National Wetlands Research Center

NWRC Weekly Highlights

April 16, 2009

• LUMCON Seminar To Be Held at NWRC
  
• Scientist to Present Seminar on CARTs
  
• NWRC Contractor Brings Science to Local School
• NWRC Represented at Local Earth Day Celebration
• NWRC Chosen as Site for Southeast Area Center Directors Meeting
• NWRC Director Participates in Third Yangtze Forum in China
• USGS Partnership with Asian Countries Continues To Develop
• NWRC Scientist Attends Gulf Coast Joint Venture Meeting
• 4-H Students Visit NWRC
• NWRC Staff Participate in 25th Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop
• NWRC Hosts Workshop on Project by Louisiana Department of Economic Development
• NWRC Scientist Collaborates with McNeese State University
• NWRC Focuses on Facility Clean Up
• NWRC Branch Chief Recognized by University of New Orleans

April 9, 2009

• NWRC Participates in Remote Sensing Workshop
  
• NWRC Hosts Group of Dutch Engineers and Scientists
  
• High School Juniors Tour NWRC
  
• NWRC Scientist Granted Funding for USGS National Park Monitoring Project
  
• USGS Scientist Guest Lectures at University of New Orleans
  
• USGS Represented at Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Meeting
  
• USGS Briefs on Past, Present, and Future Climate Change
  
• USGS Scientists Involved in Meetings on Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change
  
• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Address at Fish and Wildlife Service Meeting
• USGS Scientist's Latest Research Continues to Capture the Attention of the Media

April 2, 2009

• NWRC Scientists to Develop Wetlands Workshop for Natural Resources Conservation Service Staff
  
• NWRC Director Discusses Partnership Opportunities with Mississippi River Commission
  
• Students Visit NWRC
  
• NWRC Participates in Interactive Science Day at the Episcopal School of Acadiana
• NWRC Scientist's Recent Publication Garners Attention from Online News Sites
• NWRC Scientist's Research Highlighted by Nature Magazine
• NWRC Scientist Interviewed by WWL-TV Channel 4

March 26, 2009

• NWRC Assists in Workshop on Species Loss in Keoladeo National Park
  
• NWRC Participates in the U.S. Consulate’s Earth Day Series in Chennai, India
• NWRC Represented at the 2nd Annual Women’s Conference at the University of Louisiana Lafayette
• NWRC Participates in the Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species
• NWRC Director Presents Information on Climate Change
• USGS Releases Proceedings for the Second All-USGS Modeling Conference

March 19, 2009

• Article Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Features NWRC Research
  
• NWRC Scientist to Speak at Galveston Festival
• NWRC Participates in Annual Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds
• NWRC Scientist Attends Barataria-Terrebone National Estuary Program Meeting
• NWRC Represented at Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Meeting
• NWRC Participates in Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
• Women’s History Art Exhibit Covered by multiple News Sites
  

March 12, 2009

• Green Is the Theme at Women’s History Month Exhibition
  
• NWRC to Participate in National Science Teachers’ Association Annual Conference
• NWRC Director Invited to Speak at Louisiana Wildlife Federation Convention
• NWRC Represented at Workshop Concerning Sea Level Rise
• NWRC Hosts Seminar in Honor of African American History
• USGS Scientist Presents Information on Sea-level Rise Models
• NWRC Hosts Representative from the National Water Quality Laboratory
• NWRC Staff Attend Two Conferences Related to the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
• NWRC Represented at Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference
• NWRC Volunteers Participate in MAA Conference
• Students Visit NWRC

March 6, 2009

• NWRC Participates in Mississippi River Freshwater Diversion Summit

February 26, 2009

• NWRC Hosting Seminar by Renowned Ecologist
• NWRC Participates in Corps Partnering Conference
• NWRC Participates in Joint Program Review Meeting
• USGS Scientist to Present Information on Climate Change and Implications for Fish and Wildlife

February 19, 2009

• NWRC Scientist Presenting at Oregon Water Science Center
• Coastal Wetlands Book with Chapter by NWRC Scientist is Published
• NWRC Scientists Publish Prediversion Biomonitoring Study
• NWRC Hosts Brownie Troop
• Students Visit NWRC

February 12, 2009

• Remote Sensing Book with Chapter by NWRC Scientists is Published
  
• NWRC Scientists Attend USDA Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group Meeting
  
• NWRC Director Participates in Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting
  
• NWRC Director Meets with USACE Concerning Partnership

February 5, 2009

• NWRC Scientists Participate in Working Wetlands Group Meeting
• NWRC Scientists Meet with Gulf Coast Joint Venture Team
  
