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Non-Federal
Partners
Federal Partners
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http://www.ci.uri.edu/naccesu/
NORTHEAST REGION
Northeast Region Ocean Parks
National Park Units
IHS: International Historic Site
NHP: National Historical Park
NHS: National Historic Site
NM: National Monument
NP: National Park
NRA: National Recreation Area
NS: National Seashore
Saint Croix Island IHS
Acadia NP
Acadia
Boston Harbor Islands
Boston NHP
USS Constitution
Boston Area
Boston NHP
Boston Harbor Islands NRA
Salem Maritime NHS
Saugus Iron Works NHS
Cape Cod NS
New Bedford Whaling NHP
Sagamore Hill NHS
Fort McHenry NM
and Historic Shrine
Fire Island NS
Saugus Iron Works
New York City and NJ Area
Castle Clinton NM
Ellis Island NM
Gateway NRA
Governors Island NM
Statue of Liberty NM
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Thomas Stone NHS
Assateague Island NS
George Washington
Birthplace NM
Cape Cod
Colonial NHP
Sagamore Hill
Ecosystem Response
to Hurricane Sandy
• Physical dynamics of the breach
April 2005
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Great South Bay water levels
Shoreline change monitoring
Estuarine plankton
Seagrass monitoring
Fish utilization of seagrass habitat
Estuarine habitat mapping
Barrier island deer population
Barrier island vegetation change
CESU Collaborators
• Stony Brook University
• Rutgers University
• SUNY-ESF
• University of Rhode Island
• USGS
January 2013
Photos: Charles Flagg (Stony Brook Univ)
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
North Atlantic Coast CESU
-- some comments on funding process -Requests for Statements of Interest and Qualifications
• Open only to North Atlantic CESU, several CESUs (those with Northeast
focus), or all CESUs
• For example, in April 2013, three Requests for Statements of Interest were
issued;
Submerged Habitat Mapping ($900,000)
Enhanced geospatial framework and elevation mapping ($850,000)
Geospatial data management, acquisition, change analysis, LiDAR ($800,000)
Seek Investigators with a long-standing commitment to specific
issues and with outstanding productivity
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
North Atlantic Coast CESU
Opportunities
Marine Habitats
• Habitat Mapping and Inventory
Climate Change
• Understanding natural resource responses to climate change
• Planning for climate change and sea level rise
Cultural Resources
• Marine Archeological Assessments
• Cultural Landscape Preservation
Other Opportunities
• Hurricane Sandy
• Long-term Monitoring
• Issue-oriented Research
• Meet with park staff
• Learn of issues and science needs
• Help establish the science agenda of parks
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
North Atlantic Coast CESU
National Park Service support to partners
Collaborators in
FY12 and FY13
• Bates College
• Biodiversity Research Inst.
• Columbia University
• CUNY – Brooklyn College
• Provincetown Center
• Rutgers Univ
• Stony Brook Univ
• SUNY-ESF
• Univ of Maine
• UMass-Amherst
• UMass-Boston
• Univ of RI
• Only natural resource projects included
• Additional funds expected in FY13