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The Great Rivers CESU is part of a network of cooperative ecosystem studies units (see map below) focusing on providing partners in the network high-quality science, usable knowledge for resource managers, responsive technical assistance, continuing education, and cost-effective research programs. The Great Rivers CESU is a cooperative effort of seventeen institutions and seven federal agencies whose goal is to focus on the objectives listed above in the geographic area of the upper and middle Mississippi Valley. The Great Rivers CESU was formerly the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU.

HOST

Universith of Missouri

University of Missouri

ESTABLISHED 2003
WEBSITE http://greatrivers-cesu.missouri.edu/
DIRECTOR Chris Barnett
130A Mumford Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO, 65211
PHONE: 5738827458
EMAIL: BarnettC@missouri.edu

Della Streaty-Wilhoit
226C Mumford Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO, 65211
PHONE: 5738827023
EMAIL: StreatyWilhoitD@missouri.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
AGREEMENTS AMENDMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2003)
Amendment 1 adding the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Amendment 2 adding the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense - Installations and Environment
Amendment 3 adding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Amendment 4 adding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amendment 5 adding the University of Notre Dame

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2008)
Amendment 1 adding the U.S. Forest Service and Winona State University
Amendment 2 adding the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Amendment 3 adding the University of Memphis

UNIT PARTNERS
  TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REPRESENTATIVE
FEDERAL PARTNERS
Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works Alfred F. Cofrancesco
Technical Director
Civil Works, Environmental Engineering & Science
Al.F.Cofrancesco@usace.army.mil
 
Bureau of Land Management Derek Strohl
Natural Resources Specialist
Milwaukee Field Office
derek_strohl@blm.gov
 
Department of Defense Alan Anderson
ERDC-CERL
a-anderson@cecer.army.mil
 
Fish and Wildlife Service Doug Helmers
Iowa State Private Lands Coordinator
Iowa Private Lands Office
Doug_Helmers@fws.gov
 
Forest Service Daniel C. Dey
Northern Research Station
ddey@fs.fed.us
 
National Park Service Della Streaty-Wilhoit
CESU Coordinator
Della_Streaty-Wilhoit@nps.gov
 
Natural Resources Conservation Service Doris Washington
National CESU/COE Coordinator
Doris.Washington@ar.usda.gov
 
United States Geological Survey Allison A. Shipp
Science Program Officer
South Central Area
aashipp@usgs.gov
 
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Drake University James L. Christiansen
james.christiansen@drake.edu
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Indiana University Steve Wolter
sawolter@indiana.edu
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Iowa State University John Lawrence
Director, Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources and Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
jdlaw@iastate.edu
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Lewis and Clark Community College Lori Artis
Associate Vice President
Media and Foundations Relations
lartis@lc.edu
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Lincoln University Thomas R. Omara-Alwala
omarat@lincolnu.edu
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Missouri State University Alicia Mathis
Head of Biology Department
aliciamathis@missouristate.edu
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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Barry Drazkowski
bdrazkow@smumn.edu
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Southern Illinois University James Garvey
jgarvey@siu.edu
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University of Illinois Jeff Brawn
Professor and Head
Dept of NRES
jbrawn@illinois.edu
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University of Iowa Larry Weber
Director of IIHR,
Hydroscience & Engineering and
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
larry-weber@uiowa.edu
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University of Kansas Donald Huggins
Senior Scientist
Kansas Biological Survey
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University of Memphis Judson Finley
Department of Earth Sciences
JFinley2@Memphis.edu
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University of Minnesota Alan Ek
aek@umn.edu
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University of Missouri Chris Barnett
BarnettC@missouri.edu
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University of Notre Dame Paul W. Bohn
pbohn@nd.edu
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Winona University Harold Ornes
wornes@winona.edu
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OTHER PARTNERS
Audubon, Mississippi River Initiative Dan McGuiness
dmcguiness@audubon.org
 
Audubon, Missouri Vacant  
Conservation Federation of Missouri Dave Murphy
confedmo@socket.net
 
Missouri Botanical Gardens James Solomon
jim.solomon@mobot.org
 
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center William P. Kruidenier
Associate Director
kruideni@uiuc.edu
 
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Mark D. Wagner
Director of Education & Visitor Experience
www.rivermuseum.com