• NWRC Information Specialist Educates Conservationists About Louisiana Wetlands
  
• NWRC Scientists Meet with Greater Everglades Ecosystem Recovery Partners
  
• NWRC Scientist Participates in LUMCON Seminar Series
  
• NWRC Scientist Presents at Gulf Coast Diamondback Terrapin Workgroup Meeting
  
• NWRC Staff Hosts Job Shadowers
• USGS Representatives Meet with State Department Officials to Discuss DRAGON
• USGS Representatives Meet with White House OSTP Office to Discuss DRAGON
• USGS Scientist Invited to Represent U.S. Government at IPCC Meeting
• USGS Chief Scientist Interviewed by Field and Stream magazine
• USGS Chief Scientist Interviewed by Science magazine

January 29, 2009

• NWRC Staff Attend Coastal Sustainability Agenda Workshop
  
• NWRC Hosts Architectural Class for Coastal Information Tour
  
• NWRC Staff Attend Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Ducks Unlimited Ceremony and Press Conference
  
• NWRC Staff Meet with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to Discuss Joint Projects
  
• NWRC Staff Meet with Gulf of Mexico Alliance Team
  
• NWRC Staff Attend Polders for Marshland Creation Workshop
  
• NWRC Staff Attend 2008 Hurricane Season Lessons Learned Workshop
  
• NWRC Staff Participate in Career Expo

January 22, 2009

• Governor to Attend Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Ducks Unlimited Ceremony and Press Conference at USGS National Wetlands Research Center
  
• NWRC Scientist to Present Information on Island Applesnails to National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Invasive Species Working Group (ISWG)
• NWRC Scientists Participate in the 2009 Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting
• NWRC Director Presents at the Great Lakes Urban Habitat Restoration Symposium
• NWRC Scientists Participate in the Fall 2008 Cooperator’s Meeting
• NWRC Director Meets with State Department and DOI Officials Concerning DRAGON
• NWRC Director Meets with International Crane Foundation (ICF) to Plan DRAGON Global Summit
• NWRC Director Meets with Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC) to Plan for DRAGON Global Summit

January 15, 2009

• NWRC Scientists Participate in the 2009 Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting
  
• Mapping Fire Scars and Marsh Recovery with Remote Sensing Data

January 8, 2009

• USGS Scientist Presents Findings at Lake Mead Science Symposium
• USGS Scientist Attends SageSTEP Meeting
• USGS Staff Participate in Chenier Plain Symposium
• Legislative Correspondent Visits USGS National Wetlands Research Center

December 29, 2008

• NWRC Contractor Among ULL Outstanding Graduates
  
• NWRC Study Quoted in Winona Post Article
• NWRC Web Site Listed by USA.gov Web Site
• NWRC Materials Referenced on Thomson Reuters Biology Browser Web site
  

December 22, 2008

• USGS EDRR Partner Network Expands to Kentucky – the Bluegrass State
  
• USGS Scientist Organizes Session at ACES: A Conference on Ecosystem Services
  
• NWRC Director Participates in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Briefing
  
• USGS Scientists Participate in Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Aquatic Nuisance Task Force Meeting
  
• USGS Contractors Volunteer at Lafayette Christian Academy Science Fair
• USGS Scientist Quoted by the Times Picayune

December 11, 2008

• USGS Employees Meet with St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) Director
• USGS/NWRC Hosts Seminar on Coral Reef Fish Communities
• USGS Scientists Participate in Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) Management Conference Meeting
• National Wetlands Research Center Staff Contributes to Food Drive
• USGS/NWRC Convenes IUCN-USGS Expert Panel on Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) at International Ports of Entry
• The Times Picayune (New Orleans) Requests Map Illustrating Subsidence Along Coastal Louisiana
• National Geographic’s School Division Requests Graphic Illustrating Louisiana Wetlands' Flood Protection and Water Purification Qualities
• USGS South Central Region Executive Director Quoted in Article Regarding Water Quality Monitoring Stations

December 4, 2008

• USGS Scientists Participate in Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program Management Council Meeting
• USGS Scientist Provides Aerial and Ground Imagery of Louisiana Wetlands for New Orleans Exhibit
• Prairie Elementary Fourth Graders visit NWRC
• NWRC Director Participates in Environmental Flows Meeting for the Caddo Lake Watershed
• USGS Information Specialist Attends CWPPRA Technical Committee Meeting
• USGS Contractor Attends Institute for Environmental Communications at Loyola University
• USGS Geographer Contacted by the BBC Concerning National Geographic Earth Science Series

December 1, 2008

• NWRC Director Participates in Wetlands Bus Tour
• USGS Scientist Attends DESDynI (Deformation Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice) Applications Workshop
• USGS Botanist Participates in Future Farmers of America Agronomy Career Development Events Workshop
• USGS Employees and Contractors Participate in Green T. Lindon Elementary Math and Science Fair
• The Daily Advertiser Produces a Five-Part Series on Louisiana’s Coastal Wetland Loss
• NWRC Library Featured on Free Government Information Web Site

