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GMF celebrates 20 years
February 2010 - Wow! 2009 is history, we are almost through the
first quarter of 2010, and May 24, 2010 is the 20 year anniversary of
the incorporation of the Gulf of Mexico Foundation 20 years it does
not seem possible. It seems like only last month that
members of the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Citizen Advisory Committee decided to form the Gulf of Mexico Foundation as a private non-profit conservation
organization. But pictures dont lie the people in the photographs of
the early years are definitely 20 years younger than those staring back
from our mirrors today.
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BOARD / CEO COUNCIL
Board of Directors approves new Foundation logo
January 2010 - During the GMF Board of Directors' winter meeting held January 26-27 in
Houston,
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board approved use of a new logo for the Foundation. The logo, designed by Kim Lacayo and Justin Ferguson of Anadarko,
is being launched as part of the GMF's 20th year anniversary
celebration. The new design
replaces the original logo which has been used since the GMF's
inception in 1990 and depicted the map of the Gulf of Mexico. The board
meeting was hosted by
Transocean, which also sponsored a dinner for Board members the
first evening. The next
board meeting will be held in Houston in May.
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EDUCATION
Applications for teacher workshops due March 12
February 2010 - The GMF will sponsor two teacher workshops this
summer, Down Under, Out Yonder (DUOY), and Intracoastal Waterway Wetlands Cruise (IWWC). Both workshops are sponsored annually by the
GMF
for K-12 and college entry educators nationwide. Space is limited.
Application deadline for both teacher workshops is March 12. Information
and forms are available on the
GMF Teachers Trips webpage.
DUOY is a five-day workshop
that includes a two-day land-based workshop in Galveston, Texas, and three
days of scuba diving aboard a 100-ft live-aboard dive
 boat. Set for July 10-14, DUOY focuses on the coral reefs of the Flower
Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. Non-diving educators are welcome to
attend the land-based workshop only.
IWWC will take place June 14-18 aboard the same live-aboard vessel
only instead of going offshore, this hands-on workshop
will focus on coastal habitats and issues facing the Gulf
Coast and its inhabitants. The cruise will begin in Freeport, Texas, and travel along the Intracoastal
Waterway towards New Orleans, Louisiana.
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SSCN students join Winter Texans in advocacy group
 February 2010 - The GMF's Science & Spanish Club Network is now complemented by an adult-based
club called the "Upper 33 Club," made up of about 60 computer-literate retirees from the US and Canada who winter in Texas. The Upper 33 Club
helps teach the youth-based SSCN members science-based knowledge that
the students can use to advocate for conservation of the Gulf of Mexico watershed or "Gulfshed."
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CONSERVATION / RESTORATION
GMF to continue coordination for habitat team
February 2010 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
announced this
 month
that GMF will receive additional funding to continue coordinating the Habitat Conservation and Restoration Team (HCRT),
one of six Priority Issue Teams of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA). The Foundation received $732,000
from the NOAA Coastal Services Center to continue its coordination role for the HCRT through 2011.
The HCRT is made up of local, state and federal agencies, business and
non-profit partners from around the Gulf region. The team is committed to addressing the wetland and coastal conservation and restoration priorities in
the Gulf of Mexico from a regional standpoint by increasing coordination among the Gulf States.
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Workshop looks at new ways to stabilize shores
February 2010 - GMF staff members
Ryan Fikes,
Richard Gonzales and
Mikell Smith attended the "Texas
Coastal Bend Living Shorelines" workshop held on February 11 in Port
Aransas,
 Texas.
The event was sponsored by Gulf of Mexico Coastal Training, a
collaboration of agencies and groups aiming to deliver relevant
information to key stakeholders on issues related to the ecological and
economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. During the one-day event held at
the Port Aransas Community Center, participants learned about new
methods to protect land and ecosystems from shoreline erosion natural
systems that provide more effective protection than conventional
methods such as bulkheads or seawalls.
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