPS
Review of Chapter 1, Soil-Plat-Water Relationships, NEH, Section 15 Virgil Quisenberry, Clemson Univ. 10/01/2004 to 03/31/2005 $16,500 NRCS
Incorporating SE MAPS into Kings Mountain NB Outreach Program Dr. John Wagner, Dept. Geological Sciences, Clemson Univ., jrwgnr@clemson.edu 09/22/2005 to 12/30/2006 $23,500 NPS
Partnership Competencies Needs Assessment(s) Servicewide Training & Development Program, Service-wide impact Brett Wright, Dept. Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Clemson University wright@clemson.edu 08/24/2004 to 09/30/2006 $75,000 NPS
Servicewide Training & Development Program Evaluation, Service-wide impact Brett Wright, Dept. Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Clemson University wright@clemson.edu 08/21/2004 to 12/31/2007 $180,000 NPS
Internship Program for Fire and Fuels Management, Service-wide impact Brett Wright, Dept. Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Clemson University wright@clemson.edu 08/23/2004 to 12/31/2009 $46,000 NPS
Internship Program for Fire and Fuels Management FY06 Cherokee County, SC Dr. Brett Wright, Dept. Parks, Rec & Tourism Mgt., Clemson Univ., wright@clemson.edu 09/19/2006 to 12/31/2010 $74,000 NPS
Conduct a Visitor Use Study at Cape Lookout National Seashore Dr. Hans Vogelsong, Dept. Rec & Leisure, ECU, vogelsongh@mail.ecu.edu 09/12/2005 to 07/02/2008 $125,726 NPS
Watershed Condition Assessments for SECN Riverine Parks Dr. JoAnn M. Burkholder, Cntr Applied Aquatic Ecol., NCSU, joann_burkholder@ncsu.edu 09/20/2005 to 07/02/2008 $98,521 NPS
Research and Design of a Draft Data Standard for Trails GIS Data Dr. Hugh Devine, College NR, NCSU, hugh_devine@ncsu.edu 09/01/2006 to 08/31/2008 $20,614 NPS
Research & Development of an Expanded GIS for NPS Interagency Environmental Review Dr. Hugh Devine, College NR, NCSU, hugh_devine@ncsu.edu 09/15/2006 to 09/14/2007 $15,000 NPS
An Evaluation of Community-based Promotion of Health and Recreation on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Dr. Myron Floyd, Parks Rec & Tourism Dept., NCSU, 05/28/2006 to 06/30/2007 $45,344 NPS
Phytoremediation of phosphorous with agroforestry J. Paul Mueller, NCSU 0/0/2006 $7,500 NRCS
Non-Native Invasive Plant Species Inventory and Mapping Guilford County, NC Dr. Ted Shear, Dept. For & Enviro Res., UNCS, ted_shear@uncs.edu 09/12/2006 to 09/30/2008 $21,000 NPS
DRAiNMOD-NII Soils correlation Wayne Skaggs, NCSU 0/0/2006 $27,300 NRCS
Blue Ridge Parkway Historic Resource Study and National historic Landmark Nomination, Buncombe County, NC Ian J. W. Firth, Coll. Environment & Design, Univ. Georgia ijwfirth@uga.edu 09/01/2002 to 09/01/2004 $131,259 NPS
Ecological investigations of the Asian rice eel, Monopterus albus, in the Chattahoochee River system, Fulton & Cobb Counties, GA Byron J. Freeman, School of Ecology, Univ. Georgia bud@ttrout.ecology.uga.edu 07/15/2003 to 08/31/2004 $100,000 NPS
Ecological investigations of the Asian rice eel, Monopterus albus, in the Chattahoochee River system, Fulton & Cobb Counties, GA Byron J. Freeman, School of Ecology, Univ. Georgia bud@ttrout.ecology.uga.edu 01/11/2005 to 09/30/2005 $50,000 NPS
Assessing Coastal Waters in the Southeast Coast Network Parks Dr. Keith Gates, Marine Extension Service, UGA, kgates@uga.edu 08/14/2006 to 09/30/2009 $153,716 NPS
Effects of past land management on plant communities at CUIS Camden County, GA Dr. Liz Kramer, Nat. Res. Spatial Anal. Lab, UGA, lkramer@uga.edu 08/15/2006 to 09/30/2009 $21,209 NPS
Incidence of Chytrid Fungal Parasitism in Southeastern National Parks Richland County, SC and Cobb County, GA J. Whitfield Gibbons, SREL, Univ. Georgia gibbons@srel.edu 09/15/2004 to 09/15/2005 $10,000 NPS
Incidence of Chytrid Fungal Parasitism in Southeastern National Parks Richland County, SC and Cobb County, GA J. Whitfield Gibbons, SREL, Univ. Georgia gibbons@srel.edu 10/13/2005 to 09/30/2006 $5,300 NPS
