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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
Cooperative Ecosystems
Studies Units
ARS
NASA
USBR
BLM
NOAA
USFWS
BOEM
NPS
USFS
DOD
NRCS
USGS
FSA
USACE
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
NASA
USBR
BLM
NOAA
USFWS
BOEM
NPS
USFS
DOD
NRCS
USGS
FSA
USACE
20 University
Partners
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
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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
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
• [email protected]