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USGS Cohosts Multiagency Hanalei Watershed Workshop
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other Federal, State, and local agencies convened February 21-22, 2007, in Princeville, Hawai‘i, on the north coast of Kaua‘i, to discuss multidisciplinary studies in the island's Hanalei River watershed. Cohosted by Mike Field of the USGS Pacific Science Center (Santa Cruz, California) and Carl Berg of the Hanalei Watershed Hui, the workshop was initiated to document the scientists' collective understanding, better integrate their results, and identify the salient issues that remain to be studied in the multiagency Ridge to Reef Project, a cooperative effort to explain how changing tropical watersheds are affecting coral ecosystems and coastal habitats. To better understand impacts on the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of Hawai‘i, the organizers fashioned a series of questions designed to focus the knowledge and expertise of the workshop participants on the interplay of processes in the Hanalei River watershed, from Mount Wai‘ale‘ale (the highest point in the watershed) to the reefs of Hanalei Bay:
Participants spoke on a range of topics, including such watershed problems as slope failure, invasive species, feral ungulates, and pollution; the effects of these problems on the coral reef; issues for future study; and possible management paths. A collection of abstracts from the workshop will soon be published as a USGS Open-File Report.
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in this issue:
Beam Time at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Tar Balls Washed Onto California Beaches USGS Scientists Judge Science Fairs Job Shadowing at National Wetlands Research Center Florida Shelf Mapping Workshop Identifies State Priorities Hanalei Watershed Workshop New Research Oceanographer Joins Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team New Research Geologist Joins Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team Four New Postdoctoral Fellows Will Research Coastal and Marine Topics
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