CCEP-I: Building Place-Based Climate Change Education through the Lens of National Parks and Wildlife Refuges

科罗拉多州立大学将与国家公园保护协会、国家公园管理局、美国鱼类和野生动物管理局以及大气合作研究所合作，建立第一阶段气候变化教育伙伴关系（CCEP）。CCEP第一阶段项目的总体目标是建立一个以区域或主题为基础的合作伙伴关系协调的国家网络，致力于增加与气候变化科学及其影响相关的有效，高质量的教育计划和资源的采用。美国近30%的土地被指定为联邦拥有和管理的公共土地，该项目将利用国家公园和野生动物保护区提供的自然环境来传达气候变化的影响。每年有超过3亿的游客，国家公园和野生动物保护区为气候变化教育提供了独特的机会。在参观美国的一个保护区时，市民们目睹了冰川消失、野火增加、海平面上升、土地侵蚀等造成的影响。该项目将重点关注我们的国家公园和野生动物保护区如何成为教育不同公众成员了解气候变化影响、适应和行动的场所。这个项目的目标受众包括国家公园和野生动物保护区的解说人员和游客，包括学校的老师和学生。具体目标是：(1)在公园和保护区寻找有兴趣将气候变化研究纳入基于地点的学习和解释性规划的合作伙伴；(2)制定全面的气候变化战略，促进有效的教与学，特别关注植根于公园和保护区的教育资源和工具；(3)创建资源共享框架；(4)针对目标群体制定具体的教育方案。其愿景是建立协作能力，激励公民和社区通过非正式公共教育采取行动。到本项目结束时，项目负责人预计将完成1)当前科学和教育资源、培训机会、组织和实践的清单，以识别与气候变化教育相关的需求和机会；2)确定需要进行额外学习科学研究的领域，以进一步提高气候变化教育的有效性；3)几次利益相关者研讨会和其他社区建设活动，吸引相关利益相关者参与；(4)综合教育与气候变化信息的气候变化教育战略规划；5)确定吸引不同受众参与气候变化教育的最有效方法。有关该项目的更多信息，请访问http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/CCEP，或联系pi， Jessica Thompson （jes@warnercnr.colostate.edu）和Karen Hevel-Mingo （khevel-mingo@npca.org）。

This award to Colorado State University will establish a Phase I Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) in collaboration with the National Parks Conservation Association, the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. The overall goal of the CCEP Phase I project is to establish a coordinated national network of regionally- or thematically-based partnerships devoted to increasing the adoption of effective, high quality educational programs and resources related to the science of climate change and its impacts. Nearly 30% of the United States is designated as federally owned and managed public lands, and this project will take advantage of the natural settings provided by national parks and wildlife refuges to communicate the impacts of climate change. With over 300 million annual visitors, national parks and wildlife refuges offer unique opportunities for climate change education. While visiting one of America's protected areas, citizens witness the impact of disappearing glaciers, increased wildfires, sea level rise, land erosion, and others. This project will focus on how our national parks and wildlife refuges can function as sites for educating diverse members of the public about climate change impacts, adaptations and actions. The audience targeted by this project includes national park and wildlife refuge interpretive staff and visitors, including school teachers and students. The specific goals are to (1) identify partners in parks and refuges interested in integrating climate change research into place-based learning and interpretive programming; (2) develop a comprehensive, climate change strategy for effective teaching and learning, specifically focusing on educational resources and tools rooted in parks and refuges; (3) create a framework for sharing resources, and (4) develop specific educational programs for the targeted groups. The vision is to build collaborative capacity to inspire citizens and communities to take action through informal public education.By the end of this project, the PIs expect to have completed 1) an inventory of current scientific and educational resources, training opportunities, organizations, and practices, that identifies needs and opportunities related to climate change education; 2) identifying areas where additional learning science research is needed to further advance the effectiveness of climate change education; 3) several stakeholder workshops and other community-building activities that engage relevant stakeholders; 4) a comprehensive climate change education strategic plan integrating education and climate change information; and 5) identifying the most effective methods of engaging diverse audiences in climate change education. More information on this project is available by visiting http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/CCEP, or by contacting the PIs, Jessica Thompson (jes@warnercnr.colostate.edu) and Karen Hevel-Mingo (khevel-mingo@npca.org).