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Quarterly newsletter from the Gulf of Mexico Foundation |
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NEWS
Foundation headquarters expand into new facilities
 May
2007 - The GMF moved its headquarters this month from the Port of
Corpus Christi building to a five-room suite in a newly renovated building at 3833 S. Staples, Suite
214, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The owner of the new facilities, realtor Leon Loeb of Landlord Resources,
generously donated the space to the GMF. The move was much needed, as it
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Dokken serves on Ultra Deepwater Advisory Committee
 June 2007
- The U.S. Secretary of Energy appointed the GMF's Executive Director
Dr. Quenton Dokken to serve on the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee (UDAC).
The committee provides advice to the Secretary of Energy on the
development and implementation of activities related to ultra-deepwater
natural gas and other petroleum resources. After attending his first committee meeting on June 21 in Washington, D.C.,
Dr. Dokken said, "The technology to advance offshore oil/gas exploration and production is amazing. As a
UDAC advisor I will have the opportunity to keep environmental concerns
in the front of the development effort."
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GMF coordinates third RRCT
meeting in Galveston
May 2007 - The GMF coordinated the third in a series of
state-led
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Restoration
 Coordination Team
(RRCT) meetings May 22-24 in Galveston, Texas. Executive Director Quenton Dokken and staff members Kathryn Tunnell and Bobbi Reed participated in the workshop,
which included more than 50 attendees, including eight representatives from Mexico.
The conference focused on restoration and preservation activities in
Texas, on preservation and coastal and habitat restoration efforts in Mexico,
and on ways to implement the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Governors’ Action Plan as it relates to coastal and habitat restoration. The
team is looking at ways to integrate activities and efforts between
Mexico and the U.S. The next state-led RRCT workshop is scheduled for the week of August 20 in St. Petersburg, Florida. |
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Traveling display features
new information, photos
 April 2007 -
GMF's Project Coordinator Kathryn Tunnell created a dynamic new
traveling display for the Foundation, which can be folded up for easy
transport. The display was featured at the 2007 GMF Board Meeting
held in South Texas.
RIGHT: GMF's new traveling display.
Photo by Franklin Viola. |
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BOARD
Annual board meeting held
in South Texas April 3-4
April 2007 - The annual meeting of the GMF Board of Directors was
held in Brownsville, Texas April 3-4. The meeting included an afternoon field trip to the Bahia Grande marine restoration project,
presentations by local speakers and a reception and recognition awards ceremony honoring Mary Yturria and former presidents of the board.
RIGHT: Dr. Quenton Dokken presents
former GMF President John LaRue
with an honorary award. Photo by Franklin Viola.
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EDUCATION
Science & Spanish Club wins top environmental honor
 May 2007 - Members of
the GMF's Science & Spanish Club Network traveled to Austin on May 2 to
receive the state’s highest environmental achievement — the Texas
Environmental Excellence Award. The foundation is one of 12 winners
statewide to be recognized with an award, presented by the Texas
Department of Environmental Equality. Recognized in the youth category,
the GMF earned the award for its extensive bilingual and cross-border youth outreach program
through its Science and Spanish Club Network (SSCN). At the ceremony, a
representative from the 3M Corporation presented the club with a grant
of $2,500 to use for field trips.
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Workshops to bring
teachers to Flower Gardens in July
 June 2007 -
The GMF once again will be bringing teachers scuba diving to
the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary this summer
through two "Down Under, Out Yonder" coral reef education
workshops to be held in July. A land-based coral reef education
workshop called "Corals to Classrooms" was held for
non-diving participants June 19-20. Both workshops are sponsored by the
Foundation and the Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary.
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RESTORATION
First GMF Caribbean restoration project complete
 May 2007 -
The GMF and its partners reached a milestone in the strategy to implement the Gulf of Mexico Community Based Restoration Partnership in the Caribbean
this spring with the completion of the first Caribbean project, Mangrove and Reef Restoration at Isla Ratones, in Puerto Rico.
The project involved the restoration of a near-shore island that had been severely affected by coral bleaching, disease and loss of 45 percent
of its area in the past 60 years. The project successfully restored mangrove habitat,
artificial reefs, and established an underwater interpretive trail to promote the importance of corals and mangroves as
habitat for fish and invertebrates.
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