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Data Visualization 101: Simple changes can make a world of difference (Blog Post)
...utious that 3D pie charts can emphasize some slices (the closer ones) over others (the furthest ones) that may skew your story. Flat pie charts are typically a better option. Slide taken from Jane Thomas’ presentation on Data Visualization. Click...
Defining Report Card Indicator Thresholds to Achieve Healthy Outcomes (Blog Post)
...threats and choose report card indicators . Values and threats identified in Step One are the villains and heroes of the story of a basin, while indicators selected during Step Two measure data that is most important for assessing and communicatin...
Defining Science Application (Blog Post)
...cienceWatch blog). Fortunately, Stephen Colbert from the Comedy Channel, was listening to National Public Radio when the story ran, and Margaret was contacted to appear on the Colbert Report. She and Chris traveled to New York City for the filming...
Designing Posters that POP! (Blog Post)
...nclude all elements of visual communication because it is both a visual and a literary form. Use photos, graphs, and the story narrative to create an effective medium. Finally, I tend to agree with those experts who argue that you shouldn’t includ...
Developing a Chesapeake Watershed report card: Harrisburg PA workshop (Blog Post)
...artment of Environmental Protection (DEP) provided a great historical overview. I was impressed with the long and rich history of Susquehanna River watershed monitoring that had occurred. Gary also provided some insights into the legacy of the ‘in...
Developing a report card for the coral reefs of American Samoa (Blog Post)
...ld add to the American Samoa report card in the future. The afternoon of the second day focused on indicator details and storyboarding the overall report card. The participants sketched out the basic draft of the report card so that IAN staff coul...
Developing a strategy for Long Island Sound embayment report cards (Blog Post)
Developing a Swan River report card (Blog Post)
...of water quality parameters to be used as indicators, we developed thresholds and calculated report card scores. We then storyboarded a layout for the report card pamphlet and Kate worked with the Dept. of Water staff, particularly Catherine Thoms...
Developing scientific stories for Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation (Blog Post)
... we argue that we need to take immediate action. The visualizations we have begun producing help tell the Chesapeake SAV story. Researchers created a word cloud describing Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation during dinner at the Ram's Head...
Developing the Western Lake Erie report card in Toledo, Ohio (Blog Post)
...ny subscribers. We also viewed the iconic Toledo Harbor Lighthouse through binoculars and Sandy Bihn told us about its history and the current renovations taking place. A-Big catching a white perch on the river. Photo Bill Dennison. Our initial La...
Development of an Ecosystem Health Report Card for Laguna de Bay, Philippines (Blog Post)
...ankton community can be used to indicate changes in the trophic state of the lake, level of eutrophication and warming history. Dr. Adelaida Palma (BFAR) and Dr. Rey Papa (UST). Credit: Vanessa Vargas After the presentation of the four experts, Si...
Discovering Southeast Queensland waterways and rediscovering Liz Clarke (Blog Post)
...lusion in the book and for developing conceptual diagrams for each vantage point. Liz used the tapes to write a cohesive story for each location, and the book was assembled by Eva and Cath. A couple of things became apparent to me in the productio...
Discussing ecological drought and climate change in Fairbanks, Alaska (Blog Post)
...ocated on the UAF campus. The museum provided the perfect end to the trip, as it was part Alaskan cultural and natural history, part native and cultural art museum, and part Alaskan modern art museum—there was so much information, history, and cul...
Discussing island drought in Puerto Rico Part I (Blog Post)
...ds. Breakout group producing feedback summary. Image credit James Currie. Adaptation strategies: Brad Rippey gave us a history of the US Drought Monitor , a popular and widely used website that is updated weekly on Thursday mornings. It was initia...
Discussion following Bill Dennison's seminar on Challenges and advantages of using citizen scientists for environmental monitoring (Blog Post)
...nother set of talks to be included are topics of general interest to each group (e.g., bacteria, fisheries, Chesapeake history). ... Bill Dennison...
Discussion following Walter Boynton seminar on Corsica River estuary restoration (Blog Post)
...tention". He joked that we should be making beaver hatcheries instead of oyster hatcheries, but then went on to tell the story of the reappearance of beavers in Calvert County with the initial reaction "the return of nature's engineers" evolving i...
Diving into NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (Blog Post)
Dorchester County citizens concerned about Chesapeake Bay (Blog Post)
Dottie Samonisky retirement party (Blog Post)
...some wonderful tributes about Dottie that we read at her party. We also put on a short play in Dottie's honor, since the story of a girl named Dorothy and her little dog who wanted to go home to retire was eerily similar to the story of the Wizard...
Dr. Christine O'Connell's dissertation defense conclusion = Long Island Sound should be called 'Connecticut Sound' (Blog Post)

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