International Institute of Tropical Forestry in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Instituto Internacional de Dasonomía Tropical)[1] is a program of the United States Forest Service that was founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experimental Station.[2] May 20, 2014 marked the Institute's 75th anniversary.

Background

Dr. Ariel E. Lugo has been the director since 1979.[2]

Hurricane Irma and Maria severely disrupted the Institute's work.[3]

Its headquarters building was designed by architect W. Ellis Groben.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fallece Frank H. Wadsworth, pilar en el manejo de El Yunque". El Adoquín Times (in Spanish). January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "About the Institute". Fs.fed.us. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - Part 2: Island-wide efforts | US Forest Service". www.fs.fed.us. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "US Forest Service Annual Letter 2002-2003, General Technical Report IITF-GTR-31" (PDF). December 2006.


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