Program Overview

NRRI’s Applied Wildlife Ecology Research Program studies direct and indirect impacts of environmental change on wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. The researchers gather critical data on species of ecological, cultural, and economic importance in Minnesota and throughout the Western Great Lakes Region, including game species and species of concern.

Program Goals

Program goals are achieved by integrating data collected to understand behavior, ecology and status of wildlife species, populations, and communities.

Program Overview

The ability to evaluate, measure and moderate or remediate the impacts of climate change on forests and forest ecosystem services is directly related to our ability to accurately measure, quantify and summarize forest resource data.

Program Overview

We believe that humans can live sustainably with our aquatic resources, ensuring plentiful clean water for future human generations while also supporting the ecosystems that we value and that support our recreation, businesses, and industries. Our teams develop tools and techniques that help society move into this sustainable future, characterizing, measuring and documenting the improvements made along the way. We also provide research, methods development, new technologies, and analysis services to support this vision and our clients.