CESU Network Federal and Nonfederal Partners
See the tables below for a list of CESU partners [updated September 2023].
CESU Network Partners Factsheet [updated January 2022]
Federal Partners
 Agricultural Research Service |
 Farm Service Agency |
 Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 U.S. Forest Service |
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
 Department of Defense - OASD for Sustainment |
 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency |
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works |
 Western Area Power Administration |
 Bureau of Indian Affairs |
 Bureau of Land Management |
 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
 Bureau of Reclamation |
 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |
 U.S. Fish and Wildife Service |
 National Park Service |
 U.S. Geological Survey |
 DOI Office of Native Hawaiian Relations |
Federal Agency Enrollments across the CESUs
| CESU | ARS | FSA | NRCS | USFS | NOAA | NASA | DOD | DPAA | USACE | BIA | BLM | BOEM | USBR | BSEE | FWS | NPS | USGS | ONHR | WAPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALSK | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| CALI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| CHWA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| COPL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| DESO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| GRBA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| GLNF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| GRPL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| GRRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| GUCO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| HIPI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| NOAT | • | • | • | • | • | • | pending | • | • | • | |||||||||
| PANO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| PSAC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| ROMO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| SOFL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| SOAP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| #CESUs | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | TBD | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
Nonfederal Partners and Enrollments across the CESUs
| Partner Name | CESU(s) |
|---|---|
| Academy of Natural Sciences, The | CHWA |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | ALSK |
| Alaska Department of Fish and Game | PANO |
| Alaska Geographic | ALSK |
| Alaska Pacific University | ALSK |
| Alaska SeaLife Center | ALSK |
| Alcorn State University | GUCO |
| American Bird Conservancy | CHWA, HIPI |
| American Indian Higher Education Consortium | CHWA |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | GLNF |
| American Samoa Community College | HIPI |
| American Turtle Observatory | NOAT |
| American University | CHWA |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy | PSAC |
| Anne Arundel Community College | CHWA |
| Antioch University New England | GLNF |
| Appalachian State University | SOAP |
| Arboretum at Flagstaff, The | COPL |
| Archaeology Southwest | COPL, DESO |
| Arizona Game and Fish Department | DESO |
| Arizona State University | COPL |
| Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | DESO |
| Arkansas State University | GUCO |
| Arkansas Tech University | GRRI |
| Association for the Study of African American Life and History | CHWA |
| Association of African American Museums | CHWA |
| Auburn University | GUCO, PSAC |
| Audubon Florida | PSAC, SOFL |
| Audubon Minnesota | GRRI |
| Audubon Missouri | GRRI |
| Audubon North Carolina | PSAC |
| Audubon South Carolina | PSAC |
| Austin Peay State University | CHWA, SOAP |
| Avian Research and Conservation Institute | SOFL |
| Ball State University | GRBA, GLNF |
| Barry University | SOFL |
| Bat Conservation International | GUCO |
| Bates College | NOAT |
| Baylor University | DESO |
| Biodiversity Research Institute | NOAT |
| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies | COPL, DESO |
| Bishop Museum | HIPI |
| Black Hills State University | GRPL |
| Blackfeet Community College | ROMO |
| Boise State University | GRBA, ROMO |
| Bowie State University | CHWA |
| Brigham Young University | GRBA |
| Brown University | NOAT |
| Bryn Mawr College | CHWA, NOAT |
| California Academy of Sciences | CALI |
| California Association for Resource Conservation Districts | CALI |
| California Botanic Garden | DESO |
| California Department of Fish and Wildlife | CALI |
| California Invasive Plant Council | CALI |
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) | CALI |
| California State Polytechnical University, Pomona | CALI |
| California State University, Channel Islands | CALI |