November 20, 2008

• USGS Geographer Participates in Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership Steering Committee Meeting
• NWRC Librarian Selected as Representative on Library Council
• USGS National Wetlands Research Center Staff Presents Exhibit at La Fete d’Ecologie
• South Central Area Staff Visits NWRC
• Prairie Elementary Fourth Graders Visit NWRC
• USGS Scientist Conducts Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) Training Workshop
• NWRC Staff Enjoys 2008 Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch
• Staff with The Weather Channel Requests Data from USGS/NWRC
• USGS/NWRC Director Quoted in Several International News Outlets

November 13, 2008

• USGS/NWRC Contractors meet with First Lego League Team from Episcopal School of Acadiana
• Sorority for Educators Visits NWRC
• USGS/NWRC Hosts Job Shadowing Students
• USGS/NWRC Hosts Wellness Event for Staff
• Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous Symposium

November 6, 2008

• USGS Scientist Presents Paper at 16th International Conference of Environmental Bioindicators
• USGS Scientist Participates in Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Annual Fall Meeting
• Radar Images Provided to the American Museum of Natural History
• USGS/NWRC Contractor Gives Presentation and Tour to Evangeline Elementary French Immersion Classes
• USGS/NWRC Staff Attend Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force Meeting
• USGS Staff Participates in Regional Louisiana Coastal Area Workgroup Meeting
• USGS/NWRC Contractor Gives Presentation and Tour to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Coastal Sciences Class
• USGS/NWRC Director Attends Launch of DRAGON Institute

October 30, 2008

• Briefing Provided for USDA Deputy Directors and Other Senior Program Managers
• Advanced Wetland Photo-Interpretation Workshop
• USGS/NWRC Hosts Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) Program Annual Meeting
• USGS/NWRC Hosts Gulf Coast Joint Venture Meeting
• USGS Geographer Presents Study at Bays and Bayous Symposium: 2008
• USGS Contractor Participates in Lafayette Middle School Environmental Science Academy Advisory Board Meeting
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette Architecture Students Tour the USGS National Wetlands Research Center
• USGS Staff & Contractors Attend Everglades Joint Ecosystem Modeling Workshop
• USGS/NWRC Presents Introduction to Wetland Remote Sensing and Mapping Workshop
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by the Lafayette Daily Advertiser About Efforts to Restore and Protect Coastal Louisiana

October 24, 2008

• USGS Scientists and Staff Attend USGS Gulf Coast Science Conference
• USGS/NWRC Participates Meetings in Preparation for Launch of DRAGON Institute-Mekong
• USGS/NWRC Staff Awards Mentioned in Soundwaves

October 16, 2008

• USGS/NWRC Staff Serves on Planning Committee for USGS Gulf Coast Science Conference & Florida Integrated Science Center Joint Meeting
• USGS Chief Scientist Gives Keynote Speech about Climate Change
• USGS Branch Chief Participates in Ecosystems Spatial Data Integration Workshop
• USGS/NWRC Staff Participates in Society of Wetland Scientists South Central Chapter and South Atlantic Chapter Joint Meeting
• USGS Scientist Participates in Yukon Invasive Species Symposium
• USGS/NWRC Scientist Attends Joint Meeting of the Natural Areas Association and the National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils
• Presentation to Southeastern State Fish and Wildlife Agency Directors

October 9, 2008

• Information Provided for Bottomland Hardwood Collaborative Project
• U.S.-Vietnam Science Partnership
• USGS/NWRC Assembles Wetland Comparison Data for the Congressional Research Service
• USGS Scientist Quoted in Thibodaux and Houma La., newspapers
• USA Today Publishes Information Obtained from USGS National Wetlands Research Center
• USGS Chief Scientist Quoted in Several Articles
• USGS Contractor Assists with the Instream Flow Council's Annual Conference

October 2, 2008

• USGS Scientist Participates in Yukon Invasive Species Symposium
• Training on ArcGIS Provided
• USGS Contractor Provides Educational Program for Students
• USGS Scientist Organizes Workshop on Strategic Science Planning for the Atchafalaya Basin
• USGS Contractor Provides Assistance to Environmental Science Teachers
• USGS Scientist Participates in National Association of State Foresters Annual Conference
• USGS Chief Scientist Delivers Keynote Presentation for the Florida Wildlife Commission's Symposium on Climate Change
• USGS Ecologist Gives Two Lectures at the Ohio State University School of Natural Resources
• USGS Chief Scientist Interviewed by Environmental Science & Technology Magazine
• USGS Chief Scientist Interviewed by the Associated Press
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by NASA Outreach Website/Ezine

September 25, 2008

• NWRC Staff Provides Radar Image of Flooding
• NWRC Biologist and Crew Obtains Post-Ike Aerial Videography
• NWRC Maps Used in FEMA Briefing
• NWRC Provides Training on Aerial Photo Interpretation
• USGS Geographer Provides Imagery to U.S. Senator David Vitter's Staff
• NWRC Contacted by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu's Staff
• Reporter with the Houma Courier and the Thibodaux Daily Comet Contacts USGS Biologist About Barrier Island Loss
• USGS Scientist Interview by The Weather Channel

September 18, 2008

• NWRC to Release Hurricane Ike Support, Assessment, and Response (ISAR) Report
• Information on Hurricane Ike Activities Included on NWRC Web Site
• NWRC Assists with Search and Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Ike
• NWRC Crew Collects Aerial High Definition Video of Texas and Louisiana Coasts
• NWRC Director Meets with Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency
• NWRC Director Travels to Vietnam and Thailand
• CBS Affiliate Airs Story about NWRC's Participation in Search and Rescue after Hurricane Ike
• USGS Geographer Provides Sport Fishing Magazine with Information on Louisiana Wetland Loss
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by USA Today
• NWRC Director Interviewed by The Weather Channel
• NWRC Provides Information on Wetlands Near Chicago to the Associated Press

September 11, 2008

• USGS Scientists Collect Pre- and Post-Hurricane Gustav Video
  
• USGS Scientists Sample Insect Populations in Preparation for Hurricanes
• USGS Scientists Visit Coastal Forest Plots
• USGS Scientist and Crew collect Pre-Hurricane Ike Video of Texas and Louisiana Coast
• USGS Center Director Discusses Emergency Preparedness with Several Government Agencies
• USGS Secretary Named Recipient of Central Region’s Diversity Award
• USGS NWRC Branch Chief Interviewed by The Weather Channel
• The Advocate Interviews USGS/NWRC Scientists for Article About the State of Coastal Wetlands
• National Public Radio Reporter Interviewed USGS Scientist
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by The Times Picayune Regarding Satellite Imagery Related to Hurricane Gustav
• USGS NWRC Branch Chief Interviewed by Sport Fishing Magazine
• Radio Station Contacts USGS Geographer About Possible Interview
• USGS Geographer Assists with Story in the Wall Street Journal
• USGS Geographer Provides Information to the Houma Courier

September 4, 2008

• USGS National Wetlands Research Center Successfully Weathers Hurricane Gustav
• Science Response Vehicle (SRV) Deployed After Hurricane Gustav
• NWRC Provides The Weather Channel with Pre-Hurricane Video
• Reporter Covering Hurricanes Referred to USGS Geographer
• Reporter with Discovery Channel News Requests Information Concerning the Gulf Coast’s Vulnerability to Wetlands Loss
• Christian Science Monitor Reporter Interviews USGS Geographer
• USGS/NWRC Statistics on Wetland Loss Used in USA Today Story
• Outreach Project Leader Meets with Teachers

August 28, 2008

• NWRC Stages Mock Hurricane Drill
  
• NWRC Director Attends Louisiana Coastal Area Science Board Meeting in New Orleans

August 22, 2008

• USGS South Central Area Executive meets with New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Awards Presented at USGS/NWRC All-Hands Meeting
• USGS Contractor named a 2008 Woman of Excellence for Public Service
• USGS Employee Interviewed Regarding Volunteer Work to Combat Adult Illiteracy

August 14, 2008

• USGS/NWRC Representatives to Attend Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting
• USGS Branch Chief Receives Award from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  
• USGS Scientists Assist with Invasive Species Rapid Assessment Project
• USGS Geographers Interviewed by the Korean Broadcasting System
• The Daily Advertiser Runs Article about NWRC's Involvement in DARPA Competition
• The Daily Advertiser Mentions the USGS National Wetlands Research Center in Article

August 7, 2008

• USGS Center Director named to the Board of Directors of the National Wildlife Federation
• USGS Ecologist Interviewed in French by Radio Canada
• USGS Scientist Provides Technical Assistance to the Remedee Foundation

August 4, 2008

• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Presentation at Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting
• USGS Acting Assistant Director Named 2008 Shoemaker Award Winner
• USGS Geographer Provides 911 Maps to Associated Press
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel

July 28, 2008

• Scientists organize INTECOL symposium on global change and wetlands
• DRAGON discussed at INTECOL meeting
• Journalist accompanies scientist in field to learn about frog monitoring
• Telephone interview in French requested

July 21, 2008

• Climate Change Effects on Louisiana Forests and Wetlands Discussed
• USGS Scientist Quoted in The Times Picayune Story
• Student Tour of NWRC Mentioned in The Daily Advertiser
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the National Wildlife Federation
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Reuters News Agency
• Interview Scheduled Regarding the Delta Research And Global Observation Network (DRAGON)
• Local Television Station Requests Information on Wetland Loss from the 2005 Hurricanes

July 7, 2008

• USGS Scientist Interviewed by BeE Magazine
• USGS Scientist’s Work on Coastal Louisiana Land Changes Mentioned in American Chemical Society Publication

