Welcome to the WRD Retirees Website!

A welcoming message from the President

WRD Retirees is an organization of retirees from the U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. The organization, founded in 1974, is run by retirees for retirees. Its principal purpose is to keep members in touch with each other and with their former agency. As of this December 2008, the organization was comprised of 1,410 members including surviving spouses and some 40 affiliate members.

I think all of us that were long time employees of WRD know what an outstanding organization we retired from and have many interesting stories about the work we did and the people we worked with. WRD Retirees is an excellent way to maintain contact with our friends and colleagues, and also to keep up on what is going on in our former agency.

Membership is open to anyone retired from USGS. An application form may be found elsewhere on the website. Also, please note that we have a membership category, "Affiliate Member". Affiliate members are (1) retirees from the Department of the Interior and its other bureaus, (2) retirees of Federal, State, or local organizations who have had long association with and desire to remain in contact with our members, or (3) other retired persons allied with USGS by professional background or activities.

WRD Retirees has a contact person in all 50 states. Please see the list of District Contacts on this website. Please get in touch with the contact person in your state to learn about local activities which may include breakfasts or luncheons. Regular meetings are held at 40 locations around the U. S. The local contact person can tell you when and where these meetings are held.

National reunions are held every two years. The 2010 reunion will be held in the Denver September 9-11 2010 with a post reunion trip to Glenwood Springs on Sept. 12-14. The reunions last 3 days but only involve one 2-3 hour business meeting. The rest of the time we have fun. They feature several field trips, a banquet, golf outings, and hospitality rooms. Reunion locations are moved around the country to allow members from various regions to attend.

Our quarterly Newsletter is the best way for keeping in touch. Beginning in May 2006, our Newsletters have been available on this website and are available by e-mail for our members. We also publish the WRD Retirees Directory each year that is mailed to members.

Plan to stay in touch with your friends and former colleagues by being an active member of WRD Retirees. You'll be glad you did!

Herb Freiberger, President

Auguest 2010 newsletter available late July

www.wrdretirees.org website contact: wrdretirees@usgs.gov