Student to help implement Pacific Region Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) program.

Project ID: F11AC00004

Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2011

Initial Funding: $24,872

Total Funding: $99,903

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

Principal Investigator: Systema, Mark

Agreement Technical Representative: Heimowitz, Paul

Abstract: This agreement is being implemented in order to sponsor an undergraduate or graduate student in natural resources management;
To the extent possible, provide the st.udent intern with opportunities to generate products that can provide ongoing conservation benefit beyond the student’s tenure as well as provide tangible examples of the student’s accomplishment; and Benefit from this cooperative effort through increased capacity to carry out and expand regional AIS programs.