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The Great Basin is geographically well defined, bounded on the west by the Sierra Nevada range, on the north by the northern edge of southern plains of Idaho, on the east by the Wasatch range of Utah, and on the south by the Mojave desert in southern Utah and Nevada.
The objectives of the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) are 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 resources 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
| HOST |
University of Nevada, Reno |
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| ESTABLISHED | 2001 | |
| WEBSITE | https://gbcesu.unr.edu/ | |
| DIRECTOR | Josh Baker, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Vice President for Research Division of Research and Innovation University of Nevada Reno, NV 89557 PHONE: (775) 784-4103 EMAIL: jebaker@unr.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2001) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2006) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2011) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2016) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2021) |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| Agricultural Research Service | Keirith Snyder Keirith.Snyder@ars.usda.gov |
Beth Newingham Beth.Newingham@ars.usda.gov |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | John Mosley Branch Chief, Tribal Climate Resilience Office of Trust Services john.mosley@bia.gov |
Jo Ann Metcalfe Grants Management Specialist jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
| Bureau of Land Management | Kim Dow
Natural Resource Specialist Western Region/Nevada State Office kddow@blm.gov |
Susan Kaller
Grants Management Officer skaller@blm.gov |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Mark McKinstry
Biological Scientist, Adaptive Management mmckinstry@usbr.gov |
Glen Josephson Grants Officer Acquisition Management Division gjosephson@usbr.gov |
| Department of Defense | Robbie Knight Regional Coordinator and Wildlife Biologist U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Robert.N.Knight.civ@mail.mil Liz Galli-Noble Program Manager, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program elizabeth.j.galli-noble.civ@mail.mil |
Lori Kruse-Johnson SWD CESU Program Manager Lori.M.Kruse-Johnson@usace.army.mil |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | John Tull Nevada Science Coordinator john_tull@fws.gov |
Anna-Marie York Grants Management Specialist Science Applications anna-marie_york@fws.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Jeanne Chambers
Research Ecologist Rocky Mountain Research Station jeanne.chambers@usda.gov |
Cindy Gordon Lead Grants Management Specialist Rocky Mountain Research Station cindy.d.gordon@usda.gov |
| National Park Service | Alison Ainsworth Science Advisor/Ecologist NPS Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 NPS Research Coordinator, Great Basin CESU University of Washington alison_ainsworth@nps.gov |
William Nash Financial Agreements Officer william_nash@nps.gov |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Weihuan “Mark” Xu Director, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, SSRA weihuan.xu@usda.gov David Lindbo Director, Soil and Plant Science Division david.lindbo@usda.gov |
Aileen Anderson Grants Management Specialist aileen.anderson@usda.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Sue Phillips Center Director Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center sue_phillips@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@usgs.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Ball State University | Melody Bernot Assistant Professor of Biology Director mjbernot@bsu.edu |
Justin M. Miller jmiller5@bsu.edu |
| Boise State University | Steve Novak
Professor snovak@boisestate.edu |
Kimberly Page
Assistant Director, Office of Sponsored Programs kimberlypage@boisestate.edu |
| Brigham Young University | Bruce Roundy
Professor bruce_roundy@byu.edu |
Gary Reynolds
gary_reynolds@byu.edu |
| Great Basin College | Tracy Shane
Professor of Agriculture and BAIS Natural Resources Program Supervisor tracy@gwmail.gbcnv.edu |
Sonja Sibert
Fiscal Office sonjas@gwmail.gbcnv.edu |
| Idaho State University | Keith Reinhardt Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science reinkeit@isu.edu |
Dave B. Harris Director, Office of Sponsored Programs harrdave@isu.edu |
| Oregon State University | Paul Doescher
Director, Natural Resources Program paul.doescher@oregonstate.edu |
Patricia Hawk
Director, Sponsored Programs patricia.hawk@oregonstate.edu |
| University of Idaho | Dennis Becker
Dean, College of Natural Resources drbecker@uidaho.edu |
Arch Harner
Interim Director, Office of Sponsored Programs osp@uidaho.edu Sarah Martonick Interim Asst. VP of Research Administration osp@uidaho.edu |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Stanley Smith
Associate VP for Research stan.smith@unlv.edu |
R. David Paul
Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs osp@unlv.edu |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Ahmad Itani Foundation Professor and Associate Vice President for Research itani@unr.edu |
Kayla Armbruster Administrative Assistant kaylab@unr.edu |
| University of Utah | Kelly Bricker Professor and Chair Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism kelly.bricker@health.utah.edu |
Erica Trejo Sponsored Projects Officer Office of Sponsored Projects erica.trejo@osp.utah.edu |
| Utah State University (Senior Partner) | Eugene Schupp
Department of Wildland Resources schupp@cc.usu.edu |
Jeff Coleman
Director, Sponsored Programs Office jeff.coleman@usu.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| Conservation Science Institute | Casey Lott Founder and Research Ecologist caseylott@ymail.com |
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| Desert Research Institute | Paul Verburg
Associate Research Professor, Interim Executive Director paul.verburg@dri.edu |
Jenny Frayer
Interim Director of Sponsored Projects and Compliance jenny.frayer@dri.edu |
| HawkWatch International | Steven Slater Conservation Director sslater@hawkwatch.org |
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| Walker Basin Conservancy | Jessica Abbott Conservation Science Director jessica.abbott@walkerbasin.org |
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| Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies | Christopher Moore Acting Executive Director chris.moore@wafwa.org |
Cathy Campbell Grants and Contracts Manager Cathy.campbell@wafwa.org |
