Field station name: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch
URL: http://researchranch.audubon.org/landing/about-us/appleton-whittell-research-ranch-awrr
Year founded: 1968
Mission statement: To be a living laboratory to determine and demonstrate methods to safeguard and rehabilitate southwestern grasslands, and to assist policy makers and other citizens in the care and protection of our native ecosystems, natural resources, and quality of life.
Annual visitors: 400
Land: 8000 acres (3237 hectares)
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Outreach Goals
[✓ = applies to this field station, ✗ = does not apply to this field station]
✓ Build community
✗ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills
✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship
✗ Inspire curiosity
✗ Make field station resources available to the public
✗ Promote STEM careers
✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work
✗ Raise money
✗ Reach a particular audience
✓ Teach about the environment generally
✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public