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Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units. Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units. Started 1999 Formal Competition 17 CESUs National Council - Interagency MOU CESUs - Cooperative / Joint Venture Agreements. Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units. Biogeographical regions
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Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units Started 1999 • Formal Competition • 17 CESUs • National Council - Interagency MOU • CESUs - Cooperative / Joint Venture Agreements
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units • Biogeographical regions • Quality research, technical assistance, education • Timely / relevant • A – Z • Biological, Physical, Social, Cultural
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units • ARS • BLM • BOEM • DOD • FSA • NASA • NOAA • NPS • NRCS • USACE • USBR • USFWS • USFS • USGS
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units Key Elements of a CESU • Host university • Partner institutions • at least 1 minority institution • Multiple federal agencies
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units Benefits to Agencies • Broadened scope of scientific services • Increased collaboration • Multidisciplinary problem-solving at several ecological scales • Professional development opportunities for agency personnel • Reduced cost (F&A Cap)
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units Benefits to Universities • Better communication of needs • Research, technical assistance & education opportunities • Graduate assistantships, internships, and employment opportunities • Adjunct faculty • Improved paper flow
Piedmont South-Atlantic Coast CESU Established 2003 Successfully Renewed 2008 Effective through June, 2013 Host University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
10 Federal Members • USDI Bureau of Land Management • USDI Geological Survey • USDI National Park Service • USDI Fish and Wildlife Service • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management • USDA Forest Service • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service • Department of Defense • US Army Corps of Engineers • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units • ARS • BLM • BOEM • DOD • FSA • NASA • NOAA • NPS • NRCS • USACE • USBR • USFWS • USFS • USGS
20 University Partners • U. of Georgia • Auburn University • Christopher Newport U. • Clemson University • College of Charleston • Duke University • East Carolina U. • Florida A&M U. • North Carolina A&T State U. • Marshall University • North Carolina State U. • The Citadel • Towson University • U. Central Florida • U. Florida • U. North Carolina • – Chapel Hill • U. North Carolina • – Wilmington • U. South Carolina • U. South Florida • U. West Georgia
5 NGO Partners • Audubon - FL, NC, and SC • National Wildlife Federation • The Orriane Society • WRD, GA DNR
For additional information: • www.cesu.psu.edu • www.psaccesu.uga.edu • jsweeney@warnell.uga.edu