Monthly Archives: July 2007

Oregon-China connection: Free presentation at the HMSC

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Chinese laborers set out into coastal mangrove forests (Photo by Sam Chan)NEWPORT – Sea Grant Extension’s Sam Chan and Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Ed Jahn team up on Monday, Aug. 20 for “Scenes of a Changing Coastal China: How Oregon and China are connected through a desire to control invasive plants and animals,” a presentation that starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Hennings Auditorium.

The presentation is based on a recent trip Chan led to China’s Fujien Province, where he and other invasive species and natural resource education and communications specialists from Oregon, Washington, and Florida got a first-hand look at how the Chinese are dealing with invasive marine grasses that threaten vital coastal mangrove forests.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

West Coast marine research needs: What do you think?

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Southern Oregon CoastSea Grant programs in Oregon, Washington and California are collaborating on a NOAA-funded project to identify ocean and coastal research and information needs for the West Coast, and they’ve launched a new survey to find out what coastal residents, scientists, resource managers, and other stakeholders view as the critical issues that deserve scientific attention. The plan, required by the federal government and being developed in collaboration with West Coast governors, is meant to help guide future marine research planning and funding decisions throughout the region.

Interested in having your say in the process? Visit the Regional Planning Web site and take our survey.

Position opening: Watershed education

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Oregon Sea Grant Extension is looking for a highly motivated person with experience in science/natural resources education to fill a full-time, grant-funded professional faculty position as coordinator of its watershed education program. The position involves traveling the state to work with local watershed councils, resource agencies and other stakeholders, assessing watershed education needs and helping Extension watershed and other OSU faculty develop programs to meet those needs. The successful applicant will also write grant proposals, plan and facilitate meetings, and develop educational and promotional materials. The application deadilne is July 25, 2007.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the OSU Human Resources Web site.