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USGS Represented at 90th Anniversary of Girl Scouts Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 in this issue:  previous story | next story (above) Just Imagine:Entrance to the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, FL, showing the Girl Scout banner and theme for the 90th-anniversary celebration. (below) Tracy Enright helps a prospective geologist identify sand samples. On October 26, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, FL, participated in "Just Imagine," an event in Tampa, FL, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the USA. The combined effort of three Girl Scout councils from southwestern Florida, the all-day event drew more than 5,000 attendees. To accommodate that many participants, the Girl Scouts had exclusive use of Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) and the University of South Florida (USF)'s Sundome from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. An experiment for MOSI, it was the first time that the museum had closed its entire facility to the public for a special event. Megan Frayer led a group of USGS volunteers to staff a booth at MOSI. The USGS shared the MOSI auditorium with some expected exhibitors, such as USF's College of Marine Science and Tampa Bay's Busch Gardens adventure park, and some unexpected exhibitors, such as The Ninety-Nines, an organization started by female pilots in 1929 to promote women in aviation. Thanks go to Tracy Enright, Kathy Pegram, and Iuri Herzfeld, who helped Megan staff the USGS booth. Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg, FL Girl Scouts of the USA not-for-profit organization Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Tampa, Florida College of Marine Science University of South Florida (USF) in this issue:  previous story | next story

Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 Mailing List: Sign up to receive monthly email updates: print this issue in this issue: cover story: USS Arizona Adriatic Sea Sediment-Transport Cruise Bear Lake Sea-Floor Mapping Assateague Island Vegetation Mapping Field-Testing New Portable Drilling System Diamondback Terrapin Transoceanic Dust Impacts Woods Hole Field Center Open House St. Petersburg Field Center Open House Great American Teach-In Fourth-Graders Tour St. Petersburg Field Center Girl Scouts 90th Anniversary GIS Day Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats Planning Gas-Hydrates Research Science and Politics in Ecosystem Decisions Sea-Floor Mapping Techniques GHASTLI Lab Visitors Science Museum Board Two New Scientists Louisiana Coastal-Restoration Advisory Board Air Medical Transport Center Tour MRIB Programmer New Webmistress Dec./Jan. Publications List

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