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Gainesville Field Station Records --

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0006
Abstract The Gainesville, Florida, Field Station was established in 1944. The original mission of the field station involved the study of rodent damage to Florida sugarcane but evolved over the years to include research on controlling bird and mammal damage to rice, fruit, aquaculture, and other agricultural interests. The Gainesville Field Station Records contain materials dated from the 1940s through the early 2000s, including administrative records, images, and research records related to bird...
Dates: 1914-2017

Invasive Species Research Building Project Records --

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0003
Abstract The purpose of the Invasive Species Research Building project was to develop a research facility to be used to combat the nation’s growing invasive species problem. It would be used to study these species and formulate methods for controlling their spread and damage. It included laboratory space, a cage washing facility, a necropsy room, and climate-controlled animal rooms. The project was initiated in the summer of 2002 and was headed up by William Dusenberry, the Program Manager for...
Dates: 2002-2008

Kathy Fagerstone Records --

 Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0035
Abstract Kathy Fagerstone began her career with the Center in 1971, becoming the first female physical science technician at the Research Center. During her 40 year career with the Center, Kathy advanced from a technician, to a wildlife biologist, to a research wildlife biologist, to project leader, and finally to a program manager. Her research interests included risk assessment and small mammal ecology of prairie dogs, ground squirrels and black-footed ferrets. However, the focus of her work...
Dates: 1968 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Master Plan NWRC Headquarters Site Collection --

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier:  NWRC 0015
Abstract The Master Plan NWRC Headquarters Site collection documents the transition to and growth of the Nationa Wildlife Research Center's Foothills Campus site in Fort Collins, CO. Originally located in Denver, CO under the name of the Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC), the NWRC came into existence with the signing of a land lease in 1990 between APHIS and Colorado State University (CSU). In 1993 construction began on the first building at the site, the Animal Research Building (ARB.)...
Dates: 1977-2010