1. Geoscape: Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Geoscience Outreach.
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Turner, Robert J. W.
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GEOLOGY , *CLIMATE change , *EARTH scientists , *EARTH sciences , *NATURAL history - Abstract
Geoscape is the name for a long term geoscience outreach initiative led by staff of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Vancouver office and designed to better connect people to the land they live on. Although largely focused on outreach in British Columbia, the initiative has been active across Canada and supported by a number of different GSC programs. Geoscape products, some 35 in total, include Geoscape, GeoMap, Waterscape, and climate change series posters, as well as geological highway maps and GeoTour booklets. A popular geoscience book and a national climate change poster series were inspired by Geoscape work. Begun in 1994, Geoscape has drawn dozens of Canadian geoscientists and educators into outreach efforts. This paper summarizes the accomplishments of Geoscape and some of the lessons we learned along the way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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