Resource Conservation and Climate Change

SERDP and ESTCP’s Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area supports the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to sustainably manage DoD’s installation infrastructure.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Validating the Kinematic Wave Approach for Rapid Soil Erosion Assessment and Improved Best Management Practice Site Selection to Enhance Training Land Sustainability

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200820
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stacey Hutchinson, Kansas State University
ESTCP Apr 2008

Using a Computational Fluid Dynamic Model to Guide Wildland Fire Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201303
Principal Investigator: Mr. James Furman, Eglin Air Force Base
ESTCP Jan 2013

Streamlined Archaeo-Geophysical Data Processing and Integration for DoD Field Use

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200611
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Hargrave, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Nov 2006

Stormwater Management Optimization Toolbox

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201305
Principal Investigator: Ms. Heidi Howard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Jan 2013

Remote Sensing Technology for Threatened and Endangered Plant Species Recovery

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201203
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erin Questad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
ESTCP Mar 2012

Regulating Services as Measures of Ecological Resilience on DoD Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201114
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Angermeier, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
ESTCP Mar 2011

Operational-Scale Demonstration of Propagation Protocols and Comparative Demographic Monitoring for (Re-)Introducing Five Southeastern Endangered and At-Risk Plants

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201201
Principal Investigator: Mr. Matthew Hohmann, US Army Corps of Engineers
ESTCP Mar 2012

Monitoring Species of Concern Using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling and Capture-Recapture Methods

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201205
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisette Waits, University of Idaho
ESTCP Mar 2012

Measuring Hydrologic and Ecological Functioning of Vernal Pool Wetlands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200923
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kirsten Christopherson, Travis Installation Support Team Lead Environmental Center of Excellence (ECOE)
ESTCP May 2009

Integrating Predictive Modeling in DoD Cultural Resource Compliance

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200720
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Green, USAF, HQ Air Combat Command
ESTCP Jan 2007

Integrated Measurement of Naval Sonar Operations and Precise Cetacean Locations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201304
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Moretti, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
ESTCP Jan 2013

Implementation of a Multi-Objective Decision Support Tool for Ecosystem Services at Department of Defense Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201115
Principal Investigator: Mr. Pieter Booth, Exponent
ESTCP Mar 2011

High Resolution Landscape (2-D) Mosaics for Improved Coral Reef Monitoring Capability

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201021
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP May 2010

Environmental DNA as a Tool for Inventory and Monitoring of Aquatic Vertebrates

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201204
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexander Fremier, University of Idaho
ESTCP Mar 2012

Development of an Installation Sustainability Measurement Tool: Sustainable Communities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201116
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Kruzel, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration/Validation of the Unit Stream Power Erosion and Deposition (USPED) Model

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201306
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Warren, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration and Validation of a Linked Watershed-Riverine Modeling System for DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201302
Principal Investigator: Dr. Billy Johnson, USACE-ERDC
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration and Implementation of Autonomous Aerial Acoustic Recording Systems to Inventory DoD Installation Impact Areas for Threatened, Endangered, and Species at Risk Bird Populations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201112
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Fischer, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Continuous, Wireless Monitoring of Sediment Flux at Multiple Low-Water Stream Crossings on Tank Trails

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200817
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Hill, US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
ESTCP Apr 2008

Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment (AGWA) to Aid in Sustaining Military Mission and Training

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201308
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Goodrich, USDA – Agricultural Research Service
ESTCP Jan 2013

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