US Geological SurveyUS Department of the Interior

National Wetlands Research Center

Lafayette, Louisiana

BiologyGeology

Water ResourcesGeography

~ 8,000 People~ $975 mil budget

BRD ~$178.5 mil - BRM $140.1 mil;BIMD ~$23.8 mil; CRU ~$14.7 mil

Director

Headquarters

Discipline Associate Directors

Regions (E,C,W)

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Biology Science Centers

National Wetlands Research CenterLafayette, Louisiana

History of the Center

• 1975 - Began as US Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Ecosystem Team (Stennis, MS)

• 1979 - Moved to Slidell, LA

• 1986 - Research Mission

• 1992 - Moved to the University of Louisiana – Lafayette Research Park

• 1996 Merged into USGS

National Wetlands Research Center~200 People

Lafayette, LACorpus Christi, TX

Vicksburg, MSBaton Rouge, LANew Orleans, LA

Pensacola, FLWhiteville, NC

NWRC Mission

The mission of the NWRC is to develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of our Nation’s wetlands and for managing and restoring wetlands, coastal habitats, and associated plant and animal communities.

NWRC expertise is sought nationally and internationally to provide vital scientific information and innovative technology that advances the restoration and conservation of wetland, riparian, and coastal landscapes and the species and trust resources they support.

NWRC Vision

The NWRC provides long-term, large-scale, & relevant scientific information to the Nation. Three goals guide Center research program directions:

o Build Scientific Knowledge: Seek Discovery

o Develop Partnerships: Adaptive Science – Science Alliances

o Focus on Outcomes and Scientific Impacts

NWRC Research Goals

• Science for Coastal Environments: Monitoring & Integrated Science

• Watershed Science for Management & Restoration: Discovery & Understanding

• Modeling & Spatial Analysis: Prediction & Forecasting

• Science Impact: Synthesis & Delivery

Research Themes

• Gulf of Mexico Coastal Environments

• Lower Mississippi Valley

• Watersheds & Coastal Environments of the World

Geographic Foci

GlobalNational

Regional Local

National Wetlands Research Center