IAN and EcoCheck Communication Products (Publications) - Integration and Application Network

Defending our National Treasure: A Department of Defense Chesapeake Bay Restoration Partnership 1998-2004 (book)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:52:37 -0400

Defending Our National Treasure: A Department of Defense Chesapeake Bay Restoration Partnership 1998-2004 provides an overview of major issues impacting the Chesapeake Bay, history of the Department of Defense's involvement in Bay restoration efforts, current Department of Defense Chesapeake Bay restoration initiatives, specific case studies, and viewpoints of various key individuals dedicated to restoration. These topics are presented in a richly illustrated style including maps, photographs, conceptual diagrams, and figures to uniquely communicate information and make it accessible to a broad audience. Each section provides the essence of each topic rather than the complete and comprehensive treatment. For example, there are numerous documents describing Chesapeake Bay and Department of Defense initiatives (www.denix.osd.mil). Defending Our National Treasure provides the context and background for the issues impacting the Chesapeake Bay and describes the restoration activities conducted on the Department of Defense installations within the Bay watershed.

Integration and Application Network (IAN): 2010 Administrative Review (presentation)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:53:50 -0500

This presentation gives an overview the history and future goals of the Integration and Application Network. It highlights the achievements so far; science communication products, peer review publications, ecohealth report cards, websites, eNewsletters, science communication courses, and media citations. It also details IAN's unique focus, academic affiliations and capabilities.

The legacy of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (poster)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

The intertwined cultural and natural history of the National Park Service (NPS) Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA) on the Hawaiian island of Molokai is represented in this poster intended for local and visitor audiences. For more than one hundred years, Hansen's disease (leprosy) patients were forced into exile on this remote peninsula. The unique native plants and animals found here are challenged by invasive species, overfishing, pollution, and climate change.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (brochure)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

A National Park Service (NPS) Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) interpretive flyer designed for island residents (Kama'aina) visiting the newly acquired Kahuku area of the Park to educate them about the threat of invasive species.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (brochure)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

A National Park Service (NPS) Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) interpretive flyer designed for off-island visitors to the Park to educate them about the threat of invasive species.

Closing the coastal charisma gap: how to integrate seagrasses into the public dialog on coastal ecosystems (presentation)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

In a comparison between seagrasses, salt marshes, mangrove forests and coral reefs, the ratio of popular media reports to scientific publication rates of seagrasses were much lower than other coastal habitats. To overcome the lack of "charisma" for seagrass ecosystems, a concerted dissemination strategy aimed at the popular media is required. The seagrass literature of peer reviewed publications and books has historically been targeted toward other seagrass researchers. In order to reach out beyond this small demographic, publications aimed at non-seagrass scientists need to be generated. In addition, scientific publications about seagrasses could be targeted to non-seagrass scientists, providing more awareness within the scientific community.

Global seagrass trajectories: a closer look in relation to future monitoring (presentation)