Incidence of Chytrid Fungal Parasitism in Southeastern National Parks Richland County, SC and Cobb County, GA J. Whitfield Gibbons, SREL, Univ. Georgia gibbons@srel.edu 05/01/2006 to 12/31/2007 $31,243 NPS
Development of Amphibian Monitoring Methodologies for the Gulf Coast Network Dr. J. Whitfield Gibbons, Savannah River Ecology Lab, UGA, gibbons@srel.edu 09/12/2006 to 03/31/2008 $81,000 NPS
Assuring Correct Accounting for NAGPRA Item David Halley, Dept. Anthropology, Univ. Georgia jmw@uga.edu 09/11/2004 to 09/30/2006 $16,900 NPS
Biomass Conference Status, Trends, and Future of the South's Forest and Agriculture Biomass Ben Jackson, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. Georgia bjack@arches.uga.edu 08/30/2005 to 09/30/2005 $5,000 NRCS
Develop and Pilot Test Software to Rectify and Terrain Correct Digital Aerial Photography for use in Vegetation Mapping in the Southeast Coast Network Dr. Liz Kramer, Nat. Res. Spatial Anal. Lab, UGA, lkramer@uga.edu 08/26/2005 to 09/30/2007 $49,232 NPS
Vegetation Databases, Orthoimages and Buffer-Area Landcover in Four National Park Units of the Cumberland/Piedmont Network Marguerite Madden, Dept. Geography, Univ. Georgia, mmadden@uga.edu 09/30/2005 to 09/30/2007 $124,681 NPS
Airboat / ORV trail inventory for the east Everglades addition lands Marguerite Madden, Dept. of Geography, Univ. Georgia mmadden@uga.edu 07/09/2004 to 02/28/2005 $55,263 NPS
Sampling Strategy for Accuracy Assessment of Vegetation Databases for Parks in the Appalachian Highlands Inventory & Monitoring Network Marguerite Madden, Dept. Geography, UGA, mmadden@uga.edu 08/07/2006 to 12/30/2008 $20,520 NPS
Development of a Louisiana Waterthrush Monitoring Protocol for the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network Vital Signs Monitoring Program Brady Mattsson, WSFNR, UGA, bjmatt@uga.edu 07/17/2006 to 08/31/2007 $75,715 NPS
An Inventory of Mammalian Species at Vicksburg National Military Park, Warren County, MS Michael T. Mengak, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. Georgia, mmengak@forestry.uga.edu 10/21//2004 to 07/26/2006 $46,682 NPS
An Inventory of Mammalian Species at Vicksburg National Military Park, Warren County, MS Michael T. Mengak, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. Georgia, mmengak@forestry.uga.edu 07/27/2005 to 07/26/2006 $22,400 NPS
Inventory, monitoring and management planning in rare biotic communities of the Cherokee National Forest Chris J. Peterson, Dept. Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia chris@dogwood.botany.uga.edu 02/18//2004 to 05/31/2005 $73,002 USGS
Inventory, monitoring and management planning in rare biotic communities of the Cherokee National Forest Chris J. Peterson, Dept. Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia chris@dogwood.botany.uga.edu 08/11/2004 to 05/31/2006 $3,480 USGS
SECN Groundwater Monitoring Protocol Development and Analysis of Existing Data Dr. Todd Rasmussen, WSFNR, UGA, trasmuss@uga.edu 08/01/2006 to 12/31/2007 $39,217 NPS
Effects of Altered Flows in the Congaree River on the Floodplain Forests of the Congaree Swamp National Monument, Richland County, SC Rebecca R. Sharitz, SREL, Univ. Georgia sharitz@srel.edu 09/10/2002 to 09/30/2005 $50,005 NPS
Determine the long-term effects of wind disturbance on the old-growth forests and lianas of the Congaree National Park. Rebecca R. Sharitz, SREL, Univ. Georgia sharitz@srel.edu 12/04/2005 to 06/30/2007 $49,491 NPS
GIS Support For Southeastern National Parks, Fulton County, GA John Schmidt, School of Ecology, Univ. Georgia jps@uga.edu 8/9/2004 to 3/1/2005 $8,673 NPS
GIS Support For Southeastern National Parks, Fulton County, GA John Schmidt, School of Ecology, Univ. Georgia jps@uga.edu 1/7/2005 to 12/15/2005 $8,613 NPS
Integrated Vegetation-Monitoring Technique Pilot Testing John P. Schmidt, School of Ecology, Univ. Georgia, jps@uga.edu 09/30/2005 to 03/01/2008 $141,850 NPS
