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New Mexico State [University (NMSU)
PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY (PGEL)
Mail address PO Box 3GL Knox Street, Las Cruces,
NM 88003
Telephone +1 (505)646-5453 Fax +1
(505)646-5975
E-mail [email protected] (Patti
Havstad, Administrative Manager)
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction, economic development
Financial support State support as center of
technical excellence, competitive grants, U.S. Department of
Agriculture special grants
Working languages English, Spanish
Scope of interest Plant biotechnology for
adaptation to environmental stress, protection of plants against
disease and pest damage, identification of valuable new products
Research program
Locations Las Cruces, New Mexico
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Findings Available in annual reports
Internal Organization
Chief official John D. Kemp, Director (E-mail: [email protected])
Divisions (1) Laboratory, (2) Administration
Division heads (1) Dennis Sutton, Laboratory
Manager (E-mail: [email protected]); (2) Patti Havstad,
Administrative Manager
Professional staff 10
Total staff 35
Facilities
Office 400 m² greenhouse, 75 m² headhouse, 50
m² office, 2,500 m² laboratory
Subcenters The Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory
is headquarters of the Southwest Consortium for Plant Genetics
and Water Resources, a consortium of 5 southwestern institutions
in 4 states which provides competitive seed grants for arid
land/biotechnology research
Exchange Facilities Visiting scientists
funded through various sources including matching home country
and PGEL funding, and foundation funding
Publications
Brochures (request through PGEL office)
History
Established in 1983 by State of New Mexico as one of five
centers of technical excellence forming part of the Rio Grande
research corridor
New Mexico State University (NMSU)
SOUTHWEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Mail address PO Box 3SOL, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Telephone +1 (505) 646-1846 Fax +1
(505) 646-2960
Nature Academic
Mission Research, extension
Scope of interest Renewable natural
resources, including aquaculture, geothermal, photovoltaics,
hydroelectric, solar thermal
Research program
Locations Southwest Region Experiment Station,
NMSU Campus; Geothermal greenhouse facility, NMSU campus
Subjects Aquaculture, geothermal, photovoltaics,
hydroelectric, solar thermal, solar designs
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Director
Divisions Geothermal, Thermal, Aquaculture,
Photovoltaics, Hydroelectric
Professional staff 20
Total staff 25
Facilities
Office Main offices on NMSU campus
Library 1,000-volume reference collection, reading
room
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Serials Solar Review (newsletter, available on
request)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1978 as the New Mexico Solar Energy
Institute; operates the Southwest Region Experiment Station,
established in 1981
SALT RIVER PROJECT (SRP)
Mail address PO Box 52025, Phoenix, AZ
85072-2025
Telephone +1 (602)236-5900 Fax +1
(602)236-4350 (Water Group)
E-mail [email protected]
, [email protected] (SRP
library)
Nature SRP consists of a private sector
corporation (Salt River Valley Water Users' Association) and a
state government organization (Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District)
Mission Water Users' Association, the largest water
supplier in Arizona, stores and delivers water to users in the
metropolitan Phoenix area; Agricultural Improvement and Power
District supplies electricity to 3 counties
Financial support Revenues, bonds
Working languages English, some Spanish
Scope of interest Operation of open-channel, urban
irrigation networks; irrigation telemetry and supervisory
control; irrigation structure design and maintenance; land use
model and canal demand forecasts; well use; paleoflood and
groundwater recharge studies; urban stormwater and borehole
hydrogeology; water quality monitoring and management; reservoir
and watershed management; building, maintenance and safety of
dams; regional water planning; water conservation; environmental
studies; hydroelectric power; renewable energy sources; landfill
studies; water policy development; runoff modeling; reservoir
system simulation modeling; use of new weather monitoring
technology; computer modeling of groundwater on the Colorado
Plateau
Research program
Locations SRP Facilities in metropolitan
Phoenix, on location as needed
Subjects Soil aquifer treatment, detecting sources
of arsenic in the watershed, canal water quality, groundwater
recharge
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official William P. Schrader, President;
John M. Williams, Jr., Vice-President; Richard H. Silverman,
General Manager
Divisions (1) Water Group, (2) Power, Construction
& Engineering Services, (3) Marketing, Customer, Financial
& Planning Services, (4) Public & Communications
Services, (5) Operations, Information & Human Resources
Services, (6) Law & Administrative Services
Division heads Associate General Managers: (1) John
F. Sullivan, (2) David G. Areghini, (3) Mark B. Bonsall, (4) D.
Michael Rappaport, (5) L. J. "Chip" U'Ren, (6) No name
given
Total staff 4,447
Facilities
Office 17 administrative Facilities in
four cities; Environmental Services Laboratory in Tempe conducts
soil, water and air sampling on canals and wells in the Phoenix
area and Salt and Verde River watersheds, follows U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency methods for inorganic and organic
analysis and is licensed for metals and organics in drinking
water (no biological or radiological analysis); SRP also operates
a Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Station on a canal in
Phoenix, which tests water quality monitoring equipment
Library 30,000 volumes on utilities, water,
business management, finance, planning, computer science,
environment, archaeology and engineering
Computer searches Available, but actual
Library materials loaned only to Other libraries,
not individuals
Formal networks Internet
Subcenters 28 regional and field offices in 7
cities
Local networks Internal e-mail system
Exchange Facilities SRP's International
Relations Department annually hosts more than 700 foreign
visitors from more than 60 countries, offering facility tours,
short-term study and technology transfer programs; visitors from
arid and semiarid countries are particularly interested in SRP
and its gravity-flow water transMission and
distribution system; environmental issues are also addressed
Publications
Water quality report (annual, costs US$35 if it will be used
for commercial purposes), brochures: Water Partnership, SRP's
White Amur Fish Program, SRP Canals, SRP Lakes, Canal Multiple
Use Guidelines
Publications list Available
History
Founded in 1903 as the Salt River Valley Water Users'
Association
Texas A&M University System (TAMUS)
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
Mail address Administration Building, Suite 113,
College Station, T8 77843-2142
Telephone + 1 (409) 845-3713 Fax + 1
(409) 845-9938
Nature Academic land grant institution with
associated agricultural and engineering research and service
agencies
Mission Research, teaching, extension
Financial support Appropriated state and federal
funds, grants from public and private organizations, some
internally generated funds
Working languages English, some Spanish, limited
French
Scope of interest Agricultural engineering,
agronomy, animal science, biochemistry, biophysics, civil
engineering, economics, entomology, forestry, geology,
horticulture, pathology, physiology, range science, sociology,
veterinary science, wildlife & fisheries science
Research program
Locations Two-thirds of the research is located
on the Texas A&M campus with additional research based at
regional centers; some research is also conducted at related
universities at Kingsville, Prairie View, Tarleton, and Canyon,
Texas
Subjects Grazing management, rangeland hydrology,
integrated use of rural lands, wildlife management, crop
management, irrigation, animal health, water resource development
and management, risk management, natural resources protection
Status Ongoing
Findings Methods of wise use of renewable and
nonrenewable natural resources, efficiency and profitability in
agribusiness enterprises, long-term economic stability, improved
understanding of fundamental scientific principles related to use
and protection of arid lands
Internal Organization
Chief official Edward A. Hiler, Vice Chancellor
and Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Director,
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Divisions 21 departments in two colleges, as
follows: (1) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Departments: (la) Agricultural Communications, (1b) Agricultural
Econotnics, (1c) Agricultural Education, (1d) Agricultural
Engineering, (1e) Animal Science, (If) Biochemistry and
Biophysics, (1g) Entomology, (1h) Forest Science, (1i)
Horticultural Sciences, (1j) Plant Pathology and Microbiology,
(1k) Poultry Science, (11) Rangeland Ecology and Management, (1m)
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, (1n) Rural Socieology, (
1o) Soil and Crop Sciences, (1p) Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences;
(2) College of Veterinary Medicine, Departments: (2a) Large
Animal Medicine and Surgery. (2b) Small Animal Medicine and
Surgery, (2c) Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health, (2d)
Veterinary Pathobiology, (2e) Veterinary Physiology and
Pharmacology
Division heads Department heads: ( 1a) Dr. Barry
Jones, ( 1b) Dr. A. Gene Nelson, (1c) Dr. Glen C. Shinn, (1d) Dr.
