OASLC Presents Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl Awards

The Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center presented two awards recently at the Alaska Tsunmai Bowl, a regional quiz bowl competition that is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The $1000 Red Lantern Award is offered each year to the coach last place team and is to be used for supplies to improve science teaching. This year's award went to teacher Melissa Rivers from the Scammon Bay School. The coach of the first place team also receives an award of $500 to be used toward teaching supplies. THis year, the award went to Ben Carney of Juneau-Douglas High School. The event was held March 3-4 in Seward, Alaska.

 

Research Projects

The OASLC supports marine and coastal research that addresses high priority resource management concerns for Alaska's coastal national parks.
Harbor Seal Remote Monitoring
Repeat Glacier Photography at Kenai Fjords
Black Oystercatcher / Human Interaction
Coastal Archaeology in Kenai Fjords
Black Bear / Human Interaction

"Field Notes" Podcast Series

This series of short videos is aimed at providing an in-depth look at current research taking place in Kenai Fjords National Park. The videos can be downloaded from the OASLC web site and are also available through iTunes subscription.

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Multimedia Outreach

The OASLC uses a variety of media, including video, radio, and computer webinars to create educational products related to research projects.
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