THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- Partnership to Conduct Vital Signs Monitoring of Natural Resources in 15 NPS Units- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

The objectives of this agreement are to: 1) engage university faculty and students for the benefit of NPS park natural resources through scientific inquiry and discovery while providing students unique educational and professional opportunities in the field of natural resources management; 2) monitor “vital signs” of ecosystem health in 15 National Park units in collaboration with students and faculty at Missouri State University by enhancing science-based natural resource stewardship to protect and conserve natural resources; 3) facilitate an awareness of resource conservation to students and the public; 4) support the Government’s objective to provide opportunities for youth to learn about the environment by spending time working on projects in National Parks. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: 1. support an undergraduate student intern program to assist HTLN staff in the collection and processing of monitoring data. Students will receive course credit for special projects completed through the internship. 2. support graduate student research directed at information needs of parks in the Network through a graduate research stipend program. 3. provide professional assistance in the execution of vital signs monitoring and related research through temporary, full-time and part-time research assistants. 4. support long-term monitoring by employing student workers to assist network staff in the collection and processing of monitoring data. 5. provide five off...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding