Dutchess Academy of Environmental Studies达切斯学院环境研究.pptVIP

Dutchess Academy of Environmental Studies A Model GLOBE Program School. GLOBE at Norrie Point Franchise/Partner Teacher Training Site since 1996. Over 120 teachers trained in the Hudson Valley. GLOBE Protocol Video Filming site Home of the “MUC-athon”-- over 17% of the GLOBE Program qualitative land cover data for the world has come from Dutchess County! Students addressed the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference on Earth Day 1999 and the World Space Congress 2002 and the GLOBE Program Office in 2006. What is the Academy? The Academy was a two year, half-time turned one year, full day, bridge program to prepare students for education and careers in ecology and the natural sciences. Benefits Blend of theory knowledge and practical skills in classroom, laboratory, and the field. You can’t learn about the environment from a textbook. You need to get outside! Spring BIO 225: Environmental Measurements The GLOBE Program () Apply the theory from BIO 107: Ecology to measure hydrology, soils, atmosphere, and land cover. Geographic Information Systems Computer mapping using MapInfo and MultiSpec Natural Resource Management Land Use Planning--local and global Student-Designed Field Research Project As a class, design and execute an 8 week field research project using GLOBE protocols. GLE in Croatia 2004 Senior Project Radiotracking Box Turtles with NYSDEC and creating a GIS database of nests, movements and hibernacula. Measuring Soil (PSD, pH, T) and atmosphere (min/max T, RH) data * Norrie Point Environmental Site Walking distance to river, forests, streams, wetlands, marina Short paddle to Esopus Island Black Creek Preserve Hudson River Estuary Esopus Island 1000 acre Mills-Norrie State Park Multispec Satellite Visible range Infra-red range GLOBE Protocols Tree Height with Clinometer Densiometer for Canopy Coverage Auger Sampling Percolation Test Soil Sample Chemistry Soil Profile with horizons Raw Tabular Data Graphs Maps Looking at Dat