June 27, 2008

• USGS Scientist Conducts Invasive Species Workshop
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by USA Today
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Latitude Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Field and Stream Magazine

June 23, 2008

• Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV) Geospatial Information Conference
• Outreach for At-Risk Students
• Educational Outreach for Scouts

June 16, 2008

• USGS Scientist’s Contributions to Wetlands Research Are Recognized by International Society
• USGS Communicator Receives Honor
• USGS Hosts Ivory-billed Woodpecker Symposium
• USGS Provides Wetland Information to French Filmmakers

May 23, 2008

• USGS Scientist Receives Conservation Award
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor

May 19, 2008

• USGS National Wetlands Research Center Hosts Workshop on Lidar
• USGS Scientist Receives Conservation Award
• USGS Scientist Is Instructor for EPA Watershed Webcast
• USGS Scientist Discussed Climate Change Impacts on Transportation
• USGS Scientist Met with Chesapeake Bay Commission
• USGS Scientist Quoted in Story About Louisiana’s coastal Land Loss
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Daily Advertiser Article
• USGS Scientist Interviewed About Potential Impacts of Climate Change

May 12, 2008

• USGS Science Center to Prepare for “Hurricane Zydeco”
• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Talk at Exotic Pest Plant Meeting
• USGS at Weeds Across Borders International Conference
• USGS Participates in South Louisiana Hurricane Conference
• USGS NWRC Director Delivers Keynote Address at DRAGON II Meeting

May 5, 2008

• USGS Purple Loosestrife Research and Workshop in Turkey
• USGS Wins Communication Awards

April 28, 2008

• USGS Celebrates Earth Day in North Carolina
• USGS Scientist Helps with Native Plant Project

April 21, 2008

• USGS Participates in Dam Safety Coordinators Conference
• USGS Celebrates Earth Day in Louisiana
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Bloomberg New

April 7, 2008

• USGS Partners With University for Career Panel
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Documentary Film

March 31, 2008

• USGS Science Center Staff Wins Communication Awards
• USGS Scientists Interviewed for Documentary

March 24, 2008

• USGS Scientist Organizes Global Change Ecology Section for SWS
• USGS Provides Land Area Change Maps to Louisiana Legislature
• USGS Scientists Brief DOI Assistant Secretary on Gulf Coast Restoration and Hurricane Response
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Story in Science Magazine

March 17, 2008

• USGS Scientist Promotes Female Wetland Scientists
• USGS and DOT Release Report on Impacts of Climate Change on Transportation
• USGS Science Center Hosts Canadian Visitors
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for National Public Radio Story

March 10, 2008

• Under Guidance of USGS Scientist, American Fisheries Society Chapter Wins Award
• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Talk on Climate Change
• USGS Scientist Speaks at NOAA Climate Change Training
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Special Issue of The Wildlife Professional

March 3, 2008

• USGS Science Center Celebrates Women’s History Month
• USGS Scientist Authors Award-Winning Publication

February 25, 2008

• USGS Science Center Hosts Speaker for Black History Month
• USGS Provides Information for Congressman Boustany’s Town Meeting
• Congressman Boustany’s Staff Member Visits Science Center
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for a February 24 article in the Times Picayune

February 4, 2008

• USGS Participates in World Wetlands Day at Caddo Lake
• Science and the Storms: the USGS Response to the Hurricanes of 2005
• USGS Scientists Interviewed at House Briefing
• USGS Geographer Provides Information for Podcast

January 28, 2008

• USGS Geographer provides Imagery for Documentary on Louisiana’s Wetlands

January 18, 2008

• USGS Scientist Presents on Climate Change
• USGS and DOT Brief Executive Office Staff on Climate Change
• USGS Helps Identify Important Bird Areas
• USGS Participates in Arbor Day Celebration
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Times-Picayune
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Profile in Women's Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Times-Picayune

December 2007

• USGS Hosts International Delta Meeting
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by KATC-TV about the International Delta Roundtable Meeting

October 2007

• USGS Scientist Assists Louisiana Native Plant Initiative
• USGS Scientist Continues Mentoring for JASON Project
• USGS Scientist Discusses Health of Fish in Lake Mead
• USGS Scientist Shares in Nobel Prize

September 2007

• USGS Science Center Offers Teacher Workshop
• USGS Science Center Shares Educational Resources with Community
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Associated Press
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Houston Chronicle
• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Talk at International Conference on Invasive Plants
• USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Address on Climate Change

August 2007

• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Article in US Airways Magazine
• USGS Scientist Participates in Congressional Tour of Caddo Lake
• USGS Scientist Speaks on Nutria Research Program