Donald A. Bender (Interim); (1e) Dr. Bryan H. Johnson, (1t) Dr.
R.D. Wells, (1g) Dr. Ray Frisbie, (1h) Dr. Richard F. Fisher,
(1i) Dr. R. Daniel Lineberger, (1j) Dr. Neal Van Alfen, (1k) Dr.
C.R. Creger, (1l) Dr. Bob Whitson, (1m) Dr. Peter A. Witt, (1n)
Dr. Steven H. Murdock, (1o) Dr. Edward C. Runye, (1p) Dr. William
H. Neill, (Interim); (2a) Dr. W.A. Moyer, (2b) Dr. J.R. August,
(2c) Dr. G.R. Bratton, (2d) Dr. W.K. Read, (2e) Dr. J.R. Hunter
Professional staff 300
Total staff 2,000
Facilities
Office 98,000 m² of laboratory space, Office
space, instruction Facilities; additional Office
and lab space at TAMUS' three Other campuses
and 14 research and extension centers
Library Main Library on campus
includes more than 1,600,000 volumes and additional special
collections, separate medical and veterinary sciences library,
smaller holdings maintained at Other three academic
institutions, connected by computerized listings and loan
services
Subcenters Agricultural Research & Extension
Centers at Amarillo (Bushland-Etter), Beaumont,
Chillicothe-Vernon, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Lubbock-Halfway,
Overton' San Angelo, Stephenville, Uvalde, Weslaco; Research
& Extension Center at Dallas; Agricultural Research Center at
McGregor; Agricultural Research Station at Sonora
Local networks Yes, involving both
fiscal and programmatic management
Exchange Facilities Some centers have
accommodations for visiting scientists and graduate students
Publications
Serials Major Publications produced
regularly by Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service, Texas Engineering Extension
Service, Texas Water Resources Institute
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1862 by federal and state statutes; Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station assigned to Texas A&M
University for administration
Texas A&M University System, West Texas A&M University
(WTAMU)
DRYLAND AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE
Mail address WTAMU Box 278, Canyon, TX
79016-0001
Telephone +1 (806) 656-2299 Fax +1
(806) 656-2938
Nature Academic
Mission Instruction, research and training
Financial support State funds and grants
Working languages English
Scope of interest Dryland crop production,
crop-livestock cropping systems, soil degradation, soil and water
conservation' irrigation using limited water supplies
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. B.A. Stewart
Professional staff 1
Total staff 7 (secretary and six graduate
assistants)
Facilities
Office Office laboratory and field areas
available at West Texas A&M University
Exchange Facilities Limited space available
for graduate students at the Master of Science level and for
training short courses
History
Established in 1993
Texas Tech University
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ARID AND SEMIARID LAND STUDIES (ICASALS)
Mail address PO Box 41036, Lubbock, TX 79409-
1036
Telephone + 1 (806) 742-2218 Fax + 1
(806) 742- 1954 Telex 9108964398
Nature Academic
Mission Interdisciplinary study of arid and
semiarid environments and human relationship to those
environments; stimulation, coordination, and implementation of
teaching, research, and public service concerning arid and
semiarid areas
Working languages English
Scope of interest Documentation and dissemination
of knowledge about drylands; research on dryland and irrigation
agriculture, range management, animal science. solar and wind
energy. botany, zoology, hydrology, geology, atmospheric science,
socioeconornics, History, food and nutrition,
environmental health, remote sensing
Research program
Subjects See Scope of interest
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. Idris R. Traylor, Jr.,
Director; Dr. James E. Jonish, Deputy Director
Professional staff 3
Total staff 6
Facilities
Library Arid lands collection and access to
main campus library
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Serials ICASALS Newsletter (3 times yearly)
Other Looking Forward/ Looking Backward, The
Cultural Readaption for International studies, The Ogallala
Aquifer Regional Resources Study, Forum of the Association for
Arid Lands Studies
Publications list Available
History
Created in 1966 to promote the University's Mission
of interdisciplinary study of arid and semiarid
environments
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
(USDA-ARS)
SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER
Mail address 2000 E. Allen Road, Tucson, AZ
85719- 1596
Telephone +1 (602) 670-6481 Fax +1
(602) 670-5550
E-mail [email protected]
(Leonard J. Lane, Research Leader)
Nature National government
Mission Develop new knowledge and technology
