CSBR: Natural History Collections: Urgent Improvements to Housing and Accessibility of the World's Largest, Most Diverse & Significant Dendrochronological Collection

CSBR：自然历史收藏：世界上最大、最多样化的国家的住房和无障碍环境的紧急改善

• 批准号: 1203445
• 负责人: Pearce Paul Creasman
• 金额: $ 48.39万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1203445&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CSBR; Natural; History; Collections; Urgent

The University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) maintains the largest and most diverse collection of tree-ring research (dendrochronology) specimens in the world. For 75 years, the LTRR has essentially served as a "wood herbarium", containing approximately 2,000,000 research specimens and associated materials. Nearly half of the collection currently resides in extremely high-risk storage, lacking even basic heating or air conditioning controls. This project will secure the long-term safety, organization and accessibility of the collection through re-housing to current archival standards and via the purchase of high-density compact shelving. The shelving will be installed in a renovated archive building, providing greatly improved access to a wealth of materials for research, education and outreach.Tree rings are natural chronometers and recorders of change in the environment with which biological life is inescapably linked. The LTRR collection is an irreplaceable source of physical, biological and historical insights on climate change, water resources, fire ecology, and human-environment interactions that are often otherwise unobtainable. Physically condensing and organizing the LTRR collection will allot space for public activities, including exhibits and hosting school field trips. Public interaction with, education of and exposure to scientific collections is facilitated in the form of tours and the creation of no-cost travelling exhibits.

亚利桑那大学的树木年轮研究实验室（LTRR）拥有世界上最大和最多样化的树木年轮研究（树木年代学）标本。75年来，LTRR基本上是一个“木材植物标本馆”，包含大约200万份研究标本和相关材料。目前，近一半的藏品存放在高风险的仓库中，甚至没有基本的供暖或空调控制。该项目将通过按照目前的档案标准重新安置和购买高密度紧凑的书架，确保藏品的长期安全、组织和可访问性。书架将安装在一个翻新的档案大楼中，为研究、教育和推广提供了丰富的材料。树木的年轮是自然的计时器和环境变化的记录仪，生物生命与环境变化不可避免地联系在一起。LTRR的藏品是气候变化、水资源、火灾生态和人类与环境相互作用等方面的物理、生物和历史见解的不可替代的来源。物理压缩和组织LTRR收藏将为公共活动分配空间，包括展览和举办学校实地考察。通过参观和创建免费旅行展览的形式，促进了公众与科学收藏品的互动、教育和接触。