Education and Public Engagement

The mission of NEON’s Education and Public Engagement program is to enable society and the scientific community to use ecological information and forecasts to understand and effectively address critical ecological questions and issues. NEON has a strong commitment to provide science and education products that are accessible to and usable by all communities.

NEON’s Education and Public Engagement program will translate continental‐scale ecological data on climate change, land use change, and invasive species into meaningful information that many communities can understand and use. This project will involve thousands of scientists, educators, planners, and decision makers who will use NEON data and resources for decades to map, predict, and change human effects on the biosphere.

Sharing Science

The NEON platform provides extraordinary opportunities for education. The platform will support a wide range of interactions – such as between educators and scientists, students and researchers, policymakers and researchers, scientists and the general public, and students and other students. NEON, in partnership with stakeholder communities, will employ a variety of approaches and tools to engage individuals in the scientific process, including social media, online learning modules, citizen science projects, workshops, and informal education programs. Furthermore, the integration of science and education, supported by robust computing technology, physical infrastructure, human resources and strong partnerships, will enable facilitation of a range of innovative learning experiences that will engage a diversity of audiences as part of a broad effort to raise ecological literacy in the United States.