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NWRC Weekly Highlights

January 24, 2013

  • Genetic Research Assists Conservation of Endangered Species
  • Cypress-Tupelo Wetlands Restoration
  • Polarimetric SAR Used for Oil Detection and Impact Monitoring
  • Collaborative Project Maps Oil in Coastal Marshes
  • Tensas River Basin Forest History
  • GOMA Federal Work Group Webinar

January 17, 2013

  • Using Models to Predict Locations of Wetland Plant Communities
  • Genetics of Cypress Trees in River Plains and Swamps
  • Potential Climate Change Impacts on Wetlands
  • Effects of Drought on Freshwater Wetlands
  • SARP Science and Data Committee Meeting
  • NWRC Hosts GCP LCC Steering Committee Meeting
  • Urban Waters Federal Partnership
  • Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference
  • NASA Gulf of Mexico Initiative ROSES Workshop
  • NWRC Staff Participate in CWPPRA Task Force Meeting

January 10, 2013

  • Improving Fish Monitoring in the Mekong River Basin
  • Impacts of Global Change on Coastal Wetlands
  • Geographer to Present Feral Hog Research

December 20, 2012

  • Water Use Characteristics of Black Mangrove Communities
  • Three Recognized for Years of Federal Service
  • Gifted Students Learn About USGS Science

December 13, 2012

  • Students See USGS Science in Action
  • Science Fair Projects Showcase Next Generation of Scientists
  • Acadiana ASCE Chapter Learns About Coastal Louisiana

December 6, 2012

  • Paper Links the 2011 Mississippi River Flood to Marsh Sedimentation
  • Review Compares Historical and Current Ecosystem Management Techniques
  • NWRC Hosts Chinese Academy of Sciences Researchers
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Partnership Expansion
  • National Triploid Grass Carp Inspection and Certification Program
  • CWPPRA Technical Committee Meeting
  • RESTORE Act's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Inaugural Meeting

November 29, 2012

  • Gulf of Mexico Alliance Federal Work Group Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in GOMA PIT Meeting
  • U.S. FWS Focal Species Discussions
  • USGS Cooperative Geospatial Research

November 22, 2012

  • New Paper Discusses the Halophytic Nature of Mangroves
  • Manuscript Describes Biogeochemical Shifts in Nutrient Mineralization Patterns
  • New Methodology for Ecological Indices
  • USGS Partners with NPS to Understand Road Mortality Impacts to Salamanders
  • NWRC Participates in Southeast and Caribbean Climate Community of Practice Meeting
  • Bayou Teche Water Quality Research
  • Urban Waters Federal Partnership
  • South Central Climate Science Center Planning Workshop
  • Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas Coordination Meeting
  • NRCS Louisiana State Technical Committee Meeting

November 15, 2012

  • Faculty of 1000 Recommendation for USGS Publication
  • New Report Addresses Wetland Management Issues in NWR System
  • New Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model for Everglades Water Management
  • Occurrence of Wading Bird Parasites Examined
  • CRMS-Wetlands Seminar Presented at LSU
  • Math and Science Teachers Guide to Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands
  • AGU Chapman Conference on Tidal Freshwater River Ecosystems
  • NWRC Participates in GIS Day
  • Bays and Bayous Symposium
  • Monitoring and Modeling Mangrove Forests

November 8, 2012

  • NWRC Hosts Chinese Academy of Sciences Researcher
  • Publication Provides Overview of Neotropical Coastal Wetlands
  • ULL SOAD Students Tour Federal Buildings

November 1, 2012

  • Modeling Integration Workshop
  • ASCE Nautical Depth Technique Guidance
  • Hurricane Sandy Assistance Readied
  • Ocean Commotion 2012

October 25, 2012

  • USGS Science Stars in Emmy-Nominated Documentary
  • Primitive Fish Species to Arrive
  • Mississippi River Hydrodynamic and Delta Management Study
  • Data Collected on Invasive Feral Hogs
  • Wetland Remote Sensing, Mapping, and Photo Interpretation Workshops
  • Gulf of Mexico Alliance Federal Work Group Meeting
  • USACE Institute for Water Resources
  • Gulf Coast Joint Venture Fall 2012 Board Meeting
  • Invasive Asian Carp Ploidy Determination Training
  • Invited Lecture on Hurricane Isaac Impacts to the Northern Gulf of Mexico

October 18, 2012

  • Caddo Lake Environmental Flows Science Meeting
  • Restore America’s Estuaries Conference
  • Strategic Habitat Conservation Workshop

October 11, 2012

  • CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
  • USGS Southeast Region Directors Meet
  • NRCS Louisiana State Technical Committee Meeting

October 4, 2012

  • Hurricane Isaac Flood Inundation Products
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette Partnership
  • NCSU Assistant Professor Presents Seminar on Salt Marsh Restoration
  • Geomorphic Impacts of Hurricane Isaac on Whiskey Island Shorebird Habitat
  • Hurricane Isaac Storm Damage and Marsh Dieback Assessment
  • NWRC Director Gives Presentation on Land Loss
  • LMVJV Fall Management Board Meeting

September 27, 2012

  • Waterbird Biologist Visits NWRC
  • Geography as a Career
  • NWRC Scientist to Give EcoSummit 2012 Presentation

September 20, 2012

  • Florida Threatened and Endangered Species Database
  • Proposed Resource Managers Handbook on Sea-level Rise and Ecological Modeling
  • NWRC Hosts Chinese Delegation of Wetland Scientists
  • Presentation on Water Flow in Swamps
  • Symposium Lecture on Swamp Ecosystems

September 13, 2012

  • USGS Investigates Impacts of Hurricane Isaac on Shorebirds
  • Satellite Radar Flood Inundation Products
  • USGS Continues Recovery of Storm Surge Sensor Data
  • BTNEP Management Conference
  • USGS Completes Second Flyover of Storm Damage and Marsh Dieback
  • CWPPRA Technical Committee Meeting
  • NWRC Director Meets with UL Lafayette Interim Vice President for Research
  • GOMA Federal Work Group Conference Call
  • Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Hunting and Fishing Day 2012
  • Gulf of Mexico Program Director to Visit NWRC

September 6, 2012

  • NWRC Initiates Science Investigations in Wake of Hurricane Isaac
  • NWRC Scientists Assist with Recovery of Storm Surge Sensors
  • USGS Flyover Shows Storm Damage and Marsh Dieback
  • NWRC Invited to Water Institute of the Gulf Open House

August 30, 2012

  • NWRC Prepares for Tropical Weather
  • Bangladesh Planning Official Visits NWRC
  • NWRC Hosts Louisiana Feral Hog Meeting

August 23, 2012

  • Next Generation Ecological Data Modeling Methods
  • USGS Investigates 2000-year-old Cypress Logs in Jean Lafitte National Park
  • Bayou Teche Paddle Trail

August 16, 2012

  • Provisional 2008 Land-Water Classification Data Ready
  • Presentation on Micronesian Mangroves
  • Proposed Resource Managers Handbook on Sea-level Rise and Ecological Modeling
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District and NWRC Meet

August 9, 2012

  • Vulnerability Assessment Course
  • Feral Hog Collared: Data Will Help Control Population
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Work at World Congress of Herpetology
  • Future of Collaborative Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystem Research
  • Congressman Boustany’s Staff Visits NWRC

August 2, 2012

  • USGS Contributes to New Book on Monitoring
  • North Carolina A&T State University Students Visit NWRC
  • Vietnamese Scientist Participates in Scientific Exchange
  • USGS National Youth Program Manager Visit
  • Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas

July 26, 2012

  • Provisional Land-Water Classification Maps Available Online
  • Decision Support Tool Proposed for Mobile River Basin
  • Novel Chromatin Analysis Method for Use with Different Species
  • Study of the U.S. Institute on Global Environmental Issues
  • NWRC Hosts Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners Association Meeting

July 19, 2012

  • Deepwater Horizon Restoration Draft PEIS Review
  • NWRC Computer Scientist Presents Everglades Planning Model
  • Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprises CEO Welcomed
  • NWRC Scientist Gives Presentation at LUMCON

July 12, 2012

  • ULL Architecture Students Visit NWRC
  • Coastal Louisiana Avian Research
  • Math/Science Partnership Program
  • Brownie Troop Visits NWRC

July 5, 2012

  • Remote Sensing Contractor Participates in International Conference
  • Scientist Gives Presentation at Goddard Space Center
  • NWRC Executive Management Team to Meet with USACE ERDC
  • NWRC Hosts Educators
  • Native Plant Project MOU
  • USGS Staff Provides CRMS Training Session

June 28, 2012

  • Informational Session on Flow Cytometry Given to U.S. FWS Staff
  • NWRC Scientist Delivers Plenary Talk on Mangroves at International Meeting

June 21, 2012

  • China Geological Survey Meetings and Signing Ceremony
  • State of the Coast Conference
  • Effective Techniques in Outreach and Education
  • University STAGE Students Visit NWRC
  • University Students Learn About Science Careers
  • NWRC Staff Invited to Governor’s Mansion for Youth Award Ceremony

June 14, 2012

  • USGS Certificate of Appreciation Recognizes 40 Years of Service
  • Cypress Tree, “Monarch of the Swamp,” to Be Honored
  • Gulf of Mexico Alliance Annual Meeting
  • Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Meeting

June 7, 2012

  • USGS Scientist Contributes to Assessment Published in Nature Magazine
  • Deltas 2013 Meeting in Vietnam Being Planned
  • OMB Gulf Coast Visit
  • NWRC to Host Mangrove Expansion Workshop
  • Data Coordination Meeting Concerning Gulf Atlas
  • Prioritization Decision Support Tools to Support GCERTF
  • Safety Meeting to Cover Hurricane Preparedness and Personal Safety

