Mission
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA RESEARCH STATION (SSRS) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT CONTROL POPULATION SIZES AND SPECIES DIVERSITY. THE SOUTHERN SIERRA RESEARCH STATION (SSRS) IS LOCATED IN THE(CONTINUED ON SCH. O.) FOOTHILLS OF CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. WE AIM TO UNDERSTND THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT CONTROL POPULATION SIZES AND SPECIES DIVERSITY BY CONDUCTING BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH. IN COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, WE CREATE AND INTERPRET SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE REGION.THE SOUTHERN SIERRA RESEARCH STATION (SSRS) IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED ARE CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE POPULATIONS OF RARE AND THREATENED SPECIES AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.