Institute for Natural Resources

Gail L. Achterman, Director
210 Strand Agricultural Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2208
phone( 541) 737-9918
http://inr.oregonstate.edu/

 

Created by the Oregon Legislature with the Oregon Sustainability Act of 2001, INR is a cooperative enterprise bringing the scientific knowledge and expertise of the Oregon University System and other Oregon higher education institutions to bear on resource management. INR does not duplicate others’ efforts; rather it adds value to researcher and policymaker effort by focusing on interdisciplinary natural resource and environmental problems and developing new collaborative relationships. INR works to provide Oregon leaders with ready access to current, science-based information and methods for better understanding our resource management challenges and developing solutions. INR expands OSU’s and OUS’s leadership role in coordinating research, supporting policy analysis, and facilitating information-sharing and actions by partnering with natural resources agencies, other universities, private businesses, conservation groups, and local to national levels of government. INR’s information program and policy research program focus on Oregon, but in the context of ecoregional, regional, national, and international challenges. INR also administers the Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center.