Outdoor Pen Project

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.)...

Abstract The Master Plan Site Survey collection documents the creation of new site and master plans for the NWRC Foothills Campus property. These plans were created prior to construction of the Outdoor Pen Project and the Animal Research Building Support Wing and were intended to be used as coordinating documents for those projects, in addition to all future development projects at the NWRC site. William (Bill) Dusenberry, the Program Manager for Facility Planning and Development at the NWRC,...

Abstract The goal of the Outdoor Pen Project was to build several specialized outdoor pen facilities for conducting studies on live animals and birds as well as to build a warehouse, garage/shop building, and bulk chemical storage facility. William Dusenberry, the Program Manager for Facility Planning and Development at the NWRC, spearheaded the project and served as the main correspondent between the NWRC and the various contractors. The project was set in motion in early 1994, when the LEO A DALY...

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The Pre-Planning and Preparation series was received from Bill Dusenberry in 2001. It contains documents from 1994-2000 and contains all the pre-construction planning and research that occurred before the Outdoor Pens and associated buildings could be built. Includes cost estimates, architectural sketches, reviews, assessments, and email correspondences.

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The second series, Construction, arrived in 2003 and contains all documents pertaining to the actual construction process of the Outdoor Pens and associated buildings, such as blueprints, construction schedules, and changes to the original design plan. These documents cover the period of 2001-2004.

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Series IV: The Systems Manuals series was received from Bill Dusenberry in 2003. It contains operations and maintenance manuals for various systems of the Outdoor Pen Project. The manuals are collectively known as Operations and Maintenance Manuals although some of the manuals have other names.