Weekly Highlights
MEMORANDUM
From: Gabrielle B. Bodin
Subject: Weekly Highlights, USGS National Wetlands Research
Center, February 12, 2009
Departmental/Bureau News - Current
- Remote Sensing Book with Chapter by NWRC Scientists is Published: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management is a recently published book containing a chapter by USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) scientist Elijah Ramsey and contractor Amina Rangoonwala. The chapter is titled Mapping fire scars and marsh recovery with remote sensing image data. (Elijah Ramsey, Lafayette, La., 337-266-8575)
- NWRC Scientists Attend USDA Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group Meeting: USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) scientists Tom Doyle and John McCoy attended the 55th annual USDA Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group meeting February 10, 2009 at Stoneville, Miss. (Thomas Doyle, Lafayette, La., 337-266-8647)
- NWRC Director Participates in Gulf of Mexico Alliance Meeting: USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Director Gregory Smith participated in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Federal Workgroup Meeting in Pensacola, Fla., on February 11, 2009. (Gregory Smith, Lafayette, La., 337-266-8501)
- NWRC Director Meets with USACE Concerning Partnership: USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Director Gregory Smith met with officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in New Orleans February 12, 2009 to discuss existing and future partnership. (Gregory Smith, Lafayette, La., 337-266-8501)
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