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Orrin H. Pilkey
Rising Seas and Shifting Shores: The Global Impact of Sea level Rise
March 15, 2010—Orrin Pilkey is a research professor and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. He has received a number of awards including the Shepard medal for excellence in Marine Geology, The Priestly Award and public service awards from several geology societies. He has published 260 technical papers and edited and or written 40 books, the latest of which is The Rising Sea.
Categories: Conservation Issues | Guest Speakers |
Nate Jaros
Sea Jellies in Aquariums: The Next Frontier
March 03, 2010—Nate Jaros received his Bachelors Degree in Biology and Environmental Science form Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2002, Jaros began working as an aquarist at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, and found his specialty in the area of jelly culture. He accepted his position at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach in 2005. For over two years now he has successfully filled the Aquarium of the Pacific's exhibits with cultured jellies, and has sent many jellies to other aquariums.
Categories: Animal Information | Educational | Guest Speakers |
Breakwater: Alternative 4
The worlds largest breakwater is under scrutiny.
March 01, 2010—The fourth and final alternative set forth by the Reconnaissance Study does not actually alter the breakwater at all, but creates a training structure at the mouth of the LA river to push contaminates away from our shores.
Categories: Environmental News/Information | Educational |
Evolution of Sharks
Sharks: The Ultimate Survivors
February 09, 2010—Sharks are very successful and adaptive animals. They have been around for 400 million years. Learn more about their evolutionary history listening to the “Evolution of Sharks.”
Categories: Educational | For Kids |
Breakwater: Alternative 3
The world’s largest breakwater is under scrutiny.
January 22, 2010—The third alternative set forth by the Reconnaissance Study reconfigures the breakwater into three staggered sections. This increases the possibility for waves on the shore but also the likelihood of the need for mitigation for the Port and the THUMS Islands.
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