Planning for the Ozark Research Field Station at Missouri S&T

密苏里南州奥扎克研究现场站规划

• 批准号: 1723147
• 负责人: Dev Niyogi
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1723147&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Ozark; Research; Field; Station

Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) is developing a 5-year planning effort for a new field station, the Ozark Research Field Station (ORFS) located in the Mill Creek watershed. The field station will serve a variety of research, teaching, and outreach missions of the university. The ORFS has already provided an excellent venue for experiential learning. Students have conducted research projects as part of 7 classes taught at the field station, and for independent research credit. Missouri S&T has recently implemented an experiential learning requirement for all undergraduates, and data from field station classes can be used in assessing learning outcomes of the requirement. The Mill Creek watershed also provides a great setting for novel research. Sites along the stream have varying hydroperiods that can serve as a natural experiment for examining the effects of droughts from climate change on such streams. Several animal taxa in the watershed are endangered or of concern, while other taxa are of recreational interest, such as trout, turkey, and deer. Conservation and restoration programs for these and other taxa can be evaluated for their effectiveness as a guide for wider implementation. The ORFS will serve to introduce students, local residents, and a diverse constituency to the value of Ozark ecosystems and field research. Outreach opportunities with local K-12 schools, community groups, and others are envisioned. Several outreach events have already taken place at the field station and the surrounding area. A large BioBlitz occurred in the watershed recently, involving over 80 scientists and citizens in a large-scale inventory of biota along with a trash cleanup and festival.The planning effort will include three goals: 1) Establish an advisory board of on-campus faculty and staff, local stakeholders and collaborators from government agencies, and representatives from other field stations in Missouri and around the country. This advisory board will hold meetings at the ORFS, and the ORFS leaders will visit other field stations. 2) Expand the capabilities and opportunities at the field station in the next few years. This goal will focus on the growth of the research, teaching, and outreach programs for users from Missouri S&T, other campuses, government agencies, and local communities. In addition to university personnel, several key groups, such as Missouri Stream Teams and Master Naturalists, will benefit from activities and access to the station. Also, the Newburg Children?s Museum and the Kaleidoscope Discovery Center, two local science museums, can use the field station for educational activities. 3) Adopt a 5-year strategic plan based on feedback from the advisory board. This plan will guide the next steps in developing the ORFS to fulfill its missions of research, teaching, and outreach.

密苏里科技大学（Missouri University of Science & Technology，简称密苏里大学）正在为一个新的野外研究站（Ozark Research field station，简称ORFS）制定一项5年计划，该研究站位于米尔克里克流域。实地站将服务于大学的各种研究、教学和外展任务。ORFS已经为体验式学习提供了一个绝佳的场所。学生们已经完成了研究项目，作为在野外研究站教授的7门课程的一部分，并获得了独立研究学分。密苏里大学最近对所有本科生实施了一项体验式学习要求，来自实地站课程的数据可用于评估该要求的学习结果。米尔溪流域也为新的研究提供了一个很好的环境。沿着河流的地点有不同的水期，可以作为一个自然实验来研究气候变化对这些河流的干旱影响。该流域的一些动物类群濒临灭绝或受到关注，而其他类群则具有娱乐价值，如鳟鱼、火鸡和鹿。这些和其他分类群的保护和恢复计划可以评估其有效性，作为更广泛实施的指导。ORFS将向学生、当地居民和各种选民介绍奥扎克生态系统和实地研究的价值。与当地K-12学校，社区团体和其他机构的拓展机会。在实地站和周围地区已经举行了几次外联活动。最近，一场大型的生物闪电战（BioBlitz）在该流域展开，80多名科学家和市民参与了一场大规模的生物群盘点活动，同时还举行了垃圾清理和节日活动。规划工作将包括三个目标：1)建立一个由校内教职员工、当地利益相关者和政府机构的合作者以及密苏里州和全国其他实地站的代表组成的咨询委员会。该咨询委员会将在ORFS举行会议，ORFS领导人将访问其他实地站。2)在未来几年内扩大外地站的能力和机会。这一目标将侧重于为密苏里大学、其他校园、政府机构和当地社区的用户提供研究、教学和外展计划的增长。除了大学人员外，几个关键团体，如密苏里溪队和自然学家大师，将从活动中受益，并可以进入该站。还有纽堡儿童？美国国家博物馆和万花筒探索中心这两个当地的科学博物馆可以利用这个野外观测站进行教育活动。3)根据咨询委员会的反馈，制定5年战略计划。该计划将指导ORFS的下一步发展，以完成其研究、教学和推广的使命。

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