Field Stations

FRESC has staff and facilities at several locations throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Intermountain West:

Cascadia Field Station Seattle, WA
(206) 616-1874
Emphasis on landscape ecology and the use of remote sensing, spatial analysis, and geographic information systems to evaluate impacts of land use on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Corvallis Research Group Corvallis, OR
(541) 758-8780
Research capabilities include forest ecology, rangeland ecology, wildlife biology, aquatic and wetland ecology, conservation genetics, contaminants, and others.

Olympic Field Station
Port Angeles, WA
(360) 565-3043
Diverse research, with emphasis on Pacific Northwest national parks. Topics include long-term ecological monitoring, wildlife biology, and restoration.

Snake River Field Station
Boise, ID
(208) 426-5200
Major focus on ecology of arid lands, avian research, restoration, long-term landscape monitoring, and fire ecology. New research addresses wind energy and soil erosion. Home of Richard Olendorff Memorial Library.

U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
URL: http://fresc.usgs.gov/
Contact: fresc_webmaster@usgs.gov
Last Update: March 17, 2003
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