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Welcome to the GP-CESU
 


The Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GP-CESU) is a network of 17 academic institutions in the Great Plains region and nine federal agencies.  The University of Nebraska-Lincoln serves as host to the GP-CESU.  The unit encompasses a broad geographical portion of the Great Plains and offers an outstanding group of scientists in grasslands, ecosystems studies,  and natural and cultural resources management for collaborative research, technical assistance and educational opportunities in the CESU.                                          
                                                                                                                                      
What is a CESU?

MISSION:  The mission of the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is to determine the ecological state of public lands of the Great Plains and examine its future within the context of private lands.  This determination is focused on improving the scientific basis for managing ecosystems in the region, through more active and interactive technical assistance, research, and education among the partner institutions and agencies.
 

Ecological and social systems in the Great Plains face rapid environmental and socioeconomic change as a result of increasing environmental stress, strong demographic shifts (with concomitant shifts in public perception of the environment), depopulation and resulting social and institutional transformations. Thus, the overall vision of the GP-CESU is to foster a better understanding of the underlying causes and consequences of changes in land use, the applied ecological principles involved, and the social implications of this rapid change. The goal is to create a regional base to develop insight and direction for better managing Great Plains natural resources, particularly on federally managed lands, by forming consortia of scientists across agency and state boundaries. The GP-CESU seeks to provide technical assistance to federal agencies, facilitate collaboration between the partner agencies and university personnel as well as among universities and among agencies, and to enhance research opportunities for university and federal scientists by developing fundamental linkages between resource needs and scientific expertise.
 

What's New:

Request For Statements of Interest
NUMBER W9132T-12-SOI-0004
Project to be Initiated in FY2012

Project Title: Monitoring Response of the Texas Horned Lizard to Conservation Actions on Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential
investigators for a project to be funded by the Environmental Engineering Operations
Section, Natural Infrastructure Branch (72nd ABW/CEANO) which seeks to conduct
research on the ecology and develop conservation measures for a state sensitive reptile
the Texas horned lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum. Approximately $30,000 is expected to
be available to support this project for a period of twelve (12) months after award.
Additional funding is also anticipated for follow-on work in the next four fiscal years to
the successful Recipient/Awardee.

CESU Network National Meeting
June 12-14
Howard University School of Law
Washington, D.C.

Every two years, the CESU Network National Meeting brings together partners from across the country to share outstanding examples of science, stewardship, and education in the spirit of collaborative conservation. The program includes plenary sessions, discussion sessions, a poster reception, new member orientation, CESU Directors' meeting, federal managers' meeting, and external activities, with opportunities to exchange information with conservation leaders from across government, academia, and the nongovernmental conservation community. More information...

Request For Statements of Interest
W912HZ-12-SOI-0006
Project to be Initiated in 2012

Project Title:  Ecological Responses to the 2011 Flood along the Missouri River: Impacts on Cottonwood Forests, Songbirds, and Landscape Change

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, which provides support for actions aimed at sustaining the long-term health of the cottonwood riparian forest and populations of the bald eagle and other organisms that use cottonwood forests.  Approximately $1.5 M will be available for this 3-year project.  Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for follow-up work beyond this 3-year period.

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
NUMBER W9126G-12-2-SOI-0006
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2012

Project Title: Evaluations for Airburst Non-lethal Weapon System Program U.S. Army
Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by Fort Campbell which provides professional and technical support services for its Cultural Resource Management Program in order to facilitate successful implementation of the ICRMP and compliance with other requirements. Approximately $35,000 is expected to be available to support this project. Additional funding may be available for follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful Recipient/Awardee.

 

 

Contact the GP-CESU:

Dr. Larkin Powell
Great Plains CESU
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
 3310 Holdrege St., 419 Hardin Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0973
p (402) 472-6825
f (402) 472-2946
lpowell3@unl.edu

 gpcesu@unl.edu

 

                        

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