OpportunityTitle: Vegetation Management Strategies for Managed Landscapes and Visitor Use Areas
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), The National Park Service; Chesapeake &amp; Ohio Canal NHP,  is announcing a notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS&apos;s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with The University of Tennessee, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled; Develop Vegetation Management Strategies for Managed Landscapes and Visitor Use Areas.
Description: Trees in visitor use areas throughout the park have experienced considerable die-off over the past several years due to forest pests, disease, and root compaction from heavy use and construction. The current strategy for managing these areas is typically limited to hazard tree removal with little or no associated restoration.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-Mail
GrantorContactText: Brian Straka 8654361217&lt;br/&gt;Brian_Straka@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;