Rocky Mountain Research Station
The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) is one of five regional units that make up the US Forest Service Research and Development organization — the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world. The station headquarters are located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Research is structured within 8 science program areas. The Station employs over 400 permanent full-time employees, including roughly 100 research scientists.
Research program areas
- Air, Water and Aquatic Environments
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
- Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science
- Forests and Woodlands Ecosystems Research
- Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystem
- Inventory, Monitoring and Analysis Science
- Social, Economics and Decision Sciences
- Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems[1]
Laboratories
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Bozeman, MT
- Fire Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, MT
- Aquatic Sciences Laboratory, Boise, ID
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Flagstaff, AZ
- Headquarters, Fort Collins, CO
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Logan, UT
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, MT
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Missoula, MT
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Moscow, ID
- Ogden Service Center, Ogden, UT
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Ogden, UT
- Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Provo, UT
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Rapid City, SD
- Forestry Sciences Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno NV[1]
Experimental forests and ranges
- Black Hills Experimental Forest
- Boise Basin Experimental Forest
- Coram Experimental Forest
- Deception Creek Experimental Forest
- Desert Experimental Range
- Fort Valley Experimental Forest
- Fraser Experimental Forest
- Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES)
- Great Basin Experimental Range
- Long Valley Experimental Forest
- Manitou Experimental Forest
- Priest River Experimental Forest
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest
- Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest[1]
References
- Various (1998-12-17). "Rocky Mountain Research Station Directory - 2006" (PDF). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
External links
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