REU Site: Natural Resource Science on Native American Lands

REU Site奖授予位于加利福尼亚州阿尔卡塔的洪堡州立大学，将在2016-2018年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。学生将与野生动物、渔业和林业系的教师导师以及来自尤洛克、胡帕和卡鲁克部落的合作者密切合作，设计关于自然资源管理的研究项目。学生还将参加关于传统生态学知识(TEK)、负责任的研究行为以及如何进入研究生院的研讨会。进入无与伦比的附近生态系统，加上校园内一流的设施和关键的合作，为学生提供了追求该地区独有的研究问题的机会，但具有广泛的应用前景，例如气候变化与火灾之间的相互作用、森林变化和野生动物栖息地的利用、使用水样本中的环境DNA来监测难以捉摸的物种，以及开发水文模型以优化重要鱼类物种从大坝释放水。预计共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。该项目特别针对美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民学生。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。该方案与当地部落办公室和部落自然资源管理人员合作，将科学研究纳入部落自然资源管理的范畴。学生不仅将学到有关科学实用价值的重要课程，还将了解到，学生合作研究项目的结果可以为自然资源管理者提供重要的数据，这些数据可以影响土地使用决策。由生物基础设施部(生物科学局)资助的所有REU项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问(http://www2.humboldt.edu/REU/))或联系PI(Matt Johnson博士，电子邮件：matt.johnson@humboldt.edu)。

This REU Site award to Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, CA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks, during the summers of 2016- 2018. Students will design research projects on natural resource management in close collaboration with faculty mentors from the Departments of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Forestry as well as with collaborators from the Yurok, Hoopa, and Karuk Tribes. Students will also participate in workshops on Traditional Ecology Knowledge (TEK), responsible conduct of research, and how to get into graduate school. Access to unparalleled nearby ecosystems along with excellent facilities on campus and critical collaborations offer students opportunities to pursue research questions unique to the region, but with broad application, such as interactions between climate change and fire, forest alteration and wildlife habitat use, using environmental DNA in water samples to monitor elusive species, and the development of hydrological models to optimize water releases from dams for important fish species. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. The program is especially geared toward American Indian and Native Alaskan students. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. In collaboration with local tribal offices and tribal natural resource managers, this program puts scientific research in the context of tribal natural resource management. Students will not only learn vital lessons about the practical value of science, but will also learn that results from collaborative student research projects can provide essential data for natural resource managers that can influence land use decisions.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available at (http://www2.humboldt.edu/REU/) or by contacting the PI (Dr. Matt Johnson at matt.johnson@humboldt.edu).