Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The year-round station was abandoned in 1972 , and after operating for years as a temporary summer encampment , Byrd Surface Camp , Byrd Station was reopened by the United States Antarctic Program ( USAP ) in 2009-2010 to support operations in northern West Antarctica .
Simplified: Byrd Station was opened again in 2009-2010 . This was to support operations in northern West Antarctica .