
AERC staff are collecting data on Species Of Special Concern (SOSC) to assist in understanding...
The Applied Environmental Research Center has accomplished a variety of projects ranging from biological field research to cultural heritage preservation. Please take a look at each project page for more information the work we have done with our clients.
Avian Research
AERC staff are collecting data on Species Of Special Concern (SOSC) to assist in understanding...
Aerial surveys, ground truthing, and data collection on large bird nests on the installation is needed to...
AERC was selected to review the area and activities on base to determine their effect on the tricolored blackbirds...
Bat Research
AERC will implement a bat survey on JBER to determine the presence of bats, estimate...
Fish Research
AERC will provide project management for the Alaska Center for Conservation Science (ACCS) as they conduct a study...
AERC is tasked with monitoring the smolt salmon emigration and adult salmon escapement from Otter Lake...
AERC staff are working to investigate, coordinate, and implement new techniques for measuring and monitoring salmon...
The mouth of the Eagle River on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) is a critical late summer feeding area for
Moose Research
Moose are an economically important species in Alaska and provide cultural, financial, and subsistence benefits to Alaskans...
Invasive Species Research
AERC was tasked to survey and identify invasive priority species on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)...
The information gathered on beetle activity has informed the response and management strategies on base...
The concrete structures of Wake Island National Historic Landmark are being obscured and damaged by introduced trees and shrubs...
Coastal Monitoring
Accurate predictive modeling of future erosion at these sites is needed in order to...
The project informed management on the timelines needed to...
Health and Safety
Kadena tasked AERC with created a database to house the inventory of buildings which contain...
Land Restoration
At BAFS, it grows predominantly along the coastal strand, and is especially problematic because...
AERC has partnered with Kuna Engineering LLC. to document these sites and perform habitat restoration which...
Changes to bank stability and stream course have the potential to affect adjoining wetlands and...
Archaeological Research
The project consisted of data recovery at a multicomponent site and documentation of three World War II features at...
AERC, in partnership with Cultural Resource Consultants LLC, performed archaeological excavation, mapping, and...
Cultural and Spoken Research
AERC employees and support personnel who have visited the Ka’ala and Koke’e radar stations over the years...
Historical Building Surveys
The former Annette Island Army Air Field, near Metlakatla, Alaska, is listed in the National...
AERC researchers will use historic records, aerial photography, and GIS information to inspect and document these berms and...