Tahoe Environmental Research Center Research Vessel and Vehicle

该合同支持购买一艘高速研究船和一辆四轮驱动车来牵引研究船。这艘高速考察船将允许对内华达山脉许多湖泊的区域效应进行研究，而不仅仅是太浩湖。这款全天候车辆将被工作人员、来访的科学家和学生用来拖拽这艘船，并将设备和物资运送到偏远地区。加州大学戴维斯塔霍湖环境研究中心（TERC）在过去的50年里一直专注于湖泊生态学、湖泊恢复和湖泊学的研究。与此同时，它也培养了许多当今这些领域的领导者。2006年10月，一个新设施首次开放，提供充足的实验室和最先进的现代实验室设备。TERC已经开始了新的研究计划，如遥感、气候变化影响和沿海地区过程，新设备将促进这些研究。TERC的主要任务是教育和推广。一个公共解说中心已经建立，有一名全职的教育和外联协调员、两名美国志愿队志愿者和50名志愿讲解员。它是为K-12和普通大众设计的。授予的设备将允许扩大教育和外联，并为研究人员提供更大的资源和灵活性。TERC的使命还与太浩盆地的恢复有关。

This award supports the acquisition of a high speed research vessel and a 4WD vehicle to tow the research vessel. The high speed research vessel will allow research on regional effects expressed in many lakes of the Sierra Nevada, rather than just Lake Tahoe. The all weather vehicle will be used by staff, visiting scientists and students to tow such a boat, and to transport equipment and supplies to remote locations. The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) has focused its research on lake ecology, lake restoration and limnology over the last 50 years. At the same time it has trained many of today's leaders in these fields. In October 2006, a new facility was opened providing, for the first time, adequate labs and modern state-of-the-art lab equipment. TERC has embarked on new research initiatives such as remote sensing, climate change impacts, and littoral zone processes, which the new equipment will facilitate. A major part of TERC's mission is education and outreach. A public interpretive center has been established, with a full time education and outreach coordinator, two Americorps volunteers, and 50 volunteer docents. It is designed to cater to K-12 and the general public. The equipment awarded will allow for both the expansion of education and outreach and provide greater resources and flexibility to researchers. TERC's mission is also tied to the restoration of the Tahoe Basin.