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There will be increased emphasis on public orientation and education activities directed at family groups which will provide a variety of learning opportunities for visitors. To achieve this, new interpretive materials must be developed for existing and planned exhibits.

Construction and renovation work remaining at Rock Creek and at the Front Royal Conservation Center over the planning period are detailed in the Facilities chapter of this document.

[[underline]] Other Programs [[/underline]]

[[underline]] Center for the Study of Man [[/underline]] The present activities of the Center include the National Anthropological Film Center (NAFC) program and the Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) program.

Research interests of RIIES cover the specialized area of examining the new immigration; i.e., the immigration (patterns and effects) to the U.S. and its extraterritorial jurisdictions since 1965. In FY 1979, the program concluded a phase of outreach and symposium sponsorship. Beginning in FY 1980 and continuing over the next fiver years, RIIES will focus on research, writing and assessment, seminars, and reports on the new immigration. An exhibit on the subject is expected to be open in FY 1986. The NAFC program responds to the worldwide need yo prepare researchable film records of disappearing cultures and their associated human behavior patterns. A series of projects with Third World nations is yielding important films and research data. Over the next five-year period resources will be sought to carry on present projects and to improve the equipment and storage areas. Film cataloguers and visual data specialists are planned as staff additions.

[[underline]] Fort Pierce Bureau [[/underline]] The Fort Pierce Bureau conducts research in marine biology with emphasis on life history studies and the systematics of selected marine organisms of the Indian River, Florida, and the nearby continental shelf. The Bureau is supported totally with trust funds. Over the next five years, research at this Bureau will be administered through the Museum of Natural History to extend cooperative research endeavors. It is expected that manpower over the next five years will remain stable.    

[[underline]] Science Resource Growth [[/underline]]

Overall, Science resources may approach $76,000,000 in FY 1986 from FY 1980 levels of about $61,000,000. Scientific research grants and contracts are expected to increase from about $13,900,000 in FY 1980 to about $16,400,000 in FY 1986. Restricted and unrestricted support of Science activities are expected to remain at about FY 1980 levels. The balance of funding will be sought through the appropriations process, principally for operations and programs of the Natural History Museum (for operating resources associated with the Museum Support Center; and for research, education, and exhibit activities), the Tropical Research Institute (covering expenses related to implementing the Panama Canal Treaty and strengthening the education and research programs ), the Astrophysical Observatory (including requirements for strengthening of operations at Mt. Hopkins), the Chesapeake Bay Center (for watershed and other research and education), and the Zoo (for operations and staffing associated with new facilities at Rock Creek and the Conservation Center).