International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Encyclopedia
The International Institute of Tropical Forestry 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.
Its headquarters building was designed by architect W. Ellis Groben
.
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
that was founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
's Agricultural Experimental Station.
Its headquarters building was designed by architect W. Ellis Groben
W. Ellis Groben
William Ellis Groben, usually known as W. Ellis Groben, is an architect and author. He was Washington Office Architect of the U.S. Forest Service during 1933-1953 and provide professional guidance as the national consulting architect of the service, leading architectural style development.He was...
.