It's hard to believe but our anniversary is right around the corner. We've had a busy year of activities across the country so far and September and October should prove to be equally as exciting. Here are a few examples of our events.

Community Outreach
NOAA's line and program offices have hosted a wide variety of community events ranging from a series of open houses conducted by our NWS offices in Alaska to a grand re-dedication of our fisheries laboratory in Galveston. The NOAA facilities in Norman Norman, OK hosted their "NOAA Weather Partners" event several months ago. This event showcased the four offices operating in Norman, OK. In the photo below, Daphne Zaras, a research meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory, helps a local resident program his NOAA Weather Radio.

The National Ocean Service did a spectacular job in coordinating NOAA activities with OpSail 2000 in June and July. NOAA was well represented during the OpSail 2000 events in Norfolk, Baltimore and New York. We were also participants in the International Naval Review (INR) presided by President Clinton. The NOAA Ship RUDE served at the OpSail celebration and the INR by conducting a hydrographic survey of the Hudson River. This survey led to the creation of NOS's nautical charts that were used for safe navigation by all of the participants. Shown below is a photograph of the NOAA Ship RUDE at its berth near the USS INTREPID.

NOAA Stewards Program
Another important part in reaching out to our communities is getting NOAA employees actively involved in neighborhood programs. I know that many of you spend hours visiting local organizations and that is why we initiated the NOAA Stewards program. I understand that over 45 NOAA employees have registered in the NOAA Stewards program to date. You're involved with a wide variety of projects. For instance, hydrologist Tracy Howieson and forecaster Larry Lowe from our Tulsa, OK offices have participated in career day functions at the University of Oklahoma. Margo Schulze-Haugen from NMFS in Silver Spring has led two career day sessions on shark education and conservation for elementary school children. Joy Tatgenhorst from our National Marine Sanctuaries Program office in Marathon, FL has been an active participant in a variety of beach clean-up initiatives. And Deborah Bland, a staff member in our Atlantic Hydrographic Branch in Norfolk, VA takes time to visit area schools and a local organization fostering interest in engineering for minority students.

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This page updated on: Monday, 07-Jan-2002 21:41:55 GMT
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