May 31, 2012

  • NWRC Represented at America’s Energy Coast Leadership Forum
  • GOMA Federal Work Group Conference Call
  • NWRC Hosts Student Researchers
  • NWRC Meets with Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture to Discuss Conservation
  • NWRC Staff Participates in CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
  • Land Use Toolkit Workshop

May 24, 2012

  • NWRC Participates in NGI Annual Meeting
  • GOMA Federal Work Group Conference Call
  • Planning for Next Lower Mekong Basin Science Conference Underway
  • NWRC Meets with USGS Interdisciplinary ACES Team to Plan Processes Analysis

May 17, 2012

  • New Paper on Multimetric Indices Published
  • NWRC Executive Management Team to Meet with USACE ERDC
  • NWRC Meets to Discuss Future of Climate Science Research
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentations in China
  • NWRC to Attend Gulf of Mexico Climate Data and Scenarios Workshop at LSU

May 10, 2012

  • NWRC Proposal to Spatially Expand Oil Detection Mapping Accepted
  • NWRC Scientist Judges LEEC Student Art Contest
  • Feral Hog Invasive Species Study
  • DOI Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science to Visit NWRC
  • DOI Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science to Address NWRC Staff
  • NWRC Attends 2012 Spring Meeting of the Gulf Coast Joint Venture Managing Board
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentations on Multivariate Statistics and Climate Change

May 3, 2012

  • NWRC Continues Celebration of 20th Anniversary in Acadiana
  • NWRC to Forge Memorandum of Understanding with LSU Medical Center
  • USGS Ecosystems International Program Presentation
  • Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Executive Director to Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Invited to Join SLCC’s ASLT Degree Program Committee
  • NWRC Climate Science Program Reviewed by Ecosystems Mission Area
  • Senator Landrieu’s Staffer Visits NWRC

April 26, 2012

  • NWRC Attends 28th Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop
  • GOMA Federal Work Group Conference Call
  • NAWCA Proposal Assessment Teleconference
  • NWRC Invited to Attend INNOV8’s iOPENER
  • University Watershed Science Class Visit

April 19, 2012

  • NWRC Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Lafayette Location
  • NWRC to Host Open House
  • Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative Meeting

April 12, 2012

  • NWRC Invited to Speak at Gulf of Mexico Alliance Climate Outreach Meeting
  • Earth Day Celebration at ULL
  • NWRC to Speak at South Louisiana Community College Annual Awards Ceremony

April 5, 2012

  • Lafayette Consolidated Government Officials Tour NWRC
  • NWRC Invited to Participate in US Dept. of State-Peoples Republic of China Bilateral 10-Year Framework
  • NWRC Contractor to Receive Coastal Stewardship Award

March 29, 2012

  • NWRC Invited to Participate in Bilateral Committee on Gulf Ecosystems
  • Conclusions from Science Article Defended by USGS Scientist
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in SERDP Reviews for Brown Tree Snake Control Projects

March 22, 2012

  • NWRC Director Meets to Discuss Significant Projects
  • NWRC Participates in Annual High-Water Survey of the Mississippi River Basin

March 15, 2012

  • NWRC Director Invited to The National Academies Workshop
  • NWRC to Meet with DOI Office of International Affairs on Forecast Mekong Program
  • NWRC Invited to 25th Joint Venture Anniversary in Washington, DC
  • NWRC to Host 2012 Women’s History Art Exhibit
  • USGS Teleconference with Department of State Thailand Embassy Officials

March 8, 2012

  • Beaver Club Visits NWRC
  • NWRC Scientist to Teach Workshop in Finland on Structural Equation Modeling

March 1, 2012

  • NWRC Scientist Presents Research Involving Asian Carp
  • NWRC To Host Short Course for La. Environmental Education Symposium

February 23, 2012

  • USGS Communications Products Receive Awards
  • NWRC Hosts Seminar in Honor of National African American History Month

February 16, 2012

  • USGS To Provide Briefing to La. Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
  • NWRC Staff Host Job Shadowers from L.J. Alleman Middle School and from Ascension Episcopal School
  • NWRC Staff Meet with NASA to Discuss Forecast Mekong Projects
  • Students from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Lecture in Australia on Modeling Coastal Wetlands
  • NWRC Continues Work with DOI Federal Urban Waters Partnership
  • La. Alligator Advisory Council Briefing on Feral Hog Research
  • Students from Comeaux High School To Visit NWRC

February 9, 2012

  • USGS NWRC Partners with USFWS to Map Texas Coastal Wetlands
  • Papers Published on New Methods for Remote Sensing Mapping of Macro-algae
  • NWRC Scientists Assist with Determinations for Wild and Scenic Rivers Program
  • Students from Carencro High School to Visit NWRC
  • USGS NWRC Participates in Southeast Climate Science Center Planning Workshop

February 2, 2012

  • NWRC Staff Host Job Shadower from Broussard Middle School
  • USGS NWRC Director Participates in Task Group on Nautical Depth
  • NWRC Deputy Director To Participate in Mekong River Fish Workshop
  • NWRC Director to Serve as Judge of the 48th Louisiana Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards

January 26, 2012

  • Forecast Mekong Plans to be Discussed with MRC
  • USGS NWRC Participates in the 2012 Nebraska Weed Management Summit

January 19, 2012

  • La. CPRA Releases Draft 2012 Coastal Master Plan
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in Indonesian Mangrove Workshop
  • NWRC Staff To Meet with USGS Leaders to Discuss Future Gulf of Mexico Work
  • Homeschool Group, Adventures in Homeschooling, to Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Staff To Educate Students About Careers in Science through “Career Connections”

January 12, 2012

  • Creation of Landcover Map for Natchez Trace Documented
  • NWRC Ecologist To Present Lecture and Workshop in Sweden
  • Kickoff Meeting for the Atchafalaya Basin Lidar Collection Project
  • NWRC To Host USGS HIF and Canadian Agencies for Discussions

January 5, 2012

  • Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Meets at NWRC
  • NWRC Meets with Vietnam Ambassador to the United States, Nguyen Quoc Cuong
  • NWRC Director Participates in the South Central Area Center Director Meeting

December 22, 2011

  • Ergonomic Needs Addressed
  • Science Club Learns about USGS Science at NWRC
  • Students Learn about Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands

December 15, 2011

  • New Publication Features USGS/NASA Work on Oil Detection in Coastal Marshes
  • Motorboat Operator’s Certification Course Held
  • NWRC Scientist Presents on Oil Detection at AGU Meeting
  • NWRC Staff Meets with Caddo Lake Institute
  • CWPPRA Technical Committee Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in Secretarial Events
  • NWRC Judges School Science Fair

December 8, 2011

  • New Mapping Technique Provides for Daily Monitoring of Small Areas
  • Performance of Satellite Radar Sensor Systems in Producing Inundation Maps Documented
  • NWRC Staff Participates in Discussion of Coupling Hydrodynamic, Sediment Transport and Soil Biogeochemistry Models for Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration at LSU
  • USGS Participates in State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit: NWRC Director Participates on Gulf of Mexico Summit Steering Committee
  • Research on Sediment Deposition from 2011 Flood Highlighted at AGU Meeting
  • Briefing on Wetland Assessments at Acadia National Park
  • Annual LAMP Meeting to be Held at NWRC
  • NWRC Staff to Meet with Caddo Lake Institute

December 1, 2011

  • NWRC Staff Presents at PECORA 18 Symposium
  • USGS NWRC Participates in Discussion of USGS Energy and Minerals, and Environmental Health 2012 Budget & Implications
  • Cub Scouts Visit NWRC
  • NWRC meets with Crescent City – CleanTech LCC
  • NWRC Participates in DOI Call to Federal Urban Waters Partnership
  • NWRC Spatial Analysis Branch Hosts Webinars with NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)
  • NWRC Executive Management Team Meets for Two-Day Strategic Retreat
  • NWRC Director Participates in SCA Leadership Team Call

November 17, 2011

  • USGS Scientist Receives Three Lifetime Service Awards
  • USGS NWRC Participates in the 2011 Natural Areas Association Early Detection and Rapid Response System (EDRR) Symposium
  • NWRC Librarian Selected as Non-Depository Libraries Representative
  • NWRC meets with Gulf Coast Preservation and Reclamation Organization
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Paper on Mangrove Vulnerability
  • NWRC Meets with State of Louisiana Water Institute and Baton Rouge Area Foundation
  • Briefing on Biomonitoring of Freshwater Diversions in La.
  • Glencoe Charter School Students Learn About Science Careers and La.’s Coastal Wetlands
  • NWRC Director Participates in Ecosystems Center Director Call
  • NWRC Staff Participates in the National Science Teachers Association Annual Convention
  • NSTA Event Attendees Learn About Louisiana Wetland Invasive and Native Species
  • USGS Meets with State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to Discuss Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring
  • NWRC Director Participates in Urban Waters Pilot Project Conference Call
  • ULL Architecture Students Visit NWRC
  • NWRC meets with USACE Louisiana Coastal Area's Science & Technology Program
  • USGS Presented with Medallion in Honor of Whooping Crane Conservation Efforts
  • NWRC Spatial Analysis Branch Hosts Webinar with Gulf of Mexico Alliance Habitat Conservation and Restoration Team
  • NWRC Senior Management Attend USGS Safety Training Webinar for Managers
  • NWRC Staff Member To Retire After Nearly 21 Years
  • NWRC Science Forum Held
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in Smithsonian MarineGEO Workshop
  • Pot Luck Thanksgiving Luncheon at NWRC