| California State University, Chico (Chico State) | CALI |
| California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) | CALI |
| California State University, Fullerton | CALI |
| California State University, Humboldt (Humboldt State) | CALI |
| California State University, Los Angeles | CALI |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | CALI |
| California State University, Northridge | CALI |
| California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) | CALI |
| California State University, San Diego (San Diego State) | CALI |
| California State University, San Francisco (San Francisco State) | CALI |
| California State University, Sonoma (Sonoma State) | CALI |
| California State University, Stanislaus | CALI |
| Carnegie Mellon University | CALI |
| Center for Coastal Studies | NOAT |
| Center for Large Landscape Conservation | ROMO |
| Center for Natural Lands Management | PANO |
| Central Michigan University | GLNF |
| Central Washington University | PANO |
| Cetacean Logic Foundation | SOFL |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | CHWA |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | GLNF |
| Chief Dull Knife College | ROMO |
| Christopher Newport University | CHWA, PSAC |
| Citadel, The | PSAC |
| City University of New York | NOAT |
| Clemson University | PSAC |
| College of Charleston | PSAC |
| College of the Atlantic | NOAT |
| College of William and Mary, The | CHWA |
| Colorado Mesa University | COPL |
| Colorado State University | COPL, GRPL, ROMO |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | GRPL |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NOAT |
| Columbus State University | GUCO |
| Conservation Federation of Missouri | GRRI |
| Conservation Science Global | CHWA |
| Conservation Science Institute | GRBA |
| Conservation Science Partners | COPL |
| Cornell University | GLNF, NOAT |
| Cornerstones Community Partnerships | DESO |
| Crow Canyon Archaeological Center | COPL |
| CyArk | DESO |
| Dauphin Island Sea Lab | GUCO |
| DC Department of Energy and Environment | CHWA |
| Delaware State University | CHWA |
| Desert Botanical Garden | DESO |
| Desert Research Institute | COPL, GRBA |
| Diné College | COPL |
| Discover Life in America | SOAP |
| Drake University | GRRI |
| Ducks Unlimited | GUCO |
| Duke University | PSAC |
| East Carolina University | PSAC |
| East Tennessee State University | SOAP |
| Eastern New Mexico University | DESO |
| Eastern Washington University | PANO |
| Eckerd University | GUCO |
| Ecological Society of America | CHWA |
| Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation | HIPI |
| Ember Alliance, The | ROMO |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | DESO |
| Emporia State University | GRPL |
| Everglades Foundation | SOFL |
| Evergreen State College | PANO |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | SOFL |
| Flagler College | SOFL |
| Florida A&M University | PSAC, SOFL, SOAP |
| Florida Atlantic University | SOFL |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | GUCO |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | SOFL |
| Florida Institute of Technology | SOFL |
| Florida International University | SOFL |
| Florida State University | GUCO |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | GLNF |
| Forest Stewards Guild | COPL |
| Fort Lewis College | COPL |
| Front Range Community College | ROMO |
| Frostburg State University | CHWA |
| Gallaudet University | CHWA |
| George Mason University | CHWA |
| George Washington University | CHWA |
| George Wright Society | GLNF |
| Georgetown University | CHWA |
| Georgia Aquarium | PSAC |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | PSAC |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | PSAC |
| Georgia Southern University | PSAC |
| Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. | PSAC |
| Grand Valley State University | GLNF |
| Great Basin College | GRBA |
| Great Lakes Commission | GLNF |
| Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | GUCO |
| Hamline University | GLNF |
| Harvard University | NOAT |
| Hawks Aloft, Inc. | DESO |
| HawkWatch International, Inc. | GRBA |
| Heritage University | PANO |
| Hood College | CHWA |
| Houston Advanced Research Center | GUCO |
| Howard University | CHWA, DESO |
| Huliauapaʻa | HIPI |
| Idaho State University | ALSK, GRBA |
| Immaculata University | CHWA |
| Indiana State University | GLNF |
| Indiana University | CHWA, GLNF, GRRI |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | CHWA |
| Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment | SOAP |
| Institute for Applied Ecology | PANO |
| Institute for Bird Populations, The | CALI, COPL |
| Institute for Regional Conservation | SOFL |
| Institute for Wildlife Studies | CALI |
