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4th-Graders Tour USGS' Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, FL
We divided the large group into three subgroups and had three stations for demonstrations. Chris Reich, Noreen Buster, and Chuck Holmes gave 10-minute presentations on coral reefs, analyzing drill cores, and geochronology. Ilsa Kuffner, Karynna Calderon, and Dennis Krohn led the tours. Dave Wegener and Terry Kelley helped with parking and shop tours. Stacy Merriweather, Marci Marot, and Kate Ciembronowicz helped with goodie bags. As a special treat, Rich Young and Molly McLaughlin helped prepare orange drink packaged in 10-ounce scientific water-sampling containers. As might be expected, the drink containers were the students' favorite memory of the tour, but Gene Shinn's famous flushable toilet on top of porous limestone from the Florida Keys was a close second. Thanks are extended to all who participated.
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in this issue:
cover story: Adriatic Sea Sediment-Transport Cruise Assateague Island Vegetation Mapping Field-Testing New Portable Drilling System Woods Hole Field Center Open House St. Petersburg Field Center Open House Fourth-Graders Tour St. Petersburg Field Center Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats Planning Gas-Hydrates Research Science and Politics in Ecosystem Decisions Louisiana Coastal-Restoration Advisory Board |