Title: Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit US Forest Service

Project Description: The Forest Service’s interest in this agreement is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of the people.

The Cooperator’s interest in this agreement is to provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental and research agencies and their potential partners; Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resource issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context at the local, regional, and national level; and place special emphasis on the working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and their related partner institutions.