The Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit was established in 1979 as one of the first three combined units. The purpose of the Florida Unit is to provide for active cooperation in the advancement, organization, and conduct of scholarly research and training in the field of fish and wildlife sciences principally through graduate education and research at the University of Florida. Past and present unit scientists include Unit Leaders Richard Gregory (1979-1985, Fisheries), Wiley Kitchens (1985-1997, Fisheries), Franklin Percival (1998-2015, Wildlife), Abby Powell (2015-present, Wildlife), and Assistant Unit Leaders Franklin Percival (1981-1998, Wildlife), Carol McIvor (1988-1993, Fisheries), Wiley...
The Cooperative Unit Program is a partnership in research, education, and technical assistance. Partners include the U.S. Geological Survey, state game and fish agencies, universities, and the Wildlife Management Institute. The program was originated in 1935 and in 1960 Congress gave it statutory recognition by enactment of Public Law 86-686. Most of the 40 Units have a staff of three federal research biologists who work with graduate students, post-docs and technicians. South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks are the local contributors in the South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Since its formation in 1963, approximately 230 SDSU graduate students...
The Intermountain West is undergoing dynamic demographic changes accompanied by changing land uses, and increasingly diverse and often conflicting demands on limited natural resources. As a result, finding solutions to complex natural resource problems and training future scientists has necessitated an increasingly inter-disciplinary approach. A Cooperative Agreement signed between the US Department of Interior and Utah State University in 1935 established the existence, mission, and function of the Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit UCFWRU. It provides an organizational mechanism which enables the Unit, in the setting of the Quinney College of Natural Resources, to create and facilitate cooperative,...
The Cooperative Research Units were created to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research among natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. The West Virginia Unit is a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences at West Virginia University. The West Virginia Unit's research program is focused on environmental impacts at the species and ecosystem levels. Wildlife research projects focus on the effects of anthropogenic disturbances, particularly timber harvesting and energy...
Welcome to the Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Our unit is a vibrant and intergral part and partner with the Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation that supports graduate research and education. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about the hard-working people and interesting projects than span a wide array of topics from climate change and ecosystem services to darters and bats that are associated with our unit.
The Cooperative Research Unit Program (CRUP) began in the 1930s. For much of its history the CRUP was part of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service until the 1990s, when CRUP joined the U. S. Geological Survey. The Massachusetts Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit was one of the early Units, established in 1948. In 1963, the Fish Unit was formed, and in 1990 the two were combined into the Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. There are currently about 40 Units across the country. The Massachusetts Unit is partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, U. S. Fish...
The Cooperative Research Units were created to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research among natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. The Arkansas Unit, one of 40 units nationwide, is a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the University of Arkansas, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Research at the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit focuses on management related issues and provide our Cooperators with practical information needed to better manage natural resources in Arkansas and the region. Areas of emphasis include tail-water fishery management, invasive species...
The Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a cooperative venture of university, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The U.S. Geological Survey provides administrative and salary support for three full-time research biologists. The Game Commission and the Fish and Boat Commission provide annual base funding, which is used primarily to conduct research projects designed in conjunction with state agencies. The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at The Pennsylvania State University provides clerical staff and administrative support, as well as office, laboratory, and storage space for the Unit. Also, the Wildlife Management Institute and U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Focused on the overall advancement, conservation, and protection of natural resources in Michigan and beyond, the Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Michigan State University, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
The Iowa landscape and economy is dominated by production agriculture. Game and non-game wildlife species inhabiting the state are influenced by the loss, degradation and fragmentation of wetland, prairie and forest habitats caused by intensifying agricultural practices. The Iowa DNR has been involved in long-term species and habitat restoration programs, and evaluating these efforts is important to the DNR. Iowa is bordered on the west by the Missouri River and on the east by the Mississippi River, and numerous native and restored wetlands occur in the northwest. These ecosystems and the resulting production and migration of waterfowl and other migratory birds are of importance to the cooperators. Wildlife studies...
The Cooperative Research Unit program was established in 1935 to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research between natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. Today, there are 40 Cooperative Research Units in 38 states. Each unit is a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, a State natural resource agency, a host university, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Staffed by Federal personnel, Cooperative Research Units conduct research on renewable natural resource questions, participate in the education of graduate students, provide technical assistance and consultation on natural resource issues, and provide continuing education...