| Institute of Archaeological Research and Discovery | COPL |
| Iowa State University | GRRI |
| Island Conservation | HIPI |
| Jackson State University | GUCO |
| Jacksonville State University | SOAP |
| James Madison University | CHWA |
| Johns Hopkins University | CHWA |
| The Jones Center at Ichauway | PSAC |
| Kansas State University | GRPL |
| Kent State University | GLNF |
| Lake Superior State University | GLNF |
| Lamar University | GUCO |
| Langston University | GRPL |
| Lincoln Memorial University | SOAP |
| Lincoln University Missouri | GRRI |
| Little Big Horn College | ROMO |
| Live It, Learn It | CHWA |
| Living Heritage Research Council | COPL |
| Lock Haven University | CHWA |
| Longleaf Alliance, The | GUCO |
| Longwood University | CHWA |
| Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | GUCO |
| Louisiana State University | GUCO |
| Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | GUCO |
| Manomet, Inc. | ALSK |
| Mansfield University | CHWA, NOAT |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | NOAT |
| Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research | CALI, PANO |
| Marine Mammal Center, The | CALI |
| Marshall University | PSAC, SOAP |
| Maryland Coastal Bays Program | NOAT |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | CHWA |
| Marymount University | CHWA |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | ROMO |
| Michigan State University | GLNF |
| Michigan Technological University | GLNF |
| Micronesian Conservation Coalition | HIPI |
| Middle Tennessee State University | SOAP |
| Midwest Art Conservation Center | GLNF |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | GLNF |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | GLNF |
| Mississippi Department of Archives and History | GUCO |
| Mississippi State University | GUCO |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | GRRI |
| Missouri River Bird Observatory | GRRI |
| Missouri State University | GRRI |
| Monarch Joint Venture | GLNF |
| Monmouth University | CHWA |
| Montana State University | ALSK, ROMO |
| Morgan State University | CHWA |
| Moss Landing Marine Laboratories | CALI |
| Museum of Northern Arizona | COPL |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | NOAT |
| National Aquarium | CHWA |
| National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers | CALI |
| National Great Rivers Research and Education Center | GRRI |
| National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium | GRRI |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | HIPI |
| National Wildlife Federation | PSAC |
| Natural Areas Association | NOAT |
| NatureServe | CHWA |
| Navajo Nation | COPL |
| New College of Florida | GUCO |
| New Jersey Audubon | NOAT |
| New Mexico Highlands University | GRPL |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | COPL |
| New Mexico State University | COPL, DESO |
| Nicholls State University | GUCO |
| North Carolina State University | PSAC |
| North Dakota State University | GRPL |
| Northeastern University | NOAT |
| Northern Arizona University | COPL, DESO |
| Northern Illinois University | GLNF |
| Northern Michigan University | GLNF |
| Northland College | GLNF |
| Northwest College | ROMO |
| Nova Southeastern University | SOFL |
| Occidental College | CALI |
| Ocean Research and Conservation Association | SOFL |
| Ohio State University, The | GLNF |
| Ohio University | CHWA, SOAP |
| Oklahoma State University | GRPL |
| Old Dominion University | CHWA |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | PANO |
| Oregon State University | COPL, GRBA, PANO |
| Organization of American Historians | DESO |
| Orianne Society, The | PSAC |
| Pacific International Center for High Technology Research | HIPI |
| Pajarito Environmental Education Center | COPL |
| Park Institute of America | PSAC |
| Park Rx America | CHWA |
| Pennsylvania State University, The | CHWA |
| Pima County, Arizona | DESO |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | CALI |
| Portland State University | PANO |
| Prescott College | COPL |
| Prince William Sound Science Center | ALSK |
| Purdue University | GLNF |
| RiversEdge West | COPL |
| Rutgers University | NOAT |
| Saint Edward’s University | GUCO |
| Saint Louis University | GRRI |
| Saint Mary’s College of Maryland | CHWA |
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | GLNF, GRRI, PANO |
| Salish Kootenai College | ROMO |
| Sam Houston State University | GUCO |
| San Bernardino County Museum | CALI |
| San Diego Natural History Museum | CALI |
| San Diego Zoo | CALI |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | CALI |
| Schoodic Institute | NOAT |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | GLNF |
| Sealaska Heritage Institute | ALSK |
| Seattle University | PANO |
| Shepherd University | CHWA |
