Partners

The USA-NPN consists of a National Coordinating Office, Board of Directors, and many partners, including citizen scientists, resource managers, educators, and scientists from organizations including public agencies, Native American tribes, on-governmental organizations, specialized networks, and academic institutions. 

The USA-NPN National Coordinating Office (NCO) is a coordination and resource center working to advance the mission of the USA-NPN.  The NCO and partnering organizations and individuals together comprise the USA-NPN. 

We have defined the following levels of involvement with NPN:

Sponsors provide support for USA-NPN activities either through direct funding or substantial in-kind support or cooperation. Sponsors include funding agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. Asterisks (*) indicate Founding Sponsors.

Collaborators work closely via an established relationship with the USA-NPN in a variety of ways, including but not limited to data collection; contributing existing data, added-value products, or services; undertaking specific projects; and engaging others in the Network.

• Ameriflux
• Appalachian Mountain Club
• Arbor Day Foundation
• Bureau of Land Management
• Clean Air-Cool Planet
• CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network)
• Ecological Society of America
• Freshwater Society
• Great Sunflower Project
• HoneyBeeNet
• Hummingbird Monitoring Network
• Long-term Ecological Research Network
• Mid-Atlantic Phenology Network
• Monarch Watch
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Ecological Observatory Network
• National Park Service
• National Science Foundation  ^*
• Northeast Regional Phenology Network
• NatureServe
• New York Botanical Garden
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Picture Post
• Project BudBurst
• University of Arizona ^*
• University of California-Santa Barbara Phenology Stewardship Program
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ^*
• US Environmental Protection Agency ^*
• US Fish and Wildlife Service ^*
• US Forest Service
• US Geological Survey ^*
• The Wilderness Society
• The Wildlife Society

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or collaborator, check out our Strategic Partnership Plan, or contact the NPN National Coordinating Office.