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President's Note
Dear NYSMEANS,
We have been a busy group over the past month or so! In February, we enjoyed a great seal cruise with the Riverhead Foundation, then fourteen of us headed to Louisiana for our 2nd Gulf restoration trip. In early March, we held our first Share-A-Thon, with over 30 people attending, learning about the Hudson River, GIS apps, hydroponic gardening, and much more.
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Both events were a huge success. Perhaps you read about our trip in Newsday, or on our blog? Blog posts keep coming, so continue to check the blog to learn more about participants' perspectives as well as follow up activities. Speaking of follow up, keep an eye out for stewardship activities here in NY, to take place this spring and summer.
Also be sure to save the date for this year's Annual Conference - June 9, 2012 at SUNY Maritime College. Jesse Ausubel of the Census of Marine Life will be our keynote speaker, and there will also be field trips, workshops, and lots of fun!
I hope to see you at an upcoming event.
Meg
Meghan Marrero, Ed.D.
NYSMEA President
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Webinar Apr 4th, 2pm: NYSMEA's 2012 Restoration Trip to Louisiana
Tidal wetland loss is a major problem facing Louisiana. This region loses an area of wetlands the size of a football field every 38 minutes!
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On Weds, April 4th at 2pm NYSMEA will be hosting a Webinar about our trip to Louisiana. We will tell you all about why we went down to Louisiana to volunteer and what we learned!
Our speakers will include:
Mel Landry, Habitat Restoration Coordinator with NOAA who will be teaching us about the environmental problems that are affecting Louisiana.
NYSMEA members that attended the trip and will be talking about their volunteer work and other exp
eriences.
Register HERE.
We are offering this Webinar during the daytime so that YOU AND YOUR CLASS can join us! The easiest way to participate with your class is to login using a projector or SmartBoard. Another option is to use individual computers with headsets. Questions? Please email Meghan at at president@nysmea.org
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Long Island Sound Educators Conference
The Southeastern New England Marine Educators (SENEME) presents the 2012 Long Island Sound
Educators Conference on Friday, May 4, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. held at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, CT.
The Conference will include a broad range of sessions addressing Long Island Sound and watershed issues.
To sign up as a presenters or to register for the Conference, contact Lauren Rader at (860) 445-9007, ext. 3021 or email lrader@oceanology.org.
More details can be found at SENEME's Web site.
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New Web postings!!
- Lots and lots! of new JOB postings! here
- Tons of scholarship opportunities! here
- Summer is just around the corner-- time to sign up for those internship and volunteer opportunities! here
- Join us at various NYSMEA and other events! here
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