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In fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025), there were 43 CRUs located in 41 States at 44 host universities. The national CRU program office is embedded within the Ecosystems Mission Area at the USGS headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The 43 units are subdivided into three regions, each with its own supervisor.

A vegetated sandy coastline with water at low tide, and a strip of land in the distance with houses

Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

602 Duncan Dr
Auburn, AL 36849-5418
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Graduate student is collecting substrate samples on Big Lake, Alaska

Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

2140 Koyukuk Dr
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7020
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Arizona Coop Unit Graduate Student Kaitlyn Gahl (sitting) and University of Arizona Undergraduate student Elizabeth EbadiRad implant transmitter into Smallmouth Bass-Redeye Bass hybrid to identify habitat use and movement patterns of select fish in an Arizona canyon.

Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

104 Biological Sciences East Building
Tucson, AZ 85721-0001
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graduate student with a blonde ponytail and blue sweatshirt photographs a rosyside dace fish in a lab

Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

850 W Dickson St
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
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marshy wetland with mountains in the background

California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

1 Harpst St
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
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The Colorado River water reflects blue skies and red Grand Canyon walls

Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

1484 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1484
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Mule deer

Cooperative Research Units Program

12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston, VA 20192
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a person with red backpack and purple hat holds up a tracking device in a field with yellow flowers, trees in background

Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

2295 Mowry Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611-0485
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Latham River at Jekyll Island State Park, Georgia, where the river flows into Jekyll Sound

Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

180 East Green St
Athens, GA 30602-2152
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coral reef with fish and blue water

Hawaiʻi Cooperative Fishery Research Unit

200 West Kāwili St
Hilo, HI 96720
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A trail camera in Idaho captured rare footage of a bear cub

Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

6th & Line St
Moscow, ID 83844-1141
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Photo of Sugar Creek

Indiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

102 Forestry Building
195 Marstellar St
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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