Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory’s Secondary School Field Research Program (SSFRP) brings high school students, undergraduate students, and science teachers to the Lamont campus each summer for six weeks of field and laboratory research. Students and teachers collaborate with Lamont researchers on a scientific research project in a tiered mentoring system. The Piermont Marsh, New York serves as the main field site and outdoor classroom. Research teams are composed of high school students, one or two undergraduate mentors with a teacher contact, and a Lamont researcher as science support. The main structure is the high school students and their undergraduate mentors as they conduct rigorous scientific research about ecological and physical processes in the wetland.
