Technology Upgrade of HPBRS

该奖项为埃德蒙奈尔斯胡克保护区和生物研究站（HPBRS）建立综合地理信息系统（GIS）和数据管理系统现代化提供支持。此外，还购买了计算机硬件、全球定位系统、互联网设备、多媒体投影仪和一个新的气象站。 保护区的科学研究和教育活动日益复杂，导致对通过该奖项提供的现代通信设备和相关基础设施的需求增加。这些改进将产生一个现代化的外地站设施，能够促进科学和教育的持续发展。自1937年以来，HPBRS一直支持生物科学的研究和教育，导致在HPBRS工作的基础上产生了350篇期刊文章，论文和论文。 该站的环境教育项目每年有800多名学生和教师参加，3,000多名游客利用美丽的2,000英亩保护区进行娱乐活动。在HPBRS进行的研究包括长期环境监测，碳循环研究，入侵物种的工作，以及行为进化的研究。除了这些研究活动，HPBRS还提供独特的学习体验，探索自然环境，结合科学中的坚实方法，为不同的学生和公众群体提供服务。

This award provides support for establishment of a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) and modernization of the data management system at the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station (HPBRS). In addition, purchases of computer hardware, GPS units, internet equipment, a multi-media projector and a new weather station. The increasing complexity of scientific research and education activities at the Preserve have led to an increased need for the types of modern communications equipment and related infrastructure to be provided through this award. These improvements will result in a modern field station facility able to foster continued growth in science and education. The HPBRS has supported research and education in the biological sciences since 1937, leading to the production of 350 journal articles, dissertations and theses based on work at the HPBRS. The station's environmental education programs reach more than 800 students and teachers each year, and more than 3,000 visitors take advantage of the beautiful 2,000 acre Preserve for recreational purposes. Research conducted at the HPBRS includes long-term environmental monitoring, studies of the carbon cycle, work on invasive species, and study of the evolution of behavior. In addition to these research activities, the HPBRS offers unique learning experiences that explore the natural environment in combination with solid methodology in science to diverse groups of students and the public.