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Our Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
Our mission is to develop and deliver scientific knowledge and technology
that will help people sustain our forests, rangelands, and grasslands.
Vision
Our science and technology provides society with options on the sustainable
use and appreciation of forests and rangelands.
Values
Quality Science: objective, unbiased, credible, independent.
Quality science is the foundation of the Rocky Mountain Research Station's
credibility, integrity, and reputation. We are a productive, effective,
and interdisciplinary research organization, committed to staying at the
forefront of science and safeguarding its integrity and objectivity. New
knowledge is provided through a balance of basic and applied research
and short- and long-term studies at a variety of scales. Scientists focus
on conducting relevant research. To assure public confidence, the Station
utilizes statistical, technical, editorial, peer, and relevancy reviews
of our programs, study plans, and publications. We are dedicated to professional
integrity and ethics. Our scientists and their colleagues adhere to a
Forest Research and Development Code of Scientific Ethics.
Quality Service: responsive, timely, relevant, customer-focused.
We focus our research and development activities on questions and issues
that are relevant and of concern to our stakeholders. We provide integrated,
scientific, cost-effective, and legally defensible information for making
wise decisions on sustaining ecosystems. We continually look for better
ways to share state-of-the-art knowledge that stakeholders can understand
and apply. We seek high levels of effectiveness and accountability and
ensure that our administrative processes enable us to efficiently accomplish
our mission.
Quality Relationships: with partners and among employees.
We recognize that listening to our customers produces quality relationships
that help us meet the expectations of our stakeholders and the public
at large. The best way to be successful as individuals and as an organization
is to build strong, trusting, collaborative relationships. We focus on
providing a broad-based science and professional infrastructure through
a high-quality, diverse workforce that builds strong working relationships
and partnerships with people inside and outside our organization. User
feedback assures that our work remains relevant and appropriately evolves
for the future.
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