Announcements January 5, 2009
Happy New Year!
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"Liquid Assets: A History of New York's Water
System"
Diane Galusha, author, Education and Communications Director
of the Catskill Watershed Corporation
Friday, January 23, at 7:00 PM
American Museum of Natural History
The New York City water system is an engineering marvel. Delivering 1.3 billion gallons of water daily to nine million people, it is a complex network of reservoirs stretched out over a vast upstate region and connected by a web of subterranean aqueducts to rival those of the ancient Romans. Clean abundant water has not come without peril or pain. Thousands were forced to relinquish their homes in dozens of communities leveled to make way for the reservoirs of the Croton, Catskill, and Delaware supplies. Hundreds of workers died building the tunnels and dams; countless more were injured. Hear about this fascinating story from the author, Diane Galusha.
Seating is limited for this presentation you must register with Lisa Breslof to be admitted. Free to NYSMEA members. $5.00 for non-member guests.
Email Lisa at lbreslof@AMNH.org
Preceded by Directors Meeting (5:00 PM)
All invited! Get involved! Please inform Lisa if you will be
joining us.
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NYSMEA has again received a grant from
the
ERM Foundation
to fund the
South Shore Estuary learning Facilitator (sSELF)Program
We are happy to report that NYSMEA has again received
the South Shore Estuary Learning Facilitator (sSELF) grant from the ERM
Foundation for calendar year 2009. The program, run in cooperation with
the South Shore Estuary Reserve Office, is designed to train students and community members to do basic
testing of various environmental parameters on a regular basis.
Lou Siegel, the creator of the program will give a presentation
on sSELF
on Wednesday, January 7th, 7 PM
Room 027 of the Kramer Science Center
Dowling College in Oakdale
at the meeting of
Long Island Sierra Club.
All Welcome
Contact Lou at LouSea@aol.com for further information or if your group is interested in the program
including an opening in the Biology Deptment of
Suffolk County Community College
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Do
you know a high school student with an innovative solution to protect the
environment? Planet Connect can help make it happen! The National
Environmental Education Foundation's Planet Connect Program, developed in
partnership with The Weather Channel, is a new online network for
High School students to learn about the environment plus green college and
career options. Planet Connect is looking for creative ideas to
fix local environmental problems and will award 25 students aged
14-19 $1000 each to support their ideas and provide them with local
environmental internships.
For more information visit www.Planet-Connect.org.
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Blue Ocean's Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood is also available to download to your PDA or cellphone at www.fishphone.org. And our new Guide to Ocean Friendly Sushi is available at www.blueocean.org/sushi.
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The University of Rhode Island's Office of Marine Programs is now accepting applications for the ARMADA Project- Research and Mentoring Experiences for Teachers. The ARMADA Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to actively participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring.
Selected Master Teachers (with five or more years teaching experience) are paired with leading scientists and participate in shipboard, field, or laboratory research. Research experiences will take place during the summer, although there may be opportunities during the school year. Upon completion of their research experience, Master Teachers develop ways to bring the fruits of their research experiences, including scientific data, methodologies, and technology into their classrooms. They share their experiences by mentoring new teachers in their school district and by presenting their results at the National Science Teachers Association National Conventions.
The ARMADA Project has placed teachers in research experiences all over the world. Past experiences
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Sage Lichtenwalner <sage@marine.rutgers.edu>
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Did you know that the U.S. EPA offers a lean toolkit that addresses lean
thinking in green initiatives? And it's VERY useful! You can save your
company valuable resources with little effort. Check it out.
www.epa.gov/lean/toolkit/
NEW: Lean and Green Newsletter
Former IndustryWeek's New Media Editor, Tonya Vinas, will publish a new,
complimentary e-newsletter aimed at the emerging "Lean and Green"
movement. Subscribe today and don't miss the first issue.
www.leanandgreennews.com
2nd Annual Lean and Green Summit
The Lean and Green Summit is scheduled for June 8-9, 2009 in Historic
Savannah, GA. While the agenda has not yet been released, topics such of
this can be expected.
Lean out the enterprise NOW and you'll have less you need to
"green."
Things you can do tomorrow that WILL save money.
