Progress 06/17/04 to 04/14/09
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Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) To increase science capacity of regional K-12 students. Approach (from AD-416) Develop and conduct science education programs, in both field and classroom settings, for K-12 students and adults in this region using ARS research and related resources. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park has been renamed the Asombro Institute for Science Education and a new agreement with this Institute has been established for 2009-2013. During the period of this terminated agreement (2004-2009) over 60,000 K-12 students, teachers, and adults were involved in science education programs and classroom curricula activities across this region. These programs delivered science-based principles identified through long-term research of the ARS unit based at the Jornada Experimental Range. This serves as a final report. Communication between the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP) personnel and the ARS unit personnel occurred on a regular basis through e-mail updates, CDNP activities, and K-12 student field tours involving staff of both organizations.
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Progress 10/01/06 to 09/30/07
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Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) To increase science capacity of regional K-12 students. Approach (from AD-416) Develop and conduct science education programs, in both field and classroom settings, for K-12 students and adults in this region using ARS research and related resources. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations This report serves to document progress under a specific cooperative agreement between ARS and the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP). Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS, 6235-11210-005-00D, Technologies for Management of Arid Rangelands. The CDNP is a non-profit organization devoted to hands-on science education programs for K-12 students, teachers, and the general public. The CDNP coordinates and conducts these programs in collaboration with the ARS, and during the 2006-2007 school year they reached over 12,000 students and nearly 1,000 adults. This agreement involves technology transfer activities and includes a plan to develop a 1,000-acre field site for science education programs by the CDNP. A bill to transfer this land from ARS to the CDNP is supported by ARS and has been reintroduced in the US Senate during the current congressional session. Communications between the CDNP and the ARS Unit occurs on a weekly basis through email updates on CDNP activities.
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Progress 10/01/05 to 09/30/06
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Progress Report 4d Progress report. This report serves to document progress under a specific cooperative agreement between ARS and the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP). Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS, 6235-11210-005-00D, Technologies for Management of Arid Rangelands. The CDNP is a non-profit organization devoted to hands-on science education programs for K-12 students, teachers, and the general public. The CDNP coordinates and conducts these programs in collaboration with the ARS, and during the 2005-2006 school year, they reached over 15,000 students and over 1,000 adults. This agreement involves technology transfer activities and includes a plan to develop a 1,000-acre field site for science education programs by the CDNP. A bill to transfer this land from ARS to the CDNP is supported by ARS and has been passed by the U.S. Senate.
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Progress 10/01/04 to 09/30/05
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4d Progress report. This report serves to document progress under a specific cooperative agreement between ARS and the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP). Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent project, 6235-11210-005-003, Technologies for Management of Arid Rangelends. The CDNP is a non-profit organization devoted to hands-on, inquiry-based science education programs for K-12 students, teachers, and the general public. The CDNP coordinates and conducts these programs in collaboration with the ARS and, during the 2004-2005 school year, they reached over 11,000 students and over 800 adults. This agreement involves technology transfer activities and includes a plan to develop a 1,000-acre field site for science education programs by the CDNP. A bill to transfer this land from ARS to the CDNP is supported by ARS and has been introduced in the U.S. Senate (Senate Bill 447).
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