through excellence in research to serve USDA's Agricultural
Research Service and the public, by providing the scientific
basis for sustainable use of natural resources and a quality
environment in support of agriculture
Financial support National government, research
grants
Working languages English, limited Spanish
Scope of interest Arid lands hydrology, soil
erosion, sedimentation, watershed processes, remote sensing,
water quality, rangeland productivity, development of decision
support systems for natural resource simulation models
Research program
Locations Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed,
Tombstone, Arizona; Santa Rita Experimental Range, Tucson,
Arizona
Subjects Hydrology, soil erosion and sedimentation,
plant control, global climate change, natural resource simulation
models
Status Ongoing
Findings Described in approximately 1,000 reports
and scientific Publications listed in Publications
List
Internal Organization
Chief official Leonard J. Lane, Research
Leader, Hydrologist
Divisions Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Global Climate
Change, Water Quality, Decision Support Systems
Professional staff 16
Total staff 40
Facilities
Library Library collection includes all staff Publications,
numerous USDA reports, reference books, and scientific journals
Local networks Linked through the U.S.
Government FTS2000 electronic mail
Exchange Facilities Limited to I to 4
scientists per year
Publications
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1961 as Southwest Rangeland Watershed
Research Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
(USDA-ARS)
UNITED STATES SALINITY LABORATORY
Mail address 4500 Glenwood Drive, Riverside, CA
92501
Telephone +1 (909) 369-4814 Fax +1
(909) 369-4818
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Congressional appropriation
Working languages English
Scope of interest Soil, water, and crop management
for agricultural production in saline soils; reclamation of
saline and sodic soils; physics, chemistry, and biology of
salt-affected soil-plant-water systems; environmental and water
quality protection
Research program
Locations Riverside and Brawley, California
Subjects Chemistry of salt-affected soils, rapid
methods of salinity assessment, tolerance of plants to salinity
and specific ions, biochemistry of salt stress in plants, physics
of transport of water and salt through porous media
Internal Organization
Chief official James D. Rhoades, Director
Divisions Research Management Units in (1) Soil
Chemistry, (2) Plant Sciences, (3) Soil Physics, (4) Pesticides
and Water Quality
Division heads (1) Dr. Donald L. Suarez, (2) Dr.
Michael C. Shannon, (3) Dr. Martinus Th. van Genuchten, (4) Dr.
William F. Spencer
Professional staff 18
Total staff 47
Facilities
Office 8,000 ft² office;27,600h2 laboratory;
600 ft² library
Computer catalog Yes
Local databases Salt Tolerance database
Subcenters Work site at Brawley, California
Exchange Facilities Limited
Publications
Serials Newsletter (local)
Other Annual reports
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1937
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
(USDA-ARS)
UNITED STATES WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY
Mail address 4331 East Broadway, Phoenix, AZ
85040
Telephone +1 (602) 379-4356 Fax +1
(602) 379-4355
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support USDA-ARS and cooperating
institutions/agencies
Working languages English
Scope of interest Atmospheric environment, economic
botany, data analysis, drainage, energy balance, germplasm,
hydrology, instrumentation, infiltration, irrigation management,
limnology, plant physiology, plant environment, soil studies,
subsurface water management, viruses and bacteria, wastewater
renovation, water conservation, water harvesting, water
measurement, water quality
Research program
Locations U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory,
Maricopa Agricultural Center
Subjects Irrigation system efficiencies (delivery
and on-farm systems), plant water use efficiency, remote sensing
of crop parameters and evapotranspiration, protection of
groundwater quality in agricultural areas, introduction of new
crops in dry regions, effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide
increases on productivity and yield of crops, groundwater
recharge with sewage effluent
Status Ongoing, with periodic closure on some
aspects or projects
Findings Published in various Laboratory Publications
Internal Organization
Chief official Allen R. Dedrick, Laboratory
Director
Divisions (1) Environmental and Plant Dynamics
Group, (2) Irrigation and Water Quality Group
Division heads Research Leaders: (1) Dr. Bruce A.