How do YOU become a more effective leader in the lean and green
journey?
Creating the right culture.
Register today using promo code "december" and receive $200 off the
standard registration fee. www.leanandgreensummit.com
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The latest Jason data reveals dominant cool ocean conditions in the Pacific Ocean. Jason-1 is still flying high as it enters its 8th year of operation. We continue to add images and remembrances of our late colleague, Yves Menard. Check out additional features at http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov.
-- PDO RULES AS THE PACIFIC COOLS — The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is evident on the latest Jason data.
-- JASON-1 TURNS 7 YEARS OLD -- Four years beyond its nominal mission, Jason-1 still producing excellent data
-- SWOT - The next generation sea surface height mission will also collect high quality land surface water data. The mission is Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) and you can read about it here; http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/features/200809-1b.html
Check out the wide range of practical and research uses of altimetry data at http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/science/applications.html.
--LITERATURE DATABASE: It currently has 2,801 articles and papers on TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason, and OSTM/Jason-2 science and research, and is updated quarterly. Is YOUR latest article there? Send us the citation and we'll post it; http://sealevel-lit.jpl.nasa.gov/science/search-form.cfm
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Coastal Wetland Studies, Garden Club of America
For the purposes of this scholarship, coastal wetlands are defined as those tidal or nontidal wetlands found within coastal states, including the Great Lakes. Applicants should be enrolled at a university within the United States.
Selection criteria:
1-Technical merit of proposed work.
2-Degree to which the work is relevant to the Garden Club objective of promoting wetlands conservation.
Preference for:
1-Students who are early in their degree programs.
2-Field-based research that occurs in coastal wetlands of the U.S.
Applicants must provide:
1-A resume/C.V.;
2-A written plan for the work to be undertaken during the scholarship period; and
3-A letter of endorsement from the graduate faculty advisor.
Find more specific details at: http://ccrm.vims.edu/education/garden_club/index.html
Application deadline: February 1, 2009
Please note that the deadline date is earlier than in previous years, and that some of the application requirements have changed.
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http://solar1.org/education/
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Consider being a part of this great program!
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Please take a moment to review the attached file which contains information about the Bridge to the Barrens program and Pioneer Teacher Q&A.
If you are interested in becoming a Pioneer Teacher, please contact, Project Director - Jennifer Garvey, by December 22 (there may still be openings,) at 631-369-3300 or by email at garvey@pinebarrens.org.
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The Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Award is awarded annually by the National Environmental Education Foundation to an outstanding teacher who has successfully integrated environmental education into his or her daily education programs. The award is given to a 5th-12th grade educator who can serve as an inspiration and model for others. A $5,000 cash award is provided for the recipient to continue their work in environmental education. Do you know a teacher who stands out among the rest? If so, please nominate him/her for the 2009 Richard C. Bartlett Award. Nominations will be accepted through January 31, 2009. To learn more or submit your nomination visit http://www.neefusa.org/bartlettaward.htm
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The
Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in partnership with the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation, is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for
approximately $1 million under the 2009 Long Island Sound Futures Fund
(Sound Futures Fund) pending the availability of federal funding. Go
to http://www.nfwf.org/lisff
to view the request for proposals. The purpose of the Sound Futures
Fund is to support projects that restore and protect the health and living
resources of Long Island Sound. Proposals are due 03/13/2009 .
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is hosting a webcast on Tuesday,
January 6, 2009, 1pm to 2:30pm. This webinar will show applicants
how to navigate EasyGrants, NFWF's new online application system.
Participants will learn how to register in the system and apply for a
grant. This webinar will not address questions about applicant eligibility
and what types of projects might receive funding. The webinar is
focused solely on navigating through EasyGrants.
The workshop is intended to provide an in-depth introduction to the new online application system. Past applicants as well as new applicants should plan to listen in and view changes. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/250863281
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Exploring the Everglades
Invisible Boundaries
Matter of Inches
Monitoring from Afar
Storm Water Pollution
Environmental Monitoring, Invisible Boundaries, and Storm Water Pollution are My World adaptations of ArcView 3.x lessons developed for the Center for Image Processing in Education's Mapping an Ocean Sanctuary project.
