Eastern Ecological Science Center
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The vision of the Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) is to be recognized as a world leader in fish, wildlife and associated ecosystem science through scientific excellence and responsiveness to society’s needs. Through the combined, varied expertise of the scientists from the Leetown Science Center and the Patuxent Wildlife Researcher Center, the EESC is well-positioned to address increasingly complex ecosystem-level management challenges natural resource managers are facing to conserve, manage, and restore fish and wildlife, that have historically been addressed through traditional single-species management approaches. Our center’s scientific expertise that can address a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial species and their associated ecosystems. Our center's structure is designed to aid the alignment of our center’s scientific investments with the priorities of the U.S. Department of Interior and other federal, state, local and international organizations who share in the stewardship responsibility of our nation’s natural resources. This goal will be achieved through a combination of Capability Teams and Integrated Science Teams, which will focus on delivering actionable science to address the partner priorities that requires integration of multiple scientific disciplines. Quantitative Methods and Decision Science Species Population Dynamics and Surveillance Animal Health Diagnostics and Surveillance Ecological Patterns and Processes