Awardee Name
Burns Paiute Tribe
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Refining the Use Environmental DNA for Aquatic Species Detection
Awardee State/Territory
Oregon (OR)
Involved States/territories
Oregon (OR)
Award Year
2015
End Date
Award Amount
$67,058.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Natural Areas
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Invasive species
Project Background
The purpose of the proposed project is to refine existing environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques designed to detect and monitor rare, cryptic, and/or invasive species. eDNA is becoming widely used for detecting the presence of rare, cryptic, or invasive species. However, sampling is inconsistent and there are no known protocols for comprehensively sampling a stream or watershed. The project will target brook trout on the Lake Creek system in order to limit populations to promote Bull trout. Deliverables, development of comprehensive protocol for sampling eDNA for detection of rare and invasive species in a stream reach or watershed.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No