National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is dedicated to the study of great river systems and the communities that use them. The center aspires to be a leader in scholarly research, education, and outreach related to the interconnectedness of large rivers, their floodplains, watersheds, and their associated communities. NGRREC was founded in 2002 through a collaborative partnership between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lewis and Clark Community College.

    Year Founded
    2002
    Year Joined OBFS
    2011
    Size of Field Station (hectares)
    101-500
    FSML Web Address
    https://www.ngrrec.org

    Private nonprofit organization?
    No
    Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
    Lewis and Clark Community College
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    No
    Member of the Virtual Field
    No

    Additional Information

    Private nonprofit organization?
    Names of Universities affilated
    0
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    No
    Name of partner
    Tribal partners/users
    No
    MSI/HBCU users
    No
    Community College users
    Yes
    Member of the Virtual Field
    No

    Visiting a FS/ML

    Open to the Public
    Yes
    Year round staff
    21+
    Seasonal staff
    6-10
    Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
    0
    Distance to emergency services
    0-20 minutes
    Library
    No
    Hiking trails
    Yes
    Internship employment
    Yes

    Environmental Information

    Biomes
    Temperate Forest
    Minimum Elevation
    101-300 meters
    Maximum Elevation
    101-300 meters
    Köppen climate classification
    C (temperate)
    Freshwater habitats
    Yes
    Urban or rural
    Agricultural fields
    No

    Research

    REU host station
    Yes
    Dry lab space
    Yes
    Wet Lab space
    Yes
    Research vessels available
    Yes
    GIS capacity on site
    Yes
    Long term data sets
    Yes
    On site herbarium or voucher species
    Formal Data Management Plan
    No
    Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
    Yes
    Date Joined OBFS
    January 27, 2026

    News And Updates

    Executive Director, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

    Scope of Position The Executive Director of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) provides strategic and operational leadership for one of the nation’s leading freshwater research and…

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    Job Postings

    Executive Director, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

    Summer 2026 NGRREC NSF REU Internship