| Activities |
1. External activities
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| 1) |
Invitation and guidance for visitors: to guide the visitors in the museum
and show them how to view and touch nature |
| 2) |
Holding the Beech Center steering committee: to hold the steering committee,
where business plans and their progress will be reported, to manage the
Center effectively |
| 3) |
Introduction of the menu of nature experiences: to introduce a walk in the beech forest, canoeing, snowshoe walking, etc. |
| 4) |
Introduction of nature discovery courses: to introduce walking courses
in the beech forest and the observation areas of flora and fauna depending
on the visitors’ interests |
| 5) |
Mediation of the instructors: to mediate instructors depending on the visitors’ objectives |
2. Promotion activities
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| 1) |
Holding a photography contest for the beech forest: to call for the photographs
of the town’s beech trees and decide winners of the contest. The works
would be exhibited in the Center’s gallery. |
| 2) |
Holding nature observation events: to hold regular observation gatherings in the forest and near the waterside. |
| 3) |
Publication of nature observation guide books: to edit and publish the flora, fauna, and mountain guide books to inform the town’s people and visitors. |
| 4) |
Support and guidance for integrated study: to advise and provide materials
for integrated studies of primary schools and junior high schools. |
| 5) |
Training the authorized guides and instructors: to hold workshops that instruct the guides on the preparation and knowledge needed about nature and rescue operations for walking in the forests and climbing the mountains. |
| 6) |
Establishment and training of “The Children’s Beech Club”: to establish “The Children’s Beech Club,” which is geared toward students in both primary and junior high schools and holds timely observation and presentation events. |
| 7) |
Creation of guidelines for Tadami’s nature experience: to create a brochure for the instructors and tourists that instructs them on the proper behavior to be adopted while viewing the nature of Tadami. |
| 8) |
Creation of a guidance program for nature experiences: to create and distribute the menu and curriculum of nature experience activities for outdoor learning and integrated study. |
3. Research activities
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| 1) |
Publication of The Beech Center bulletin: to edit and publish a bulletin
that includes research reports, papers, materials on beech trees, and the
activity report on the Center. |
| 2) |
Implementation of honoring project of academic papers: a national call for academic papers on beech forests and review to honor the winner. |
| 3) |
Conduct academic research: to accordingly conduct the natural environmental academic research subject to plants, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and mammals. |
| 4) |
Collection and release of materials and papers: to collect materials and papers on beech forests and the natural environment, and make them available for visitors’ reference. |
| 5) |
Creation of the new nature discovery courses: to select and specify the courses by purpose, such as beech forest walking, flower observation, and waterside forest observation. |
| 6) |
Research and publication of cultural resources: to research the town’s various cultural resources such as geography, folklore, history, and culture, and publish them as information available to visitors. |
4. Dissemination activities
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| 1) |
Publication of PR brochure: create a PR brochure to publish the activities of the Center. |
| 2) |
Publication of various guide maps: to publish various guide maps for nature, insects, flowers, etc. |
| 3) |
Information dissemination on the Internet: to globally transmit the activity reports and various types of information on the Internet. |
| 4) |
Dissemination of activity information: to introduce the activities in a
quarterly journal. |
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