
Ron Hiebert, CPCESU director and project PI, describes the Restoration Rapid Assessment Tool to project sponsors and users.
Collaborative Conservation in Rapidly Changing Landscapes:
We are pleased to announce the 10th Biennial Conference for Research on the Colorado Plateau, a collaboration of USGS-Southwest Biological Science Center & the Society for Conservation Biology,
October 5-8, 2009
Location: High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Plenary speaker: Paul Ehrlich
Mission Statement
The CPCESU creates opportunities for research, education, and technical assistance to support stewardship of natural and cultural resources by Federal agencies on the Colorado Plateau. We ensure that the expertise of our academic and non-governmental partners is made available to assist federal resource managers in accomplishing their agency missions. The federal partners allocate funding to a wide variety of projects and non-federal partners and support their research, education, and outreach missions.
This work is done under the provisions of a Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement. This agreement represents the verbiage that was submitted to the National Office, Please check back regularly for the final version with all partner signatures.
The Colorado Plateau CESU is part of a national CESU Network that is composed of sixteen other CESUs; the boundaries of each CESU is based on biogographic similarity.
5 Year Strategic Mission
To facilitate research, education, coordination, and technical assistance to aid land managers in restoring and sustaining cultural and ecological values of priority watersheds on the
Colorado Plateau.
Stage 1: Riparian Restoration in the San Juan River BasinClick here for a map of the San Juan Basin and Sub-basins.
Joining the CPCESU
If you are interested in joining the CPCESU please read our Partnership Criteria and the Application Overview

Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
PO Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ
86011-5765
Physical Address:
CPCESU
Building #56
1298 S. Knoles Drive
Offices 113 and 114
Flagstaff, AZ
86011-5765
Phone: 928-523-5549
Fax: 928-523-8223
E-Mail: cpcesu@nau.edu
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