Welcome to the Leetown Science Center A Center of Excellence for Biological Science
	Our Mission: We conduct research needed to restore, maintain, enhance, and protect aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their supporting ecosystems. Our research focuses on these major themes: Restoration of fish and wildlife populations Mitigation of threats to biological resources Improved tools for management of Federal lands and trust resources Advancement of ecosystem science Investigation of persistent and emergent health issues affecting trust fisheries and aquatic resources		SEARCH OUR SITE - Enter key word(s) Select Topic Research Staff    QUICK LINKS - Office of the Center Director Directions Library Fact Sheets Research Studies Research by Program Element Research by Principal Investigator Research by Research Components RESEARCH COMPONENTS- Aquatic Ecology Branch Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory Fish Health Branch Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory Restoration Technologies Branch Southern Appalachian Field Branch NATIONAL PROGRAMS - US Geological Survey -     USGS Biological Resources     USGS Water Resources     USGS National Mapping     USGS Geological Discipline Department of the Interior -     US Fish and Wildlife Service     National Park Service