As 2019 draws to a close, it is time for me to reflect on my\nyear as an Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellow \u2013 and it\u2019s time for\nme to post my farewell blog! My year assisting the Scientific and Technical\nAdvisory Committee (STAC) to the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) has been\nan amazing opportunity, and I hope that my efforts to assist STAC as they\nprepare for the upcoming 2023 Marine Reserves assessment will benefit all\nOregonians as the process moves forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a fellow, I also had the opportunity to engage in science\ncommunication activities like blogging. Instead of my usual blog, I decided to\ntake this opportunity to highlight some of the scientific research I learned\nabout this year in the form of a StoryMap. It would be impossible for me to do\njustice to all the research that\u2019s happening at Oregon\u2019s five marine reserves,\nbut I attempted to highlight these things I know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can also say the following with confidence: science communication is hard work! I really appreciate all the scientists who agreed to be featured, and I also truly appreciate input and photographs provided by ODFW\u2019s Marine Reserves Program. Any mistakes are mine. Effective scicommers are awesome. While I\u2019m not including myself in the effective scicommers category, I hope that you enjoy my first StoryMap<\/a> and learn a little about Oregon\u2019s marine reserves in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As 2019 draws to a close, it is time for me to reflect on my year as an Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellow \u2013 and it\u2019s time for me to post my farewell blog! My year assisting the … Continue reading