aaas 2009 - todd radenbaugh
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Doing Rural Environmental Science Education in Bristol Bay, AlaskaTRANSCRIPT
Doing Environmental Science in Rural Alaska
Rural ChallengesPromoting place appropriate environmental education and
research
Needed:Local Environmental Training and Data
• Fisheries field staff• Water and watershed monitors• Toxicology techs• Naturalist• Ecotour guides• NEPA specialist• F&W technicians
Education Model• Appropriate use of distance education technology• Bridging programs with high schools• Regional field-based science intensives• Internships• Capstone research projects• Presentation of student project results in scientific
format
•Training in conventional field-based techniques used by agencies to inventory, monitor and manage natural resources
Community Science
• Includes the ecological concepts of sustained yield and ecosystem management
Environmental Studies CertificateProvide quality academic instruction and
training responsive to regional needs.
• Help students and communities to adapt to the overwhelming social, ecological, and economic changes presently occurring
• Protecting and enriching regional culture.
On-Line Tools• Blackboard• Elluminate Live • Online interactive labs
• E-texts• Google Earth• Google Docs
On-Line Labs
On-Line Lab
Laboratory intensivesBoth at UAF BBC and NOAA -Auke Bay (Juneau)
Field Methods CourseAugust 2009 – Port Heiden in Bristol Bay
Bristol Bay Environmental Science Laboratory
WAISC 08Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference
• To promote academic programs in western Alaska• 183 participants (including: 25 high school students, • Eleven sponsors (EPSCoR, Renewable Resources, TNC, NOAA, N-M Land Trust, Pebble Partnership, BBEDC, BBNC, USFWS – Togiak NWR, USDA-CSREES) • 60 presentations and 2 workshops.
Bristol Bay Campus Science Courses
Total courses offered
Catalog courses offered
Students Enrolled in Science Courses
Total Students
High School Students
Rural Students Rock