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A report card to tell your mom about: Environmental report cards provide transparent assessments of our aquatic ecosystems

...ging” report cards so that public has more interest. For example: Discussing the health of systems as a historical story. Examples of Environmental Report cards References : Longstaff BJ, Carruthers TJB, Dennison WC, Lookingbill TR, Hawkey J...

Scientists in Media: “Give me a microphone, and I shall waken the world”

... them to explain a complicated concept in a short time. In addition, reporters have a great desire to get the attractive story first to scoop the competition among peers. They might sacrifice the accuracy for expediency running contrary to the rig...

Webstock 2015: One day of Peace & the Internet

...edman provided an interesting analogy of the paradigm shift that occurred with the growth of automobile travel in U.S. history with the paradigm shift that is occurring with the growth of the Internet. He observed that 141 million Americans own a...

How the past influences the future: Understanding the maturity gradient in environmental science and management

...mparison to both Western Samoa and coastal Louisiana, the New York harbor and Long Island Sound have a relatively long history of environmental science and management (Figure 1). The New York harbor does not resemble the body of water that existed...

Developing an Index of Resilience to Climate Change Impacts to the Great Barrier Reef – Workshop 3, Townsville, Australia.

How many scientists does it take to make a good story? Learning the art of communicating science

How many scientists does it take to make a good story? Learning the art of communicating science ... Aimee Hoover, Cara Schweitzer, Suzi Spitzer The words ‘science...

Scientists underwater: Reginald Truitt, Gilbert Klingel, the Bentharium and the Aquascope

...um. Klingel wrote "Dr. Truitt offered the facilities of his, then new, laboratory and the men of the society [ Natural History Society of Maryland ] contributed materials suggestions and labor." He also wrote the following about the launch of the...

Chesapeake Bay Science and Management: A need for more effective scientific communication and adaptive management

...cessary pollution reduction goals. It has been described as a “ladder without rungs” (NRC 2011). Given the history of missed deadlines and unclear strategies regarding restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, it makes one wonder about the wa...

Mackay Report Card Workshop – Mackay, Queensland Australia 24 February 2015.

...on about report cards, discuss issues related to report card development, and help sketch out the draft report card in a storyboard exercise. The Mackay report card is the third in a series of report cards that aim to increase the resolution of re...

Remembering Bob Simon: A class act

...adness. I had the good fortune of spending some time with him when I was living in Australia and Bob was there to film a story on the Great Barrier Reef . I know the exact day I met Bob Simon : 10 April 1999. The reason I remember this day so well...

Reginald Truitt: The origin of Chesapeake Bay science in support of management

Launching the Chesapeake Bay Story website: Telling fact-based stories about Chesapeake Bay health

Launching the Chesapeake Bay Story website: Telling fact-based stories about Chesapeake Bay health ... In a partnership with the Maryland state government...

Growth and the future of Chesapeake Bay conference at Hood College

...o set a max And we heard about a Genuine Progress Indicator and the controversial rain tax. Rob Dietz 16 told us a scary story about his little daughter Linking to lessons about food, land and water Bill Ryerson 17 had a compelling story of using...

Exploring New York Harbor: Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge

...g across the Brooklyn Bridge ... As part of our involvement in the New York Harbor . I read " The Great Bridge: The epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge " by David McCollough . It was a wonderful read, providing historical context and...

How Big Chicken Stole Chesapeake Bay

... classic, “ How the Grinch Stole Christmas ” by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) . I consider the best part of the story to be when the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes, representing his redemption. I look forward to when the poul...

One Planet One Ocean conference in Barcelona, Spain

...does not make We need to pull together like a crew So that we integrate science like tiramisu. Shin-ichi Uye told a story about jellies They stopped folks from getting fish into their bellies He modeled the Asian marginal seas To help fisherm...

Growing minds through growing oysters

Teams compete to design a sustainable Louisiana Coast

...ple recognize that something must be done soon to prevent " the greatest environmental and economic disasters in [...] history " from coming to a catastrophic conclusion. A coastal restoration master plan developed by state authorities outlines a...

Four interesting books from the 2014 International Riversymposium: River Journeys 3, Chasing Water, Blue Mind, and Finnley's Great Escape

...ren's book written and illustrated by thirteen children, facilitated by Emma Mactaggart from Child Writes . It tells the story of a little Australian smelt named Finnley who, along with several other fish, is exposed to the dangers of polluted wat...

Long Island Sound Report Card

...ld in the Town of Mamaroneck, New York , at the Town Center. Mamaroneck is a small town formed in 1788, with a storied history. The meeting occurred in the Town’s Court Room, a different but interesting venue than where we usually meet - com...

2014 International Riversymposium

... incentivizes water consumption and does not allow for market forces to be used. Brian finished off with a great success story of the flow of the Colorado River into the Sea of Cortez , the first time this has occurred in 35 years. (left) Nick Sch...

Mississippi report card video

...on. This is accomplished by choosing the right images and sequence, carefully editing the narration, and having a strong storyline. The process used to develop this powerful video is 'storyboarding'. Conversant convened a series of conference call...

Draft Mississippi River report card released at 2014 America's Watershed Initiative Summit

...ing document and a suite of conceptual diagrams, maps and posters used in the Summit. In addition, we contributed to the story boarding of the three-minute report card video. View of Ohio River from Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY Heath Kelsey, B...

Thiess International Riverprize finalists for 2014

...further degrading the Petitcodiac River. The Riverkeeper initiated a campaign with four objectives: 1) Communicate a new story for the river, 2) Enforce water quality regulations, 3) Raise funds for legal fees and communication costs, and 4) Perce...

The importance of university child care: Attending the dedication of Munro Center, University of Queensland

...niversity of Queensland Vice-Chancellor who we met when he was visiting Washington, D.C. and we met the Chancellor, John Story and his wife Sally. We shared the story that our daughter, now nineteen years old and attending St. Mary's College of Ma...

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