November 3, 2011

  • NWRC Staff Contribute Chapter for New Book on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
  • Scientist Participates in Gulf of Mexico Report Card Workshop
  • ULL Student Teachers Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Deputy Participates in Blue Economic Forum in People’s Republic of China
  • Tensas River NWR Birding and Heritage Festival Committee Meeting
  • St. Pius Students Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Director Participates on Gulf of Mexico Summit Steering Committee
  • NWRC Director Participates in Urban Waters Pilot Project Conference Call
  • Ecologist Educates Students about Careers in Science
  • NWRC Participates in GCJV Meeting
  • Future Involvement in USACE LCA Program Discussed
  • NWRC Staff Participates in Louisiana Sea Grant’s Ocean Commotion 2011
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in CERF Conference
  • Seminar on Ecology and Engineering To Be Presented at LSU

October 27, 2011

  • NWRC Ecologist Educates Students about Wetlands
  • Photointerpretation Training Being Provided
  • NWRC Director Participating in Fair Labor Standards Training
  • LFDLC and LACSDDP To Meet at NWRC
  • Remote Sensing Presentation Given to USAID Bangkok
  • Forecast Mekong Update Provided to U.S. Department of State
  • Workshop on Radar Remote Sensing Held in Vietnam
  • USGS Provides Technical Assistance for Study of POP Contamination in the Mekong Basin
  • NWRC Reviews Science Strategy for the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

October 20, 2011

  • Science Article Rated by Faculty of 1000 as a “Must Read”
  • Workshop on Technology of Ploidy Determination in Asian Carp
  • Lower Mekong Initiative Plans for 2012 Discussed
  • NWRC Assists Federal and State Partners with Measuring Water Quality of the Atchafalaya Basin during the Flood of 2011
  • Summary of USGS 2011 Floods Being Prepared
  • NWRC Staff Attends Annual Bamboo Society Meeting
  • USGS NWRC Participates in the 2011 Delaware Invasive Species Annual Conference in Wilmington, Del.
  • NWRC Participates in the Louisiana GIS Council October Meeting
  • NWRC to Attend Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
  • Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Managing Board Members to Meet
  • Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative to Meet
  • Scientist Invited to Participate in Gulf of Mexico Report Card Workshop
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Workshop
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in SE CESU Meeting
  • NWRC to Participate in Blue Economy Forum in China

October 13, 2011

  • NWRC Educates Green Team Students from Converse, La
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Visits NWRC
  • Gulf of Mexico Research Institute Director to Meet with NWRC
  • Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture to Meet with NWRC
  • Louisiana Folk Healing Seminar
  • Society of Wetland Scientists Meeting at NWRC

October 6, 2011

  • Wetland Classification and Interpretation Workshop Held in Montana
  • Call To Discuss Plans for NWRC Library Held
  • NWRC Scientist Presents at NASA Science Workshop
  • NWRC 2012 Budget To Be Discussed
  • 2012 Forecast Mekong Plans Being Considered
  • Planning for Future NGOM Work Underway

September 29, 2011

  • Science Article Receives Praise for Furthering Progress towards Theories with Predictive Value
  • NWRC Participates in USGS Call to Discuss Geospatial Concerns Related to the Federal Urban Waters Partnership
  • NWRC Educates Attendees of Department of Commerce Event
  • USGS NWRC Participates in S.C. Nursery and Landscape Association Fall Field Day in Columbia, S.C.
  • NWRC Meets by Teleconference to Discuss Data Gathering for Retrospective of USGS Flood Response Activities for the 2011 Floods in the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins
  • NWRC To Participate in Call with Acting Associate Chief Biologist for Information and Core Science Informatics
  • NWRC To Meet by Teleconference to Discuss Plans for Post-flood Land Change in the Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River, and Wax Lake Deltas
  • USGS Louisiana Science Centers To Brief U.S. Congressional and Senatorial Staffs Representing Louisiana in Washington, DC

September 22, 2011

  • NWRC Staff Receive Awards from Army Corps
  • NPStoret Water Quality Web Data Query Tool Released
  • NWRC Executive Leadership, Facilities, and Safety Teams Meet to Discuss Results of the Recent NWRC Air Quality Evaluation
  • Gulf Coast Prairies Landscape Conservation Cooperative and NWRC Meet to Discuss 2012 Implementation Plan and NOAA-LCC Coastal Activities
  • Gifted Students Expand Knowledge at NWRC
  • NWRC participates in the South Central Area Center Director Call
  • NWRC Participates in Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Monthly Meeting     
  • NWRC Scientist Contributes to Resolving Long Controversy Related to Biodiversity
  • USGS Participation in SE Regional Climate Assessment Workshop
  • NWRC Participates in America's Wetland Foundation Meeting

September 15, 2011

  • NWRC Meets to Discuss 2012 Planning and Strategic Initiatives
  • NWRC Meets with Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
  • Gulf Coast Joint Venture (GCJV) Management Board Holds Teleconference to Discuss Fall 2011 Meeting and Upcoming Restoration Proposals on White Lake and Live Oak Bayou, La.
  • USGS NWRC Participates in U.S./Canada EDRR Training Workshop in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • OCPR Meeting at NWRC
  • NWRC Director Accompanies Wetlands Ecosystems Branch Ecologist to USFWS Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge to Service Field Monitoring Stations
  • NWRC Director and NWRC Safety Office Conduct Tour and Inspection of 17 NWRC Laboratories

September 8, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist Teaches Students About Coastal Louisiana Through Electronic Field Trip
  • Latest on Wetland Responses to Deepwater Horizon Presented at AFS Meeting
  • USGS Mississippi Water Science Center and NWRC Meet to Discuss Future Collaboration in the Gulf of Mexico Region
  • Atchafalaya Basin Monitoring Still an Issue
  • NWRC Director Participates in Task Committee on Nautical Depth Webinar
  • NWRC Takes Part in the Western Mississippi Sound Coastal Wetland Review Workshop

September 1, 2011

  • New Land Change Map Video Released
  • New Forecast Mekong Video Released
  • Carbon Budget and Sequestration White Paper Planned and Discussed
  • NWRC Provides Update to DOI Federal Urban Waters Partnership
  • Forecast Mekong Team Holds Teleconference to Begin Planning 2012 Program
  • NWRC Participates in NOAA/EPA Webinar on Coastal Wetland Loss on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
  • NWRC Continues Work on Steering Committee in Planning “Summit 2011: State of the Gulf of Mexico”
  • NWRC Scientist To Present at International Workshop on Biology of Fish Gametes
  • Seminar on Climate Envelope Models
  • NWRC To Be Interviewed by Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and Mississippi Public Broadcasting

August 25, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist Delivers Plenary Talk at Louisiana Immersion Technology Enterprise
  • NWRC Meets to Discuss NWRC Facebook Participation
  • NWRC Participates in DOI Federal Urban Waters Partnership
  • USGS South Central Area Center Directors Hold Teleconference to Discuss Status of the National Achieving Cost Efficiencies for Science (ACES) Team and Area Alignment Review Committee (AARC)
  • NWRC Executive Management Team Meets To Begin Planning for the Fiscal Year 2012 Program and Budget
  • Greentree Reservoir Management in White River NWR
  • Addressing the Feral Hog Problem in Louisiana
  • Seminar to be Held at NWRC
  • NWRC Scientist to Attend Technical Tour at High Resolution Satellite Imaging Company
  • SPARROW Modeling Results to be Presented at NWRC

August 18, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist Delivers Plenary Talk at VI Congresso Colombiano de Botánica
  • NWRC Meets with USACE on Annual Low-water Survey of the Atchafalaya River Basin
  • New Video on Emerging Contaminants Released
  • NWRC Interviewed by WTUL FM 91.5 (New Orleans, La.) on Wetland Change Map for Louisiana

August 11, 2011

  • NWRC Meets with Superintendent of the National Park Service to Discuss Collaboration
  • Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative Meets in New Orleans
  • NWRC Discusses Mutual Interest in the Federal Urban Waters Partnership with USGS Office of Water Quality
  • Southeast Asian Students Learn About Coastal Louisiana and the Mekong Delta
  • New Land Change Map Featured at Events
  • EPA-DOI holds Federal Urban Waters Partnership Stakeholder Meeting for the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Pilot in New Orleans
  • Students from Geospatial Technology Workshop Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Director Meets with U.S. Department of State Official To Plan for Ten-Year Wetlands Framework
  • Science Teachers Learn About NWRC Science
  • NWRC Executive Management Team Receives DOI Diversity Training
  • USGS To Participate in the 2011 Annual Conference of the South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Society
  • New USGS Study Illustrates Rapid Loss of Louisiana’s Wetlands

July 28, 2011

  • Work on Amphibians To Be Presented at ESA Annual Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in NCER
  • Joint Gulf of Mexico Alliance – Hypoxia Task Force All Hands Meeting
  • NWRC Continues Efforts in EPA’s Urban Waters Pilot Project

July 21, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist To Deliver Plenary at VI Congresso Colombiano de Botánica
  • NWRC Participates in the 2011 International ESRI User Conference
  • NWRC Meets with Regional Manager of the USFWS Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge System
  • NWRC Meets with Regional Director of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Environment
  • New Land Change Map Presented to Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
  • NWRC Serving on Steering Committee for the 2011 Gulf Coast Summit:  The State of the Gulf of Mexico
  • NWRC Continues Efforts in EPA’s Urban Waters Pilot Project
  • NWRC Biologist To Present Avian Ecology Program to IMPAC Group

