Gloria Great Basin

15.954: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTHIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ANDEFFORTS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL FACILITATE A COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP TO ACCOMPLISH BOTANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT WORK IN ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS IN NATIONAL PARKS, INCLUDING CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF THE MOUNTAINTOP PLANT COMMUNITY ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL GLORIA PROTOCOL AND ANALYZING, PUBLISHING, AND PRESENTING RESEARCH FINDINGS ON ALPINE AND MONTANE ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO NATIONAL PARKS. ANALYSES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN MONTANE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN US IS IMPACTING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING ASSESSING DISTRIBUTIONAL SHIFTS OF ALPINE SPECIES AND CHANGES IN THE ALPINE FLORA IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WELL AS CHANGES IN OTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

PARK PLANNERS AND MANAGERS ARE TASKED WITH ASSESSING SITE-SPECIFIC THREATS TO PARK RESOURCES, WHICH REQUIRES DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL RESOURCE COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL MONITOR MOUNTAINTOP PLANT COMMUNITIES IN ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS, ANALYZE AND SHARE THE FINDINGS, AND ENSURE DATA QUALITY TO MEET GOLD STANDARD SCIENCE. THE UNIQUE ALPINE HABITATS AND VIEWS ATTRACT VISITORS, AND THE DATA COLLECTED WILL CONTRIBUTE GLOBALLY TO THE GLOBAL ALPINE RESEARCH INITIATIVE, ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF VITAL PARK ECOSYSTEMS FOR BOTH WILDLIFE AND VISITORS.

15.954: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTHIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ANDEFFORTS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER OTHER SPECIFIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. GLORIA GREAT BASIN (GGB) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES MOUNTAINTOP PLANT COMMUNITY SURVEYS USING THE INTERNATIONAL GLORIA PROTOCOL. THEY HAVE 8 SITES AND 29 PEAKS SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN US. IN 2004, THE YOSEMITE DUNDERBERG PEAK SITE WAS AMONG THE FIRST GLORIA SITES INSTALLED IN NORTH AMERICA, RE-SURVEYED EVERY 5 YEARS. THE GOAL IN 2025 IS TO RETURN FOR THE 5TH SURVEY (4TH RE-SURVEY) OF THE TARGET REGION. . BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC NONPROFITINSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZATIONS, NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES,INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC DECISION MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.