July 2007

• USGS Scientists Interviewed by KLFY TV (Lafayette, LA) for Story on Science Response Vehicle
• USGS Provides Image of Science Response Vehicle for Column in GeoWorld Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Times-Picayune
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Students from Sherbrooke College, Quebec, Canada
• USGS Maps Complement Exhibit of Photos and Paintings by Louisiana Artists
• USGS and Texas A & M University Host Coastal Ecosystem Research Workshop
• USGS Coordinates with Galveston County Emergency Management Office
• USGS Scientists Interviewed by KATC TV for Story on Science Response Vehicle
• USGS and Gulf Coast Joint Venture Discuss a Shared Vision
• USGS Geographer Contributes Land Loss Imagery for Story in National Geographic Magazine
• USGS Librarian Provides Information for Television Documentary on World War II

June 2007

• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Emergency Management magazine
• USGS Participates in Galveston's Hurricane Drill
• USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Host Coastal Hurricane Response Workshop
• USGS to Brief Representative Melancon on Science Response Vehicle (SRV)
• USGS Scientist Responds to Climate Change Questions
• USGS National Wetlands Research Center Provides Information to The Weather Channel
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Geotimes Magazine
• USGS Scientists Interviewed for a Story in The Daily Advertiser
• USGS Employees Interviewed about NWRC’s Science Response Vehicle For a Story in Houma Today
• USGS Demonstrates Capabilities of Science Response Vehicle During Emergencies
• USGS Science Center Hosts Oil Spill Response Training
• USGS Science Center Library Offers Exhibit on Threatened and Endangered Species
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Story in the Houma Courier
• USGS Scientist Provides Information for article in The Independent
• USGS Scientists Interviewed by The Daily Advertiser
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Students from Sherbrooke College, Quebec, Canada

May 2007

• Former USGS Scientist Receives 2007 Coastal Stewardship Award
• USGS Geographer Provides Information to CNN
• USGS Scientist Leads Global Delta Science Network Effort in Vietnam
• USGS Science Centers Prepare for Hurricane Season
• Science Center Hosts Meeting on Lower Mississippi River Valley
• USGS Scientist Speaks At EcoSummit 2007 in China
• USGS Scientist Presents Paper at International Meeting
• USGS Provides Map for Senator Mary Landrieu
• USGS Scientists and Geographers Quoted in The Advertiser
• USGS Scientists Provide information for Audubon Article
• USGS Scientists Interviewed The Advertiser

April 2007

• USGS Scientist Meets With Ducks Unlimited Leader
• USGS Scientist Provides Information to the Korea Broadcasting System
• USGS Scientist Speaks at George Wright Society Conference
• USGS Participates in National Hurricane Conference
• USGS Scientist to Testify on Climate Change at House Science and Technology Hearing
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Planning Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Miami Herald
• USGS Scientist Provides Information to Creative Development Department at Walt Disney Studios
• USGS Employees Attend Stakeholders Meeting Hosted by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• USGS Celebrates Earth Day in Louisiana
• USGS Celebrates Birds and Bears in Louisiana
• Evergreen State College Group Visits USGS Science Center
• USGS Receives Awards from the National Association of Government Communicators
• USGS/NWRC Director Meets with Director of the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
• USGS Scientist Quoted in the Environmental & Energy Daily
• USGS Geographer Interviewed for Upcoming Article in National Geographic Magazine
• USGS Scientist Works with Film Crew from the Korea Broadcasting System

March 2007

• USGS Scientist Provides Information for Potential Story in Fortune Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
• USGS Scientist Contacted by the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the Canadian Broadcasting System
• USGS Scientist Presents on Impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by German Press Agency
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by TV5Monde/USA
• USGS Scientist to be Interviewed by National Public Radio

February 2007

• USGS Scientist Interviewed about the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Systems

January 2007

• Mentoring Program at Science Center
• Information Branch Chief Provides Information for Article on Wetland Loss
• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Article on the Science of Global Climate Change
• USGS geographer Given Credit for the Interpretation of a Satellite Image
• USGS Hosts Tour of Hurricane Rita Damage

November 2006

• USGS Scientist Interviewed for Documentary
• Image of USGS Scientist Used in New Book for Educators

October 2006

• USGS Scientist Assists with Fact Checking for New IMAX Film

September 2006

• USGS Collaborates with U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• USGS Scientist Serves on AAAS Panel
• USGS Team Receives Service to America Medal
• USGS Geographer Provides Map to The New York Times
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by NPR’s Morning Edition

August 2006

• USGS Scientists Quoted in National Wildlife Magazine
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by the New York Times
• USGS Librarian Interviewed by the Daily Review (Morgan City, LA)
• USGS Scientist Presents at Cache River Symposium
• USGS Employee Receives Women of Excellence Award
• State/Federal Partnership Develops PHINS
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by Local ABC Television Affiliate
• USGS National Wetlands Research Center Director Interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor
• USGS Geographer Provides Images to NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp.

