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Western National Parks Association is proud to support scientific research in national parks by granting research funds to qualified individuals and institutions. The funds support a wide range of projects, from archeological surveys and erosion control studies to recording oral histories and reintroducing endangered wildlife. For more information, contact research@wnpa.org.

Completed research studies are added to our archives every year. To review these projects, click on the headings to sort by park, investigator, and subject, or you use the project search function below by entering a key word or exact phrase.

Project: Name/Site
A geological overview of the White Sands dune field:
Fryberger, Steven
Geology
1997
A history of the astronomical research done in Chaco Canyon:
Cornucopia, G.B.
Archival and Historical Studies
1997
A resurvey of the leafcutting ant Atta mexicana - ten years later:
Mintzer, Alex
Entomology
1996
An interpretative wildlife handbook for Tonto National Monument:
Swann, Don; Schwalbe, Cecil
Fauna
1997
Analyses of obsidian at Casa Grande Ruins:
Bayman, Jamey
Geology
1996
Analysis of collections from Daisy Cave:
Erlandson, John; Glasson, Michael
Archeology
1991
Analysis of historic fire data using GIS spatial modeling techniques:
Ball, George; Kunzman, Michael
Fire and Its Effects
1994
Ancient water storage at Organ Pipe Cactus NM:
Bayman, James
Archeology
1998
Aquatic insects from ephemeral streams and springs:
Masteller, Dr. Edwin
Entomology
1995
Archeological excavation project, phase II at Bandelier National Monument:
Kohler, Dr. Timothy
Archeology
1989
Archeological identification of Butterfield Stage Station:
Archeology
1984
Archeology of Tsegi Canyon for Navajo National Monument:
Christenson, Andrew
Archeology
1988
Architectural history of Wupatki Pueblo:
Downum, Christian
Archeology
1996
Archival research and document acquisition for Fort Scott:
Schofield, Arnold
Archival and Historical Studies
1995
Archival research in repositores in the State of Louisiana to locate accounts of battle of Palo Alto: For more information, view the following research file: Palo Alto Battlefield NHS Lay Report
Murphy, Douglas
Archival and Historical Studies
2001
Archive research at Fort Larned National Historic Site:
Henry, B. William
Archival and Historical Studies
1982
Archives research at Fort Scott National Historic Site:
Musik, Michael
Archival and Historical Studies
1983
Archiving Fajada Butte material:
McLean, Kim
Archival and Historical Studies
1991
Assess fire effects in restored pinon juniper savannas:
Gatewood, Richard
Fire and Its Effects
1999
Attitudes toward wildlife among national recreation area users:
Wolch, Dr. Jennifer
Mammalogy
1995
Bandelier National Monument excavation project, Phase III:
Kohler, Dr. Timothy
Archeology
1990
Calendric interactions of sunlight with petroglyphs at Wupatki National Monument:
Preston, Dr. Robert
Archeology
1994
California brown pelicans at Channel Islands National Park:
Gress, Franklin; Anderson, Daniel
Ornithology
1983
Cave hydrology:
Mayo, Alan; Jensen, Thomas
Geology
1991
Cave hydrology for Timpanogos Cave:
Mayo, Alan; Jensen
Geology
1992
Cenozoic history and evolution of landscapes at Wupatki National Monument:
Nations, J. Dale
Botany
1990
Chaco rock art recording:
Kolber, Jane
Archeology
1998
Changing land use and conversion in the vicinity of Saguaro National Monument West:
Nabhan, Dr. Gary
Mammalogy
1987
Community ecology of Sonoran Desert snakes:
Rosen, Art
Herpetology
1992
Conclusion of wood preservation project for Chaco Culture:
Ford, Dabney; Windes, Tom
Archeology
1994
Continuation of wood preservation project for Chaco Culture National Historic Park:
Ford, Dabney; Windes, Tom
Archeology
1993
Continue prehistoric wood study for Aztec Ruins:
Ford, Dabney; Windes, Tom
Archeology
1994
Conversation and management of commercially-valuable snake species:
Prival, David; Schwalbe, Cecil
Herpetology
1999
Crayfish dispersal mechanisms in Santa Monica Mountain streams: For more information, view the following research file: Santa Monica Mountains National Rec Area Lay Rept.
Kats, Lee; Kerby, Jacob
Mammalogy
2001
Creating a computer database by correlating remote sensing imagery:
Fotheringham, C.J.
Botany
1998
Dark sky measurements at Organ Pipe Cactus NM:
Davis, Donald R.
