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RM-CESU Partners. University Partners University of Montana (Host) Montana State University of Idaho Utah State Washington State Salish Kootenai College University of Wyoming University of Colorado (Boulder & Denver) Colorado State University. Federal Partners National Park Service
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RM-CESU Partners • University Partners • University of Montana (Host) • Montana State • University of Idaho • Utah State • Washington State • Salish Kootenai College • University of Wyoming • University of Colorado (Boulder & Denver) • Colorado State University • Federal Partners • National Park Service • Bureau of Land Management • US Geological Survey • USDA Forest Service • Bureau of Reclamation • Natural Resource Conservation Service
Track RM-CESU projects Coordinate communication between partners and with the National Council Ambassador to partner institutions Organize biannual Executive Committee Meetings, outreach trips, workshops… Design and manage the website, brochure, and monthly newsletter Executive Coordinator: Lisa Gerloff (406) 243-5346 lgerloff@forestry.umt.edu
RM-CESU Tools for University Partners • Website - Agency Needs - Expertise Directory - Postings (meetings, training courses, funding opportunities, scholarships, internship, jobs…) • Newsletter • Executive Coordinator • Agency Contacts
Bent’s Old Fort NHS Bighorn Canyon NRA Black Canyon NM Curecanti NRA Devil’s Tower NM Florissant NM Fort Laramie NHS Glacier NP Grand Teton NP Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS Great Sand Dunes NP Little Bighorn Battlefield NM Rocky Mountain NP Sand Creek Massacre NHS Yellowstone NP NPS Park Units
NPS Programs Resources Beyond Park Boundaries: • National Historic Landmarks • National Natural Landmarks • National Heritage Areas • Partnership Projects (i.e., Gateway Communities, Challenge Cost Share)
Washington State University ALIENS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! • Phase I: 2003 Development of an “Invasive Species” website, funded by NPS “Parks as Classrooms” • Phase II: 2004, Project expanded to include development of a textbook • Phase III: 2005 Workshops to “teach the teachers” • PIs: Lynda Paznokas and Mark Goddard • NPS Key Official: Lisa Garrett, NPS I&M Coordinator, University of Idaho
Washington State University Invasive Species and the National Parks National Parks Invasive Weeds Curriculum http://www.nps.gov/invspcurr/aliencurriculum.htm
NPS Cultural Projects 2004: 25 projects Wide Variety of Needs: • History, including Public History • Architecture • Landscape Architecture • Curation and Archives • Anthropology • Archeology • Ethnography
Contact Information Lisa Gerloff RM-CESU Executive Coordinator 406-243-5346 lgerloff@forestry.umt.edu Christine Whitacre NPS Cultural Resource Specialist, RM-CESU 406-243-2660 christine_whitacre@nps.gov Kathy Tonnessen NPS Research Coordinator, RM-CESU 406-243-4449 kathy_tonnessen@nps.gov