The New York Cooperative Research Unit pays particular attention to the resource problems and issues of the Northeastern States with New York as its focal point. Based at Cornell University in the Department of Natural Resources, we work cooperatively within a department structure, but with the option to transcend organizational lines when the need arises. Our efforts are directed not only at maintaining productive programs in our own areas of interest, but also in seeking funds for and coordinating the planning of other research and management faculty/staff at the University and within the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Northeast Regional Office. In...
The Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit (WCWRU) is a partnership of the US Geological Survey, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Management Institute. It is one of 40 similar cooperative Fish and Wildlife Units located in 42 of the 50 states; the cooperative unit program began in 1933. The WCWRU was established in 1972 to facilitate cooperation between the partners and to conduct programs of research and education related to fish and wildlife resource management.
Welcome to the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. We're committed to excellence in applied research to support our agency partners in conserving fish, wildlife, and their habitats. We're also dedicated to educating the next generation of fish and wildlife professionals. Please read on to learn more about us, and contact us if we can be of assistance to you.
Dr. Joseph Zydlewski and Dr. Christina Murphy are fisheries biologists and Assistant Unit Leaders. Rena Carey is the administrative contact for unit activities. Katherine Goodine and Molly Langlais-Parker also provide administrative support for the unit. Drs. Zydlewski and Murphy are graduate faculty in the University of Maine's Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology. They teach graduate courses and serve as advisors or co-advisors on graduate student committees in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology and other departments, and oversee the Unit's research projects. Graduate students are supported with research assistantships, tuition, health insurance, and funds to...
Aloha! The Hawai’i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (HCFRU) was established in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, with a shared vision of developing the scientific knowledge and natural resource professionals necessary to ensure the sustainability of Hawaiian natural resources for future generations. The HCFRU is based at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo and is part of the National Cooperative Research Units Program within the U.S. Geological Survey. The mission of the HCFRU is to 1) conduct and facilitate research focused on the renewable freshwater, estuarine, and marine resources of Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands; 2) provide technical and professional education at the graduate and professional levels...
The tradition of wise management of natural resources in the United States is a source of pride for Americans who are concerned about the future of our fish and wildlife. The U.S. Geological Survey's Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit program supports this tradition by providing the Nation with applied research and a continuing source of well trained professional managers. Through a creative partnership of Federal and State governments, universities, and the private sector, a unique avenue exists for conducting research that addresses complex environmental issues across virtually every North American ecological community. The Cooperative Research Unit works toward three goals: Conducting research on fish...
The California Unit is one of 40 similar units established under the Federal Organic Act at universities throughout the United States. The Cooperative Unit Program began in 1935. Cooperators include the U. S. Geological Survey, State Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Universities, and in some instances, other conservation agencies. The units conduct research of benefit to cooperators, train graduate students and provide research information to agencies and the public. Cooperative Units professional staff members are federal employees of the US Geological Survey and serve as faculty at their host university. The California Cooperative Research Unit, established in 1967, and modified in 2008, is located in Arcata,...
Mississippi is home to oxbow lakes, abundant fisheries and wildlife resources, and enthusiastic recreationists. The Cooperative Fish and wildlife Unit was formed to conduct a research program to specifically address problems of state, regional and national importance regarding aquatic and terrestrial riparian ecosystems in Mississippi and adjacent states. One of these ecosystems is bottomland hardwoods. Bottomland hardwood ecosystems are being subjected to tremendous stress, primarily through agricultural development, including timber and range uses, navigational and flood control, urbanization, and highway developments, with consequent impact on fish and wildlife resources. USGS faculty and graduate students...
The Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program was established to facilitate cooperation among the U.S. Department of the Interior (currently through the U.S. Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area), universities, state fish and wildlife agencies, and private organizations, by conducting programs of research and education related to fish and wildlife resource management. The Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit emphasizes research on impacts of human activities on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that are of state, regional, and national significance. The research program addresses not only the biological, but also social and economic aspects of both game and nongame fisheries...
