Planning the Development of the Santa Rosa Island Research Station

加州州立大学海峡群岛获得一笔赠款，计划在海峡群岛国家公园的圣罗莎岛上建立一个研究站。 该站将作为一个平台，对公园内独特的自然和文化资源进行多学科研究和管理。 该设施包括一个四英亩的地块和几个正在翻新的现有建筑，以容纳访问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靠与野外台站和现有机构伙伴有关的个人的经验，包括国家公园管理局、美国鱼类野生动物管理局和国家海洋和大气管理局。 该赠款将支持旅行和咨询的关键个人在其他机构，有经验的开发和经营实地研究设施（特别是那些位于岛屿设置）。 该项目将允许CSU海峡群岛制定一个长期的战略计划，以指导研究设施？它的物质发展，它的组织结构和它的方案活动。圣罗莎岛拥有各种各样的陆生动物和植物物种。岛屿周围的沃茨寒冷而营养丰富，有一系列海洋生物，包括海带森林，远洋鱼类和许多海洋哺乳动物。与大陆隔离促进了异域物种形成，产生了许多特有物种和亚种。很多圣罗莎岛的人？在过去的世纪里，中国的特有物种已经濒临灭绝。目前对美洲最早殖民者的认识是基于圣罗莎岛上的阿灵顿人等发现。该外地站将作为一个平台，使来自一系列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。作为一个西班牙裔服务机构，CI有一个特殊的机会，利用圣罗莎设施，从事代表性不足的少数民族学生在外地为基础的本科研究经验。

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.