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January 26, 2011

Community Notes 01-26-2011

  1. Teaching In and Out of the Classroom. There will be two information sessions in the Houston area to learn about exciting new programs in interactive education. One program, Waters to the Sea: Trinity River, explores how humans have lived with the Trinity River. The other program, Earth Force, helps young people develop the skills and motivation to become life-long leaders in addressing environmental issues. The information sessions occur on February 1st, from 8:30-11 am at Camp Olympia and 1:30-4:00 pm at the Water Works Education Center. For more information or to sign up, contact Brinkley Prescott at 651-523-2591 or bprescott01@hamline.edu.
  2. Keep America Beautiful Awards. Texas communities won top awards at the Keep America Beautiful National Conference. Westbury Community Garden, Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission, Keep Dickinson Beautiful were among the first place winners. For a full list of award recipients, visit http://www.ktb.org/highlights/congrats-to-kab-award-winners.aspx.
  3. Visualize Sea Level Rise in Houston/Galveston Area. The NOAA Coastal Services Center recently released the Sea Level Rise Impacts Viewer, a new tool for visualizing sea level rise and coastal flooding that is now available for coastal Mississippi and Texas’ Houston and Galveston metro areas. The tool will be expanded for use in other geographic areas in the near future. Tool features include coastal flooding scenarios, coupled with photos of well-known locations that illustrate marsh impacts; uncertainty maps; flood frequency information; and social and economic vulnerability information.
  4. Opportunities for Awards.