July 2006

• USGS Geographer Provides Information and Images to National Geographic Magazine
• USGS, Scouts, and Museums Partner
• Summer Educational Outreach at NWRC
• USGS Scientist Provides Information on the American Alligator to Gazeta USA
• USGS Geographer Provides Information on Louisiana’s Coastal Wetland Loss to WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge
• USGS Geographer Provides Land Loss Images to Louisiana Public Broadcasting
• USGS Partners with University of Louisiana Library for Wetlands Exhibit
• USGS Geographer Interviewed by the Shreveport Times (LA)
• USGS Scientist Interviewed about Sea Level Rise Impacts on Gulf Coast Transportation
• USGS Scientist Speaks at Coastal Protection Meeting
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Daily Advertiser

June 2006

• USGS Scientist Builds Research Partnerships with Russian Academy of Sciences
• USGS Scientist Interviewed by National Public Radio and the Associated Press
• USGS scientist Interviewed by Audubon magazine
• USGS Gives Training and Discusses Collaborations with Geographers and Scientists in China
• USGS Sponsors Lower Mississippi Valley Conceptual Framework Workshop
• USGS Scientist Provides Information for Possible Story in Canadian Geographic Magazine
• USGS Geographer Provides Information on the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina to Popular Science Magazine
• USGS Scientists Interviewed for Book About Ivory-billed Woodpecker
• USGS scientist Assists with Fact Checking on new IMAX Movie on Louisiana’s Wetlands
• USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Staff Receives Award
• USGS Scientist Provides Images for Earth Science Textbook

May 2006

• USGS Researcher Serves as JASON Scientist
• USGS Scientists Acknowledged for Contributions to Book
• USGS Scientists Interviewed by National Wildlife Magazine
• USGS Geographer interviewed by USA Today
• Vietnamese Scientist Visits USGS Science Center
• USGS Participates in Envisioning the Future of the Gulf Coast Symposium
• USGS National Wetlands Research Center provides DVD to Duo Creative Communications
• USGS geographer interviewed by the Chicago Tribune

April 2006

• USGS scientist interviewed by National Wildlife magazine
• USGS Scientists Speak at Federal Interagency Conferences
• USGS Scientist Attends Restoration Meeting
• USGS Sponsors Gulf Coast Field Briefings

March 2006

• Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing
• Senator Landrieu to Speak at Women’s History Month Event
• USGS Offers Mentoring for USFWS
• USGS Ecologist Interviewed by Nightly Business Report

February 2006

• USGS Scientist Chosen as Fulbright Senior Specialist
• USGS Scientist Speaks on Baldcypress Ecosystem at Caddo Lake, TX
• USGS Scientist Represents USGS at National Park Service Meeting

January 2006

• USGS Scientist Speaks on Nutrient Reduction in Forested Wetlands
• USGS provides aerial image of New Orleans to the BBC
• USGS Librarian Linda Broussard nominated by the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science
• Staff at the National Wetlands Research Center acknowledged by photographer Bevil Knapp and writer Mike Dunne in their new book America’s Wetland Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast

December 2005

• USGS geographer Steve Hartley and University of Louisiana Research Associate Alaa Shams were recognized by ESRI
• USGS scientist and pilot Tommy Michot was interviewed by Audubon magazine

November 2005

• USGS scientist Tom Doyle was interviewed by KATC-TV
• USGS scientists Greg Smith, Tommy Michot and Tom Doyle, USGS geographer Larry Handley and USGS engineer Scott Wilson were interviewed by ESPN2
• USGS scientists Wylie Barrow, Tommy Michot, Lori Randall, Clint Jeske, and Chris Wells were interviewed in Cameron Parish, LA, for a story about the effects of Hurricane Rita
• USGS Provides Imagery for Hurricane Damage Assessment
• USGS scientist Tom Doyle was interviewed Oct. 25 by Jeff Hecht with New Scientist magazine about hurricane effects on wetlands.
• USGS provided B-roll video of the Louisiana coast prior to Hurricane Katrina for a CNN news story to air Nov. 2.

October 2005

• USGS geographer John Barras and scientist Brian Perez were interviewed October 21 by WWL-TV
• USGS geographer John Barras was interviewed about wetland loss after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for the PBS program NOW
• USGS scientist/pilot Tommy Michot was interviewed October 19 by Times-Picayune
• USGS Scientist Judges Louisiana Duck Stamp Contest
• Students Helping Students After Hurricanes
• USGS provided an image of Hurricane Katrina’s impact on Louisiana’s wetlands
• Science journalist Erik Stokstad accompanied USGS scientists Beth Middleton and Karen McKee to the coastal wetlands of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
• A map, “Southeast Louisiana Land Loss,” prepared by USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana, was used in the September/October 2005 Ducks Unlimited magazine
• The bird tracking radar research of USGS scientists Wylie Barrow and Lori Randall was mentioned in the article “Tracking Waterfowl by Radar”
• USGS Team Heads to Madagascar
• USGS scientists and public affairs staff are continuing to respond to media inquiries about all aspects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• A radar image showing the exodus of Neotropical songbirds from the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge during the fall migration was provided by USGS to the Weather Channel