Development of a design handbook for pole buildings for agricultural waste management purposes Sidney A. Thompson, Biol. Agric. Engineer., Univ. Georgia, sidt@engr.uga.edu 06/01/2007 to 06/01/2008 $35,000 NRCS
Cooperative Agreement with the National Park Service and Texas A&M for Curation and Cataloging Collections of the Southeast Archaeological Center J. Mark Williams, Dept. Anthropology, Univ. Georgia dah@uga.edu 02/17/2005 to 09/30/2006 $25,000 NPS
Cooperative Agreement with the National Park Service and Texas A&M for Curation and Cataloging Collections of the Southeast Archaeological Center J. Mark Williams, Dept. Anthropology, Univ. Georgia dah@uga.edu 11/14/2005 to 09/30/2006 $30,000 NPS
Cooperative Agreement with the National Park Service and Texas A&M for Curation and Cataloging Collections of the Southeast Archaeological Center Leon County, FL J. Mark Williams, Dept. Anthropology, Univ. Georgia dah@uga.edu 09/10/2005 to 09/30/2007 $35,000 NPS
Vascular Plant Inventories at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Dr. Wendy Zomlefer, Dept Plant Biology, UGA, wendyz@plantbio.uga.edu 09/13/2005 to 12/31/2008 $47,012 NPS
A Protocol for Monitoring Key Largo Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola) Population Status Steven Castleberry, University of Georgia, scastle@warnell.uga.edu 08/01/2006 to 09/30/2008 $75,000 US F&WS
Distribution of Trace Elements in Organic Soils of Muck Swamp, Congree National Park Arthur Cohen,USC 09/13/2005 to 08/01/2006 $5,288 NPS
USGS and USC Cooperative Agreement: Multi-hazard Vulnerability Analysis Susan Cutter, USC 09/15/2005 to 08/31/2010 $30,000 USGS
C-Graz development and support for Maryland conservation grazing program Buzz Kloot 0/0/2006 $39,987 NRCS
Rapid watershed assessments for the NRCS in South Carolina Robin Kloot, USC 0/0/2006 $201,304 NRCS
Statewide summary of resource conservation issues in South Carolina Robin Kloot, USC 0/0/2007 $99,300 NRCS
Development of an updated South Carolina wildlife habitat index Robin Kloot, USC 0/0/2007 $14,933 NRCS
Forest Recovery and Hydrologic Modeling on New Park Lands Richland County, SC Dr. John Kupfer, Dept. Geography, USC, kupfer@sc.edu 09/09/2006 to 10/31/2007 $43,280 NPS
Congaree Flood Plain Decision Support Project: Assessing the Extent of River Regulation Effects on Resources within and Around Congaree National Park William Graf, Geography, USC grafw@gwm.sc.edu 08/11/2005 to 05/10/2006 $34,427 NPS
An investigation of Fish Habitat in Big Creek, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia William Graf, Geography, USC grafw@gwm.sc.edu 08/16/2005 to 06/01/2006 $15,000 NPS
Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Vegetation of Near-channel Flood Plain Environments at Congaree National Park William Graf, Geography, USC grafw@gwm.sc.edu 08/11/2005 to 08/01/2006 $2,392 NPS
Technical assistance supporting the small farmer initiative in South Carolina Francis Wolak, USC 0/0/2006 $149,993 NRCS
An Investigation of Breeding Ecology, Metapopulation Dynamics, Winter Ecology, and Recovery Potential of Florida Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and the Broader Landscape Linking it to Other Currently Inhabited Sites and Potential Reintroduction Sites Noss, University of Central Florida 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2007 $615,594 US F&WS
Genetic Identification of Mus Populations on Buck Island, Buck Island Reef National Monument Parkinson, University of Central Florida 09/24/2002 to 09/23/2003 $1,831 NPS
Population viability analysis of Polygonella myriophylla in roads and Florida scrub with different time since fire Quintana-Ascencio, University of Central Florida 08/15/2005 to 07/01/2008 $127,631 US F&WS
A Range Wide Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Activity in 2004 on the Status of the Southeastern Beach Mouse Stout, University of Central Florida 08/01/2005 to 08/01/2007 $137,241 US F&WS