Laboratory Information:
Biological Resources Discipline - Central Regional Office
Denver Federal Center
P.O. Box 25046
Bldg 20, Mail Stop 300
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Website: http://biology.usgs.gov/cro/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Kip McCarty
Phone: 303-236-4940
Fax: 303-236-8888
Email: kmccarty@usgs.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Central Regional Office was established
on July 15, 1996, in Columbia, Mo. and moved to the Denver Federal
Center, Denver, Colo. in late June 1997. The Region encompasses the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. These states include widely varying geographical areas such as coastal wetlands,
mountains, short- and tall-grass prairies, arid and semi-arid deserts and temperate and boreal forests,
all of
which contribute to the ecological complexity of the region.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The Central Regional Office of the Regional
Executive for Biology has several major areas of responsibility:
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Endangered Species
- Invasive Species
- Biological Information
- Exotic Plant Mapping
- Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
- Noxious, Invasive, Alien Plants
