A welcoming message from the President
WRD Retirees is an organization of retirees from the U. 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. The nam
e was recently changed to USGS Retirees to include all disciplines. 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. 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. The local contact person can tell you when and where these meetings are held. 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
Retirees of the Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geological Survey S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. Membership is open to anyone retired from USGS.
