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  USAUS-H2O Australian teachers workshop held in Brisbane

  ...n Perth, Western Australia and he has 41 years of teaching experience. David loves to track the global migrations of shorebirds, especially Bartailed Godwits. Richie Furber, originally from Edinburgh, and now teaching science at Essington School in...
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  Using report cards to get the synoptic big picture: An astronaut's view

  ...e of the Chesapeake Bay indicators, it is much too low to be able to view the system as a whole. Another altitude is the 'bird's eye' view, so I learned that bald eagles have been observed to fly to 15,000 feet (4.57 km), still too low to gain a wh...
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  Viewing data on a VisWall and in an immersive dome in Fort Collins, Colorado

  ...ntensity could be visualized by having prairie potholes drying up, supporting less wetland vegetation and fewer migratory birds. Our second demonstration of science visualization was an immersive digital dome theater. We visited the Fort Collins Mu...
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  Visiting the Nickel Preserve in eastern Oklahoma

  ...ir reintroduction of elk , invasive plant control and developing a tall grass prairie community. We saw a coyote, lots of birds and, already mentioned, lots of ticks. View of Nickel Preserve headquarters from Pine Ridge. The purpose of our mini-ret...
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  Water supply is a concern in report card planning for the Missouri River Basin

  ...ory would be a more useful indicator, as it reflects habitat quality and quantity in all of the basins. We also discussed birds, fish passage, and sedimentation as potentially important indicators. For the Recreation goal, including key access and...
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  Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink, unless something is done: How science is used in legal cases to improve the environment

  ...derately to heavily oiled coastal marshes and mangroves, including the insects, crabs, shrimp, and fish that inhabit them Birds, sea turtles and dolphins exposed to oil slicks While a settlement was made for the criminal activities that led to the...
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  We Blacks Don't Trust Us Scientists: Helping to Bridge a Gap Between Two Communities I am a Part of

  ...s behave, it can also have bottom-up effects on humans and other animals in the food chain, such as cows eating grass and birds eating fish. For example, birds have experienced their eggs shells thinning, potentially lessening their population. " A...
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  What are these data trying to tell us?

  ... the shifting mosaic of wetland and submerged aquatic vegetation communities, and the health and behavior of  wading birds , oysters , alligators and crocodiles . History of Everglades monitoring on display at the South Florida Water Managemen...
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  Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

  ...f Holland Island from supporting a vibrant community of watermen to a marshy sand bar that is now inhabited by nesting seabirds. Tom had a personal connection with Holland Island and recalled playing baseball in one of the front yards. The film use...
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  You Can’t Spell Earth Without Art
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  You’ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet: Balancing differing worldviews and appealing to stakeholders in environmental management

  ...e Poplar Island, giving industry a cheap place to dispose of dredge material and creating robust nesting areas for native birds3. A dump truck moves around material on Poplar Island. (Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program) However, most environmental manag...
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  “Are you watching closely?”

  ... three parts, or acts. The first part is called the pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird, or a man... The second act is called the turn. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extra...

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