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The Mariana Islands are a unique part of the United States

...with about 25 participants. The Mariana Islands have not only a rich diversity in coral reefs , but also a fascinating history of colonization by many groups, from the Chamorros to the Americans....

New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development

... by present and former IAN personnel and partners our NSF-STEM-C Billion Oyster project . The publication features the history and trajectory of similar environmental issues for global partner cities within the World Harbour Project....

Video & Blog Highlights

...nitiative goes to Monterrey, Mexico! Raising the Grade for the Upper Mississippi River Basin Science, communication, and story-telling for social change...

Video & Blog Highlights

...scussing impacts of the Susquehanna River and the "Reservoir Reach" Mekong Flooded Forest- A sneak peek at a Future Card Story telling tools- The history of communicating well...

Developing narrative skills with Randy Olson

Developing narrative skills with Randy Olson ... The IAN team at USDA following the Story Circle session with Randy Olson. ... The IAN team joined scientists from US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and NASA fo...

New Science Visualization course

...iagrams , data visualizations , maps and photographs in the initial section. The second section of the course focuses on storyboarding and assembling posters, reports, web materials and oral presentations. Course materials (recorded lectures and b...

Upper Potomac Headwaters Report Card released

Mackay Report Card

...ment and Heritage Protection . Discussion was related to report card design and development issues, and we developed the storyboard for the Mackay Report Card. Jane Hawkey has been creating the draft from those sketches. The Mackay report card is...

Chesapeake Bay health story website launched

Chesapeake Bay health story website launched ... Please visit IAN's newly launched interactive website, Chesapeake Bay Story. ... A new website designed to tell fact-based stories about Chesapeake Bay health was produced by IAN in a partnership...

IAN welcomes Nicole Lehmer

...nison, helped with the Missouri River Basin report card workshop newsletter, and populated content on the Chesapeake Bay Story website. In the future, she hopes to write environmental policies for the state of Maryland and looks forward to expandi...

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference in San Diego

... informative talks and catch up with colleagues and friends in the coastal science community. UMCES has a foundational history with CERF and we were happy to take part again this year....

Dancing with dugongs: Having fun and developing a practical philosophy for environmental teaching and research

...ook is available as a free download from IAN Press. Co-authored by Bill Dennison and the late Peter Oliver, it tells the story of their journey to better understand catchments, waterways, and people and how they interact. Looking after the environ...

Recent IAN science communication courses

Recent IAN science communication courses ... Students storyboarding the layout of a publication about the impacts of climate change on wildlife phenotypes. ... Students in Maryland...

EcoCheck transition

...ck global products and b) Caroline Wicks, Heath Kelsey, Russell Callender, Bill Dennison, and Ken Barton with a framed history of EcoCheck's first phase. ... EcoCheck was formed in 2004 as a partnership between UMCES and NOAA to develop ecological...

International River Prize awarded to Willamette River, Oregon

...Progress Towards a Healthier Willamette," and along with Johnny Sundstrom (IRF Ambassador), will present a talk on the history and significance of the International RiverPrize. The conference will be in Portland, Oregon on December 11-12. A new Eu...

Australian schools geography curriculum uses the IAN online diagram creator

...ir " Water: Learn it for Life " program, provides teachers with detailed lesson plans to take their students through the story of a river to identify the positive and negative features that most influence the health of the waterway. The lesson cul...

Science Communication and Translation Course

...workshop on effective science communication. Determining the key messages and development of the complete climate change story was the focus of the workshop. Participants learned effective science communication techniques, including layout and des...

War in the Pacific National Historical Park brochure

...lights for the park visitor the connection between the unique natural ecosystems and species, and the cultural and war history of the island. The goal of the brochure is to educate both the local and off-island park visitor, and instill stewardshi...

Bill Dennison gives keynote address on communicating science at the Latornell conference, Ontario, Canada

...th reference to IAN's symbol libraries , image library , and online conceptual diagram creator . Bill went through the history of effective science communication, including examples of how it has changed the world. Finally, he talked about the eff...

New EcoCheck Intern - Melissa Andreychek

... University of Pittsburgh, Melissa spent several years working as an interpretive writer at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, with major projects related to the renovation of the museum's dinosaur hall and the exhibition development of Powdermil...

Telling stories to communicate science

...aphy (ASLO) meeting in Portland Oregon, COSEE Coastal Trends staff had the opportunity to share their work and learn new story telling techniques with scientist-turned-filmmaker, Randy Olson . Cassie Gurbisz submitted the Observing the Ocean video...

Engaging the public to help preserve the unique natural and cultural resources of two National Parks in Hawaii

... the island of Molokai, a poster designed for resident and off-island audiences features both the cultural and natural history of this remote peninsula, and highlights the unique native plants and animals found here that are currently challenged b...

George Wright Society meeting in Portland, Oregon.

...yton Duncan, historians and documentary producers, presented previews of a spectacular public television series on the history of national parks which will air in September 2009....

DoD report on Bay restoration and partnerships released

..., maps, and diagrams; thus, Defending Our National Treasure serves as an educational tool for anyone interested in the history, ecology, or health of the Bay. This report-a collaboration between IAN, Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Stud...

The role of benthic communities in the health of Maryland's Coastal Bays

...e at the Wye Mills Research and Education Center, EcoCheck (NOAA - UMCES partnership) has produced a newsletter on the history and current trends of benthic communities in Maryland's Coastal Bays. Aquatic grasses and shellfish are important compon...

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