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The Western Ecological Research Center provides its clients and partners
with the research, scientific understanding, and technology needed to
support sound management of Pacific Southwestern ecosystems.
The Western Ecological Research Center is the primary source to which DOI
management agencies and their partners turn for research in the biological
and physical sciences needed to support sound decisions by land managers
throughout the Pacific Southwest. Center scientists are nationally-recognized
experts on the ecosystems and associated species of the region and are the
first choice of DOI clients to meet their information needs. The Center
provides information in formats useful to managers, including peer-reviewed
publications, technical bulletins, technical assistance, technologies such as
Geographic Information Systems and distributed databases, and other forms.
The most valuable resource of the Center is its dedicated staff. Their
integrity and professionalism are the foundation for the Center's success.
They work in an environment that encourages teamwork, growth, and problem solving.
Center staff are accessible and responsive to all persons, groups, or organizations
that request ecological information. Center scientists provide objective information
on natural resources issues.
The Center was created and operates under the principle of decentralized streamlined
government. The Center maintains a small headquarters on the campus of California
State University at Sacramento. The structure of the Center is designed for fluid,
high quality scientific response to priority resource
issues throughout the Pacific Southwest. The Center's field stations, located in
all major Pacific Southwest bioregions, form the core of its science program.
Center stations were founded on the principle of client service, and the Center's
research, inventory and monitoring, and information transfer agenda is shaped by
client needs. Center scientists actively seek client input and participation at all
phases of research projects.
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