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Assateague Island National Seashore: climate change education resources
As the continuing effects of climate change alter the unique habitats at Assateague Island National Seashore, communicating the threats posed by climate change becomes increasingly important. Thus, IAN and staff at Assateague will collaborate to identify the key messages regarding climate change and design a series of documents that illustrate these threats to a variety of stakeholders. We will create a online module for middle and high school students about what causes climate change and what our coastlines might look like in the future. This module will be support by brochures for the visitors' center at the park and a technical report.  Full Details  

EcoCheck
EcoCheck is a partnership program between NOAA Chesapeake Bay Program Office and the Integration and Application Network (IAN) at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). EcoCheck is located at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay. The purpose of EcoCheck is to enhance and support the science, management and restoration of Chesapeake Bay through the integration of geographically detailed assessments and forecasts. Effective management is essential for improved health of Chesapeake Bay and EcoCheck helps provide the support and knowledge needed for this effort.  Full Details  

Florida Sea Grant: South Florida Ecosystem Synthesis
This book aims to synthesize research pertaining to key background and drivers of the South Florida ecosystem. Eight chapters organize the main research topics: geographic setting, oceanography, water quality, coral reef and hardbottom, seagrasses, mangroves, some important biota, and some important management actions. Chapter content is comprised of a series of fact sheets, each written by different researchers, and meant to stand alone as a single fact sheet, or together as a comprehensive book. IAN provides a supporting role in creating diagrams for each book chapter, while layout is provided by Pamela Fletcher of NOAA, and content provided by individual Florida researchers.  Full Details  

Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition
The Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition is a unique and growing group of watershed organizations interested in advancing the use of environmental data from local organizations and citizen scientists for use in report cards and assessments. Using data collected by concerned citizens, IAN has helped to generate multi-year report cards for nine rivers since 2007.  Full Details  

UMCES/IAN Environmental Science Films on SchoolTube.com
We strive to inspire future scientists and increase awareness about environmental issues. We believe that new media is a integral part of achieving these goals. Therefore, we have launched an UMCES channel on SchoolTube. Sponsored by IAN, this channel hosts environmental science videos created by UMCES faculty, staff, and students. What is SchoolTube? It is a video sharing site used by middle and high school students, teachers, and parents across the country.  Full Details  

Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore: Baltimore Harbor Ecosystem Status
EcoCheck has partnered with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore to assess the baseline conditions of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and its watershed. EcoCheck will evaluate the current status of the Inner Harbor by evaluating water quality, sediments, biota, and other indicators. This baseline conditions assessment will be a starting point for an annual monitoring program that will support an annual report card for the Harbor. The report card will evaluate progress toward the Waterfront Partnership's goal of a fishable, swimmable Harbor by 2020.  Full Details  

Chesapeake Bay Trust: Tributary Report Card Standardization
This project seeks to establish a framework to coordinate efforts among watershed organizations using or planning to use report cards as outreach tools. This project also seeks to develop clear and consistent guidelines and protocols for the development and implementation of report cards by watershed organizations. Protocols will be developed and training provided for sampling and monitoring methodology, data analysis, and science communication. The overall objective is to allow comparability of results from volunteer-based monitoring programs and report cards, and increase the scientific validity of report cards as outreach tools.  Full Details