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The spatial growth model is a complex, interactive computer program capable of instantly displaying the location, sequence, and impacts of population growth based upon differing planning factors and scenarios. Image by Hoyt Johnson SGCP staff asks ‘What happened to summer break?’ The Sustainablity and Global Change Program (SGCP) at Prescott College had a very busy and productive summer. SGCP was officially selected as a United States Geological Survey (USGS) Science Impact Center “for visualization and delivery of science to decision makers.” “With the initial year funded at $50,000 we anticipate increasing funding as the program develops,” said Wil Orr. “In fact, USGS added another $50,000 to the current year’s funding and we are now negotiating for the 2005 funding level.” The basic objective of the Science Impact Program is to better communicate emerging Earth Science findings to decision makers. SGCP at Prescott College is in good company. Other centers selected by the USGS include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School. “Each of these centers will 36 TransitionsFall 2004 bring their special capabilities to the new USGS initiative to expedite the movement of emerging science and research to decision makers in the practical disciplines at the local government level,” Orr said. Maui County In other news, the Prescott College/Blueline Team presented the Maui County Digital Comprehensive Plan in a plenary session for the annual convention of the Hawaíi County Planning Officials in Honolulu on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004. Orr and Hoyt Johnson presented a three-screen summary of the urban growth and transportation impact models developed for the County of Maui. Also presented was work funded by the Pacific Disaster Center on Maui Fire Fuels Hazards, as a function of El Niño Southern Oscillation cycles (duration and intensity) and urban growth into wildland areas. Additionally, USGS selected the County of Maui’s Spatial Growth Model to be presented at the USGS Science Impact Program conference in Washington D.C. in December. The spatial growth model is a complex, interactive computer program capable of instantly displaying the location, sequence, and impacts of population growth based upon differing planning factors and scenarios. The spatial growth model contains four elements: population, transportation, water supply, and hazard mitigation. The population and transportation elements are currently being prioritized through joint-funding by the county planning and transportation departments. The model was developed by the Prescott College/Blueline Team with core funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The County of Maui is one of the most advanced counties in the nation, having developed a significant GIS and modeling capacity. This expertise makes the county a national leader in the application of advanced technologies to the increasingly complex challenges of planning for long term community vitality. El Niño studies Finally, future El Niño Southern Oscillation scenarios as a function of climate change are being developed under a $105,000 contract with the National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration via the East West Center in Honolulu to support fuels hazards and water supply modeling. Orr noted that the program currently has contracts totaling $353,000 on the Islands, not including a Spatial Growth Model/Disaster Assessment Model suite completed for the the Big Island earlier this year. Additional watershed modeling work is being completed for Penn State University and Burke County, N.C. The group completed an Urban Heat Island model for NASA in the early fall and has received requests from Carnegie Mellon University for the final work to integrate with research programs under way there.
Workshop is Prescott College mini reunion The International Snow Science Workshop held in late September served as a kind of a mini reunion for many Prescott College students, alumni, and instructors. This biannual conference, held this year in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is the platform for current research on snow dynamics and avalanche studies. In attendance were three current students and many alumni and instructors, who have become leaders in the field of snow safety, ski guiding, and research. Students and alumni in attendance included: Stuss Leeds ’04, student; Eugene Britt, student; Chris Walker, student; Dan Fagre ’75, USGS Glacier National Park, researcher; Doug Chabot ’86, avalanche forecaster/ Exum Mountain guide; David Lovejoy ’73, faculty member; Steve Munsell ’74, faculty member; Peter Groves ’87, Alta ski patrol; Diane Verna ’91, owner and guide Rendezvous Ski Touring; Ann Mellick ’98, avalanche instructor and mountain guide; Aleph Johnston-Bloom ’99, avalanche instructor and Silverton Mountain ski patroller; Rob Gowler ’98, Exum Mountain guide; Andrew Ryan ’04, outdoor instructor; Nathaniel Haley ’90, ski patroller; and Zach Springer ’03, ski patrol. Instructors in attendance included: Jerry Roberts, CDOT avalanche forecaster and instructor; Lynne Wolfe, avalanche instructor and mountain guide; Denny Hogan, U.S. Forest Service snow recreation specialist; Ian McCammon, avalanche instructor and researcher; Scott McGee, ski instructor and guide, P.S.I.A. examiner; Andy Gleason, avalanche fore- In the photograph, from left, are: Eugene Britt, Andy Gleason (and daughter), Craig Sterbenz, Andrew Ryan, Ann Mellick, Aleph Johnson-Bloom, Zach Springer, Diane Verna, Nathaniel Haley, David Lovejoy, Lynne Wolfe, Peter Sheldon, Steve Munsell, and Peter Groves. caster and researcher; Crag Sterbenz, Telluride ski patrol director; Ron Johnson, avalanche forecaster and climbing ranger; Chas Day, instructor Antarctic guide; and Peter Shelton, ski photographer and writer. The next International Snow Science Workshop will be held in the fall of 2006 in Telluride, Colo. Wells Fargo’s Sharing Advantage program benefits Prescott College Fall 2004Transitions Ralph Phillips, director of development at Prescott College, accepts a check from Tammy Evans, a Wells Fargo home mortgage consultant. Prescott College employee Norma Mazur looks on. Through Wells Fargo’s Sharing Advantage program a $300 donation is made to a faith-based or nonprofit organization each time an individual obtains a home mortgage with Wells Fargo, which Mazur did. She designated Prescott College to receive the donation through the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. Photo by Rachel Yoder 37
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