1st Annual Research Review & Cooperators Meeting
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 - Joe Crowley Student Union, University of Nevada, Reno
![bighorn sheep](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/bighorn-sheep-586.jpg)
![beaver](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/beaver-586.jpg)
![quail](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/california-quail-586.jpg)
What is the Nevada Unit?
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
![bighorn sheep](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/wild-horses-586.jpg)
![cutthroat trout](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/cutthroat-trout-586.jpg)
![bluebird](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/NCFWRU/bluebird-586.jpg)
Unit Cooperators
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