Planning proposal for the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

该奖项支持一项规划工作，该工作将确定对H.J.安德鲁斯实验森林(HJA)总部的设施进行必要的更改，并确定空间站如何改善对其长期数据集的访问。自1948年成立以来，H.J.安德鲁斯一直为环境科学、自然资源管理和政策以及教育的进步做出贡献。HJA最近和正在进行的各种研究和教育项目的变化都使从战略角度审视这些项目变得重要。这项规划工作将包括两个讲习班，一个侧重于设施，另一个侧重于数据访问问题，这将产生一个未来五年和十年期间的计划，预计将使所有HJA用户受益，包括学术和公共部门的研究科学家、教育工作者和学生。在拟议的规划过程的两个部分中，都将重点放在如何推进研究和教育一体化方面。目前，数十名大学和联邦科学家使用HJA来获得对太平洋西北地区森林和溪流生态系统的基本了解，并将这些知识应用于各种背景。规划工作的结果预计将改善对现有和新的研究项目的现场和信息管理支持，并鼓励现场研究人员之间的交流。HJA的教育活动从K-12的学生和教师，本科生和研究生，以及许多方面的继续教育。与美国林业局工作人员的密切工作关系加强了科学计划，并促进将通过研究获得的信息转移给公共和私营部门的潜在用户。规划工作的重点将是利用研究项目的丰富成果为安德鲁斯夫妇的教育和公共宣传工作提供信息的战略，以及改善安德鲁斯空间站收集的数据的获取途径的战略。

This award supports a planning effort that will identify needed changes to facilities at the headquarters of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) and identify ways the station can improve access to its long-term data sets. Since its establishment in 1948, the H.J. Andrews has been a continuous contributor to advancement of environmental science, natural resource management and policy, and education. Both recent and on-going changes in various research and education programs at HJA have made it important to examine these programs from a strategic perspective. This planning effort will include two workshops, one focusing on facilities and one focusing on data access issues, that will result in a plan for the next five and ten-year periods that is expected to benefit all HJA users, including academic and public sector research scientists, educators, and students. A focus on ways to advance the integration of research and education will be included in both parts of the proposed planning process. Currently, several dozen university and federal scientists use the HJA to gain basic understanding of Pacific Northwest forest and stream ecosystems, and to apply this knowledge in a variety of contexts. The results of the planning effort are expected to improve site-based and information management support for existing and new research projects, and to encourage communication among researchers at the site. Educational activities at the HJA extend from K-12 students and teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and continuing education on many fronts. Close working ties with US Forest Service staff enhance the science program and facilitate transfer of the information gained through research to potential users in the public and private sectors. The planning effort will focus on strategies to use the wealth of findings from the research program to inform the Andrews' educational and public outreach efforts, and on strategies to improve access to data gathered at the Andrews station.