• To conduct research into the ecology, biology and management of fish, wildlife, and other renewable natural resources and to investigate the production, utilization, management, protection, and restoration of such resources. This research will be relevant to the needs of the State, the geographical region, and the Nation. • To provide technical and professional education on the graduate and professional levels, in the fields of renewable natural resource sciences. • To make available to resource managers, landowners, other researchers, and other interested public, such facts, methods, literature, and new findings discovered through research. • To disseminate research findings through the publication of reports, bulletins, circulars, films, and journal and magazine articles. These may include scientific, technical, semipopular and popular media at all levels. • To help address the information needs of the Cooperators. This objective will include the careful linking of the Department information needs with those of the Survey, Service, and University so the many overlapping interests are properly served. • To meet monthly on any/all CRP to identify any needs, challenges, changes to the CRP, and to provide updates.
