Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
U.S. Geological Survey
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE Mark Ricca Supervisory Biologist Western Ecological Research Center U.S. Geological Survey 800 Business Park Drive Dixon, CA 95620 Phone: (530) 669-5089 Fax: (707) 678-5039 mark_ricca@usgs.gov |
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS Faith Graves Grants Specialist U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS205G Reston, VA 20192 Phone: (703) 648-7356 Fax: (703) 648-7901 fgraves@usgs.gov |
USGS How to Use CESUs Process
Key Education, Research, and Technical Assistance Needs
- Understand ecosystems and predict ecosystem change: ensure the nation’s economic and environmental future
- Climate variability and change: clarify the record and assess consequences
- Energy and minerals for America’s future: provide a scientific foundation for resource security, environmental health, economic vitality, and land management
- A national hazards, risk and resilience assessment program: ensure the long-term health and wealth of the nation
- The role of environment and wildlife in human health: a system that identifies environmental risk to public health in America
- A water census of the United States: quantifying, forecasting, and securing freshwater for America’s future