New
Fisheries Lab Site Dedicated at Lena Point
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whales spouted in the idyllic Alaskan waters behind them,
NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher
was among the speakers at the dedication of the site of the
new Ted Stevens Marine Research Laboratory was last month
off Lena Point, near the state capital of Juneau. The site
is the former home of a rock quarry.
Also
speaking at the ceremony were Dr. Jim Balsiger,
NOAA Fisheries Alaska regional director; Alaska Sen. Lisa
Murkowski, who formally dedicated the site; and the site’s
namesake, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who spoke of fishing in
waters visible from the point. All the speakers touched on
the importance of marine research and of a need to improve
marine research in Alaska.
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| Flanking
the sign announcing the new Lena Point site were (left
to right) NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher, Senator Lisa
Murkowski, and Senator Ted Stevens.
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| Troie
Zuniga, Management Program Analyst, Alaska Region NOAA
Fisheries (left) and Shawn Carey, Grants Program Officer,
Alaska Region NOAA Fisheries (center) stayed after the
ceremony to enjoy the beauty of the new site’s
surroundings and to meet NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher.
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National
Weather Association Honors NOAA
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| NOAA
and NWS employees from Fort Worth, Tex., Boulder, Miami, and
Midland/Odessa, Tex., were honored last month by the National
Weather Association for contributions to operational and aviation
meteorology.
The
Operational Achievement Group award was presented to Miami
Weather Forecast Office forecasters Barry Baxter,
Wayne Colin, Pablo
Santos, Kim Brabander,
Robert Handel, Eric
Christensen and Guy Rader.
They were on duty late in the afternoon of March 27, 2003
when a strong F2 tornado touched down. The office’s
warning time of 51 minutes is credited with keeping the death
and injury toll at such a minimum.
The
Aviation Meteorology Award was presented to Thomas
Amis, James Ott, Doug
Reno and Charles Hays
of the NWS Center Weather Service Unit in Fort Worth, Texas;
and, Lynn Sherretz, Greg
Pratt, Dennis Rodgers,
Jim Frimel, Yung Chun,
Lisa Gifford, Chris
Masters and Doug Ohlhorst of
the Aviation Division, NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory in
Boulder, Colo. They are being recognized for their outstanding
daily efforts to enhance and develop new methods of displaying
weather information for the aviation community.
The
Larry R. Johnson Special Award for operational meteorology
recognized the entire staff at the Midland/Odessa, Tex. weather
forecast office for an exceptional series of outlooks, watches
and warnings issued before and during a major west Texas rainfall
and flash flooding event.
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State
Governments Hear From NOAA
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NOAA
made its presence felt at the Council of State Governments
2004 Annual State Trends and Leadership Forum & CSG-West
Annual Meeting last month. The meeting, which attracted
more than 1,600 individuals representing 48 states, three
districts and territories, six Canadian provinces, Indonesia
and Taiwan, featured NOAA Deputy Under Secretary Jack
Kelly, who addressed water issues in the West,
and NOAA Chief of Staff Scott Rayder,
who spoke before an Ocean Commission session.
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| At
the Council of State Governments meeting were (left
to right) Tracey Lake, NWS Public Affairs, Anchorage;
Scott Rayder; Les Adams, Public Affairs; Deputy Under
Secretary Jack Kelly; Tim McClung, NWS; Jennifer Koss,
NMFS; Jennifer Costanza, Sea Grant; Jeff Donald, Public
Affairs; Robin Radlein, NWS Anchorage Weather Forecast
Office.
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| DUS
Jack Kelly was interviewed by Alaska Public Radio
at the meeting.
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| Employee and Team Member of the Month |
| Employee of Month
Neal
Dorst
NOAA Research
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Team Member of Month
Danny
Hampton
NOAA National Weather Service
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Read
all about the accomplishments of this month’s
Employee of the Month, Neal Dorst, and the Team Member
of the Month, Danny Hampton, in the next issue of NOAA
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NOAA
kicked off its 2004 Combined
Federal Campaign this October and is enthusiastic about
reaching its goal this year. NOAA and other federal employees
have consistently demonstrated generosity and caring in
support of the CFC. In 2003, federal employees across the
country raised more than $249 million for charitable causes.
If you give to the CFC every year, thank you! If you haven't
participated in the past, please consider it this year.
It is an easy and efficient way to contribute, there are
over 3,000 CFC/OPM approved charities to donate to, and
the CFC was designed and is managed by federal employees
— just like you! Remember that the strength of the
CFC is in the great number of people who make contributions,
large or small — so ever dollar makes a difference.
The CFC ends in mid-December, so make your contribution
now so that you can help those that are less fortunate and/or
have special needs before the start of the holiday season!
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| The
NOAA documentary, Saving Springer is a remarkable and inspirational
story about the work that NOAA, here through the NOAA Fisheries
Office of Protected Resources, does on a daily basis.
In Springer's story, there is a tale of hope and commitment.
The young abandoned killer whale could have been left to make
her way as best she could. Instead the work and dedication
of NOAA professionals helped Springer return to her family.
This documentary will be airing on 90 public television stations
around the Nation over the next several months. As we learn
of scheduled air times, we'll publish that information here
so you might get a close look at some of the work being done
by your NOAA co-workers.
The next airings are on WSRE-TV (channel 23), Mobile, Ala./Pensacola,
Fla., on November 14 at 9:30 pm, with a repeat showing on
November 17 at 9:30 pm. The film will also be shown on WILL-TV
(channel 12), Champaign, Ill., on November 14 at 9:30 pm,
with a repeat showing on November 18 at 12:30 am.
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