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Developing a report card for the coral reefs of American Samoa

...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...

Building coastal resilience through stories

...now works with other scientists improve their communication skills. His advice to scientists centers on telling stories. Story-telling is a sure way to connect with a broad audience, as the success of Hollywood blockbuster movies shows. Randy Olso...

Laguna de Bay, Philippines: Environmental Literacy

...ent, population growth, and industrialization are a major threat to Laguna de Bay. The Laguna de Bay region is rich in history, natural beauty, and biodiversity. The Laguna de Bay region is managed through the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LL...

Development of an Ecosystem Health Report Card for Laguna de Bay, Philippines

...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...

Diving into NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program

Learning to operate the Mississippi River

New York Harbor NSF STEM Project Design Week, Part 2

...quo; Superhero Clubhouse ’. This one act musical, with original songs and script incorporated accurate science , history, as well as Shakespeare . It appeared to be a hit for both the students and adults. Students gather for burgers, hot dog...

IAN in Cambodia

Long Island Sound Report Card in context

...eings who walk other spheres. Walt Witman was one of America's most influential poets. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The big story about our Long Island Sound report card was that of extremes, with pollution dominating the Sound health in the Western...

Northern Australia floodplains research workshop in Brisbane

... under the National Environment Research Program Northern Hub (NERP Northern) . Our goal is to piece together the larger story being told by individual research components. As always, it was exciting to learn more about a new ecosystem - although...

Ancient culture and unique biodiversity - Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

...ears. The rock art represents one of the longest historical records of any group of people in the world. Their ancient history is evidenced by the fascinating rock art at Ubirr . Long-necked turtle (Chelodina rugosa) and a fisherman with his catch...

Invasive grasses pose a threat to natural and cultural resources in Kakadu National Park

...on Kakadu National Park floodplains, I am interviewing scientists to begin distilling the key messages for the synthesis story. These researchers are contributing to the developing picture of the connections between the floodplains, water movement...

Water, food webs, and production on the Kakadu floodplains

...on Kakadu National Park floodplains, I am interviewing scientists to begin distilling the key messages for the synthesis story. These researchers are contributing to the developing picture of the connections between the floodplains, water movement...

Fish and energy movement in Kakadu National Park

...rch conducted as part of the National Environment Research Programme (NERP) . When you put the many pieces together, the story that emerges is all about connections. The floodplain ecosystem including the rivers, water holes, and billabongs as wel...

The future of managing fisheries: what can we expect?

...s and are used as an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. While MPAs have the potential to protect certain life history stages of fish, enhance the productivity of adjacent fishing grounds, as well as protect habitat and biodiversity, they...

A report card to tell your mom about: Environmental report cards provide transparent assessments of our aquatic ecosystems

...ging” report cards so that public has more interest. For example: Discussing the health of systems as a historical story. Examples of Environmental Report cards References : Longstaff BJ, Carruthers TJB, Dennison WC, Lookingbill TR, Hawkey J...

Scientists in Media: “Give me a microphone, and I shall waken the world”

... them to explain a complicated concept in a short time. In addition, reporters have a great desire to get the attractive story first to scoop the competition among peers. They might sacrifice the accuracy for expediency running contrary to the rig...

Webstock 2015: One day of Peace & the Internet

...edman provided an interesting analogy of the paradigm shift that occurred with the growth of automobile travel in U.S. history with the paradigm shift that is occurring with the growth of the Internet. He observed that 141 million Americans own a...

How the past influences the future: Understanding the maturity gradient in environmental science and management

...mparison to both Western Samoa and coastal Louisiana, the New York harbor and Long Island Sound have a relatively long history of environmental science and management (Figure 1). The New York harbor does not resemble the body of water that existed...

Developing an Index of Resilience to Climate Change Impacts to the Great Barrier Reef – Workshop 3, Townsville, Australia.

How many scientists does it take to make a good story? Learning the art of communicating science

How many scientists does it take to make a good story? Learning the art of communicating science ... Aimee Hoover, Cara Schweitzer, Suzi Spitzer The words ‘science...

Scientists underwater: Reginald Truitt, Gilbert Klingel, the Bentharium and the Aquascope

...um. Klingel wrote "Dr. Truitt offered the facilities of his, then new, laboratory and the men of the society [ Natural History Society of Maryland ] contributed materials suggestions and labor." He also wrote the following about the launch of the...

Chesapeake Bay Science and Management: A need for more effective scientific communication and adaptive management

...cessary pollution reduction goals. It has been described as a “ladder without rungs” (NRC 2011). Given the history of missed deadlines and unclear strategies regarding restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, it makes one wonder about the wa...

Mackay Report Card Workshop – Mackay, Queensland Australia 24 February 2015.

...on about report cards, discuss issues related to report card development, and help sketch out the draft report card in a storyboard exercise. The Mackay report card is the third in a series of report cards that aim to increase the resolution of re...

Remembering Bob Simon: A class act

...adness. I had the good fortune of spending some time with him when I was living in Australia and Bob was there to film a story on the Great Barrier Reef . I know the exact day I met Bob Simon : 10 April 1999. The reason I remember this day so well...

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