Kimball, (2) Dr. Albert J. Clemmens
Professional staff 22
Total staff 63
Facilities
Office Located on 2 ha of land donated by the
University of Arizona, College of Agriculture
Library Extensive collection of scientific journals
and books
Exchange Facilities Sabbaticals and Other
visiting scientists whose presence would be mutually
beneficial; Facilities are provided; no Financial
support
Publications
Serials Annual Research Report (available on
request)
Other Research results published in professional
and popular journals; since 1959, approximately 1,800 articles
published
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1959 as Southwest Water Conservation
Laboratory, changed in 1961 to present name
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service
INTERMOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION
Mail address 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT X4401
Telephone + 1 (801) 625-5412 Fax + 1
(801) 625-5 129
Nature National government
Mission Natural resources research
Financial support Federal budget
Working languages English
Scope of interest Forestry. range management,
wildlife and fish habitat, fire effects, ecosystem management,
riparian areas, soils and hydrology, disturbed land
rehabilitation, plant genetics, insects and diseases
Research program
Locations Primarily western United States
Subjects Forest environment, forest management,
forest products and harvesting, forest protection, resource
analysis
Status Some completed, some ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Denver P. Burns, Acting Station
Director
Professional staff 70
Total staff 297
Facilities
Office 24,000 sq m
Library Small collection specializing in natural
resource Serials and journals: use restricted to
Forest Service and State Forestry personnel
Subcenters Shrub Sciences Laboratory, Provo, Utah;
Fire Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, Montana; Forestry Sciences
Laboratories in Ogden and Logan, Utah; Bozeman and Missoula,
Montana; Reno, Nevada; Moscow and Boise, Idaho Experimental areas
Great Basin, Utah; Boise Basin, Idaho; Coram, Montana; Deception
Creek, Idaho; Priest River, Idaho; Tendertoot Creek, Montana
Local networks Yes, via internal Forest
Service network (Data General)
Exchange Facilities Visiting scientist
programs arranged on case-by-case basis
Publications
Serials INTercom Newsletter (monthly, available
at no charge on request)
Other Research notes, research papers, general
technical reports, resource bulletins
History
Great Basin Experiment Station established in 1910; scope
of activities expanded and name changed to Intermountain Forest
and Range Experiment Station in 1934; in 1954, former Northern
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Montana
combined with Intermountain Station; obtained present name in
1985
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION
Mail address 240 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins,
CO 80526-2098
Telephone + 1 (303) 498- 1100, TDD number for
hearing impaired (303) 498- 1025
Fax + 1 (303) 498- 1010
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support U.S. government, cooperators
Working languages English, some Spanish
Scope of interest Range management, watershed
management, timber management, wildlife habitat, tree insects,
tree diseases, economics, recreation, atmospheric sciences,
cultural resources
Research program
Locations Western United States
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Denver Burns, Director (Telephone:
(303) 4981126)
Divisions (1) Planning and Applications, (2)
Research, (3) Administration
Division heads Assistant Directors: (1) Marcia
Patton-Mallory, (2) Thomas Hoekstra, (3) Harold Coley
Total staff 300
Facilities
Library 1 library, many volumes
Subcenters Forestry sciences laboratories located
in Fort Collins, Colorado; Flagstaff, Arizona; Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Laramie, Wyoming; Lincoln, Nebraska; Rapid City, South
Dakota
Local networks Yes
Exchange Facilities Yes, we do this on a regular
