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Award for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Project
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Bob Halley and Chuck Holmes (right)
accept Clyde Butcher original photograph on behalf of the St. Petersburg Florida Bay Team. Wanda Meeks and
Aaron Higer (left) presented the photo.
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On May 24th, Wanda Meeks (Regional Hydrologist, WRD, Norcross, GA) and Aaron Higer (South
Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program Coordinator, WRD, West Palm Beach) honored the St.
Petersburg office for its participation in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Project between
1993 and 2000. The award is a photograph of the Everglades commemorating the 50th anniversary
of Everglades National Park, signed by the artist, Clyde Butcher. Mr. Butcher is known as the Ansel
Adams of South Florida. The citation reads "Awarded to the Center for Coastal Geology for its leadership
in the Florida Bay Program of the USGS South Florida Ecosystem Program." During the past seven
years many people participated in the program including: Rita Byrd, Nancy Dewitt, Megan Frayer, Bob
Halley, Mark Hansen, Don Hickey, Chuck Holmes, Keith Ludwig, Marci Marot, Heather Mounts, Ellen
Prager, Chris Reich, Leanne Roulier, Gene Shinn, Rick Stumpf, Yucong Tao, Lance Thornton, and Kim Yates.
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June 2000
in this issue:
Puerto Rico OBS Study
Gulf of Mexico Shelf-Edge Habitats
Channel Islands
cover story:
Barataria Barrier-Shoreline Study
Menlo Park Open House
Dress for Success
Nat'l Weather Service Open House
Marine Quest
Basin Symposium
Coastal Morphodynamics
New England Coastal Issues
Coral Reef Studies
South Florida Restoration
Florida Keys Field Course
Visitors
June Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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