The Western Colorado Research Center (WCRC) consists of three stations that collaborate to advance knowledge in the agricultural, biological, soil and water-related sciences, while also promoting regional engagement in community development, food systems and natural resources projects. Located centrally on Colorado’s Western Slope, the research stations at Fruita and Orchard Mesa are based in Mesa County, home to a diversity of irrigated crops, while the research station at Rogers Mesa is nestled in the high-altitude agricultural area of Delta County.
