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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COLLABORATIONS |
The Thermal Biology Institute strives to strengthen partnerships
with
Yellowstone National Park.
Current Projects include:
Electronic Field Trip
Hot Colors - Windows into Hidden Worlds
Premiered September 8, 2004
TBI sponsored the development of an electronic field trip with the YNP Division
of Interpretation. TBI worked with the Formal Education Division and Earthtalk
Studios to develop an interactive
field trip about Yellowstone's fascinating microbiology, where extreme
environments are the norm: www.windowsintowonderland.org
ParKids
ParKids is a program sponsored
by Yellowstone's Formal Education Division for elementary age
children living in the Yellowstone gateway communities of Mammoth, Gardiner,
Corwin Springs, Emigrant, and Cooke City. TBI co-sponsors and actively participates
in these annual programs.
Camp Wildness
TBI's Ward and McDermott research labs worked with the Yellowstone
Formal Education Division to create and implement a hands-on research
experience for 9-12 grade students from Montana and Idaho schools during
the summer through the NPS Camp Wildness program. Two groups of 10
students spent time in Yellowstone and in MSU laboratories assisting
with hypothesis-driven original research analyzing hot spring microbial mats
by extracting DNA and performing PCR amplification and DGGE gels.
Low-impact Research Brochure
TBI worked with the Yellowstone Center for Resources to produce
a brochure that highlights the importance of conducting low impact research
and outlines ideas for putting the practice to work in the field: Performing
Environmentally Sensitive Field Research in Yellowstone
For more information, please contact susank@montana.edu
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