Expanding Collaborative Research and Education Opportunities to Protect Biological Diversity on Public Lands in Upstate New York

扩大合作研究和教育机会，保护纽约州北部公共土地上的生物多样性

• 批准号: 0934288
• 负责人: Brian Hagenbuch
• 金额: $ 2.48万
• 依托单位: Hartwick College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-02-01 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0934288&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Expanding; Collaborative; Research; Education; Opportunities

Hartwick College is awarded a grant to develop a five-year strategic plan for the Robert R. Smith Environmental Field Station (Smith EFS), located on the Pine Lake Environmental Campus (PLEC). The funding expands opportunities for research and education in collaboration with state agencies responsible for the recently created Riddell State Park (RSP), which borders Pine Lake. The Smith EFS will produce a five-year strategic plan that will enable two specific goals, 1) create a unique partnership between the Smith EFS and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Places (OPRHP) involving research and education focusing on the impact of recreation on the biological and ecological diversity of public lands, and 2) enhance the capacity of the Smith EFS to support the partnership and expand its role as a center for research, education, and training. Understanding the effects of non-consumptive outdoor recreation on wildlife in different habitats will become increasingly important as the popularity of such activities continue to increase. To this end, Riddell State Park is an ideal location for establishing research on the impacts of recreation on ecosystems because plans to develop its public facilities have not yet begun. The collaborative partnership at RSP provides an opportunity for Hartwick science students and faculty to work with state agency biologists and external researchers to design thoughtful studies that investigate the potential long-term impacts of recreational use on public lands, including pre- and post-development comparisons of population abundances and distributions. The strategic management plan will greatly enhance the statewide profile of Smith EFS and enable the field station to meet the collaborative research and education initiatives planned for RSP. This project will advance discovery and understanding of ecological impacts of public lands use at the species, community, and ecosystem levels. The involvement of college and pre-college students, K-12 teachers, underrepresented populations, and the local public in Smith EFS educational initiatives will increase ecological literacy among the general population and enhance the participation of these stakeholders in the sustainable management of public lands via their connections to and influences on the greater community.

哈特威克学院获得一笔赠款，为罗伯特R。史密斯环境场站（史密斯EFS），位于松湖环境校园（PLEC）。这笔资金扩大了与负责最近创建的里德尔州立公园（RSP）的州机构合作进行研究和教育的机会，该公园毗邻松湖。 史密斯EFS将制定一项五年战略计划，实现两个具体目标，1）在史密斯EFS和纽约州公园、娱乐和历史名胜办公室（OPRHP）之间建立一种独特的伙伴关系，涉及研究和教育，重点是娱乐对公共土地的生物和生态多样性的影响，2）增强史密斯EFS支持伙伴关系的能力，并扩大其作为研究、教育和培训中心的作用。了解非消费性户外休闲活动对不同栖息地野生动物的影响将变得越来越重要，因为这些活动的受欢迎程度不断增加。为此，里德尔州立公园是一个理想的地点，建立对生态系统的影响研究，因为计划开发其公共设施尚未开始。RSP的合作伙伴关系为哈特威克科学专业的学生和教师提供了一个与国家机构生物学家和外部研究人员合作的机会，以设计深思熟虑的研究，调查公共土地上娱乐用途的潜在长期影响，包括人口丰度和分布的开发前和开发后比较。战略管理计划将大大提高史密斯EFS全州的形象，使外地站，以满足合作研究和教育计划的RSP倡议。该项目将在物种、社区和生态系统层面上促进对公共土地使用的生态影响的发现和理解。大学和大学预科学生，K-12教师，代表性不足的人口和当地公众参与史密斯EFS教育计划将提高普通民众的生态素养，并通过他们的连接和对更大的社区的影响，提高这些利益相关者参与公共土地的可持续管理。