Permission to enter is only given to those who have the proper training credentials. Those credentials are earned by attending the training facility. The training room can be used to give students a briefing of what will be done at the EcoSystem Site. EcoSystem Sites At each of the four EcoSystem Sites students may take an EcoTour, a virtual reality tour of the plant and animals making up this community. These EcoTours function as subsite screens, jumping off places for research and exploration.
Students can control the speed and direction of their tour by moving the mouse.
By selecting an organism on the screen they can get a still or motion image and, in some cases, sounds as well. A text box providing interesting information will also be displayed on the computer screen for each organism selected. Field Guides Students may access lists of plants and animals, clicking on an unfamiliar term to get an image and textual information. Consultants Users can select from a list of questions and get video responses from specialists and scientists for help with their research. Career and educational information is presented for each consultant.