Astronomy
2000
Dendroclimatological research at Great Sand Dunes National Monument:
Mangimeli, John
Botany
1987
Desert tortoise ecology at Saguaro National Park:
Shaw, Dr. William
Mammalogy
1988
Desert tortoise ecology at Saguaro National Park:
Shaw, Dr. William
Mammalogy
1989
Determine butterfly responses to management practices: For more information, view the following research file: Bandelier National Monument Lay Report
Kleintjes, Dr. Paula
Entomology
2001
Diet and nutrition of the desert tortoise:
Van Devender, Thomas; Lawler
Mammalogy
1992
Diets of three sympatric carnivores in the Santa Monica Mountains - the importance of habitat, human presence:
Fedriani, Jose; Fuller, Todd
Mammalogy
1998
Distribution of bogs & wetland pine savannas:
MacRoberts, Michael; MacRoberts, Barbara
Botany
1999
Documentation of pictograph site at Abo Ruins of Salinas :
Baldwin, Stewart
Archeology
1984
Dune and water table behavior and interaction for White Sands National Monument:
Kocurek, Gary; Havholm, Karen
Geology
1993
Dune and water table behavior and interaction for White Sands National Monument:
Kocurek, Gary; Havholm, Karen
Geology
1992
Dyck property and NW boundary inventory at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument:
Bleed, Dr. Peter
Archeology
1994
Ecological relationships of saguaro, senita and organ pipe cactus in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument:
Parker, Dr. Kathleen
Botany
1986
Ecological, hydrological and geochemical effects of the Dome Fire on the Capulin Watershed:
Clements, William
Fire and Its Effects
1997
Ecology and behavior of collared peccaries :
Koprowski, John
Mammalogy
1995
Ecology of acuna cactus at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument:
Johnson, Dr. Robert
Botany
1989
Ecology of the Chiricahua Fox Squirrel:
Koprowski, John
Mammalogy
1994
Ecology of the Mexican Rosy Boa and the Ajo Mountain Whipsnake:
Parizek, David; Rosen, Philip; Lowe, Charles
Herpetology
1995
Ecology of the tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona:
Goode, Matthew; Lawler, Howarc
Herpetology
1996
Effects of brown-headed cowbird parasitism on the upland bird community:
Van Riper, III, Charles; Johnson, Matthew
Ornithology
1995
Effects of management ignited fires on ground nesting & ground foraging birds:
Hutto, Richard
Fire and Its Effects
1999
Effects of management ignited prescribed fires on ground nesting & ground foraging birds:
Hutto, Richard L.
Ornithology
1998
Effects of surface fires on birds and anthropods in southwestern Ponderosa pine forests:
Hutto, Dr. Richard; Short, Karen
Fire and Its Effects
2000
Effects of the Elizondo campaign against the Seris on the frontier missions of Northern New Spain:
Garate, Donald
Archival and Historical Studies
1995
Effects of urban development on rattlesnakes at SAGU boundary:
Goode, Matt; Briggs
Herpetology
1999
Effects of urbanization and habitat fragmentation on herpetofauna of the Santa Monica Mountains: For more information, view the following research file: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Lay Report
Dole, Jim; Busteed, Gary
Herpetology
2001
Elk depredation in Bandelier National Monument:
Hacker, David
Mammalogy
1997
Establishment of a lichen biomonitoring program and baseline:
St. Clair, Larry
Botany
1995
Ethonohistory at Wupatki National Monument:
Archival and Historical Studies
1985
Evaluating wildlife use and habitat characteristics of potential corridors in Santa Monica Mountains:
Valone, Thomas; Ng, Sandra
Mammalogy
1999
Excavation project, Phase IV for Bandelier National Monument:
Kohler, Dr. Timothy
Archeology
1991
Exotic plant invasions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area:
Sax, Dov
Botany
1997
Farmlands at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site:
Peterson, Dr. Charles
Mammalogy
1983
Fire and flood in a canyon woodland - effects of floods and debris flows on the past fire regimen:
Swetnam, Dr. Thomas
Fire and Its Effects
1990
Fire history of Pinon juniper oak zone :
Floyd-Hanna, Dr. Lisa
Fire and Its Effects
1995
Fire suppression and vegetation change in Madrean Forests:
Barton, Andrew
Fire and Its Effects
1992
Fire suppression and vegetation change in Madrean Forests:
Barton, Andrew
Fire and Its Effects
1991
Flood history of the Middle Verde River and its archaelogical implications: For more information, view the following research file: Montezuma Castle National Monument Lay Report
Huckelberry, Dr. Gary
Archeology
2001