Based on work with scientists and park interpreters to increase appreciation for scientists’ work and for parks as outdoor labs, we have some hard-won insights. On this page, find ideas for:
- Launching collaborations with park rangers
- Collecting and composing visuals for use with public audiences
- Links to talks about the benefits of outreach collaborations to one’s science and to one’s career.
Articles on designing for broader understanding, launching partnerships and more.
Talking Visuals in a Digital Age
Shaping Outreach and Education Collaborations with National Park Interpreters
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology co-sponsored Science in the Public Eye, a symposium on outreach. Articles
Shaping Outreach and Education Collaborations with National Park Interpreters
Scientists’ Outreach Preferences
Tips in Words and Drawings: Launching Outreach Partnerships in National Parks
Based on work with scientists and park interpreters to increase appreciation for scientists’ work and for parks as outdoor labs, we have some hard-won insights. We wrote up our tips and illustrated them for a quick read designed to help you navigate the complexity of NPS, avoid some pitfalls, set up students and colleagues for success, and to bring forth a smile.
Report from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Symposium 2018
Strategies and challenges behind communicating science to the public
Report from the George Wright Society Conference 2017
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