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2007 Coastal Marine Resources Grant Awards

The Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center (OASLC), in coooperation with the National Park Foundation and the Alaska Region, is pleased to announce its continuing investment in marine and coastal research and research-based education that address high priority resource management concerns for Alaska's coastal national parks. For the past six years, the OASLC has invested in research and education projects resulting in increased resource knowledge, improved resource management, and enhanced educational opportunities for local to international audiences.

The OASLC, dedicated to understanding and preserving the marine ecosystem connecting Alaska's National Parks through research and education, is a partnership between Kenai Fjords National Park and the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC). Located in Seward, Alaska, the ASLC is a non profit state-of-the-art marine research facility dedicated to understanding and maintaining the marine ecosystem of Alaska.

One component of OASLC's mission is to fund relevant, high-quality coastal and marine research and related education programs that lead to improved resource knowledge, enhanced education opportunities for all sectors of the public, and environmentally sound resource management practices. Through a Competitive Grants Program open to Alaska's national parks, partner institutions, universities, and private, non-profit corporations, the OASLC fulfills a portion of its research and education objectives.

The following proposals were awarded grants for 2007:

Proposal Organization Amount
Seward Area Coastal Observation and Seabird Team Science Program Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance $1,000.00
Plankton Comparison Study between Resurrection Bay and Kachemak Bay Seward Elementary School, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District $4,015.00
Understanding Succession In Streams in Glacier Bay National Park University of Alaska Southeast $6,000.00
Characterization of viral immune response in Alaska's sea ducks Alaska SeaLife Center $6,548.00
Evaluating nutrient acquisition and allocation in captive breeding spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) using stable isotope analyses Alaska SeaLife Center $6,923.00
Facilitating Remote Bear Viewing at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska Lake Clark National Park and Preserve $7,200.00
The Sea Train: Coastal Education in Motion Alaska SeaLife Center $9,531.00
Best Practices in Marine Wildlife Viewing University of Alaska Seagrant $9,999.00
Assessing Contaminant Loads and Health Status in a Declining Harbor Seal Population Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve $9,800.00
Connecting Youth of Upper Copper River Watershed with the Coastal Marine Ecosystem through the Copper River Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment $10,000.00
Invasive Plant Control in Coastal Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve $10,000.00
Comparing Primary Vegetation Succession in Two Recently Deglaciated Environments U.S. Geological Survey $10,000.00
Reprinting Alaska Region Bear Safety Brochure for Visitors and Resource Protection Kenai Fjords National Park $10,000.00
Opening Our Ears to Underwater Sound in Glacier Bay Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve $18,000.00

Alaska Park Science Journal

National Park Service, Alaska Region $25,000.00