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US Geological Survey US Department of the Interior

US Geological Survey US Department of the Interior. National Wetlands Research Center Lafayette, Louisiana. Biology Geology Water Resources Geography ~ 8,000 People ~ $975 mil budget BRD ~$178.5 mil - BRM $140.1 mil; BIMD ~$23.8 mil; CRU ~$14.7 mil. Director. Headquarters

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US Geological Survey US Department of the Interior

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  1. US Geological SurveyUS Department of the Interior National Wetlands Research CenterLafayette, Louisiana

  2. BiologyGeologyWater ResourcesGeography~ 8,000 People~ $975 mil budgetBRD ~$178.5 mil - BRM $140.1 mil;BIMD ~$23.8 mil; CRU ~$14.7 mil

  3. Director Headquarters Discipline Associate Directors Regions (E,C,W) Science Centers Field Offices

  4. Biology Science Centers

  5. National Wetlands Research CenterLafayette, Louisiana

  6. History of the Center • 1975 - Began as US Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Ecosystem Team (Stennis, MS) • 1979 - Moved to Slidell, LA • 1986 - Research Mission • 1992 - Moved to the University of Louisiana – Lafayette Research Park • 1996 Merged into USGS

  7. National Wetlands Research Center ~200 PeopleLafayette, LACorpus Christi, TXVicksburg, MSBaton Rouge, LANew Orleans, LAPensacola, FLWhiteville, NC

  8. NWRC Mission The mission of the NWRC is to develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of our Nation’s wetlands and for managing and restoring wetlands, coastal habitats, and associated plant and animal communities.

  9. NWRC Vision NWRC expertise is sought nationally and internationally to provide vital scientific information and innovative technology that advances the restoration and conservation of wetland, riparian, and coastal landscapes and the species and trust resources they support.

  10. NWRC Research Goals The NWRC provides long-term, large-scale, & relevant scientific information to the Nation. Three goals guide Center research program directions: • Build Scientific Knowledge: Seek Discovery • Develop Partnerships: Adaptive Science – Science Alliances • Focus on Outcomes and Scientific Impacts

  11. Research Themes • Science for Coastal Environments: Monitoring & Integrated Science • Watershed Science for Management & Restoration: Discovery & Understanding • Modeling & Spatial Analysis: Prediction & Forecasting • Science Impact: Synthesis & Delivery

  12. Geographic Foci • Gulf of Mexico Coastal Environments • Lower Mississippi Valley • Watersheds & Coastal Environments of the World

  13. Global National Regional Local

  14. National Wetlands Research Center

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