This grant addresses the escalating challenges of bark beetle epidemics and increasing large, severe fires in western US forests, trends exacerbated by climate change. Building on extensive research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this study aims to understand how bark beetle outbreaks alter fuel profiles and subsequent fire hazard, particularly in lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir forests. The research will investigate the impact of prior beetle infestations on fire severity and forest recovery. Furthermore, it will evaluate the effectiveness of various post-beetle fuel treatments in mitigating the risk of severe future fires. This crucial research will inform forest management strategies for enhanced resilience against interconnected insect and fire disturbances.
Opportunity ID: 48889
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | A1580090354 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Bark beetles, fuels and future fire hazard in contrasting conifer forests of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Biological/Research |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | — |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 04, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $375,051 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a single source award to University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based upon a variety of demonstrable factors. The PI brings more than 15 years of research into fire-related ecological processes in the Yellowstone area landscape. The PI has demonstrated the ability to map landscape-level forest insect outbreaks using a variety of advanced techniques as well to understand the ecological consequences of such disturbances. Moreover, team members have previously demonstrated the ability to work together successfully and productively. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Recent increases in insect and fire activity throughout the western US have presented forest managers with formidable challenges. The extent and severity of bark beetle (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) epidemics have reached unprecedented levels, and the number of large, severe fires continues to increase. These trends are expected to continue because climate change is implicated for both disturbances. Insects and fire have tremendous ecological and economic effects in western forests, yet surprisingly little is known about how fire hazard may change following bark beetle epidemics, and the efficacy of alternative forest management practices (e.g., removal of beetle-killed trees or remaining small trees) designed to reduce future fire hazard is largely unknown. This series of studies will be builds on more than 20 years of research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), and recently initiated studies of bark beetles and fire in lodgepole pine forests. This research will test specific hypotheses as part of addressing three major research questions. (1) How do effects of bark beetle outbreaks on fuel profiles and subsequent fire hazard differ between lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir forests? (2) How was the severity of recent fire in lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir forests affected byprior bark beetle infestation, and does the combination of beetle infestation and fire compromise forest recovery? (3) What post-beetle fuel treatments are likely to change the hazard of subsequent severe fire in lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir forests? |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tonya Bradley
Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email:tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email: tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00013437 | Aug 04, 2009 | Aug 06, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48889 SF424-2.0.pdf
48889 SF424A-1.0.pdf
48889 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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