La Plata, a nature refuge in central Puerto Rico, has been closed to the public due to hurricanes, drought, COVID 19, and a bridge collapse. Since La Plata has no form of direct virtual communication with current or potential visitors these closures severely limit their outreach. Our goal with this project was to provide La Plata with the structure for an interactive website which would allow them to connect with visitors regardless of the ability to physically enter the refuge. We began our project by using previously collected data to look into who normally visits and what activities they pursue. This gave us an idea of the audiences our website would be catering to. From there we conducted interviews and follow up surveys to collect information on both the refuge and potential presentation models. With both of these in mind we began the process of developing our website, prioritizing its overall structure, interactive components, and associated media. Our final step was creating a guide for transferring ownership of, updating, and publishing the website we created. In our final deliverable we provided La Plata with a website, guide, and recommendations for further updates.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Jackson, Shane X.
• Isidore, Dorian
• Buterbaugh, Peter J.
• Rodriguez, Kathryn R.

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051321-230933
• 24571

Advisor

• Sphar, Jefferson Alex
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2021

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Date created

• 2021-05-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-29