Laboratory Information:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street, SE
Jamestown, ND 58401-7317
Website: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Dennis Jorde
Phone: 701-253-5514
Fax: 701-253-5553
Email: dennis_jorde@usgs.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC)
in Jamestown, N. Dak., was established in 1965 as a
facility of the Fish and Wildlife Service research and development program. It is now one of the Biological
Research Discipline (BRD) research centers of the U.S. Geological Survey. Center personnel research
problems
facing wildlife and their habitat and provide scientific information needed for proper management. The
location of
center headquarters in the Prairie Pothole Region, an area of the Central Flyway to which many migratory
birds
return each spring to nest and raise their young, provides excellent opportunities to study factors
affecting breeding
biology and population dynamics. NPWRC scientists have published over 800 articles in scientific journals
and
books. The center has organized and hosted symposia on the ecology and management of migratory birds,
invasive species, wetland ecology, habitats, and endangered species.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is to provide the scientific information
needed to
conserve and manage the nation's biological resources, with an emphasis on the species and ecosystems
of
the nation's interior. Specifically, the Center's goals include the following:
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Amphibian ecology
- Development of biotic monitoring protocols
- Ecology and habitat requirements of grassland-nesting birds
- Ecology of large mammals, especially wolf, deer, and elk
- Ecology, habitat requirements, behavior, population dynamics, and management of waterfowl and other waterbirds
- Grassland ecology and management, including vegetation dynamics, fire ecology, and biological invasions
- Invertebrate ecology
- Land management
- Mammalian predator ecology, behavior, and management
- Plant population biology, community analysis, and modeling
- Simulation modeling of wildlife populations and distributions, including biotic effects of global climate change and responses of waterfowl to management practices
- Statistical, remote sensing, and geographical information systems applications to wildlife ecology
- Vegetation community ecology and classification
- Wetland ecology, classification, and management
- Wildlife population dynamics and assessment