July 14, 2011

  • NWRC Ecologist Hosts NAGT – USGS Intern
  • Ecologist Presents at Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
  • NWRC Discusses Initiation of Work to Help Implement the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP)
  • Executive Management Team Meets To Discuss LCC Work, the GCERTF and the 2011 and 2012 Fiscal Year Budgets
  • USGS International Program European Desk Officer and NGOM Chief Meet with NWRC
  • New Land Change Map Highlighted in Presentation to Louisiana Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation
  • NWRC Continues Efforts in EPA’s Urban Waters Pilot Project
  • Science Response Vehicle Commended for Colombian Dignitary Rescue
  • Tour to Encourage Students to Continue Study in STEM Fields
  • NWRC Continues Work with Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

July 7, 2011

  • Executive Management Team Meets To Discuss LCC Work and the GCERTF
  • Carbon Budget and Sequestration Studies May Yield Interdisciplinary Plan
  • NWRC Begins Discussion with USGS Coordinators for the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP)
  • Fenstermaker Engineers Meet with NWRC Director and Spatial Analysis Branch Chief
  • Climate Change Project Reviews Held at NWRC
  • NWRC Provides RTK GPS Demonstration
  • Students To Visit NWRC
  • New Land Change Map to be Presented to Louisiana Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation

June 30, 2011

  • Sediment Accretion from Historic 2011 Flood Along Louisiana Coast Examined
  • Tour for NSF-IGERT of Coastal Research and Management at Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve
  • NWRC Science Response Vehicle Demonstrated
  • Invasive Species Prevention Specialist called as expert witness in Congressional Oversight Hearing on Control and Eradication of Giant Salvinia
  • Climate Change Project Reviews held in NWRC
  • NWRC Scientists To Participate in SWS Conference in Prague

June 23, 2011

  • NWRC Featured in Keynote Address at Business Over Breakfast Gathering of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
  • NWRC Continues Efforts in EPA’s Urban Waters Pilot Project
  • USGS Libraries Program
  • USGS Provides Tour of Western Side of Atchafalaya for U.S. Congressional Delegation Staff
  • USGS Provides Testimony at Congressional Oversight Hearing on Control and Eradication of Giant Salvinia

June 16, 2011

  • Land Change Map Presentation to the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force
  • Aviation Safety Training Held
  • Land Change Map Discussed at CPRA Meeting
  • Youth to Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Continues Work with Task Force

June 9, 2011

  • USGS Participates in International Deltas Conference
  • Land Change Map Presentation to Natural Resources and Environment Subcommittee

June 2, 2011

  • Land Change Map Presentation to Natural Resources and Environment Subcommittee
  • Mississippi-Atchafalaya Flood 2011
  • Hurricane Preparedness
  • NWRC Hosts the Sabine River Compact Administration Spring Meeting
  • NWRC Staff Participate in GCPO LCC Spring 2011 Meeting
  • Changchun China Presentation
  • Planning Meeting

May 26, 2011

  • NASA and NWRC Working to Determine Flood Extent and Areal Plume Boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Federal and State Partners and NWRC Working To Develop Advance Computer Applications for Morganza Spillway
  • NWRC Hosts NGOM Annual Science Meeting
  • NWRC SRV Team Facilitates Rescue at NPS Site
  • Aerial Reconnaissance of the Lower Mississippi-Atchafalaya Flood of 2011
  • NWRC Director Meets with NGOM Program Leaders to Discuss Future of Program
  • NRCS and NWRC To Continue Work on Louisiana Native Plant Initiative with New Memorandum of Understanding
  • NWRC Scientist To Place SETs in Chinese Wetlands
  • NWRC Prepares for 2011 Hurricane Season
  • New Land Change Map to be Debuted in Briefing to Louisiana State Legislators
  • NWRC Scientist To Address Chinese Academy of Science
  • USGS Provides Tour of Lower Atchafalaya for Louisiana Congressional Delegation
  • USGS Provides Tour of Lower Atchafalaya for U.S. Congressional Delegation

May 19, 2011

  • NAS Site Wins 2011 Best Tool Award
  • Albion College Students Visit NWRC
  • Government Documents Council Meetings
  • Research on the Sanjiang Plain, China
  • Mississippi-Atchafalaya Flood 2011
  • NWRC Member of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Committee
  • NWRC Collaborates with University’s Institute of Coastal Ecology and Engineering
  • NWRC Continues Efforts in EPA’s Urban Waters Pilot Project
  • NWRC Participates in Department of State Lower Mekong Initiative
  • NWRC Supports FEMA’s Search and Rescue Preparations

May 12, 2011

  • NWRC Director Participates in Urban Waters Pilot Project Conference Call
  • NWRC Director Participates in GCJV Meeting
  • NWRC Director Discusses Wetlands Research in Podcast
  • NWRC Scientist To Host NASA/USDA Scientists for Seminar

May 5, 2011

  • NWRC Participates in the 27th Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop
  • NWRC To Host ICCAGRA Meeting

April 28, 2011

  • NWRC Research Ecologist Appointed to the U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Committee
  • NWRC Geographers Provide Expertise to Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative
  • USGS Long-term Estuary Assessment Group Meet with NWRC Ecosystem Team for Technical Exchange
  • NWRC Scientists Host USGS Research Group Meeting
  • USGS Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change To Visit NWRC
  • Friends Five-O Group To Tour NWRC
  • NWRC Attends Rollout of the DOI Southeast Climate Science Center at LSU
  • Judice Middle School To Visit NWRC

April 21, 2011

  • NWRC To Participate in 2011 Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Annual Conference
  • NWRC Geographers Provide Expertise to NRDA Technical Working Group
  • NWRC Director and Branch Chief Meet with Chinese Scientists
  • Students Learn About La.’s Coastal Wetlands and NWRC Research
  • NWRC Participates in SC-EPPC Invasive Plant Training Workshop in Coastal South Carolina
  • NWRC Biologist Educates Students for Earth Day Celebration
  • Joint NWRC-Tulane University Information Meeting
  • NWRC Director and Branch Chief Meet with Chinese Officials To Plan for U.S. Department of State Initiative

April 14, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist To Teach Students in Turkey About Conducting Ecosystem Function Studies
  • NWRC Participates in Big Thicket Conference
  • NWRC Geographer presents at AAG Meeting
  • Hydrologist with USGS MWSC Presents Seminar at NWRC
  • NWRC Director Participates in SCA Center Directors Meeting
  • Scientists with Chinese Academy of Science to Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Seminar at Michigan Technological University
  • NWRC Branch Chief Named Chairman of Task Force’s Science Subgroup

April 7, 2011

  • Architecture Students from Throughout the Region Tour NWRC
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in South Florida Climate Change Workshop
  • USGS Invasive Species Expert Participates in Caddo Lake Institute Community Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in ULL Earth Day Celebration
  • NWRC and USGS Mississippi Water Science Center Plan Collaborative Carbon Sequestration Work in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
  • USGS Geographers and Electrical Engineers Planning You-Tube Video to Disseminate Information on Wetland Loss in Coastal Louisiana

March 31, 2011

  • NWRC Hosts Southwest Louisiana USFWS Refuge Staff
  • Japanese Professor Visits To Learn About NWRC Research
  • WBCCI Group Learn About Wetlands and NWRC
  • NWRC Deputy Director Presents Glen Canyon Dam Work to Rotary Club Members
  • NWRC Meets To Discuss Initiation of the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCPLCC)
  • NWRC Participates in Department of State Teleconference to Discuss the USA-China Strategic 10-year Wetlands Framework
  • NWRC Attends NOAA Hypoxia Workshop / Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting

March 24, 2011

  • NWRC on Steering Committee for “Summit 2011: State of the Gulf of Mexico”
  • NWRC Attends 72nd Annual Louisiana Wildlife Federation Meeting
  • NWRC Geographer Presents Information on Bank Erosion of Navigation Canals
  • NWRC Ecologist Gives Progress Report Presentation on BOEMRE-Funded Salt Flux Study
  • NWRC Observes National Women’s History Month with Annual Art Gallery

March 17, 2011

  • NWRC Director and Deputy Director Participate in USGS Ecosystems Center Directors call
  • NWRC Meets with Program Coordinator of the USGS Coastal Marine and Geology Program (CMGP)
  • NWRC Executive Management Team Meets To Discuss IT Assessment and the DOI Transformation
  • NWRC Meets with Associate Director for Water
  • NWRC Plans Meeting with Long-term Estuary Assessment Group (LEAG)
  • Scientists Meet at NWRC To Work on La. State Master Plan
  • George Wright Society Members Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Meets with Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute in Corpus Cristi, Texas
  • NWRC Staff Continue Work on Action Plan for the President’s Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

March 10, 2011

  • Members of the NWRC Advanced Applications Team Work to Refine the Greater Everglades Apple Snail Population Model
  • Australian Scientists Learn About NWRC Science:

March 3, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist Organizes Symposium for World Aquaculture Society Meeting
  • NWRC Attends Corps Partnering Meeting
  • Study Published on Estimating Inundation Patterns in Detention Wetlands
  • ULL Students Tour NWRC
  • NWRC Director Participates in Urban Waters Pilot Project Meeting
  • President's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in Science Coordination Team

February 24, 2011

  • NWRC and USGS Patuxent Wildlife Science Center Researchers Meet to Discuss Climate Change Research on the Eastern Seaboard
  • NWRC Meets with Director of Aviation for the Lafayette Regional Airport
  • NWRC Deputy Director Initiates Science Forum
  • Homeschool Group Visits NWRC
  • NWRC Scientists Lead and Present Current Research at Workshop on Freshwater Diversions for Landscape-scale Conservation and Restoration in the Coastal Environment
  • NWRC Hosts Landscape Ecologist to Discuss Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) in the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks

