University of Washington

Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Partnership

Current partnership of the PNW CESU consists of 12 federal agencies dedicated to natural and cultural resource management and 25 partners: 19 leading academic institutions, four non-profits, one non-governmental organization, and one state agency.

Federal Agencies	Partner Organizations
	Universities
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Department of Defense – Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment (DOD) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Park Service (NPS) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S. Forest Service (USFS) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)	University of Washington – Host University Central Washington University Eastern Washington University Evergreen State College Heritage University Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Portland State University Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Seattle University Southern Oregon University University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Southeast University of British Columbia University of Idaho University of Oregon University of Vermont and State Agriculture College Washington State University Western Washington University State Agencies Alaska Department of Fish and Game Non-Government Organizations Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Non-Profit Organizations Center for Natural Lands Management Institute for Applied Ecology Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation