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Geology of Coastal Ecosystems Workshop—Productive Meeting of Representatives from USGS, NPS, and GSA
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Field trip leaders (foreground, left to right)
Jack Kumer (NPS), Jim Allen (USGS), and Jon Boothroyd
(Univ. of Rhode Island) hold forth on ecology and physical impacts of
decaying coastal hydrocarbon (old road) on Assateague Island.
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The Coastal and Marine Geology Program along with the National Park Service
(NPS) Geologic Resources Division and the Geological Society of America
(GSA) held a productive workshop Sept. 8-10 at Ocean City, MD, and Assateague
Island National Seashore. The goal of the workshop was to develop better links
and cooperation between geologists and NPS staff on coastal and marine
geologic issues. From the perspective of the USGS organizers (Peter
Barnes and Jennifer Rahn, Reston), the workshop was a resounding success.
We had representation from all three CMGP Centers (although response to
Hurricane Dennis depleted the ranks), along with good representation from
other programs (National Geologic Mapping), other USGS Divisions, other
Federal agencies, and academia. Mark Schaefer (DOI Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Water and Science), Tom Casadevall (USGS Deputy Director)
and Jeff Williams (CMGP) gave keynote talks. John Brock (St. Pete) and
Jeff Williams helped lead the field discussions, Bruce Jaffe (Menlo Park)
chaired the poster session, and Bob Halley (St. Pete) gave a well-targeted
and well-received after-dinner presentation on "Navassa Guano—The
Straight Poop on the Interface between Geology and Biology." The Reston
staff—Laura Friedrich, Mirna Minott, and Pat Starkey—did yeoman service
in preparing for the meeting. Valuable contacts were made and many
discussions were held on ways we can more effectively identify and
collaborate on solving problems while furthering solid marine science.
The outcome, in addition to these contacts and discussions and the
understanding they generated, will be a report on national and regional
recommendations for research and information needs. Already there are
requests for contacts with USGS staff, thoughts on developing
coordinating/advisory groups, and consideration of temporary duty assignments
with NPS—all this in addition to ongoing CMG and USGS research in many parks.
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October 1999
in this issue:
cover story:
Busy Hurricane Season
Flower Garden Banks Nat'l Marine Sanctuary
Shark Festival
Earthquake Research on TV
Geology of Coastal Ecosystems
Coastal Zone '99
Best Paper
Massachusetts Bay GIS
Tea & Crumpets Seminars
Journalism Center Partnership
NAS/NRC Review
Woods Hole Arrivals & Departures
Woods Hole Visitors
October Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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