February 17, 2011

  • Minden High Nature Club To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Ecologist to Install SETs in Mangroves in Singapore
  • NWRC Director Attends South Central Area Meeting
  • NWRC Deputy Director Attends Cooperative Research Unit Annual Meeting
  • NWRC Participates in Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Meeting
  • Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility Presentation

February 10, 2011

  • New Video Online About Wetland Loss in the Mississippi River Delta
  • Monitoring Duration and Extent of Storm-Surge and Flooding in Western Coastal Louisiana Marshes With Envisat ASAR Data
  • NWRC Hosts Job Shadower
  • Boy Scout Explorer Group Learns About Careers in Science
  • NWRC Observes National African American History Month
  • NWRC Participates in the Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium

February 3, 2011

  • NWRC Librarian Participates in SWAP Coordinators Meeting
  • NWRC Meets with Program Manager and Acting Chairman of the Delta Alliance
  • NWRC Attends Caddo Lake Institute "World Wetlands Day in Jefferson, Tex."
  • NWRC Hosts Job Shadowers on World Wetlands Day
  • NWRC Participates in GOMA Meeting
  • NWRC Meets with Management Staff of the USFWS Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
  • NWRC to undergo Information Technology Assessment

January 27, 2011

  • NWRC Scientist To Update Task Force About Island Applesnails
  • NWRC Meets with Regional Director of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Environment
  • NWRC meets with University of Louisiana Leadership Council
  • NWRC Attends Meeting of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority
  • Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC To Meet with University of Louisiana at Lafayette About Louisiana Master Plan
  • NWRC Staff and Contractors To Present at LA FAS Meeting
  • NWRC To Meet with DOI National Business Center To Discuss Aviation Needs

January 20, 2011

  • NWRC Geographers Play Key Role in NRDA Aerial Imagery Acquisition
  • NWRC Ecologist To Present Seminar on NSF-sponsored Population Dynamics Project
  • Delegates from Wetlands Research Center in China To Visit NWRC

January 13, 2011

  • NWRC Geographer Participates in CMECS Federal Register Meeting
  • NWRC Geographer Participates in CMECS Water Column Component Workshop
  • USGS and OCPR Hold Joint Training
  • Industry Leaders to Tour NWRC

January 6, 2011

  • Effects of Climatic Warming Found to be Especially Problematic for Endemic Plants
  • Science Magazine Selects Climate Change Article as Editor’s Choice
  • NWRC Contractor Informs Eunice Rotary Club About Louisiana Wetlands
  • Geological Scientist Discusses Bird Deaths

December 16, 2010

  • NWRC Participates in Ecosystems Center Directors' Call on Ethics
  • NWRC Participates in USGS Post-Spill Conference Call
  • NWRC Staff and Contractors Judge Annual Science Fair

December 9, 2010

  • NWRC begins key discussion on long-term Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill response with Anne Kinsinger
  • NWRC continues discussion on Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs)
  • Richard Isensee (BSME) visits NWRC to discuss plans to renovate the NWRC Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning System
  • NWRC meets with USACE and South Central Area executive to discuss the Lower Mekong Initiative
  • NWRC attends meeting with Vice President for Research of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to discuss consortium formulation to address long-term Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill response
  • NWRC begins discussion of program with the USGS Powell Center on long-term Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill response
  • NWRC attends meeting of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA)
  • NWRC Participates in the 2010 NC-EPPC/NC-VMA Combined Annual Conference
  • NWRC Scientist Karen McKee To Deliver Invited Paper at AGU Meeting
  • GCJV Management Board To Meet at NWRC
  • NWRC Geographers Provide Scientific Expertise for Oil Spill Response and Recovery
  • Chinese Delegation To Visit NWRC
  • USGS and OCPR Joint Training on CRMS and OCPR SONRIS Websites Being Offered
  • MOU Between DOI and MONRE To Be Signed in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • USGS To Participate in Workshop for the Mekong Basin in Vietnam

December 2, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Serve as Panelist To Inform LCA Science Board
  • NWRC Scientist To Serve on Panel to Update the 2007 Louisiana Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast
  • NWRC Geographer Receives Plaque for Outstanding Service
  • Cub Scouts Visit NWRC to Attain Pins
  • New director hired for wetlands center

November 18, 2010

  • NWRC Observes National Native American Heritage Month
  • NWRC Meets with Texas A&M Regarding Hydrologic Modeling for Forecast Mekong Project
  • NWRC Attends Caddo Lake Environmental Flows Public Meeting in Jefferson, Tex.
  • NWRC Meets with Management Staff of the USFWS Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
  • Students from Louisiana 4-H Citizenship Board To Visit NWRC

November 11, 2010

  • Chinese Delegation Invited to Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Geographer Participates in International Wetland Inventory Conference
  • USGS Staff To Attend Restore America’s Estuaries Conference
  • NWRC To Attend Environmental Flows Stakeholder Meeting for the Cypress Basin
  • NWRC Scientist Responds to Press Inquiries about Climate Change Effects on Vegetation

November 4, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist to Teach Workshop on Causal Networks at Duke University
  • Workshops in Wetland Photointerpretation Held
  • Keynote Presentation to Focus on Impacts of Climate Change in Coastal Zone of Southeastern United States
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Seminar at LSU On Recent Coastal Wetlands Research
  • Students from Holy Family Home Educators To Visit NWRC
  • USGS To Participate in Interagency Climate Change Project
  • USGS Chief Scientist for Global Change Research Interviewed by the New York Times

October 28, 2010

  • Climate Change Effects on Mountain Vegetation
  • ULL Architecture Students Visit NWRC
  • Upcoming USGS Seminar on Invasive Species at North Carolina State University
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Poster on Research Related to Deepwater Horizon Incident
  • USGS Participation in an EDRR Training Workshop in the North Carolina Sandhills
  • NWRC Donates Plants for Educational Rain Garden

October 21, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Investigate Ancient Maya Salt Industry
  • NWRC Scientists Provide Expertise To Deepwater Horizon NRDA Technical Working Group
  • St. Pius Elementary Students To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Contactor To Visit Students at Ridge Elementary School
  • NWRC Scientist To Judge Louisiana State Duck Stamp Competition
  • NWRC Contactor To Visit Students at Richard Elementary School

October 14, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist Teaches Students About Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in Ramsar Meeting
  • NWRC Staff Participates in CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
  • NWRC Staff Coordinates and Participates in CWPPRA Anniversary Ceremony
  • NWRC Staff To Participate in DELTAS 2010 Conference
  • Seminar on Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands and the Atchafalaya Basin To Be Held at NWRC

October 7, 2010

  • NWRC Geographer Presents at National Conference on Geographic Education
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Keynote Speech at Cache River Symposium
  • NWRC Contractor Contacted by Birder's World Magazine

September 30, 2010

  • NWRC To Welcome New Management Team Members
  • NWRC To Participate in Earth Science Week
  • South Street Elementary Students To Visit NWRC for Earth Science Week
  • NWRC Geographer To Collect Imagery of Seagrass Beds for NRDA Effort
  • Seminar on Traditional Plant Knowledge To Be Held at NWRC

September 23, 2010

  • NWRC Observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
  • NWRC To Participate in Opening Event for Experience Atchafalaya Days
  • NWRC To Participate in WEF Water Carnival
  • NWRC Scientists Interviewed by “L” Magazine

September 16, 2010

  • NWRC Staff Participate in Deltas Conference in the Netherlands
  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Scientist Works with Local School on Project to Document Spread of Invasive Species
  • NWRC Participates in Good Green – Bad Green Invasive Plant Control and Restoration Conference
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Paper on Global Change Impacts at International Symposium

September 9, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • Students from J. Wallace James To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC To Host Gulf Restoration Science Planning Meeting

September 2, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Continue Work in China
  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spil
  • Seminar on Climate Change Effects on Tidal Freshwater Marshes To Be Held at NWRC
  • Fieldwork in New Zealand: Comparisons Between Northern and Southern Hemisphere Wetlands
  • Katrina, Five Years After: A Coastline Changed Forever?

August 26, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Brief National Park Service on Wetlands Vital Signs
  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • SAR Workshop Held
  • NWRC Scientist To Publish Article About Fieldwork in New Zealand
  • Caddo Lake Watershed Stakeholder Meeting

August 19, 2010

  • USGS Scientists Accompany Reporter for Program on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • Cary Institute Helps Undergrads Cultivate Skills with Summer Program

August 12, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Director Receives IABC Silver Inkwell Award
  • Congressional Research Service Staff Visit NWRC

August 5, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Research and Seminars in Indonesia and Singapore
  • Lafayette Students To Visit NWRC

July 29, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Staff and Contractors To Participate in GOMA Workshop

July 22, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • ULL Upward Bound Students Visit NWRC
  • LMS Partnership Project Teachers To Visit NWRC
  • “Forecast Mekong” Video Shown at U.S. Department of State Events

July 15, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Participates in ULL Upward Bound Career Day
  • Alice Boucher Elementary Teachers Visit NWRC

July 8, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • Sugar and Spice Summer Program Students To Visit NWRC
  • ULL Upward Bound Program Students to Visit NWRC

July 1, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • USGS Scientist Shares Information about Careers in Science
  • NWRC Scientist To Meet with Australian Trade Commission Staff

June 24, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist and Contractor Present at Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in SERDP Proposal Reviews
  • Chinese Delegation To Visit NWRC

June 17, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Branch Chief Receives National Publication Award
  • NWRC Branch Chief To Participate in Workshop for CEQ Gulf Coast Roadmap
  • NWRC Director To Participate in LMVJV Management Board Meeting
  • NWRC To Host Summer Scholars Program

