Archive for April 26th, 2007
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
NOAA workshop for science teachers
What: Ocean Science and Exploration, a professional development workshop
When: Saturday, June 30, 2007, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.
Classroom science teachers (grades 6-12) are invited to join NOAA education specialists Bruce Moravchik and Cindy Renkas for a day-long workshop on using the agency’s Discovery Center and Ocean Explorer [...]
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
HMSC Visitor Center: Celebrate migratory birds
Newport, Ore. - Join us at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center on Saturday, May 12 to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Activities feature a special auditorium presentation on “Antarctica’s Gentoo Penguins: Parallel Adaptations to Northwest Seabirds.”
More events from the Visitor Center
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
New on DVD: Beach Safety Basics
Just in time for vacation season, two new, short videos from Oregon Sea Grant address two of the most common safety hazards associated with the Pacific Northwest coasts: rolling logs and rip currents. All too often, visitors to our beaches are unfamiliar with the dangers of playing on large logs that may roll in the [...]
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Workshop: Building and maintaining ornamental ponds
What: Pond School 2007
When: May 5, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: Oregon State University’s Lasells Stewart Center
Corvallis, Ore. - Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon Aquaculture Association will host a day-long workshop on Saturday, May 5 for anyone interested in ponds and ornamental fish. Featuring a broad range of speakers from Oregon universities, agencies, and [...]
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Classes prepare fishermen, scientists to survive at sea
Newport, Ore. - A series of one- and two-day classes offered by Oregon Sea Grant aims to prepare fishermen, scientists and others whose work takes them to sea to survive the worst of what the watery environment can throw at them.
Organized by Sea Grant Extension’s Kaety Hildenbrand and taught by the U.S. Coast Guard, the [...]
