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Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: Part 2
Host: Jennifer LaVista | Videographer: Don Becker
Tagged: CoastSalish  NativeAmerican  WaterMonitoring  biology  education  ecology  contaminants  change  environment  fish  fishing  flows  modeling  toxics  urbanization  usgs  video  water  (Back to Main Page)

The USGS and the Coast Salish Tribal Nation have partnered during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to study and help improve resources of the Salish Sea.

This final episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey gives an overview of the journey, including a look at preliminary results and additional short video clips and commentary as they paddle through the San Juan Islands and British Columbia (in the Transcript section).

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Be Aware of Where during Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day
Host: Steve Sobieszczyk
Tagged: education  geography  GIS  maps  (Back to Main Page)

We offer you a heaping helping of geography and GIS education and info. Enjoy!


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Earth Science Week, Continued: You're About to get Schooled
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged: EarthScienceWeek  esw  education  (Back to Main Page)

In the fifth and final episode of our Earth Science Week coverage, USGS Education Coordinator Bob Ridky tells us why science education is important for everybody, why kids need to get outside, and more.


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