Field station name: Living Observatory
URL: http://livingobservatory.org
Year founded: 2015
Mission statement: To tell the long term story of ecological restoration and change to former cranberry farms in the Beaver Dam Brook Watershed and other sites, and to advance scientific knowledge and public understanding of wetland ecology
Annual visitors: 250
Land: 30 acres (12 hectares)
Location:
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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