Selected Projects
Kellogg Creek Dam, Oregon
funded by NOAA $15,000,000
American Rivers will design, permit, and begin construction activities for the removal of Kellogg Creek Dam. The dam currently blocks access to 15 miles of high quality habitat in Kellogg Creek, a tributary of the Willamette River. Removing the dam will provide habitat for threatened Lower Columbia River coho, Chinook, and steelhead.
Dam Removal, Cape Fear Watershed
funded by NOAA $7,145,464
American Rivers will restore priority habitat in the Cape Fear watershed for several migratory fish species, including American shad, river herring, striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, and American eel. Three dams upstream of a series of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Locks and Dams will be removed, and pre-removal activities will be initiated for two additional dams.
Collaborative: Full-Scale Development: Living Liquid: Creating Interactive Visualization Tools to Explore Ocean Datasets
funded by NSF DRL $1,269,475
This project pioneered a critical new genre of science exhibit: interactive visualizations that engage visitors in the process of scientific inquiry. The display, called Living Liquid, developed visualizations from three large data sets provided by science partners in the project involving ocean ecology. The project was led by the Exploratorium.
Ciencia Pública: Skateboarding
funded by MetLife Foundation $300,000
This portable exhibition was designed to travel throughout the Bay Area and squeeze neatly into the length of two parking spaces, converting small urban spaces into a dynamic public learning lab. It was created by the Exploratorium with the after-school skateboard club run by the Jamestown Community Center in San Francisco’s Mission district, and holds several interactive exhibits on the science of skateboarding.
Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW) in Marin and Sonoma County
funded by San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Measure AA $2.6 million
STRAW will restore tidal marsh habitat at four sites that are prime habitat for two federally listed endangered species - the Ridgway's rail and the salt marsh harvest mouse. The project will engage more than 5,000 students and their teachers to restore the sites. The project is lead by Point Blue Conservation Science in Petaluma, California.
Research: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE)
funded by NSF DRL $1,163,831
This research project led by the Exploratorium used combination of tracking and timing, cluster analysis, and focus groups to seek to answer the question: To what extent and in what ways do female-responsive designs more effectively engage girls at STEM exhibits?