Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Headquarters
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Headquarters Education Activities


Northern Pintail Drake at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate level courses, mentor graduate students, and provide continuing education for our cooperators. By combining teaching, research and technical assistance, the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit provides students not only with an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree, but also receive unparalleled scientific training and applied work experience. By training the next generation of natural resource scientists, we enable the sound management of the nation's natural resources.

A few recent course offerings are provided below.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Plant Community Ecology Organ September 2015 December 2015
Human dimensions of Wildlife Conservation Organ November 2014 November 2014
Applied dendrology Organ September 2015 December 2015
Training Provided Instructor(s) Completion Date
U.S. Department of the Interior, Motorboat Operators Certification Course, Athens, Georgia (co-taught with Don Dennerline and Christa Zweig) Dennerline, Zweig, Jennings August 2009
Introduction to Structured Decision Making, National Conservation Training Center, Sheperdstown, WV. Served as a teaching Assistant. Dennerline August 2009
Development of an Adaptive Management Framework for Managing Natural Resources at Tims Ford Dam. (Instructor: Jim Peterson, Assistant: Don Dennerline) Dennerline, Peterson July 2010