Northern Research Technical Assistance Center

BERINGIA SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK BI-LATERAL STUDENT AND BIOLOGIST EXCHANGES

BERINGIA SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK

ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM SCIENCE & CULTURE CAMPS

THE PRIBILOF SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK (SYN) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, THE PRIBILOF SCHOOL DISTRICT, ST. GEORGE ISLAND TRADITIONAL COUNCIL, ALEUT COMMUNITY OF ST. PAUL AND THE WIDER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THIS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES YOUTH (K-12 STUDENTS ON BOTH PRIBILOF ISLANDS) AN INCREDIBLE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT SEABIRDS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO VALUABLE LONG-TERM DATA SETS ON LOCAL SEABIRD POPULATIONS. THE SYN WAS DESIGNED TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF LONG-TERM MONITORING DATA ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SYN CAMP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT SEABIRDS, PROMOTE SCIENCE TO NATIVE YOUTH, AND PROVIDE NEW EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGE SELF-CONFIDENCE.

THE PRIBILOF SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK (SYN) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ALASKA MARITIME NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (AMNWR), THE PRIBILOF SCHOOL DISTRICT (PSD), ST. GEORGE ISLAND TRADITIONAL COUNCIL, ALEUT COMMUNITY OF ST. PAUL ISLAND, ST. GEORGE INSTITUTE, AND THE WIDER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AMNWR, TRIBAL ENTITIES, THE PRIBILOF SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SCIENTISTS PROVIDES YOUTH (K-12 STUDENTS ON BOTH PRIBILOF ISLANDS) AN INCREDIBLE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT SEABIRDS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO VALUABLE LONG-TERM DATA SETS ON LOCAL SEABIRD POPULATIONS. THE SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK WAS DESIGNED TO START THE PROCESS OF BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF LONG-TERM MONITORING DATA ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF SYN IS TO LEARN ABOUT SEABIRDS AND CONTRIBUTE TO AMNWRS LONGTERM SEABIRD MONITORING PROJECT WHILE ENGAGING AND ENCOURAGING THE SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS OF LOCAL SCHOOL KIDS.

PRIBILOF SEABIRD YOUTH NETWORK CAMP

PRIBILOF SEABIRD NETWORK CAMP