basis throughout our territory
Publications
Publications list Quarterly mailing list of new research Publications
available by writing headquarters (see Mail address)
History
Established in 1935 as Southwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station in Tucson, Arizona; combined with Rocky
Mountain Station in 1953
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service,
Intermountain Research Station
SHRUB SCIENCES LABORATORY
Mail address 735 North 500 East, Provo, UT 84606
Telephone +1(801) 377-5717 Fax + 1
(801 ) 375-6968
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Government appropriations, some
competitive grants
Working languages English, some Spanish
Scope of interest Shrubland biology and
restoration; headquarters of Shrub Research Consortium,
Intermountain Consortium for Aridlands Research (ICAR)
Research program
Locations Western United States
Subjects Documentation of natural diversity with
attendant uses; documentation of revegetation and restoration
techniques
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Or. E. Durant McArthur, Project
Leader
Professional staff 10
Total staff 20
Facilities
Office 16 offices, 5 laboratories, 4
greenhouses
Library Small collection, specializing in wildland
shrubs and range management
Subcenters Great Basin Experimental Range
(biodiversity), Ephraim, Utah; Desert Experimental Range (grazing
systems), Milford, Utah
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Publications list Available annually as part of the
Attainment Report, Intermountain Research Station
History
Established in 1975
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Rocky
Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
CENTER FOR SEMIARID AGROFORESTRY
Mail address East Campus, University of Nebraska
at Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, NE 68583-0822
Telephone +1 (402) 437-5178 Fax +1
(402) 437-5712
Nature National government
Mission Research, applications, technology transfer
Financial support Federal government
Working languages English, Spanish
Scope of interest Agroforestry, sustainable systems
Research program
Locations Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Hastings, Mead, and
Denbigh, Nebraska
Subjects Multipurpose tree improvement, tree
adaptations to stress, tree defense systems, tree health
management, ecological interactions in agroforestry systems,
riparian buffer systems, climate change impacts, integrated
production/conservation systems development
Status Ongoing
Findings Multipurpose trees that are genetically
stress- and pest-resistant, integrated pest management systems,
improved agroforestry practices, integrated systems
Internal Organization
Chief official W.J. Rietveld, Program Manager
Divisions (1) Research, (2) Technology Transfer,
(3) International Programs Division heads Program
Leaders: ( I ) Michele M. Schoeneberger, (2) Gerald: Bratton, (3)
No name given
Professional staff 10
Total staff 50
Facilities
Office At Lincoln
Library Local use
Subcenters Plattsmouth Field Station - tree
improvement, stress physiology; Hastings Field Station - tree
improvement; Mead Field Station - tree Improvement, entomology,
riparian buffers; Denbigh Field Station - tree Improvement
Exchange Facilities Partial support for
sabbaticals and internships; can accommodate a total of 10
graduate students, interns, and sabbaticals
Publications
Serials Inside Agroforetry (quarterly
newsletter, free; send request to Center mailing . Idress, Attn:
IA Editor), Agroforestry Notes (numbered series, cat 3 - 4/year,
free; send request to Center mailing address, Attn: AN Editor)
Other Leaflets, videos, software on agroforestry
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1953 as Research Work Unit on Protection
and Improvement of Trees for the Great Plains; obtained present
name in 1991
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS), WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Mail address Mail Stop 403, Reston, VA 22092
Telephone +1 (703) 648-5212 Fax +1
(703) 648-5002
E-mail [email protected] (Robert M.
