Planning the Development of the Santa Rosa Island Research Station

加州州立大学海峡群岛分校获得拨款，计划在海峡群岛国家公园的圣罗萨岛建立一个研究站。该空间站将作为一个平台，对公园内独特的自然和文化资源进行多学科研究和管理。该设施包括一块占地4英亩的地块和几座正在翻新的现有建筑，以容纳来访的研究人员以及在岛上从事研究项目的本科生。该项目将在很大程度上依赖与野外观测站相关的个人和现有机构合作伙伴的经验，包括国家公园管理局、美国鱼类和野生动物管理局以及国家海洋和大气管理局。这笔赠款将支持在开发和运营实地研究设施(特别是位于岛屿环境中的研究设施)方面有经验的其他机构的关键人员的旅费和咨询。该项目将使CSU海峡群岛能够制定长期战略计划，以指导S研究设施的物理发展、组织结构和方案活动。圣罗萨岛支持各种各样的陆地动植物物种。该岛周围的水域寒冷，营养丰富，有大量的海洋生物，包括海藻森林、中上层鱼类和许多海洋哺乳动物。与大陆的隔离促进了异地物种的形成，从而产生了许多特有物种和亚种。在过去的一个世纪里，圣罗莎岛上的许多特有物种已经濒临灭绝。目前对美洲最早的殖民者的理解是基于圣罗萨岛上的阿灵顿人这样的发现。外地站将作为一个平台，使来自不同学科和机构的研究人员和学生能够开展工作。作为加州州立大学系统的一部分，CI处于有利地位，可以与CSU的其他22个校区以及附近的加州大学校区建立研究和教育伙伴关系。作为一家西班牙裔服务机构，CI有一个特殊的机会，可以利用圣罗莎设施让代表不足的少数族裔学生参与实地本科研究体验。

California State University Channel Islands is awarded a grant to plan the development a research station on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Park. The station will serve as a platform for multidisciplinary research on and stewardship of the unique natural and cultural resources within the park. The facility includes a four acre parcel and several existing buildings that are being renovated to accommodate visiting researchers, as well as undergraduates engaged in research projects on the island. The project will rely heavily on the experience of individuals associated with field stations and existing institutional partners, including the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The grant will support travel and consultation with key individuals at other institutions that have experience developing and operating field research facilities (particularly those located in island settings). The project will allow CSU Channel Islands to develop a long-term strategic plan to guide the research facility?s physical development, its organizational structure, and its programmatic activities. Santa Rosa Island supports a diverse array of terrestrial animal and plant species. The waters surrounding the island are cold and nutrient rich, with an array of marine life including kelp forests, pelagic fish and numerous marine mammals. Isolation from the mainland fostered allopatric speciation which has yielded numerous endemic species and subspecies. Many of Santa Rosa Island?s endemic species have become endangered over the past century. The current understanding of the earliest colonists to the Americas is based on finds such as the Arlington Man on Santa Rosa Island. The field station will serve as a platform to enable work by researchers and students from a range of disciplines and institutions. Being part of the California State University system, CI is well positioned to foster research and educational partnerships with many of the CSU's other 22 campuses, as well as nearby University of California campuses. As a Hispanic Serving Institution, CI has a special opportunity to use the Santa Rosa facility to engage underrepresented minority students in field-based undergraduate research experiences.