Rocky Mountains CESU

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Rocky MountainsCESU
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RM-CESU Partners

• University Partners
• University of Montana (Host)
• Montana State
• University of Idaho
• Utah State
• Washington State
• Salish Kootenai College
• University of Wyoming
• University of Colorado (Boulder Denver)
• Colorado State University
• University of Northern Colorado

• Federal Partners
• National Park Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• US Geological Survey
• USDA Forest Service
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Natural Resource Conservation Service

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RM-CESU Mission
The mission of the Rocky Mountains Cooperative
Ecosystem Studies Unit is to improve and
disseminate the knowledge base for managing
natural and cultural resources in the rapidly
changing social, cultural, and environmental
landscape of the Rocky Mountain Region, and to
extend its expertise to national issues where
appropriate.
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RM-CESU Themes

• Understanding ecosystems social change.
• Improving university agency interaction and
  collaboration.
• Enhancing dialogue between and among scientist,
  scholars, resource managers.
• Understanding, addressing, and educating about
  the national importance of the legacy of the wild
  Rockies and wilderness.
• Assisting with the training of effective land
  managers.

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CESU Agreement

• Mechanism to move federal dollars to
  universities
• Competition has taken place therefore paperwork
  simple and fast
• Negotiated indirect rate 17.5
• Cooperative Agreement- involvement of all
  parties

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How do Projects Happen?

• Agency has need that is filled by university
  expert
• University researcher has an ideafinds agency
  partner
• RM-CESU Executive Committee initiates a project
  and works on it together

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RM-CESU 1999-2005Projects Funds
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Projects focus on Research,Education Technical
Assistance
and cover the following disciplines Natural,
Cultural, Social, and Interdisciplinary
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In six years of operation, the RM-CESU has
facilitated many research projects, regional
workshops, and agreements for technical
assistance. A few examples include

• Workshop on wilderness stewardship
• Environmental Histories
• Development of climate monitoring protocols
• Internships and graduate research w/ federal
  land agencies
• Development of exotic species curriculum
• Survey of culturally scarred trees

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Tools and contacts for RM-CESU University
Partners

• Website - Agency Needs
• - Expertise Directory
• - Postings (meetings, training courses, funding
  opportunities, scholarships, internship,
  jobs)
• Newsletter (monthly)
• Executive Coordinator
• Agency Contacts

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RM-CESU Website
www.forestry.umt.edu/research/cesu
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RM-CESU Agency Needs

• The Agency Needs List is a useful tool the
  RM-CESU is building. However, do not hesitate to
  contact the agencies about your project ideas
  (even if it is not on their list).

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RM-CESU Expertise Directory

• If your college/department is not currently
  included in the directory and you would like to
  be added, please email your information to Lisa
  Gerloff, RM-CESU Executive Coordinator, at
  lgerloff _at_forestry.umt.edu

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RM-CESU Newsletter

• Electronic newsletter sent out monthly
• Includes information on
• -RM-CESU Announcements Activities
• -Partner Announcements Activities
• -Training Opportunities
• -Funding Opportunities
• -Internships, Assistantships, Scholarships
• -Jobs
• -Upcoming Meetings
• Want to be added to the distribution list?
  Contact Lisa Gerloff at lgerloff_at_forestry.umt.edu

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Contact Information

• Lisa Gerloff
• RM-CESU Executive Coordinator
• 406-243-5346
• lgerloff_at_forestry.umt.edu
• Christine Whitacre
• NPS Cultural Resource Specialist, RM-CESU
• 406-243-2660
• christine_whitacre_at_nps.gov
• Kathy Tonnessen
• NPS Research Coordinator, RM-CESU
• 406-243-4449
• kathy_tonnessen_at_nps.gov