NRI Mission and Programs

WHERE CONSERVATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH MEET.

WHO WE ARE AT NRI.

90+ Researchers, policymakers and staff around the U.S.

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Offices including College Station, San Antonio, Washington, D C

AttheTexasA&MNaturalResourcesInstitute,ourwork improvestheconservationandmanagementofnatural resourcesandprivatelandstewardshipthrough interdisciplinaryandappliedresearch,educationandpolicy. Ourcapacitytorespondtoconservationchallengesresults fromourabilitytoidentifyandfillinformationgapsnecessary forscientificallysoundandeffectivenaturalresourcepolicies ledby:

ourteamofsleeve-rolledresearcherswhohavebroadrangingexpertise, ourdedicatedstaffworkingattheintersectionofresearch, management,policyandoutreach, andourstrongpartnershipsandcollaborationswith universities,governmentagencies,nongovernmental organizationsandotherstakeholders.

WHERE WE WORK.

HOW WE WORK TO SOLVE NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES. PRIVATE LANDS & TRENDS PROGRAM

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Through our Private Lands and Trends hub, our Natural Resource Research team conducts field research that addresses the current issues for wildlife populations and habitat of concern regarding rangeland ecosystems, avian and aquatic species, mammals, amphibians and reptiles

Our Land Trends analysts then work to develop interactive geospatial tools to visualize research findings so that we may solve landscape-scale conservation challenges and promote stewardship needs to landowners and policymakers.

NRI's work and rapport with private landowners and urban and rural communities offers unique engagement and education opportunities to relay research findings and pragmatic solutions to emerging natural resource challenges which is the key to stewardship in perpetuity.

MILITARY LAND SUSTAINABILITY & POLICY PROGRAM

Our Military Land Sustainability & Policy hub is our robust internal network of teams designed to support military readiness, land stewardship and regional partnership planning through integrated management practices on and around military bases.

The Wildlife Conservation & Policy Innovation team directs our threatened and endangered species work through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides the U.S. Department of Defense with natural resource program support.

Based on the established programming needs, our Installation Management team is then deployed to conduct continued research and carry out responsibilities related to conservation practices on military bases and installations throughout the U S , supporting existing teams

To ensure we’re working across networks effectively, our Regional Planning & Partnerships experts collaboratively drive initiatives like the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability and the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program established to protect military missions by helping remove or avoid land-use conflicts near installations and address regulatory restrictions.