Announcements Nov 7

Announcements Nov 7, 2007,
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NYSMEA Enrichment Activity
Join us for an adventure at Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead on Saturday November 17th.

We will have a behind the scenes tour and coral reef workshop conducted by their

Curator and Co-founder, Joe "Fish" Yaiullo and Eileen Duggan, the Education Enrichment Coordinator

Details

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The solicitation notice for EPA's 2008 Environmental Education Grants Program is now available.
All applications must be postmarked by or transmitted to EPA
electronically by December 20, 2007.
Go to
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/

If you have questions about the solicitation notice (not about the
suitability of your project;) please call me weekdays, November 7
through 21 and December 1 through 20. My regular office hours are 7:30
AM to 4:00 PM. My voicemail is available: 212-637-3671.

Terry
Teresa (Terry) Ippolito
Environmental Education Coordinator/Education Press
U.S. EPA , Region 2 Public Affairs Division/26th Floor
290 Broadway New York, New York 10007-1866
phone: (212) 637-3671 fax: (212) 637-4445
VISIT EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEBSITES:
www.epa.gov/teachers www.epa.gov/kids (pre-K - 4th grade)

www.epa.gov/students (middle grades) www.epa.gov/highschool

www.epa.gov/enviroed

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Ever wanted to spend part of your summer on an oceanographic research
vessel working alongside scientists? This is your chance to experience
life at sea and share your stories with your students, local communities
and beyond. http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov

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You are invited to explore the newly revised Venture Deep Ocean website at
www.venturedeepocean.org While retaining much of its engaging information,
the site now features a new look to complement its restructured content and
improved navigation.

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Scientist David Hart has invited COSEE Great Lakes to make educators aware of his
Paddle-to-the-Sea application for Google Earth! Visit http://coseegreatlakes.net for links
to this great resource.

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The NERRS (National Estuarine Research Reserve System) Education Bulletin is
available only to people who subscribed to the Bulletin by e-mail and/or through the estuaries.gov
Web site. The Bulletin is mailed on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. If you are interested in receiving
periodic messages, please send an e-mail to estuariesweb@noaa.gov to unsubscribe. Use subject
line: NERRS Education Bulletin. In the body of your e-mail message type your name and email
address and request to subscribe or unsubscribe.

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Join the group for Project Wet

To post to this group, send email to wetusa@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send email to
wetusa-subscribe@googlegroups.com

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For students in Grades K through 4, depending on their reading level or
there being an adult to navigate the follow-up pages, there is a new
feature on EPA's Kids Web-site.

Got a Question? offers students an opportunity to find an answer to
either one of the frequently asked questions we have received from
students or write in a question of their own.

Check it out at: www.epa.gov/kids

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Treasures in the Harbor -- Sneak Preview November 22 at 8pm
Thirteen stays close to home on Thanksgiving day with Treasures in the
Harbor. As host, Thirteen's Bill Baker takes you on a tour of the unique
national parks of the New York area. "These parks are local treasures of
national significance. So is Thirteen," says Baker.
(Embedded image moved to file: pic18064.gif)Watch a preview of Treasures
in the Harbor at Thirteen.org

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CARP (Contamination Assessment & Reduction Project) is a landmark project bringing together federal,
state and government partners in a determined effort to better understand and reduce contamination
within the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. The major focus of CARP has been an objective
evaluation of the fate and transport of contaminants throughout the entire Harbor Estuary system.
This conference will present the major accomplishments and findings of CARP.

For more information and to register online, visit our website www.hudsonriver.org or call 212-483-7667.
Seating is limited, so please register early.

Nassau BOCES Outdoor and Environmental Education Program is pleased to announce
a grant funded workshop on EarthCaching - Using GPS to Learn about the Earth
The workshop is made possible by the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation
(http://nbeducationalfoundation.org/ and the teaching materials/resources are
made possible by the Geological Society of America and National Geographic.

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Aquarius Mission Videos Archived

Check out all the details of the recent "If Reefs Could Talk" 
Aquarius mission on the Web.  Read logs from the mission 
participants who lived in an underwater habitat for nine 
days and find out about experiments they conducted to learn 
more about the reef habitats of the 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.  

View archived videos from the Aquarius habitat at 
http://oceanslive.org and check out the mission logs and 
educational materials at 
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/missions/aquarius2007.

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The Passaic River Institute of Montclair State University
(www.primsu.org) is running a high-school-based water monitoring program
(see www.preemo-msu.edu). Details

Job Summary: The Manager of Education and Outreach is responsible for
overseeing and developing NYC Audubon’s education and outreach program,
including community partnerships, Details

We would like to invite any interested parties to apply for the following marine education positions.
Newfound Harbor Marine Institute at Seacamp in Big Pine Key, FL is looking for hard-working,
energetic Marine Science Instructors and Interns for the spring 2008 and summer 2008 seasons.
Non US citizens are encouraged to apply, assistance is available with a visa. Please reply to
info@nhmi.org or seacamp2003@aol.com email addresses for more information.

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Morris County, New Jersey, seeks a creative, enthusiastic and organized individual to coordinate adult
programming, teach horticultural classes, produce the program newsletter, lead tours and train tour guides
and manage a community garden program at
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and other MCPC Horticultural sites. Details

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