Planning Grant for the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

佛罗里达大学被授予为奥德韦·斯威舍生物站(OSBS)进行战略规划的赠款，这是一个位于佛罗里达州中北部普特南县的3700公顷野外研究站，位于佛罗里达大学以东约50公里处。OSBS主要由Katharine Ordway保护区(2468公顷)和Swisher纪念保护区(1214公顷)组成。该奖项支持的活动将导致制定：1)提高OSBS教学和研究方案质量的战略，2)OSBS未来教育和研究基础设施的现场计划，3)增加未被充分代表的群体和少数群体使用该网站的战略，4)建立一个渠道，使OSBS产生的信息供K-12方案和公众使用，并增加公民科学方案、社区学院和K-12方案的参与，5)加强OSBS与其他关键实地站和机构之间的联系，6)优化OSBS和NEON之间联系的战略，以及7)产生额外资源的经济发展战略。

The University of Florida is awarded a grant to carry out strategic planning for the Ordway Swisher Biological Station (OSBS), a 3,700 ha field research station in Putnam County, north-central Florida, approximately 50 km east of the University of Florida. OSBS is primarily comprised of the Katharine Ordway Preserve (2,468 ha) and the Swisher Memorial Sanctuary (1,214 ha). The activities supported by this award will lead to the development of: 1) a strategy to enhance the quality of the teaching and research programs at OSBS, 2) a site plan for future educational and research infrastructure at OSBS, 3) a strategy to increase use of the site by under-represented groups and minorities, 4) an outreach strategy to create a conduit for information generated at OSBS to be used by K-12 programs and the public, and to increase involvement of citizen science programs, community colleges, and K-12 programs, 5) a strategy to enhance linkages between OSBS and other key field stations and institutions, 6) a strategy for optimizing linkages between OSBS and NEON, and 7) an economic development strategy to generate additional resources.