Monitoring from Afar is a My World adaptation from the NOAA-sponsored Exploring Data with GIS to Experience Sanctuaries materials.
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(B-WET) Program are pleased to announce that the 2009 B-WET grant
competitions in New England, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest
are now open!
NOAA B-WET provides grants in support of locally relevant experiential
learning through meaningful watershed educational experiences in the K-12
environment. Funded projects will provide meaningful watershed educational
experiences for students and related professional development for teachers
in support of regional priorities in the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf of
Mexico, and New England. These geographic areas build on the successes of
the B-WET Programs in the Chesapeake Bay, California, and Hawai'i. Annual
project funding ranges from $50,000-$100,000. Applications are due January
26, 2009.
For more information about this funding opportunity and resources for
applicants please visit: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/BWET/BWET_funding.html or
Grants.gov (Funding Opportunity Number SEC-OED-2009-2001648).
For more information about the B-WET program please visit:
http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/BWET/
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Thinking
about your summer professional development plans? Shedd Aquarium
is pleased to announce our second annual Teacher
Field Experience: Biology in the Bahamas program!
Last year we accepted 10 teachers to learn about marine science
including oceanography, coral reef ecosystems, fish adaptations, and
more while conducting their own research project in the
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the University of New Hampshire, is located on Appledore Island, Maine
(Isles of Shoals), off Portsmouth NH. SML offers college credit courses
for undergraduates, high school students, and teachers; internships for
undergraduates and teachers; and non-credit programs for the public.
The SML online application is now live and receiving applications. Access
the application by going to:
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_creditcourses.html
Click on the button labelled "APPLY NOW".
For our college credit courses (marine biology, ecology, animal behavior,
archaeology, and science writing) that admit undergraduates and teachers,
see:
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_creditcourses.html
For our college credit courses that admit high school students (Marine
Environmental Science, Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine, etc), see:
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_highschool.html
Paid undergraduate research internships are listed at:
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_students_internships.html
For details about our high school internship, please email me at
shoals-lab@cornell.edu.
Financial aid is available, but please apply early to increase the chances
of an award.
We hope to see you on Appledore Island in the summer of 2009!
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bring together ten regional high schools with teams of 5-8 students and
their teacher advisors to investigate an environmental challenge they
face in their school or community. The conference is being hosted at The
Park School in Snyder , NY . Dave Bauer, president of Sustainable Earth
Solutions, Inc., is delivering the training during the two day
conference. Among the sponsors is the International Center for Studies
in Creativity (ICSC) at Buffalo State College in Buffalo , New York , an
active partner providing 10 graduate students to assist in the
facilitation during the conference and post conference coaching. The
intent of this conference is to use creative thinking skills that will
be applied to the plans of action that the teams create while attending
the conference. This unique conference will bring together urban,
suburban and rural students to collaborate during the design and
implantation phases of the training. After identifying each district’s
environmental challenge, the district teams will provide the information
and follow-up needed to solve their problems for up to two months after
the seminar concludes. Once a team reports back at the end of the sixty
day follow up period, $200 of “Seed money” is awarded each team that
meets the 45 day Seed money requirements that checks for sustainability.
Dave Bauer will provide the district teams support during the two month
period after the conference. Additional sponsors at this date are:
NOCO, HSBC, Ecology and Environment, Inc. Cost per school is $1,200.
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New Program at Maritime College - Maritime Adventure
Explore all New York Maritime’s waterfront has to offer in this jam packed two weeks of activity. Discover sailing aboard a 24’ keelboat with an instructor and your friends as crew, learn how to safely operate a powerboat with hands-on training, splash around in kayaks, discover the fish, crabs and other marine organisms on the shore with nets and enjoy games and initiatives that foster self-confidence, communication, and teamwork.
Instructor: New York Maritime College’s Waterfront Staff
Age Group: 10 - 14
Time: Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Date: Session I: June 30 – July 10, 2009
Session II: July 13 – July 24, 2009
Fee: $650; includes lunch each day
Prerequisites: None
Contact: Rob Crafa rcrafa@sunymaritime.edu
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