September 2005

• USGS scientists, geographers, and public affairs staff at the National Wetlands Research Center continue to receive and respond to many media requests for information and interviews about Hurricane Katrina
• USGS Humanitarian Efforts for Katrina Evacuees
• USGS scientist Jacoby Carter was interviewed by National Geographic News
• USGS scientist Tommy Michot was interviewed by The Independent (Lafayette, LA)

August 2005

• Teacher Workshop Connects Research & the Classroom
• USGS Scientist Studies Purple Invader
• USGS scientists Lori Randall and Wylie Barrow provided information and a radar image depicting waterfowl movement on the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
• USGS scientist and pilot Tommy Michot provided information on the impacts of Hurricanes Lili and Ivan that he observed along the Gulf of Mexico coast

July 2005

• USGS scientist Jacoby Carter provided information about nutria (coypu) for a feature article on the fate of the coypu
• USGS was contacted by “Current,” a new cable TV network in CA, for information to use in a series on global climate change.
• Scientist Stephen Faulkner was interviewed for a story on Louisiana’s coastal forest ecosystems
• Scientist Tommy Michot was interviewed by the New Orleans Times Picayune about the numbers of nesting birds on west Breton Island

June 2005

• USGS scientist Stephen Faulkner was interviewed by The Independent Weekly
• A reporter and photographer from the Daily Advertiser spent a day in the Atchafalaya Swamp with USGS scientist Dana Drake
• USGS Supports Job Shadowing for Teacher
• USGS scientist Greg Smith was interviewed by KATC TV-3

May 2005

• USGS Receives NAGC Awards
• USGS and DOT Host Expert Panel on Impacts of Climate Change and Transportation
• USGS scientist Jacoby Carter was interviewed by the Guadalajara Colony Reporter
• Discussion with Senator Mary Landrieu

December 2004

• USGS scientist Virginia Burkett was contacted by CNN for information on climate change and its impacts on the people and places of coastal Louisiana.

November 2004

• Wetlands Center is New Partner in Central Southwest Gulf Coast Node
• USGS Partners with SEEDS Program for Student Field Trip
• USGS scientist Jacoby Carter was interviewed by the Washington Post
• USGS scientist Tommy Michot was contacted by National Geographic Magazine

September 2004

• USGS Studies Waterfowl Haven
• USGS Partners with America's WETLAND
• Tommy Michot was interviewed by WBRZ- TV 2 and the Times Picayune about Hurricane Ivan and the storm's impact on the Gulf Coast's barrier islands
• Tom Doyle was interviewed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about the effects of Hurricane Charley on natural ecosystems

August 2004

• Coastal America Partnership Award Includes USGS
• USGS Assists Texas Wildlife Conservation
• Bob Keeland was interviewed by the Marshall (TX) News Messenger about the defoliation of baldcypress tress at Caddo Lake
• USGS provided a photograph of a Louisiana "ghost swamp" which will be used in the college textbook Environmental Geology
• Louisiana's Wetlands Are America's Wetlands
• Nutria Goes to Court

July 2004

• Gulf Guardian Award
• USGS Mapping Sleuths
• Robert Stewart was interviewed July 1 by Water Environment and Technology about Louisiana's coastal wetland loss
• USGS Uses Remote Sensing to Monitor Oak Decline
• Jacoby Carter was interviewed by the Daily Advertiser
• USGS Scientist Received Merit Award
• USGS Scientist Serves on Freshwater Inflows Steering Group
• Tommy Michot was interviewed by the Daily Advertiser (LA) about the wading bird population

June 2004

• New Poster "Louisiana: Migratory Crossroads
• Tommy Michot was the featured guest on "Louisiana Wild," a public radio program on
• Baton Rouge's WRKF-FM

May 2004

• USGS Scientist Speaks at Harvard University
• USGS Scientist Speaks at Carbon Sequestration Conference
• Lights, Camera, Action
• USGS Science Supports New National Wildlife Refuge
• USGS Science Coordinator Briefs FWS Regional Ecosystem Team
• Elijah Ramsey and Gene Nelson were interviewed for The History Channel

April 2004

• USGS Scientists Appointed to Governor's Commission
• USGS Scientist Gives Invited Talk at Ecological Restoration Workshop

February 2004

• USGS Briefs Congress on Sea Level Rise
• USGS Represented on Heinz Center Committee
  

January 2004

• USGS Scientist Speaks to Transportation Research Board
• Tommy Michot was interviewed by the Louisiana Sportsman

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