| Shippensburg University | CHWA |
| Ships of Discovery | HIPI |
| Sierra Streams Institute | CALI |
| Sitka Sound Science Center | ALSK |
| Sky Island Alliance | DESO |
| Smithsonian Institution | CALI, CHWA, GRPL, PSAC, ROMO, SOFL |
| Sonoran Institute | DESO |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | GRPL |
| South Dakota State University | GRPL |
| Southeast Missouri State University | GRRI |
| Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere | SOAP |
| Southern California Marine Institute | CALI |
| Southern Illinois University | GRRI |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | GRRI |
| Southern Oregon University | PANO |
| Southern University and A&M College | GLNF, GUCO |
| Southern Utah University | COPL |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | GRPL |
| Stanford University, Department of Earth System Science | CALI |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | GLNF, GUCO |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | NOAT |
| Stockton University | NOAT |
| Stroud Water Research Center | CHWA |
| Sul Ross State University | GUCO |
| SUNY, Binghamton University | CHWA |
| SUNY, Buffalo State College | GLNF |
| SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry | GLNF, NOAT |
| SUNY, Stony Brook University | NOAT |
| SUNY, The College at Brockport | GLNF |
| Tarleton State University | GUCO |
| Temple University | CHWA |
| Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute | SOAP |
| Tennessee State University | SOAP |
| Tennessee Technological University | SOAP |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | GUCO |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | ALSK, GRPL, GUCO, HIPI |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | GUCO |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | GUCO |
| Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi | GUCO |
| Texas A&M University, Galveston | GUCO |
| Texas A&M University, Kingsville | GUCO |
| Texas A&M University, San Antonio | GUCO |
| Texas State University | DESO |
| Texas Tech University | GRPL |
| The Nature Conservancy Hawai?i | HIPI |
| The Nature Conservancy Minnesota (MN, SD, ND) | GLNF |
| The Nature Conservancy New Mexico | DESO |
| The Nature Conservancy Texas | GUCO |
| Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council | GUCO |
| Towson University | CHWA, PSAC |
| Troy University | GUCO |
| Tucson Audubon Society | DESO |
| Tulane University | GUCO |
| U.S. Naval Academy | CHWA |
| Universidad de Sonora | DESO |
| University of Alabama, The | GUCO |
| University of Alaska, Anchorage | ALSK, PANO |
| University of Alaska, Fairbanks | ALSK |
| University of Alaska, Southeast | ALSK, PANO |
| University of Arizona | COPL, DESO |
| University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture | GUCO |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello | GUCO |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff | GUCO |
| University of British Columbia | PANO |
| University of Calgary | ROMO |
| University of California, Berkeley | CALI, HIPI |
| University of California, Davis | CALI |
| University of California, Irvine | CALI |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CALI |
| University of California, Merced | CALI |
| University of California, Riverside | CALI, DESO |
| University of California, San Diego | CALI |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | CALI |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | CALI |
| University of Central Florida | PSAC |
| University of Cincinnati | COPL |
| University of Colorado, Boulder | ROMO |
| University of Colorado, Denver | ROMO |
| University of Connecticut | NOAT |
| University of Delaware | CHWA |
| University of Denver | ROMO |
| University of Florida | GUCO, PSAC, SOFL |
| University of Georgia | GUCO, PSAC |
| University of Guam | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Community College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu Community College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Kapiʻolani Community College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi Community College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Leeward Community College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Maui College | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, West Oʻahu | HIPI |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Windward Community College | HIPI |
| University of Idaho | GRBA, PANO, ROMO |
| University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign | GRRI |
| University of Iowa | GLNF, GRRI |
| University of Kansas | GRRI |
| University of Kentucky | SOAP |
| University of Louisiana, Lafayette | GUCO |
| University of Louisiana, Monroe | GUCO |
| University of Maine | NOAT |
