Organization of Biological Field Stations

The  OBFS Human Diversity Committee promotes and encourages activities, programs and approaches that increase the involvement and engagement of underrepresented groups in field science.

Links:

• 'Manual of Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Groups in Ecology and the Environmental Sciences', OTS [PDF]

• Minority Access to Research Careers [MARC]

OBFS Human Diversity Award

Founded in 2007, the OBFS Human Diversity Award provides recognition of member stations for unique activities, programs, or approaches (funded or unfunded) that increase the involvement, engagement and sustainability of underrepresented groups in field science. 
The winning station receives a permanent plaque, an award letter that can be included in proposals, promotional materials, etc., and a second traveling OBFS plaque that notes the annual winning stations.

Application for 2012 Human Diversity Award

Past winners:

2007 - Organization for Tropical Studies
2008 - Llano River Field Station, Texas
2009 - SUNY ESF Adirondack Ecological Center and Cranberry Lake Biological Station, New York
2010 - Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO)
2011 -