REU Site: Natural Resource Science on Native American Lands

REU 网站：美洲原住民土地上的自然资源科学

• 批准号: 1559943
• 负责人: Matthew Johnson
• 金额: $ 34.63万
• 依托单位: Humboldt State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-01 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559943&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Natural; Resource; Science

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 [e-mail]).

位于加利福尼亚州阿卡塔的洪堡州立大学的REU网站奖将在2016年至2018年夏季对10个学生的培训10周。学生将与野生动物，渔业和林业部门的教职员工以及与Yurok，hoopa和karuks和Karuk的合作社的教职员工一起设计有关自然资源管理的研究项目。 学生还将参加有关传统生态学知识（TEK），负责任的研究进行的研讨会以及如何进入研究生院。 访问无与伦比的附近生态系统以及校园和批判性合作的出色设施，为学生提供了寻求该地区独有的研究问题的机会，但是随着广泛的应用，例如气候变化与火灾变化，森林改变和野生动植物栖息地之间的相互作用，使用水样中的环境DNA使用环境DNA来监测水力学模型，以最大程度地监控水的层次，以最大程度地监控水的层次，以最大程度地培养水的物种。 预计总共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。该计划尤其针对美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加土著学生。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人会在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。 该计划与当地部落办公室和部落自然资源经理合作，将科学研究置于部落自然资源管理的背景下。学生不仅将学习有关科学实践价值的重要教训，而且还将了解到，协作学生研究项目的结果可以为可以影响土地使用决策的自然资源管理人员提供基本数据。所有由生物基础设施部门资助的所有REU计划（生物科学局）使用的所有REU计划都将用于确定培训计划的有效性。计划后将跟踪学生，以确定自己的职业道路。将要求学生回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该程序的更多信息，请访问（http://www2.humboldt.edu/reu/），或通过与PI联系（[e-mail]）与PI联系（Matt Johnson博士）。