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Alaskans Celebrate 'Hydropalooza' with NOAA Visitors met with the crews of the NOAA Ships Fairweather and Rainier, as well as scientists from NOAA's Kasitsna Bay Laboratory and NOAA headquarters, to learn more about studying the seafloor and living on board a ship. Digital Terrain Models and animations helped the public visualize the data and crew stories illustrated why NOAA's work is important. Local media were in attendance, as were oficials from Alaska's state and local governments. In addition to the ship tours, nearly 70 community members attended a public presentation at NOAA's Kasitsna Bay Laboratory to learn more about the non-traditional benefits of ocean and coastal mapping data, like characterizing marine habitats and planning coastal communities. The event was led by NOAA's Kris Holderied, Director of the Lab, and featured speakers from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Kachemak Bay National Esturarine Research Reserve. For more information about Hydropalooza, visit http://hydropalooza.noaa.gov/ OMAO in the NewsLinks to news articles about our operations and platforms. NOAA Corps Recruiting VideoWant to know what it is like working for NOAA as an officer in the NOAA Corps? Watch the NOAA Corps Recruiting video. OMAO Story ArchivesPrevious featured stories & events of the current and previous two years. Changes of CommandVisit www.NOAAWatch.gov - NOAA's Web Portal for information about ongoing environmental events and explains NOAA's role in prediction, monitoring, warning, and recovery from environmental hazards. Visit NOAAWorld - A web site for and about NOAA people -- highlighting the work and achievements of NOAA staff and partners around the world. Looking for answers or have a question but don't know who to ask? Visit Answers@noaa.gov
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Many Americans take time each summer to visit a state fair or city carnival. On Saturday, August 29, over 250 residents of Homer, Alaska, celebrated 'Hydropalooza'--a festival of data collection--by touring the two ships that have been circling Kachemak Bay for nearly a month. 