June 10, 2010

  • NWRC response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

June 3, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Observes Asian Pacific Heritage Month
  • USGS Participation in CNREP
  • NWRC Contractors Present Hurricane-related Remote Sensing Capabilities
  • NWRC Scientist To Participate in USGS Modeling Conference
  • Students To Visit NWRC To Learn About Geospatial Technology

May 27, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentation on Causal Networks at USGS Modeling Conference
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentation on the Integration of Ecological Data Layers in a Minerals Assessment for the Anosy Region of Madagascar at USGS Modeling Conference
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentation on the Everview Data Viewer at USGS Modeling Conference
  • USGS Participates in International EDRR Training Workshop in Whiteville, North Carolina
  • USGS Participates in State of the Coast Conference
  • NWRC Scientist to Give Presentation on Flow Cytometry
  • NWRC Librarian Reappointed to Louisiana Federal Depository Library Council
  • USGS National Library Coordinator to Visit NWRC

May 20, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • USGS Participates in Coastal Carolina EDRR Training Workshop in Wilmington, North Carolina
  • NWRC Participates in USGS-USACE Joint Meeting
  • NWRC Scientist Hosts Delegation from Ghana
  • USGS Participates in America’s Energy Coast Leadership Hearing
  • USGS Participates in Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy National Forum

May 13, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • USGS Scientist Presents Keynote on Sea Level Rise
  • USGS Scientist Presents WebEx for USFWS Employees on Climate Change
  • USGS Scientist Participates in Interagency Meeting on “Translaters” of Climate Change Science
  • USGS Scientist Conducts Training for Louisiana Sea Grant Agents
  • USGS Scientist Presents Public Lecture on Climate Change Impacts
  • NWRC Scientists Coordinate Efforts with Partners Regarding Seagrass Beds Along the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  • NWRC Scientist Judges Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest
  • NWRC Scientist To Address the Northeast Forestry University in Harbin, China
  • Abbeville High School Students To Visit NWRC

May 6, 2010

  • NWRC Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  • Students from St. Francis Elementary To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC To Exhibit at Atchafalaya Welcome Center
  • NWRC Scientist To Address the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Science

April 29, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Address the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Science
  • NWRC Participates in ULL Earth Day Celebration
  • NWRC Geographer Presents at LSPS Annual Meeting
  • Lafayette PSC Hosts National Meeting at NWRC
  • USGS Scientists and Information Specialists Meet to Explore Cooperative Effort
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in USGS Leadership Program Course
  • Women’s Art Opening
  • South Street school kicks off Earth Day project
  • Wetlands center ready to help

April 22, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist To Report on Collaborative Research Projects to National Level of the Chinese Academy of Science
  • NWRC Scientist Addresses Students of the Chinese Academy of Science
  • USGS Scientists from Louisiana and Texas Meet to Explore Cooperative Ventures
  • NWRC Scientists To Participate in Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop
  • Breaux Bridge 4-H Students To Visit NWRC
  • South Street Elementary Students To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC To Participate in Lafayette Middle School Earth Day Celebration

April 15, 2010

  • USGS Scientists To Participate in Mekong Environment and Climate Symposium
  • NWRC Scientists To Participate in Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop
  • Central and Eastern Regions Collaborate To Present New Data Tools to NCCWSC
  • Students from Evergreen College Visit NWRC
  • Students from Parks Middle School To Visit NWRC
  • Ecologist from the USDA Forest To Speak at NWRC
  • NWRC To Participate in L. Leo Judice Elementary’s Earth Day Celebration
  • NWRC To Participate in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Earth Day Celebration
  • Coastal work celebrated: Federal, state task force marks 20th anniversary
  • Breaux Act anniversary marks 20 years of coastal restoration progress

April 8, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist on Special Assignment with the Chinese Academy of Science
  • NWRC Branch Chief To Participate in the Gulf Coast Joint Venture Spring Board Meeting
  • St. Genevieve 4-H Club To Tour NWRC
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in Louisiana/Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Workshop
  • Mart Stewart co-organizes conference at Can Tho University in Vietnam
  • Mekong Diaries: Day 62
  • Remarks at Opening of U.S. – Vietnam climate Change Working Group

April 1, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist on Special Assignment with the Chinese Academy of Science
  • NWRC Women’s History Month Art Exhibition a Resounding Success
  • NWRC Staff Participate in FY2010 Annual Science Meeting of NGOM Project
  • NWRC To Serve as Louisiana’s Host Site for NWF’s National Summit Webcast on Children and the Outdoors
  • NWRC To Host WETMAAP Teacher Training
  • A Different Delta Force—USGS and U.S. Department of State Assist in the Mekong Delta
  • Predicting the performance of plant restoration

March 25, 2010

  • Paper by NWRC Scientist Rated as “Recommended Reading” by the “Faculty of 1000 Biology” Service
  • NWRC Scientist Emeritus To Discontinue Volunteer Service
  • NWRC Scientists Discuss Applying Advances in Spatial Resolution of NWI Maps to Management of Bird Populations
  • NWRC Scientist To Instruct ULL Education Students in the Use of Internet Mapping Tools
  • Texas Biologists and Resource Managers To Visit NWRC
  • 4-H Students To Tour NWRC
  • ULL Students To Visit NWRC
  • Exhibit puts women artists in spotlight

March 18, 2010

  • NWRC Scientists Assist with Atchafalaya Basin Documentary
  • Canadian Officials Visit NWRC

March 11, 2010

  • Nature is the Theme at Women’s History Month Exhibition
  • NWRC Contractors Coordinate CWPPRA Anniversary Ceremony
  • NWRC Contractor Appointed to Louisiana Environmental Education Commission
  • New Efforts to Engage Environmental Professionals in Detection and Reporting of Invasive Species
  • NWRC to Participate in NBII Node Meeting
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Research at Forum Sponsored by AgResearch of New Zealand Crown Research Institute
  • Educational Outreach Update: In the Slow Blink of an Alligator’s Eye: Wetlands Vanish
  • Women artists sought for nature exhibit
  • Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the Environmental Education Commission

March 4, 2010

  • NWRC Scientists Quantify Degree to Which Performance of Plant Restoration Materials Depend on Genetic Distance between Donor and Local Populations
  • NWRC Scientist and Collaborators Work to Close Gap Between Theory and Application
  • USGS Publication Receives Honor of Being Listed in “Science Direct Top 25 Hottest Articles, Second Quarter, 2009
  • NWRC Scientists Host University of Texas Geography Students Studying Deltaic Processes
  • NWRC Scientists To Participate in USGS Climate Change Conference
  • NWRC To Participate in LLA Annual Conference
  • NWRC Scientist To Moderate Panel for Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology Conference
  • Love and Work: Former NAGC President bids fond farewell to government service

February 25, 2010

  • NWRC Scientists Discuss the Importance of Cheniers with ULL Students
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Nutria Information to NBII ISWG
  • USGS To Participate in LWF Annual Convention
  • CWPPRA Outreach Team To Participate in Environmental Education Symposium
  • NWRC Director To Participate in Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group’s Annual Meeting
  • NWRC Scientist To Give Presentation at Wetlands Symposium in New Zealand
  • Into the Breach: Can busting a levee restore a critical floodplain in Louisiana?
  • I-Team: What’s in the Water? Painkillers, Chemicals and Estrogen
  • As Mekong Rolls To The Sea, Turbulence On Its Banks
  • Organizer of NWRC’s Women’s History Month Art Gallery Interviewed by Local NPR Station
  • Gaye Farris Retires from the USGS National Wetlands Research Center

February 18, 2010

  • NWRC and South Central Area Leadership Meet with State and Federal Coastal Restoration and Protection Partners
  • NWRC To Educate Students About Louisiana’s Wetlands

February 11, 2010

  • NWRC Scientist to Give Lecture and Teach Workshop at Ohio State University
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Progress on Multidisciplinary Project
  • NWRC Celebrates National African American History Month

February 4, 2010

  • Librarians Educate Teachers About NWRC and Science Resources
  • USGS Participation in South Carolina EDRR Training Workshop on Seabrook Island
  • USGS Scientist To Speak About Climate Change Science at UL Lafayette
  • NWRC To Host Students from N.P. Moss Middle School
  • NWRC To Be Awarded for Blood Drive Participation
  • USGS Scientist To Speak on Climate Change for USFWS Training and for the Public
  • NWRC Scientist To Judge LMS Science Fair
  • Global change focus of scientist’s talk
  • The US Lower Mekong Initiative

January 28, 2010

  • USGS Participates in United States-New Zealand Joint Commission Meeting on Development of Opportunities for Collaboration
  • NWRC Research To Be Presented at Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting
  • NWRC Staff and Contractors To Educate Students About Careers in Science
  • NWRC Scientists To Present Symposium Talks at the University of Botswana
  • NWRC Staff To Host Job Shadowers
  • Panel: Rising ocean levels threaten N.C. coast
  • Scientists: Sea levels on the rise

January 21, 2010

  • USGS Joins Other Federal Agencies To Brief Vietnamese Delegation
  • USGS Meets with CEO of Mekong River Commission Secretariat
  • Delta research and global observation network (DRAGON) partnership
  • Farmland back into wetland

January 14, 2010

  • NWRC Branch Chief To Represent USGS at GOMA Meeting
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in LCA Meeting
  • NWRC Staff To Participate in CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
  • NWRC To Educate Katharine Drexel Elementary Students About Louisiana’s Wetlands
  • Virginia Burkett on climate impacts in U.S.

