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A biology student from Page High School samples water for E. coli at a Lake Powell swimming beach in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Students and park staff are working together on aquatic and rangeland resource management projects as a way to generate enthusiasm for science and teach lessons about land stewardship.
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Outreach through scientific endeavors related to the national parks is an important role for the National Park Service. Domestic environmental education and international technical assistance exchange are two areas that are bearing fruit for the Park Service, its neighbors, and international colleagues, as the following articles indicate. As deep reservoirs of natural and cultural resource values, national parks have many lessons to teach about this nation's natural and cultural legacy. Scientific outreach is an effective way of making meaningful connections with park neighbors and international partners. For example, students participating in curriculum-based science education programs with parks are developing an interest in science and its role in park management, and are also forming important personal bonds with these places. This sense of ownership bodes well for the future stewardship of the national parks. Likewise, international assistance brings governments together to solve complex natural resource management problems collectively and to share in the benefits of increased international conservation. Both nurture goodwill and further the application of science in the management of national parks.
Articles
Glen Canyon benefits from local science education program
by Joele B. Doty
Students help meet the research needs of the present
and future
by Paul E. Super
Bear-proofing garbage cans near Great Smoky Mountains National Park
by Kim Delozier
Parallels in ecological preservation challenges in U.S. and Canadian national parks
by John G. Dennis
Growing and greening the economy of Vietnam:
A role for the National Park Service?
by Mike Soukup
Program to preserve Neotropical migrants takes flight
by Scott Hall and Gary Johnston
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--1999; published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, August 2000 (publication D-1406)
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