Now that my time in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has come to an end, I’ve reflected quite a bit on my experience and the importance of education at parks. The National Parks provide such unique opportunity for scientists to share their work with local communities, specifically young kids. I think what’s even more important is …
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Wildfires, Communities, and Youth Education
One of my favorite experiences from my fellowship this summer was when I got the opportunity to actually conduct one of my lesson plans with some Youth Rangers. After doing a bit of research on local climate change impacts, I learned that one of the most substantial impacts on the island is the increasing risk …
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Building curriculum around science and culture at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
The beautiful Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are cultural symbols across Hawai’i for many reasons. They are endemic to the islands, so you can’t see them anywhere else, and they’re a fantastic example of adaptive radiation, meaning they quickly diversified from an original species into numerous different species based on their specific niches (think Darwin’s finches). These …
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