NASA Earth to Sky
January 02, 2009
Current Weather Conditions at Glacier National Park Headquarters
Temp: 14°F
Sky: Heavy Snow
Wind: NW 6mph
As I turned on my computer for the first time in 2009 this morning, the first email to pop up on the screen was an announcement informing me that I was selected to attend NASA's Earth to Sky III Workshop in Harpers Ferry, WV, at the end of the month.
is a partnership between NASA's Space and Earth Science disciplines and the National Park Service. Their mission is to:
Actively foster collaborative work between the science and interpretation/education communities of NPS and NASA, with the ultimate goal of enriching the experiences of millions of park visitors.
The primary emphasis of the program is to promote climate change literacy through the production of interpretive programs and tools relevant to national park visitors around the country.
It's a really exciting opportunity for me. Not only does it fulfill a lifelong dream of mine to work with NASA, but I'll also be able to learn from some of the leading climate scientists in the world and collaborate with interpreters from around the agency. I hope to use my experience at this workshop to develop products that Glacier National Park's front-line interpreters can use to make climate change science more accessible to everyone who visits this incredible park.
After all, we are ground zero for climate change impacts in the United States. As such, it is our responsibility to foster an intelligent and informed dialogue with all park visitors, not only about the effects of climate change on the park's resources (the pika may soon become the second animal listed under the Endangered Species Act due to climate change) but also what each of us can do to reduce our impact and live more sustainably.
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