Field station name: Desert Studies Center
URL: nsm.fullerton.edu/dsc
Year founded: 1974
Mission statement: The primary purpose of the CDSC is to encourage the understanding of, and appreciation for, the California deserts by developing student academic skills and public awareness through a desert studies program which includes instruction, research, and special projects and programs.
Annual visitors: 2300
Land: 1200 acres (486 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