SPARCnet (Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network) is a regional collaborative network designed to meet scientific and educational objectives associated with understanding the effects of climate change and land use on salamander populations.
This project is a shared effort between scientists, educators, and resource managers. One of the main goals of SPARCnet is to provide a venue for integrating field work and scientific research questions into educational materials ready for the classroom. We have partnered with QUBES to publish teaching resources that use SPARCnet sites to collect field data with students or provide Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs), as well as quantitative teaching modules based on salamander data that can be used with or without access to a field site.