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In late fall, Dartmouth biologist Matt Ayres stands out in camouflage and cargo pants against the bright yellow of the woods. He s got binoculars around his neck, and he s loading gear from his truck into a backpack – two kinds of batteries, microphones, GPS devices and more.
Matt Ayres unloads gear from his truck in Hubbard Brook.
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Ayres specialty is caterpillars and other insects, but today s he s here on a bird monitoring mission in this 12-square-mile research forest, created by the federal government on the southeast slopes of Mount Moosilauke in the 1950s.
With Global Challenges in Mind, Keeping a Decades-long Success Story at the Forefront
The world s success in addressing the crisis of acid rain could serve as a template for tackling similar challenges.
Vigorous and innovative communication about the problem of acid rain - including cartoons - helped create a climate where policy could be made to address the crisis, says UConn s Gene Likens (Getty Images). Copy Link
As the world watches scientist and policymakers working to manage a global crisis, looking at how a similar challenge was successfully addressed can be a source of encouragement.
This success story starts in 1963, an eventful year for the world. The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War was growing, the civil rights movement was forging ahead, and in November, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was also the early days of the modern environmental movement, just one year after Rachel Carson’s pivotal “Silent Spring” was