CRPA: Salmon Connection Project

该奖项将使公众参与围绕人类系统和自然系统的相互作用和相互依存的问题。具体而言，它将让他们参与阿拉斯加锡特卡地区的人类影响和鲑鱼渔业健康。该地区的公众包括阿拉斯加州较低部分的公民，经常到锡特卡声音科学中心实地考察的K-12学生，阿拉斯加原住民，访问科学家和乘坐游轮抵达的游客。展览将放置在锡特卡声音科学中心，将包括一个活鲑鱼的鱼缸，一个电脑游戏，一个10分钟的视频，以及艺术家对捕鱼系统和鲑鱼生命周期的演绎。来自华盛顿大学的科学家团队与展览开发商Tenji公司合作，和杰出的艺术家，雷巨魔应该产生一个可以理解的和令人愉快的风景如画的展览为游客。这将得到在向公众解释科学概念方面具有丰富经验的高能力工作人员的支持。通过媒体宣传，扩大了展览的影响范围。虽然从人数上看，该项目的影响并不巨大，但这是一项重要的奋进，因为阿拉斯加锡特卡地区的人们将了解他们在自己和世界其他许多地区的粮食系统中的作用。 此外，游轮游客将了解鲑鱼生态系统的脆弱环境。

This award will engage the public on the issues surrounding the interaction and interdependence of human systems and natural systems. Specifically, it will engage them on human impacts and the health of salmon fisheries in the area of Sitka, Alaska. The public in this area includes the citizens of lower portion of Alaska, K-12 students frequenting the Sitka Sound Science Center on field trips, Alaskan Natives, visiting scientists, and tourists who arrive by cruise ships.The exhibit will be placed at the Sitka Sound Science Center and will include a tank of live salmon fish, a computer game, a 10 minute video, and an artist's rendition of the fishing system and salmon life cycle. The team of scientists from the University of Washington coupled with the exhibit developer, Tenji, Inc., and the outstanding artist, Ray Troll should produce an understandable and marvelously picturesque exhibit for the visitors. This will be augmented by the highly capable staff that has considerable experience in translating science concepts to the public. Media broadcasts will broaden the reach of the exhibit.While the impact of this project is not huge in terms of numbers of people, it is an important endeavor as the people in the Sitka area of Alaska will understand their role in the food system for themselves and for the many other parts of the world. Furthermore, the cruise line visitors will derive an understanding of the fragile environment of the salmon ecosystem.