When
SPEAKER: Sallie Hejl, NPS Research Coordinator for the Desert Southwest CESU
DATE: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
TIME: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Marley Building, Room 230
ABSTRACT:
The Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (Desert Southwest CESU or DSCESU) is one of 17 CESUs that are members of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network. The network is a national consortium of federal agencies, tribes, academic institutions, state and local governments, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and other partners working together to support informed public trust resource stewardship.
The Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a cooperative network of 9 federal, 9 university, and 12 nongovernmental organizations studying and managing natural and cultural resources across the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. Formed in 2000, and encompassing the Sonoran, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts, the DSCESU has been involved in more than 400 projects, with funding totaling over $19 million. The DSCESU is hosted by the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Why should you care about the Desert Southwest CESU? University of Arizona faculty members can potentially obtain funding for research, education, or technical assistance projects by partnering with any of the 9 federal agencies through the CESU. Students can potentially obtain internships or support for graduate or undergraduate projects through the CESU.
In this seminar, I will describe the national CESU network, the Desert Southwest CESU, current natural resource issues for NPS, and my research interests and background.