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NPR-A Fisheries Monitoring Implementation Plan
A primary purpose for the development of this monitoring plan was to support the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) national mission of... -
North Slope Decision Support for Water Resource Planning and Management (DE-NT0005683)
Water is an essential component of the North Slope environment. Local communities use lakes and rivers for access to subsistence resources and to sustain those same resources... -
Tundra Travel Modeling Project
This project intended to provide natural resource managers with objective, quantitative data to assist decision making regarding opening of the tundra to cross-country travel.... -
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a study describing the ongoing climate change in the Arctic and its consequences: rising temperatures, loss of sea ice,... -
Establishing precision shoreline GPS coordinates for infrastructure and sites of interest experiencing accelerated erosion
Legacy well sites, former DEW-Line sites, staging areas, roads, airstrips, landfills, dumps, and/or cultural sites experiencing sea, lake, or river shoreline erosion are being... -
Impacts of Seismic Trails, Camp Trails and Ice Roads on Tundra Vegetation in the Northeast NPR-A
The results demonstrate how vegetation type and trail type influence the level of impacts, and how recovery progresses over time. The study will compare impacts to the tundra... -
Alaska State Geospatial Data Clearing House
A wide variety of state-wide GIS layers with periodic updates from various agencies and sources: Borough Parcels • North Slope Borough Boundaries • ACMP Coastal Districts... -
Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-Covered Waters
The objective of this project is to identify programs and research and development projects that improve the ability of responders to deal with accidental oil spills in fresh or... -
Climate Change, Permafrost, and Impacts on Civil Infrastructure
Permafrost, or perenially frozen ground, is a critical component of the cryosphere and the Arctic system. Permafrost regions occupy approximately 24% of the terrestrial surface... -
Restoration of Sedges on Old Gravel Sites in Wetland Communities on Alaska’s North Slope
Study the seed germination and fitness of 2 wetland sedges that are common in the arctic for the potential use in reclaiming old gravel pads and similarly disturbed wetland... -
BLM Spatial Data Manager
BLM SDMS is a source for a variety of data sets. Visualization and download for these Statewide data are provided: These data include: Land Status Village lands; Region... -
North Slope Rehabilitation
The objective of the CPAI Rehabilitation Program is to establish productive, diverse, and self-sustaining plant communities similar to those found in the surrounding tundra to... -
Oooguruk Development Project
The Oooguruk project is located in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea and consists of a 6 acre gravel drill site approximately 5 miles offshore in 4.5 feet of water. The drill site is... -
Using Artificial Barriers to Augment Fresh Water Supplies in Shallow Arctic Lakes (DE-NT0005684 )
The goal of this project is to implement a snow control practice to enhance snow drift formation as a local water source that recharges a depleted lake despite possible... -
Gas Hydrate Production Trial Using CO2 / CH4 Exchange (DE-NT0006553)
The goal of this project is to define, plan and conduct a field trial of a methane hydrate production methodology whereby carbon dioxide molecules are exchanged in situ for the... -
Improving Design Methodologies and Assessment Tools for Building on Permafrost in a Warming Climate (RC-2436)
The objective of this project is to develop a set of knowledge-based decision tools that will provide better information to DoD planners and engineers faced with the challenges...
