Eco-Discovery

Program name: Eco-Discovery

Field station name: Sitka Sound Science Center

Outreach program type: Data collection & sharing (e.g., citizen science, BioBlitz), Special event/s, Guided tour(s)/walk(s), Field trip(s), Open house(s), Internship/youth development

Years active: 2 years

Frequency: Monthly

Course credit: No

Wiki Table of Contents

Outreach program characteristics

[✓ = applies to this outreach program, ✗ = does not apply to this outreach program]

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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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All topics are directly tied to the place where the program is situated.

  • ✓ Animals
  • ✗ Archeology
  • ✓ Art
  • ✓ Astronomy
  • ✓ Biodiversity
  • ✓ Biology
  • ✓ Botany
  • ✓ Chemistry
  • ✓ Climate
  • ✓ Conservation
  • ✓ Ecology
  • ✓ Ecosystems
  • ✓ Engineering
  • ✓ Environment
  • ✗ Environmental Philosophy
  • ✗ Evolution
  • ✓ Field Science
  • ✓ Fungi
  • ✓ General Science
  • ✗ Genetics
  • ✗ Geographic Information Systems
  • ✗ Land management
  • ✗ Leadership
  • ✗ Learning about Technology
  • ✓ Limnology
  • ✓ Marine Science
  • ✗ Mathematics
  • ✗ Microorganisms
  • ✗ Natural History
  • ✓ Paleontology
  • ✗ Physics
  • ✓ Plants
  • ✗ Preservation
  • ✗ Science Communication
  • ✗ Social Sciences
  • ✓ STEM Career Awareness
  • ✗ Using Technology
  • ✓ Water
  • ✗ Other

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Outreach program implementation and planning

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Leaders

2 program leader(s):

  • ✓ Professional scientists
  • ✗ Graduate students
  • ✗ Professional educators
  • ✓ Field station staff
  • ✗ Volunteers
  • ✗ Other

Scientists have the following roles:

  • ✓ Organizers
  • ✓ Teachers/Facilitators
  • ✗ Participants
  • ✓ Guest speakers
  • ✗ Content reviewers