Projects
Commitments for using the RM-CESU agreement:
- All projects must have direct relevance to the RM-CESU mission.
- Projects are collaborative between partners, not contractual.
- Partner institutions agree to a 17.5% overhead.
- CESU Project Criteria
For information on starting a project using the RM-CESU agreement, see "How To"
Annual Reports
2024 Annual Report
Project List
2023 Annual Report
Project List
2022 Annual Report
Project List
Project Spotlight
University of Montana Graduate Student Partners with Montana Agencies to Study Population Changes in Harlequin Ducks Holli Holmes, University of Montana, is leading a collaborative study funded by Glacier National Park, the U.S. Forest Service, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and several conservation nonprofits to figure out the best way to count this native species, the harlequin duck. Historically, biologists have relied on foot surveys, hiking miles up a stream looking for these ducks. The graduate project involves setting up remote cameras alongside streams, hiking miles up and down a stream looking for ducks and a newer technology called environmental DNA that detects whether harlequins have been in the stream. The results of this study will be used by agency wildlife managers to estimate population changes in this native duck species.
