Planning for the ByWater Biological Field Station at Carmichael Forest

卡迈克尔森林 ByWater 生物场站规划

• 批准号: 1821045
• 负责人: Mark Davis
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: Tulane University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1821045&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; ByWater; Biological; Field; Station

This project supports the development of a five-year strategic plan for a biological field station at a Tulane University facility in New Orleans, LA. The ByWater Biological Field Station lies in an eight-acre forest tract in the City of New Orleans, contiguous with a larger 5,000-acre bottomland hardwood forest on the city's southern margin. The site offers wide range of opportunities for experimental and applied research, education, public engagement and science communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The scientific importance of the site lies in its experimental value for the development and refining of urban ecosystem management techniques, and additionally in the site's proximity to and embeddedness in important regional deltaic processes and related policy development. Further, the ByWater Field Station is already utilized as an environmental education and arts integration facility for the region. Strategic planning will be undertaken to compliment these uses with a rigorous scientific program that aims to support partnerships with diverse stakeholders in the region. The ByWater Biological Field Station represents a key opportunity for scientific practice and community engagement in Louisiana and beyond. This planning project for the ByWater Biological Field Station will produce a five-year strategic plan for a new peri-urban field station situated at the nexus of vulnerable ecosystems and communities. Research at the Station has the potential to significantly contribute to use-inspired urban, forest, coastal, and riverine science ongoing in the region and growing nationally. The human and biophysical factors shaping forest dynamics in and around the Station represent a locally important and globally relevant setting for scientific research and land management policy development. Strategic planning for the field station will enable an impactful, novel research program; increased education and training opportunities; prospects for groundbreaking cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaborations; new possibilities for improving science literacy and engagement; and enhanced research and education infrastructure in Louisiana and on the Gulf Coast. The region is in need of improved education and STEM training and learning outcomes, and the planning process will fulfill a major need in an underserved region of the U.S. More details on the existing facility can be found at https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/index.html.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目为位于洛杉矶新奥尔良的杜兰大学设施的生物野外站的五年战略计划提供支持。ByWater生物试验站位于新奥尔良市一片8英亩的森林地带，与该市南部边缘一片面积更大的5000英亩的洼地阔叶林相连。该网站为实验和应用研究、教育、公众参与和科学传播以及跨学科合作提供了广泛的机会。该基地的科学重要性在于其对城市生态系统管理技术的发展和完善的实验价值，此外，该基地靠近并嵌入重要的区域三角洲过程和相关政策制定。此外，ByWater现场站已经被用作该地区的环境教育和艺术综合设施。将进行战略规划，以配合这些用途，制定严格的科学计划，旨在支持与该地区不同利益相关者的伙伴关系。ByWater生物野外站代表了路易斯安那州及其他地区科学实践和社区参与的关键机会。这个ByWater生物野外站的规划项目将为一个新的城郊野外站制定一个五年战略计划，该站位于脆弱的生态系统和社区的连接点。该站的研究有可能为该地区正在进行的和全国范围内不断发展的以使用为灵感的城市、森林、沿海和河流科学作出重大贡献。在该站内和周围形成森林动态的人类和生物物理因素，对科学研究和土地管理政策制定具有当地重要性和全球相关性。实地站的战略规划将使一个有影响力的、新颖的研究方案成为可能；增加教育和培训机会；突破性的跨学科和跨部门合作前景；提高科学素养和科学参与的新可能性；加强路易斯安那州和墨西哥湾沿岸的研究和教育基础设施。该地区需要改善教育和STEM培训以及学习成果，规划过程将满足美国服务不足地区的主要需求。有关现有设施的更多详细信息可在https://www.astudiointhewoods.org/index.html.This上找到，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。