In 1959, millionaire Tom Slick financed the first true team of Sasquatch researchers for his Pacific Northwest Expedition. In the nearly half-century since that unsuccessful venture, new organizations have emerged with the purpose to solve the great Sasquatch mystery. To date, none have been even remotely successful. With the boom of information created by the internet, there is now more information and opportunity than ever to finally lay this mystery to rest.

Unfortunately, many of these organizations do not take advantage of this huge opportunity and choose instead to keep their information closely guarded. Much of the research done by these organizations has been documented or published without guidelines or standards, and may include misinformation that could be detrimental to their existing databases. Furthermore, we believe the lack of success by these groups is in large part due to poor investigation standards, lack of accountability, and poor leadership.

It was for this reason, and many others, that the Sasquatch Research Initiative, or SRI, was formed. SRI could best be described as an association of independent researchers working together to investigate and research Sasquatch. SRI differs from those who have come before in that:

1. SRI is the product of its members. All actions and decisions are voted on and agreed upon in a democratic fashion.
2. All members of SRI are held to very high standards and a strict code of ethics, insuring the kind of professionalism this field desperately needs.
3. SRI will accept no reported sighting at face value. Each report will be thoroughly investigated. No report will be published until it has been investigated to the fullest and has met the approval of the SRI membership.
4. All investigators will be held responsible for the work they present and will be required to answer for any mistakes that are made.
5. SRI has nothing to hide. We are about sharing quality information with the public and creating a database of reliable sightings. We are not concerned with the quantity of sighting, but rather with the quality. Our primary directive is not to entertain the public, but to finally solve the mystery of Sasquatch once and for all.