Completion of Student Housing Facilities at the Adirondack Ecological Center

该奖项为阿迪朗达克生态中心（AEC）的道路改善和额外住房的建设提供了部分支持。该项目的目标是扩大AEC的可达性，提高其对学生研究和教育用途的效用，并为访问科学家提供更好的住宿。两座新工房的建造将减轻对现有历史建筑的过度使用。在过去的10年里，AEC在了解阿迪朗达克森林的动态方面做出了重要贡献，包括脊椎动物种群结构和生物地球化学的复杂性质。除了一些基本的研究成果，这些研究还为一些问题提供了创造性的解决方案，比如鹿群过多，这些问题的影响远远超出了阿迪朗达克山脉。除了研究之外，AEC项目还让学生接触到北方森林生态系统的复杂性和野外生物学的魅力。扩大学生、教育工作者和研究人员的住宿将是加速AEC研究和教育之间的智力发展的重要一步。

This award provides partial support for improvements in roads and for construction of additional housing at the Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC). The goal of the project is the expansion of the AEC's accessibility, improvement in its utility for research and educational use by students, and the provision of improved accommodations for visiting scientists. The construction of two new bunkhouses will alleviate overuse of existing buildings of historic value. In the past 10 years the AEC has made important contributions to understanding the dynamics of the Adirondack forest, including the structure of vertebrate populations and the complex nature of biogeochemistry. In addition to findings of basic interest, these studies are leading to creative solutions to problems, such as overabundant deer, that have implications far beyond the Adirondacks. In addition to research, AEC programs expose students to the complexities of the Northern Forest ecosystem and the fascination of field biology. Expanding onsite accommodations for students, educators and researchers will be an important step toward accelerating intellectual development of the link between research and education at the AEC.