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Summit brings 400 distinguished leaders to table
 March 2006 - The
GMF took an active role in helping to plan and coordinate the
State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit held March 28-30, 2006, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The summit brought together about 400 top leaders of
science, business and government to focus attention on the state of the
Gulf of Mexico. As a VIP event,
governors from several of the gulf states of the US and Mexico anchored the participant list,
including Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Mexican
governors Eugenio Hernandez from Tamaulipas and Fidel Herrera from Veracruz.
Other guests included CEOs of international industries, academic
institutions, government agencies, and conservation organizations joined
them to present a vision of the current and future status of the Gulf of
Mexico. The 2005 Gulf Guardian Awards were also presented during the summit
by the EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program.
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 New GMF brochure now available
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation has develop a new colorful brochure
which includes the GMF
mission statement and information about six of the its environmental
efforts. The three-fold brochure, developed by GMF's Kendal Keyes
and designer Gilbert Cantu, will be used as a tool for engaging and informing the public at
outreach events. The brochure features photos by executive director
Quenton Dokken, webmaster Carrie Robertson, and project coordinator
Richard Gonzalez. To receive a brochure, call the GMF office
at 800-884-4175 or 361-882-3939 or email Kendal Keyes at
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CONSERVATION
Foundation receives
NOAA marine stewardship award
April 2006 - The Gulf of Mexico Foundation received the Coastal
Habitat Restoration Award in the first-annual marine Stewardship and
Sustainability Awards. This national award program was developed by
NOAA Fisheries Service to honor innovation and excellence in marine
stewardship by recognizing organizations and individuals who have
advanced conservation and sustainable use of US marine resources. The
Foundation received the award for its successful development and
implementation of 33 coastal habitat restoration projects in five Gulf
States. These projects are expected to restore nearly 14,000 acres of
valuable coastal habitat that is important for the long-term health of
marine resources.
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Governor's Action Plan outlines projects for coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, March 28, 2021 - During the State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit today,
top environmental officials from the 13 federal agencies and five Gulf Coast states unveiled a plan to strengthen environmental
protection for the Gulf of Mexico and further the ongoing recovery and rebuilding effort after the devastating effects of the
2005 hurricane season. The Governors' Action Plan for Healthy and Resilient Coasts is a framework and guide for meaningful
and sustained progress in the shared stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico by the American Gulf States.
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RESTORATION
Caribbean GCRP
Project update
January 2006 - The Gulf of Mexico Community-based Restoration Program (GCRP) has
recently expanded into the Caribbean area and initiated four new
projects. The GCRP network established throughout the Gulf of Mexico
has proven effective over the past five years and long-range plans
include establishing a similar network in the US territories of the
Caribbean. To help introduce the program to Caribbean audiences, GMF
Executive Director Quenton Dokken traveled to Puerto Rico and the US
Virgin Islands in October 2005 and selected two people as potential
managers for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Director travels to view oyster reef restoration
December 2005 - GMF's Executive Director Quenton Dokken traveled to Abbeville,
Louisiana, in Dec 2005 to meet with the managers of "Oyster Reef Restoration and Shoreline Protection in Vermilion Parish," one of
this year's eight new restoration projects funded by the Gulf of
Mexico Community-based Restoration Partnership which the GMF
administers. Dr. Dokken
met with Wayne Touchet, president and Russell Gaspard, secretary of
the Louisiana Wetlands Association, which received a $67,350 GCRP
grant to restore two acres of oyster reef in Vermilion Bay. The men
dined at a local restaurant which has agreed to participate in the
community effort by donating oyster shells. They consumed some of the
first oysters which will donate their shells to begin construction of
the new reef.
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EDUCATION
Science & Spanish Clubs win environmental award
S&S Club members clean up the Tres Palacios watershed on March 25
March 2006 - The Boys & Girls Clubs of America awarded the GMF's Science & Spanish Clubs from El Campo and Palacios, Texas, the
Environmental Education category in the national organization's first Dragonfly Quest National Science Fair competition.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Boys and Girls Club awarded the
winning team and a chaperone
an all-expense-paid trip to Orlando, Florida, April 8-10. Winners
flew to Orlando, stayed at a Disney Resort Hotel,
spent the night at the Kennedy Space Center and received tickets to a Disney theme park.
The winning environmental project was a result of two fieldtrips during
which the students learned about the Tres Palacios River, taking
pictures and logging their findings. Read more.
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Corals to Classroom workshop offered this summer
 In addition to the Down Under, Out Yonder
teacher dive workshops organized
each summer by the
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and the GMF,
this summer's itinerary features a two-day land-based "Corals to
Classrooms" workshop without the SCUBA component. The workshop,
designed for non-divers, will be held July
11-12, 2006 in Galveston. Eighteen participants have been selected for this year's DUOY,
but space is
still available for the Corals to Classrooms program.
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PARTNERSHIPS
GMF meets with
conservation group in Mexico
From left: Quenton Dokken, Kendal
Keyes, Magdalena Rovalo, Hector
Quintanilla, Richard Gonzales and Alfonso Banda gather in Matamoros.
April 2006 - GMF staff members Dr. Quenton Dokken, Kendal Keyes and Richard Gonzales met
with members of Pronatura Noreste, a conservation group based in
Monterrey, Mexico to discuss common goals in conservation of the Gulf
of Mexico and Laguna Madre. After the meeting, GMF
staff met with students and teachers at Colegio Rendon, one of the
school's in the GMF's Science & Spanish Club network, followed by a
tour of the University of Texas at Brownsville greenhouse, which was
funded in part by a GCRP grant.
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EVENTS
Symposium to focus on
coastal problems, solutions
April 2006 - GMF's executive director Dr. Quenton Dokken
is part of a
40-member Policy Steering Committee selected for the symposium,
Envisioning the Future of the Gulf Coast, April 24-28 in New Orleans. Co-sponsored by
America's Wetlands and BP, the event is designed to foster shared national understanding of the wetlands loss problem in the Gulf, to map future options for the coast and to catalyze national action.
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