ORGANIZATION NRIC was incorporated in 1976 to promote the ethic that environmental quality and long-term economic productivity are synonymous. NRIC is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit, tax-exempt, scientific, educational organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. NRIC is not a membership organization. It is totally independent. It does not seek general support funding. It operates strictly on a project-by-project basis. NRIC has no salaried staff. All projects are staffed exclusively by senior consulting experts. Between projects NRIC enters sleep mode.		APPROACH NRIC works on a very limited number of natural resource issues selected for their intrinsic value and broad public policy leverage. NRIC makes long-term project commitments and develops specialized expertise necessary to be effective. NRIC focuses on the long-term economic and environmental implications of extant or needed public policies. In addition to initiatives on it's own behalf, NRIC provides support services to non-profit NGOs, and to Native American Indian tribes.
INITIATIVES NRIC pursues initiatives in four broad categories. Providing the general public and decision makers with independent, non-partisan perspective on the economic, social/cultural, and environmental implications of public policies, management initiatives, and investment strategies. Intervening in natural resource decision making with high stakes and/or significant public policy leverage. Assisting private land owners improve/conserve fish and wildlife habitats with significant public value. Assisting Native American Indian tribes seeking fulfillment of treaty obligations and of the federal government's trust duty.