USGS Represented at 90th Anniversary of Girl Scouts
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(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.
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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.
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Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003
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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