REU Site: Natural Resource Science on Native American Lands

这个REU网站奖洪堡州立大学，位于阿尔卡塔，CA，将支持10名学生的培训10周，在2016年至2018年的夏天。 学生将与来自野生动物，渔业和林业部门的教师导师以及来自Yurok，Hoopa和Karuk部落的合作者密切合作，设计自然资源管理研究项目。 学生还将参加传统生态知识（TEK），负责任的研究行为，以及如何进入研究生院的研讨会。 进入无与伦比的附近生态系统沿着与校园和关键的合作优秀的设施为学生提供了机会，追求该地区独特的研究问题，但具有广泛的应用，如气候变化和火灾，森林改造和野生动物栖息地的使用之间的相互作用，使用水样中的环境DNA监测难以捉摸的物种，以及开发水文模型，以优化大坝对重要鱼类的放水。 预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。该计划特别面向美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民学生。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。 与当地部落办公室和部落自然资源管理人员合作，该计划将科学研究置于部落自然资源管理的背景下。学生们不仅会学到关于科学实用价值的重要课程，而且还将了解到，学生合作研究项目的结果可以为自然资源管理者提供重要的数据，这些数据可以影响土地利用决策。（生物科学理事会）将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问（http：//www2.humboldt.edu/REU/）或联系PI（Matt约翰逊博士，电子邮件：matt. humboldt.edu）。

This REU Site award to Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, CA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks, during the summers of 2016- 2018. Students will design research projects on natural resource management in close collaboration with faculty mentors from the Departments of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Forestry as well as with collaborators from the Yurok, Hoopa, and Karuk Tribes. Students will also participate in workshops on Traditional Ecology Knowledge (TEK), responsible conduct of research, and how to get into graduate school. Access to unparalleled nearby ecosystems along with excellent facilities on campus and critical collaborations offer students opportunities to pursue research questions unique to the region, but with broad application, such as interactions between climate change and fire, forest alteration and wildlife habitat use, using environmental DNA in water samples to monitor elusive species, and the development of hydrological models to optimize water releases from dams for important fish species. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The program is especially geared toward American Indian and Native Alaskan students. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. In collaboration with local tribal offices and tribal natural resource managers, this program puts scientific research in the context of tribal natural resource management. Students will not only learn vital lessons about the practical value of science, but will also learn that results from collaborative student research projects can provide essential data for natural resource managers that can influence land use decisions.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available at (http://www2.humboldt.edu/REU/) or by contacting the PI (Dr. Matt Johnson at matt.johnson@humboldt.edu).