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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The USGS serves the nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.

 

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat Management
Institute and Wetland Science Institute

Mission is to develop and disseminate scientifically based technical materials that will assist NRCS field staffs in working with their customers and others to promote conservation stewardship of fish and wildlife and deliver sound habitat management principles and practices to
America's land users.

 

Mission is to develop, adapt, and disseminate science and technology needed to protect and restore wetlands.

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Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
(with support from the Coypu Foundation)

The Center for Bioenvironmental Research is a
research and educational partnership between Tulane and Xavier Universities
dedicated to long-term health of our environment and society

 

Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology, University of
Louisiana at Lafayette

The Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology provides research facilities and promotes academic interactions that advance the interdisciplinary sciences of ECOLOGY. Our goal is to improve the understanding of natural and managed resources to sustain both environmental quality and economic development.