January 7, 2010

  • USGS To Participate in Canadian Intergovernmental Forum on Development of EDRR Capacity at the Provincial Level
  • Wyoming Vegetation Management Association – EDRR Training Workshop
  • USGS Scientist Presents Climate Change Seminar at LUMCON
  • NWRC To Host Seminar on Using GIS to Quantify the Functionality of Coastal Prairie Freshwater Wetlands
  • NWRC to Co-sponsor Wetland Catchment Delineation Workshop
  • USGS Scientist To Give Presentation About Sea Level Rise in North Carolina
  • NWRC Contactors Receive Honorable Mentions in Photo Contest
  • Wetlands Center’s Farris Retires
  • NWRC Branch Chief Interviewed by Arkansas Radio Station
  • NWRC Scientist To Be Interviewed for National Public Radio Program

December 30, 2009

  • NWRC Ecologist Awarded Grant
  • Belize Fieldwork Shows How Oceanic Mangrove Islands Kept Up With Sea-Level Rise for 8,000 Years
  • USGS Employees in Louisiana Garner Awards
  • Gaye Farris To Retire from the USGS National Wetlands Research Center

December 23, 2009

  • NWRC Contractor Judges Science Fair
  • NWRC Scientists Selected for USGS Leadership Program Course
  • USGS/NWRC Scientists Quoted in Article Discussing Similarities Between the Mekong and Mississippi Rivers
  • Fact Sheet Uses Information from Several USGS/NWRC Reports

December 17, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist To Present Seminar at Center for Research on Ecosystem Change
  • Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
  • Lessons learned from the river Mississippi, USA: Rescue the Mekong River Basin

December 10, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist Participates in the Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Briefing
  • NWRC To Participate in Summit To Improve Scientific Literacy in Louisiana
  • USGS and U.S. Department of State Co-sponsor Workshop in Vietnam

December 3, 2009

  • City of New Orleans Office of Environmental Affairs To Use Coastal Louisiana Land Loss Map in Outreach
  • National Science Foundation Scientist Collaborates with NWRC Ecologist
  • NWRC Geographer Presents Information About Sea-level Rise Visualization Tool
  • NWRC Scientist To Host Annual Meeting of La. Chapter of the National Amphibian Monitoring Program

November 19, 2009

  • USGS Scientist Participates in Congressional Briefing
  • Former NWRC Employee Honored
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in SETAC Meeting

November 12, 2009

  • NWRC Contractor Receives Distinguished Informal Science Education Award
  • Students Participate in Job Shadowing Program at NWRC
  • ULL Coastal Sciences Students To Visit NWRC
  • Dickinson College Environmental Sciences Class To Visit NWRC
  • Gumpoint Christian School Students To Visit NWRC

November 5, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist Participates in the Gulf Coast Joint Venture Fall Board Meeting
  • NWRC Contractor Presents Wetland Information to Students at Prairie Elementary
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Fall Board Meeting
  • NWRC Hosts Calcasieu-Sabine Basin Hydrological Modeling Meeting
  • Seminar on Serengeti Herbivore Hotspots To Be Held at NWRC
  • NWRC Hosts Advanced Wetland Photointerpretation Workshop
  • NWRC Scientist To Give Keynote Address at LSU BioGrads Symposium

October 29, 2009

  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist To Present Science and the Media Seminar
  • NWRC Scientists Featured on ESA Web Site
  • NWRC Electrician Completes Training
  • NWRC and LWSC Scientists Meet with Scientists from China
  • USGS Staff Demonstrate Web-mapping Application at Multi-agency Meeting on Sea-level Rise
  • NWRC Scientist Explains Use of Radar in Hazards
  • NWRC Scientists To Present at CERF Conference
  • NWRC Staff Present at CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
  • Hudson Falls schools honor distinguished graduates

October 22, 2009

  • NWRC To Hold Annual Health Fair
  • USGS Scientist To Present at Oil and Gas Industry Workshop
  • Students from Parks Middle School Visit NWRC
  • ULL Architecture Students Visit NWRC
  • Students from Lafayette and Acadiana High Schools Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Branch Chief To Participate in Supervisory Challenge Class
  • NWRC Provides Maps for Senator Landrieu’s Office
  • Staffer From Senator Landrieu’s Office To Visit NWRC
  • USGS Employees Garner Awards

October 15, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist Invited To Serve on International Advisory Committee
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Information on Satellite Mapping of Invasive Plants
  • NWRC Branch Chief Presents Climate Change Information
  • USGS Scientist To Facilitate Public Meeting of the Ocean Policy Task Force
  • NWRC Scientist To Present Seminar on Elevated CO2 Research
  • NWRC Scientist Interviewed by USAToday for Feature Article on the Carolinas Beach Vitex Task Force
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by Earth/Sky Radio About Climate Change

October 8, 2009

  • Scientists From the Netherlands To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Contractor To Present Wetland Information to Students at Our Lady of Fatima
  • NWRC Scientist To Attend “Restoring the West” Conference
  • NWRC Scientist To Judge Louisiana State Duck Stamp Competition
  • NWRC Scientists Present Findings Regarding Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
  • U.S. Department of State Officials To Meet with USGS Concerning Involvement In 10-year Wetlands Action Plan
  • Visiting Scientists From Japan To Present Seminar
  • USGS Scientist To Present Keynote at Virginia Water Research Conference
  • Parks Middle School Students To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Provides Exhibit Materials for Mekong River Commission Meeting
  • ULL Pre-Service Teachers To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Provides DRAGON Information for State Department Meeting

October 1, 2009

  • NWRC Scientists Publish Article Illustrating Radar and Optical Satellite Imagery in Emergency Response
  • NWRC Scientists Collect Data on Nearly Extinct Ecosystem
  • NWRC Contractor Presents Wetlands Information to ULL Class
  • NWRC Director Receives 2009 Eugene M. Shoemaker Communication Award
  • NWRC Scientist Receives USGS Central Region Diversity Award
  • Disappearing Wetlands Taint New Orleans’ Rebound From Katrina
  • Janine Powell Named New Director of the USGS National Wetlands Research Center
  • NWRC Assists Videographer with Hypoxia Information

September 24, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist To Give Invited Talk on Climate Change to USFWS
  • USGS Scientist To Give Address at Virginia Water Resources Conference
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Seminar on Mangroves in Coastal Louisiana
  • NWRC Scientist Presents Climate Change Research Findings at LSU
  • Paper Evaluates Spatial Relationship Between Hydrology and Forest Regeneration in the Atchafalaya Basin
  • NWRC Staff Garner Awards
  • NWRC Scientist Assists South Korean Broadcaster with Invasive Species Story

September 17, 2009

  • NWRC Branch Chief To Speak at ULL
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in The Wildlife Society 2009 Meeting
  • NWRC Scientist Speaks at University of Connecticut Fall Seminar Series
  • Paper Examines the Effects of Savanna Trees on African Grassland Ecosystem
  • Article Discusses Genetic Plant Adaptation to Environmental Conditions

September 10, 2009

  • South Korean Officials To Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Scientist Encourages Professional Weed Managers To Increase Efforts To Manage Weeds in Flood Prone Riparian Zones
  • NWRC Director To Receive 2009 Eugene M. Shoemaker Communication Award
  • NWRC Participates in Briefing with USFWS
  • NWRC Participates in Multi-agency Coordination Meeting for the Atchafalaya NHA
  • NWRC Scientist Briefs USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service on Ecosystem Services
  • NWRC Scientist Discovers new Invasive Species in Lafayette

September 3, 2009

  • NWRC Ecologist Selected for LCA Adaptive Management Team
  • NWRC Contractors Present Seminar on Using Radar to Enhance Disaster Response
  • NWRC Holds Blood Drive
  • TWSC Geographer Visits NWRC
  • USGS Scientist Presents Climate Change Information to American Fisheries Society
  • NWRC Scientist Answers Reader's Question in Audubon Magazine

August 27, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist To Present Lecture on Ecological Resilience
  • NWRC Scientist To Give Invited Talk on System Perspectives on Wildlife Dynamics
  • Operational Radar Capability Integrated Into the USGS Civil-operational Remote Sensing Architecture
  • Press Release Announcing New NWRC Director Receives Local Coverage

August 20, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist To Serve on Editorial Board
  • NWRC Outreach Project Leader To Present Coastal Wetland Information to Rotary Club 
  • NWRC Scientists Present Papers at Ecological Meeting in Australia
  • NWRC Seminar Series Features Talk on Southwestern Riparian Ecosystems

August 13, 2009

  • USGS NWRC Welcomes a New Director
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in ESA Meeting
  • USGS NWRC Geographer Interviewed by the Daily Comet and the Houma Courier

August 6, 2009

  • USGS Scientist To Participate in Joint Meeting on Climate Change Modeling
  • Environmental Defense Fund Visitors
  • USGS Scientist Provides Conservation Inspiration to Students
  • USGS Chief Scientist for Global Change Participates in IPCC Scoping Meeting
  • USGS Scientist Participates in Annual Energy Modeling Forum
  • USGS Scientist Presents Information About Climate Change in Louisiana
  • NWRC Contractor Contributes in Coastal Restoration Activity
  • NWRC Staff Provides Food for Families in Need
  • NWRC Contractor Provides Seminar on Sustainable Home Design
  • USGS Scientist Provides Keynote Address at USFWS Meeting

July 30, 2009

  • NWRC Scientists To Participate in USFWS Meeting Focused on Changing Landscapes for Fish and Wildlife Resources
  • NWRC Scientists Attend National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
  • NWRC Provides Educational Programming to Local Students
  • NWRC Provides Wetland Program and Center Tour to Local Students
  • NWRC Scientist Provides Keynote Address at SC-EPPC Annual Conference
  • NWRC Staff Participates in GOMA Annual “All Hands” Meeting
  • USGS Regional Executive and NWRC Center Director Meet with the Secretary of State Regarding Forecast Mekong

