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.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: One Confluence Way
• City: East Alton
• Zip Code: 62024
• Country: United States
• State/Province: IL
• Latitude: 38
• Longitude: 90
• FSML E-mail Address: ngrrec@lc.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://www.ngrrec.org
• FSML Year Founded: 2002
• Year Join OBFS: 2011
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: Lewis and Clark Community College
• Address Line 1: 5800 Godfrey Rd
• City: Godfrey
• Zip Code: 62035
• Country: United States
• State: IL
• Contact Name: Lyle Guyon
• Contact Email: lguyon@lc.edu
• Contact Position: Ecologist
• Contact Address: One Confluence Way, East Alton, IL 62024
• Contact Phone Number: +16184684870
• Station Director Name: Gary Rolfe
• Station Director Email: g-rolfe@illinois.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Lyle Guyon
• Billing Contact Email: lguyon@lc.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: lguyon@lc.edu
• Additional Contact: Paige Mettler-Cherry
• Additional Contact Email: pmettlercherry@lc.edu
• Additional Contact Position: Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
• Operating Budget: Over $1,000,000
• Size of Field Station: 101-500
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Other: Lewis and Clark Community College
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 21+
• Seasonal Staff: 6-10
• Overnight housing facilities: 0
• Conference space: 51-100
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 101-300 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 101-300 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• 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?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 70
• Formal education: 10
• Outreach: 20