| University of Mary Washington | CHWA |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | CHWA |
| University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science | CHWA, NOAT |
| University of Maryland, College Park | CHWA |
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | CHWA, NOAT |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | NOAT |
| University of Massachusetts, Boston | NOAT |
| University of Memphis | GRRI |
| University of Miami | SOFL |
| University of Michigan | GLNF |
| University of Minnesota | GLNF, GRPL, GRRI |
| University of Mississippi | GUCO |
| University of Missouri | GRRI |
| University of Montana | ROMO |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | GRPL |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | GRPL |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | GRBA |
| University of Nevada, Reno | COPL, GRBA |
| University of New England | NOAT |
| University of New Hampshire | ALSK |
| University of New Mexico | COPL |
| University of New Orleans | GUCO |
| University of North Carolina, Asheville | SOAP |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | PSAC |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro | PSAC |
| University of North Carolina, Wilmington | PSAC, SOFL |
| University of North Dakota | GRPL |
| University of North Florida | PSAC |
| University of Northern Colorado | ROMO |
| University of Notre Dame | GLNF, GRRI |
| University of Oklahoma | GRPL |
| University of Oregon | PANO |
| University of Pennsylvania | CHWA, COPL |
| University of Pittsburgh | GLNF |
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez | SOFL |
| University of Redlands | HIPI |
| University of Rhode Island | NOAT |
| University of Richmond | CHWA |
| University of South Alabama | GUCO |
| University of South Carolina | PSAC |
| University of South Dakota | GRPL |
| University of South Florida | GUCO, PSAC, SOFL |
| University of Southern California | CALI |
| University of Southern Mississippi | GUCO |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | SOAP |
| University of Tennessee, Martin | SOAP |
| University of Texas, Arlington | DESO |
| University of Texas, Austin | GUCO |
| University of Texas, El Paso | DESO |
| University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley | GUCO |
| University of Texas, San Antonio | COPL, DESO |
| University of Texas, Tyler | GUCO |
| University of the District of Columbia | CHWA |
| University of the South (Sewanee), The | SOAP |
| University of the Virgin Islands | SOFL |
| University of Toledo | GLNF |
| University of Utah | COPL, DESO, GRBA, ROMO |
| University of Vermont | GLNF, PANO |
| University of Virginia | CHWA |
| University of Washington | PANO |
| University of Waterloo | ROMO |
| University of West Alabama | GUCO |
| University of West Florida | GUCO |
| University of West Georgia | PSAC |
| University of Wisconsin, Extension | GLNF, GRPL, GRRI |
| University of Wisconsin, Green Bay | GLNF |
| University of Wisconsin, La Crosse | GLNF |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | GLNF |
| University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point | GLNF |
| University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | GLNF |
| University of Wyoming | GRPL, ROMO |
| Utah State University | COPL, GRBA, ROMO |
| Utah Tech University | COPL |
| Valdosta State University | GUCO |
| Vermont Center for Ecostudies | NOAT |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | CHWA |
| Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation | CHWA |
| Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources | CHWA |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | CHWA |
| Virginia Polytechnic and State University | CHWA, SOAP |
| Washington and Lee University | SOAP |
| Washington State University | PANO, ROMO |
| Wayne State University | GLNF |
| Weber State University | COPL |
| West Virginia University | CHWA, GLNF, SOAP |
| Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies | COPL, DESO, GRBA, GRPL, PANO, ROMO |
| Western Carolina University | SOAP |
| Western Colorado University | ROMO |
| Western Kentucky University | SOAP |
| Western National Parks Association | DESO |
| Western New Mexico University | COPL, DESO |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | CHWA |
| Western Washington University | PANO |
| White Buffalo, Inc. | GUCO |
| Wildlands Conservation | GUCO |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | ALSK, GLNF, ROMO |
| Wildlife Management Institute | ALSK, NOAT |
| Wildlife Restoration Foundation | ROMO |
| Winona State University | GLNF, GRPL, GRRI |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | NOAT |
| World Wildlife Fund, Northern Great Plains | GRPL |
| Xerces Society | PANO |
| Yale University | NOAT |