July 23, 2009

  • NWRC Scientists Initiate New SWS Publication
  • NWRC Scientist Participates in Art Smart Program for Educators
  • NWRC Scientist Provided Keynote Address at Coastal Invasive Species Symposium
  • NWRC Scientist Assists With Summer Science Camp Focused on Invasive Species
  • Student Teacher Shadows NWRC Scientist
  • New Land Area Change Map by NWRC Scientist Released
  • NWRC Scientist Proposes Hypothesis That May Aid Coastal Wetland Conservation in New Book Chapter
  • Image Credited to USGS/NWRC Appears in AP Article

July 16, 2009

  • USGS Scientists to Meet with State Department Officials and Mekong Basin Nation Representatives
  • NWRC Provides First Aid, CPR, and AED Training for Staff
  • NWRC Provides Educational Materials to USSSA Baseball World Series Team
  • NWRC Scientists Present at Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by the Daily Comet and the Houma Courier

July 9, 2009

  • NWRC Hosts Multi-agency Brown Marsh 2009 Briefing
  • NWRC Scientists Participate in the LCA Science Summer 2009 Meeting
  • Freelance Print Journalist Speaks with NWRC Scientist

July 1, 2009

  • Acadiana Youth Visit NWRC
  • Elementary Students Come to NWRC

June 25, 2009

  • Summer Math Program Participants Travel to NWRC
  • Students of All Ages Visit NWRC
  • University Students Learn About “Real Science” at NWRC

June 18, 2009

  • NWRC Provides Digital Map Files to Senator Landrieu
  • NWRC Director Interviewed by the Lafayette Daily Advertiser
  • USGS Chief Scientist for Global Change Research Participates in White House Press Conference

June 11, 2009

  • NWRC To Participate in Society of Wetland Scientists Meeting
  • International DRAGON Partnership Meeting in Cambodia
  • NWRC Director Organizes Climate Advisory Council Meeting
  • USGS/NWRC Scientist Interviewed by Audubon Magazine
  • "Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States" Report Released by the White House

June 4, 2009

  • NWRC Assists in Invasive Species Issue Near New Orleans
  • USGS Scientist's Trip to India Continues to Receive Media Coverage
  • USGS Staff Interviewed for Article in The Daily Advertiser

May 28, 2009

  • USGS Scientist Assists in Producing Assessment Report
  • USGS Contributes to Climate Change Report
  • NWRC Outreach Project Leader Delivers Plenary to Disaster Response Organization
  • USGS Discusses Conservation with China
  • NWRC Represented at Annual Waterfowl Meeting

May 21, 2009

  • NWRC Scientist Details Recent Watershed Research

May 14, 2009

  • Students Visit NWRC
  • NWRC and Louisiana Water Science Center Stage Hurricane Jambalaya Drill
  • NWRC Completes Successful Fire Drill
  • High School Student Job Shadows at NWRC
  • NWRC Collaborates with Wildlife Refuge Staff
  • USGS National Wetlands Research Center Scientist Interviewed by The Advertiser about Job Shadowing
  • USGS National Wetlands Research Center Contractor Pictured in Article in The Advertiser

May 7, 2009

  • Students Visit NWRC
  • USGS National Wetlands Research Center Scientists Mentioned in the University of Alabama’s online Faculty/Staff newsletter

April 30, 2009

  • Article Published in Aquatic Botany Features NWRC Research             
  • USGS Scientist Speaks to the National Academy of Sciences on Climate Change
  • Students Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Branch Chief Recognized by Loyola University
  • USGS National Wetlands Research Center Scientist Mentioned in Online News Coverage
  • USGS Chief Scientist for Global Change Research Interviewed on the Montel Williams National Air America Radio Talk Show

April 23, 2009

  • NWRC Contractor To Present Salt Marsh Restoration Research                                       
  • NWRC Branch Chief Participates in Lower Mississippi Valley Board Meeting
  • NWRC Staff Member Reassigned
  • NWRC Outreach Participates in Earth Day Conference
  • Students of All Ages Visit NWRC
  • NWRC Staff Attend Assessment Meeting
  • CWPPRA Dedicates Four Completed Projects
  • NWRC Scientist Speaks at the Swaminathan Foundation
  • NWRC Scientist Speaks at the Centre for Research on New International Economic Order

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 Web site/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

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 3 , 2007

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

October 15, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Shares in Nobel Prize

October 1, 2007

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

September 17, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Talk at International Conference on Invasive Plants
  • USGS Scientist Gives Keynote Address on Climate Change

September 10, 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

August 27, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Participates in Congressional Tour of Caddo Lake
  • USGS Scientist Speaks on Nutria Research Program

August 13, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Interviewed for Article in US Airways Magazine

July 30, 2007

  • 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 I

July 20, 2007

  • 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

July 16, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Times-Picayune
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by Students from Sherbrooke College, Quebec, Canada

July 6, 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

June 29, 2007

  • USGS Scientists Interviewed by The Daily Advertiser
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by Students from Sherbrooke College, Quebec, Canada

June 19, 2007

  • 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

June 7, 2007

  • 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

June 4, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by Emergency Management magazine

May 25, 2007

  • 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

May 14, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Leads Global Delta Science Network Effort in Vietnam
  • USGS Science Centers Prepare for Hurricane Season

May 7, 2007

  • Former USGS Scientist Receives 2007 Coastal Stewardship Award
  • USGS Geographer Provides Information to CNN

April 30, 2007

  • 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

April 23, 2007

  • 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

April 16, 2007

  • 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

April 2, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Meets With Ducks Unlimited Leader
  • USGS Scientist Provides Information to the Korea Broadcasting System

March 26, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by German Press Agency
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by TV5Monde/USA
  • USGS Scientist to be Interviewed by National Public Radio

March 19, 2007

  • USGS Scientist Presents on Impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

March 12, 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

February 6, 2007

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

January 30, 2007

  • USGS Hosts Tour of Hurricane Rita Damage

January 9, 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

November 22, 2006

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

October 17, 2006

  • USGS Scientist Assists with Fact Checking for New IMAX Film

September 26, 2006

  • USGS Team Receives Service to America Medal
  • USGS Geographer Provides Map to The New York Times
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by NPR’s Morning Edition

September 1, 2006

  • USGS Collaborates with U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
  • USGS Scientist Serves on AAAS Panel

August 29, 2006

  • USGS Geographer Provides Images to NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp.

August 22, 2006

  • 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

August 8, 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)

July 31, 2006

  • USGS Scientist Speaks at Coastal Protection Meeting
  • USGS Scientist Interviewed by The Daily Advertiser

July 25, 2006

  • 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

July 18, 2006

  • 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

July 3, 2006

  • USGS Geographer Provides Information and Images to National Geographic Magazine

June 26, 2006

  • USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Staff Receives Award
  • USGS Scientist Provides Images for Earth Science Textbook

June 20, 2006

  • USGS Scientists Interviewed for Book About Ivory-billed Woodpecker
  • USGS scientist Assists with Fact Checking on new IMAX Movie on Louisiana’s Wetlands

June 13, 2006

  • 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

June 2, 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

May 26, 2006

  • 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

May 2, 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

April 10, 2006

  • USGS scientist interviewed by National Wildlife magazine

April 4, 2006

  • USGS Scientists Speak at Federal Interagency Conferences
  • USGS Scientist Attends Restoration Meeting
  • USGS Sponsors Gulf Coast Field Briefings

March 27, 2006

  • Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing

March 21, 2006

  • Senator Landrieu to Speak at Women’s History Month Event
  • USGS Offers Mentoring for USFWS
  • USGS Ecologist Interviewed by Nightly Business Report

February 7, 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 31, 2006

  • USGS Scientist Speaks on Nutrient Reduction in Forested Wetlands
  • USGS provides aerial image of New Orleans to the BBC

January 10, 2006

  • 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 27, 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 21, 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

November 1, 2005

  • 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 21, 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

October 17, 2005

  • 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

October 7, 2005

  • 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”

October 3, 2005

  • 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 16, 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

September 9, 2005

  • 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 12, 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 29, 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.

July 1, 2005

  • 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 10, 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

June 3, 2005

  • USGS Supports Job Shadowing for Teacher
  • USGS scientist Greg Smith was interviewed by KATC TV-3

May 20, 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

May 6, 2005

  • Discussion with Senator Mary Landrieu

December 7, 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 23, 2004

  • 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

November 2, 2004

  • Wetlands Center is New Partner in Central Southwest Gulf Coast Node

September 27, 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 26, 2004

  • Louisiana's Wetlands Are America's Wetlands
  • Nutria Goes to Court

August 16, 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

July 20, 2004

  • 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

July 9, 2004

  • USGS Uses Remote Sensing to Monitor Oak Decline
  • Jacoby Carter was interviewed by the Daily Advertiser

July 2, 2004

  • Gulf Guardian Award
  • USGS Mapping Sleuths
  • Robert Stewart was interviewed July 1 by Water Environment and Technology about Louisiana's coastal wetland loss

June 10, 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 28, 2004

  • Elijah Ramsey and Gene Nelson were interviewed for The History Channel

May 17, 2004

  • USGS Science Supports New National Wildlife Refuge
  • USGS Science Coordinator Briefs FWS Regional Ecosystem Team

May 7, 2004

  • USGS Scientist Speaks at Harvard University
  • USGS Scientist Speaks at Carbon Sequestration Conference
  • Lights, Camera, Action

April 8, 2004

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

February 6, 2004

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

January 16, 2004

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

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