Posted in Summer 2013 on June 20, 2013 |
Skiing Mt. Werner (Steamboat, CO)
Hello everyone! My name is Liza Tetley! I grew up right here in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and have grown to love and appreciate this area. I will be a junior at Plymouth State University this fall, and am majoring in Environmental Science & Policy with a Community and Environment focus, and a self-designed minor in Recreation Studies. I love being outdoors and this summer I hope to hike, climb, and swim as much as possible! Being from the area, I’m excited to show the other REU students around! Aside from all the summer activities I enjoy, I’m an avid skier, I like to paint, and catching snowflakes on my tongue is a favorite winter pastime of mine.
This summer, under the mentorship of Dr. Gene Likens, Dr. Joe Boyer, Dr. Shannon Rogers, and Don Buso, I’m working on the Socioeconomic and Lake Ecosystem Services of Mirror Lake REU Project. Specifically, I’m interested in studying the relationships between the cultural value and environmental quality perceived by residents of the watershed and users of the lake/beach. I’m exploring whether the environmental quality of Mirror Lake affects the cultural services it offers to the public. I hope to get a general idea of the public attitude toward Mirror Lake and how knowledgeable people are about the ecosystem services it offers. Aubrey Tyler, another REU student, and I will be creating and administering a survey to the residents of the Mirror Lake watershed, as well as a shortened version to beach goers. My research will set a foundation for resurveying and reanalysis of comparing changes in trends and relationships between perceived cultural value and perceived environmental quality of the Mirror Lake ecosystem.
Enjoy our blog! We will all be updating you on our research throughout the summer!
Read Full Post »