Project Number: 5409-22610-001-01
Project Type: Memorandum of Understanding

Start Date: Sep 13, 2004
End Date: Jul 30, 2009

Objective:
The objective of this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide a framework whereby mutual interests of the Rangeland Resources Research Unit (RRRU) and Colorado State University (CSU) in ecological rangeland research may be met through the development of collaborative research projects to be conducted at the USDA-ARS Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) near Nunn, CO.

Approach:
This collaborative venture builds on a long history of collaborations in grassland ecology work, dating back to 1968 when CSU and ARS signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative studies to be conducted at the CPER under the International Biological Program (IBP). Since then, ARS and CSU have collaborated on numerous grassland research projects, initially in association with IBP, and later (since the mid-1980's) in coordination with the Long Term Ecological Program of the Shortgrass Steppe.