Facts:

• One of 44 Units in 41 states
• Part of a nationwide program created by Federal law in 1935
• Unit scientists are USGS employees with UNR faculty appointments

Mission:

• Graduate student training & instruction
• Technical assistance to cooperating agencies
• Integrated studies of fish & wildlife at the ecosystem level
• Research directed at resource management problems

Cooperators:

• The Unit exists by cooperative agreement with:
  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Nevada Department of Wildlife
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Wildlife Management Institute

Research Funding:

• Federal agency research funds go through USGS to UNR by the Research Work Order (RWO) funding mechanism
• NDOW provides base funding for Unit fisheries & wildlife projects. State funds come to the Unit through UNR processes