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St. Petersburg Mayor Visits USGS Research Facility
Mayor Rick Baker of St. Petersburg, FL, visited the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies on April 10. The mayor and his staff had extensive discussions with center chief Lisa Robbins and operations manager Terry Kelley on plans for constructing a third building on the campus. Two members of his economic-development staff accompanied the mayor: Ron Barton, director, and Teresa Brydon, development coordinator. The mayor took a tour of the old Studebaker building and, as a keen observer, noted the change in flooring required to make the old showroom floor suitable for use in an office environment. The mayor met with Kim Yates to discuss Tampa Bay integrated science issues and Abby Sallenger to discuss coastal-change-hazards issues. The tour finished with a description of the new lab facilities on the second floor of the Getting building and a walkthrough of the shop area on the first floor. The mayor's only complaint was that he was too tall to stand upright in the SHARQ Express houseboat, designed to support benthic-community-metabolism experiments.
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in this issue:
cover story: Ecologically Sensitive Islands in the Bering Sea Track Florida's Manatees Via Web Site Mayor Visits USGS Facility New Map Poster for Falmouth, MA Science Teachers Visit Woods Hole USGS Landsat Images Appear in Textbook Scientists Give "Telelecture" to Louisiana Students USGS Landsat Image Featured at Museum Manheim Lectures in Ireland and Sweden Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Aquifers Natural Science and Better Health New Chief Scientist for Western Coastal and Marine Team Mendenhall Fellows Lecture in Reston, VA Mendenhall Fellow Joins Coral Reef Project Netherlands Scientist Visits Woods Hole USGS Employees Find Avocation in Blacksmithing |