Hirsch, Chief, Water Resources Division)
Nature National government agency
Mission Field studies, water data collection
Financial support Congressional appropriation and
cooperative agreements with Other federal agencies
and state and local governments nationwide
Working languages English
Scope of interest Evapotranspiration in field
studies, hydrologic effects of manmade modification of
vegetation, water movement in unsaturated zone, theory and
measurement of evaporation, water quality and availability
investigations; interrelations between hydrology and vegetation
in arid regions, subsurface waste storage in arid regions, ground
water contamination, irrigation drainage
Research program
Locations Arid lands research throughout
western United States
Subjects See Scope of interest
Status Ongoing
Findings Summaries of progress on particular
projects are published annually in USGS Open-File Reports (see Publications
list)
Internal Organization
Chief official Gordon P. Eaton, Director
Divisions USGS overall (1) Water Resources
Division, (2) Geologic Division, (3) National Mapping Division
Division heads (1) Robert M Hirsch, Chief; (2)
Allen H Watkins, Chief; (3) Benjamin A Morgan, Chief
Professional staff 7,100
Total staff 8,996
Facilities
Office National headquarters in Washington, D C
Library USGS libraries are located in Reston,
Virginia; Denver, Colorado; Menlo Park, California; Flagstaff,
Arizona; holdings of more than 1 million hooks and journals and
more than 450.000 maps covering all aspects of the earth sciences
Computer catalog Yes, using the LS/2000
system
Remote access Staff will assist on-site
searches; self-searching is encouraged
Formal networks FEDLINK, OCLC
Subcenters More than 200 offices nationwide
Local networks All water resources
offices are netlinked via computer systems
Exchange Facilities Available on a
project-by-project basis
Publications
Publications list Monthly List of New USGS Publications
(free; contact USGS, Mail Stop 582, Reston, VA 22092)
History
USGS established by act of Congress in 1879
University and Community College System of Nevada
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mail address PO Box 60220, Reno, NV 89506
Telephone + 1 (702) 673-7311 Fax + 1
(702) 673-7421
E-mail [email protected]
(John R. Doherty, Public Affairs)
Nature Academic, nonprofit
Mission Research and development for government,
industry and individuals; promotion of research activities of
university system
Working languages English
Scope of interest Water resources, air resources,
atmospheric sciences, biologic sciences, Quaternary geology,
climate change, ecosystem response to enviromnental impacts
Research program
Locations Nevada Test Site, intermountain West,
California, throughout US, Sierra Nevada Mountains, both polar
regions, worldwide
Subjects Hydrology, hazardous waste transport in
groundwater, paleoclimatic assessment of Great Basin, long-term
ecological study of Antarctic dry valleys, urban and regional air
quality assessments, development and application of weather
modification technology, role of high altitude cloud formation in
climate change, forest response to increasing atmospheric carbon
dioxide
Status Ongoing
Findings Unsaturated zone groundwater
characteristics; radionuclide migration in arid environment;
atmospheric aerosol formation, conversion and transport; source
receptor models for air quality management; cloudseeding
applications; remote sensing applications for water resources
development and environmental resources management; uptake of
atmospheric carbon dioxide by western forests; paleoenvironmental
change in the Great Basin
Internal Organization
Chief official President
Divisions Centers of Atmospheric Sciences,
Biological Sciences, Energy and Environmental Engineering,
Quaternary Sciences, Water Resources
Professional staff 160
Total staff 430
Facilities
Office About 161),000 ft² in 3 Locations
Library Total holdings of about 27,000 items and 162
journal subscriptions at main Library in Reno
(emphasis on atmospheric physics), satellite Library in
Las Vegas (emphasis on hydrogeology of Nevada)
Computer catalog Yes, in both libraries
Remote access Available for most
holdings in Reno through the University of Nevada, Reno, online
catalog (Innovative Interfaces, Inc )
Local databases Desert Research
Institute grey literature
Formal networks Internet
Subcenters Maxey Science Center, Dandini Research
Park, Reno; Stead Science Center, Reno; Southern Nevada Science
Center, Las Vegas (P.O. Box 19040, Las Vegas, NV 89132-0040);
Boulder City Facility, Boulder City
Exchange Facilities Visiting scientists and
postdocs welcome, especially within existing activities and
programs; logistical support may be available
Publications
Serials dri news (free quarterly newsletter)
Other Center project reports, final project reports
Publications list Available through centers or library
History
Established in 1959