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Kachemak Bay Research Reserve
Discovery Labs At the Alaska Islands
and Ocean Visitor Center Wednesdays
from 3pm to 5pm January 7 Spineless
Wonders of Kachemak Bay January 21 Alaska's
Seabirds February 4 Fire & Ice: Volcanoes
& Glaciers Feruary 18 Subtidal Habitats:
Life Below the Surface
Navigating Environmental
Change March 6-7, 2009 Homer,
Alaska The 5th
Kachemak Bay Science Conference will be an opportunity for the exchange of scientific and local/traditional knowledge featuring
sessions on monitoring change over long periods of time, evidence of change, and human adaptations to change. Special emphasis
will be placed on climate science, coastal and watershed habitat dynamics, and Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration
(20 years after the spill). Who is Invited? - Scientists
conducting research in Kachemak Bay or with a strong linkage to environmental change in Kachemak Bay
- Natural resource managers, including staff and officials from local, state, federal and tribal governments
- Citizens, educators, students and members of the environmental and business communities who depend
on the sustainability of the health of the ocean and coastal watersheds
Financial
support is being provided by the North Pacific Research Board, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game/Kachemak Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Cook Inlet RCAC. Additional sponsors: Alaska Maritime
National Wildlife Refuge, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Cook Inletkeeper,
Kachemak Bay Campus/Kenai Community College, UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Science, NOAA/UAF Kasitsna Bay Lab To request the Call for Proposals, email [email protected].
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