Quail Ridge Reserve Field Station Remodel

加州大学戴维斯分校获得了一笔拨款，用于改造鹌鹑岭保护区现有的800平方英尺的野外站。野外站是保护区所有活动的中心，它为所有研究人员、班级和游客提供支持基础设施。更新后的设施将提供一个高效、卫生的厨房、两个可访问的浴室、一个专用计算机服务器室和一个开放的多功能空间。多功能空间将作为保护区的中心会议区，作为研究空间和室内餐饮选择。保护区的所有用户在前往特定的野外区域之前，在到达现场时先访问野外站。新增的符合ada标准的停车位和洗手间将为所有游客提供无障碍设施。实地站的改造补充了最近建造的8个过夜帐篷小屋，使保护区的过夜能力从4个增加到32个。服务器室将为多台专用于保护区广泛的网络基础设施的服务器提供一个气候控制的家。增加的服务器和计算能力将支持最近部署的自动动物跟踪系统和无线网状网络所产生的研究活动。该网络为参与者提供了从任何位置访问和查看摄像机、声学记录和动物运动的能力。鹌鹑岭的研究项目继续发展，现在除了许多研究生项目外，还包括几个nsf资助的项目。在一个设计良好的野外研究站工作的一个基本优势是跨学科互动的潜力，通常会导致新的合作，特别是在鹌鹑岭保护区，来自不同社会经济、种族和教育背景的学生之间的真正的跨文化互动。目前在保护区从事教学和研究的教师中有一半是女性，一些少数民族服务机构大量使用保护区，许多参与研究项目的学生都是第一代大学生。鹌鹑岭保护区目前正在与约翰·缪尔环境研究所和加州大学戴维斯分校的教育部门合作，开发一个公民科学推广项目，以获取、编目和存档这些远程传感器收集的数据。如欲了解更多有关鹌鹑岭保护区的资料，请浏览其网站http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/quail.html。

The University of California Davis is awarded a grant to remodel the existing 800-square foot field station at the Quail Ridge Reserve. The field station is the hub of all activity at the reserve - it provides support infrastructure to all researchers, classes, and visitors. The updated facility will provide an efficient, hygienic kitchen, two accessible bathrooms, a dedicated computer server room, and an open multipurpose space. The multipurpose space will serve as a central meeting area for the reserve, as a research space and an indoor dining option. All users of the reserve visit the field station when they arrive on site, before going on to a specific field area. The addition of an ADA-compliant parking space and restrooms will provide accessibility to all visitors. The field station remodel complements the recent construction of 8 tent cabins for overnight stays, increasing the overnight capacity of the reserve from 4 to 32. The server room will provide a climate-controlled home for multiple servers dedicated to the extensive cyber-infrastructure of the reserve. Increased server and computing capacity will support research activities resulting from a recently deployed automated animal tracking system and wireless mesh network. This network provides the ability for participants to access and view cameras, acoustical records, and animal movement from any location.The research program at Quail Ridge continues to grow, and now includes several NSF-fundedprojects in addition to many graduate student projects. A fundamental advantage of working at a well-designed field station is the potential for cross-disciplinary interactions, often resulting in novel collaborations, and, particularly in the case of the Quail Ridge Reserve, for truly cross-cultural interactions between students from very different socioeconomic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Half of the faculty currently involved in teaching and research at the reserve are women, several minority-serving institutions use the reserve heavily, and many of the students participating in research projects are firstgeneration college attendees. Quail Ridge Reserve is currently in the process of coordinating with the John Muir Institute of the Environment and the Dept. of Education at UC Davis in developing a citizen-science outreach project to access, catalogue, and archive data collected by these remote sensors. For futher information about Quail Ridge Reserve, please visit their website at http://nrs.ucdavis.edu/quail.html.