Desert Studies Center

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)

Location:

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    ✗ 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

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