Alan R. Berkowitz
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

In 1996, I joined a group of natural and social scientists and educators to plan and, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Long Term Ecological Research program, develop the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES). To complement my work in BES as the Education Team Leader, I have been doing conceptual work in defining the goals and intended outcomes for urban ecosystem education. This theme was one of the central ones addressed in the Cary Conference I organized at the Cary Institute in 1999 with Charles Nilon and Karen Hollweg. Many chapters in the book building on the conference, Understanding Urban Ecosystems: A New Frontier for Science and Education, explore this topic.

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