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September 24, 2010
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November 19, 2010
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
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August 2010 |
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"Dolphins! They think they're so cute. Oh, look at me, I'm a flippy little dolphin! Let me flip for you!" Chum in Finding Nemo
I just returned from my summer vacation in the low country of South Carolina ... Edisto Island to be exact. While I was there, my daughter and I took an early morning paddle from the sound to the channel, then up one of the inlets just as low tide was ebbing and high tide was thinking about flowing. The paddle was delightful enough ... blue skies, not too humid, calm water, good company ... but Ellie and I encountered a little bit of magic as well.
As we turned up the inlet, a pod of dolphin -- maybe 15, maybe 20 -- began feeding around us. We scooted over to one side of the inlet to give them space and watch, and we witnessed a feeding technique unique to this are: strand-feeding. The dolphin work in teams to "herd" their prey close to shore, then, with a "whoooosh" and a "splash," the dolphin shoves water, fish, and themselves up onto shore to catch the fish. It was amazing to watch! What a gift to be right there to see.
I later learned that these dolphin teach this feeding technique to their children and they pass it from one generation to the next. (There was at least one mother-baby pair that we saw).
Anyway ... I've already bored everyone here with this story, but I'm not tired of telling it, so you lucky folks get to hear it. too!
Here's a pic I snapped during one of the frenzies ... if you look closely, you can see a fish flapping just by the dolphin's mouth.
Photo: T. Meyer August 2010. All rights reserved. |
Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!
Oh, and be sure to spend some time on the 2010 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference website! The Preliminary Program is up, and it will be an outstanding conference!
Terry Meyer
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Preliminary Program Now Online!
Loews Philadelphia Hotel * Philadelphia, PA
November 1-4, 2010
The AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference Planning Committee has assempled an outstanding program for AWRA's annual conference in Philadelphia this November.
Here's a brief rundown of what you can look forward to:
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75 concurrent sessions
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300 oral presentations
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17 technical tracks
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51 posters
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10 panels
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9 roundtable discussions
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Extensive networking opportunities (including a mentoring program & a converstation-starting program)
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Menu of student-focused programming (including a student career panel & speed networking)
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Up to 30 exhibitors
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Pre-conference field trips & a stream restoration workshop
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Evening networking event
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A scavenger hunt & a 5k Run
OH, and if that's not enough, Philadelphia cheesesteaks! (Thanks M. Leboon for the reminder -- your stainless steel AWRA water bottle is on its way to you.)
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Water Resources Information
Comments Invited: US EPA Draft Strategy on
"Coming Together for Clean Water"
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency's draft strategy to protect and restore our nation's lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, "Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA's Strategy for Achieving Clean Water," is designed to chart EPA's path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's key priority of protecting America's waters. EPA is now inviting the public to consider and provide their comments on the approaches outlined in the strategy. Public comments on the draft strategy should be submitted by September 17. EPA will review all comments and post a final strategy later in the year.
Water and energy are closely connected -- saving water saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. To better understand these potential savings, the Pacific Institute developed WECalc. An easy-to-use online calculator, WECalc evaluates the energy and greenhouse gas burden associated with your home water use -- and identifies strategies to reduce that burden. It asks a series of questions about your home water use habits, and based on your replies, estimates your water use and provides specific recommendations for reducing it.
USGS Public Lecture Series
Megafloods in Metropolis: How Extreme Flooding Affects the Vulnerable and What You Can do to Reduce Your Loss
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7:00 PM
USGS Headquarters, Dallas L. Peck Memorial Auditorium, Reston, VA
The Washington D.C. area has been spared major widespread flooding since Hurricane Fran left town about 14 years ago. But other cities in the eastern U.S. have been less fortunate lately. Atlanta's floods last year were so severe they defied scientific description. Flooding this year in Nashville inundated the Grand Ole Opry. USGS scientists Brian McCallum and Phil Turnipseed will discuss Atlanta's epic floods, Nashville's disaster, and the prospects and impacts of an extreme flood in the DC area. They will show new tools that can help residents and communities reduce losses from floods.
Earlier this month NOAA released a report on the fate of the oil from the BP Oil Spill. You can view their report at the link. |
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Groningen, The Netherlands
May 16-20, 2011
Submit Abstracts by: September 1, 2010
Porto de Galinhas, Brazil
September 25-29, 2011
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Other Water Resources Conferences |
Cape Breton University | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
September 12-16, 2010
Washington State Convention & Trade Center | Seattle, WA
September 19-23, 2010
Holiday Inn * West Yellowstone, MT
September 28-30, 2010
Austin, Texas
October 4-6, 2010
Hydrology Conference 2010
San Diego, CA
October 11-13, 2010
Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy
University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Amherst, MA
October 18-21, 2010
San Antonio, TX
October 24- 28, 2010
October 25-26, 2010
Galveston Island Convention Center l Galveston Island, Texas
November 13-17, 2010
The Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor * Baltimore, MD
November 14-17, 2010
UNESCO * Paris, France
December 6-8, 2010
Marriott Mission Valley * San Diego, CA
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