National News Archives 2003
Link to Articles 11/03 - Ohio NEMO takes a Spin
08/03 - Announcing Chloe Marshall
08/03 - New States Join the Network
08/03 - Network Workshops
08/03 - National Geospatial Datasets Web Page
08/03 - Maine NEMO Newsletter
08/03 - NEMO U3 Haiku Contest Winners06/03 - NEMO U3 a Great Success
03/03 - Network Progress Report published
03/03 - New states join the Network
03/03 - Ohio NEMO Holds Statewide Stormwater Conference
03/03 - Northland NEMO Hires New Coordinator
Ohio NEMO Director and his staff are shown taking a breather from an exhaustive outreach and stick retreiving schedule with their brand new staff car. The OH Program has unsuccessfully petitioned the Network Hub to change the NEMO acronym to mean Notice Each Mini Owner (to which we assume they are refering to the car). The NEMO Hub has taken no official position on the model of car deemed appropriate for a successful NEMO program, nor the breed of dog most effective in reducing nonpoint pollution (research is still underway, see future fact sheets). Still, the OH NEMO team seems pleased with their new vehicle and are now in the market for an effective hair removal tool.
8/03
Announcing Chloe Marshall
We are happy to announce the birth of Chloe Marshall to Alabama NEMO coordinator Eve Brantley (email the new mom) on August 9, 2003. Chloe weighed in at 6 lbs, 15 ozs and was 21 inches. Claims a proud mother Brantley, "That weight stuff used to mean nothing to me, but now I'm all over baby weights and inches." Both mother and baby are doing well and anticipating the arrival of their infant NEMOware.
8/03 New States Join the Network
California - Formally called the CA NEMO Partnership, this group is coordinated by the CA Coastal Commission and Mission Resource Conservation District. Last we heard, CA coordinators Tracy Duffey and Cindy Mallet were not on the ballot for governor.
Louisiana - The LA NEMO program is led by the LSU Extension and the Louisiana Sea Grant program. Still in the pilot phase, this project is focusing on parish officials in a coastal watershed.
North Carolina - This joint project between the North Carolina Sea Grant program and NC State University, builds on the success of some existing efforts. Focusing on coastal North Carolina, the organizers are planning to have Chet and John down in October to help with project scoping and to lead the assembled in the project fight song.
Utah - This prgram also builds on existing efforts out of Utah State University's Extension program. Look for more information about this program in upcoming issue.
Alabama NEMO - Watershed Academy: Principles of Water Quality Monitoring, Planning, and Restoration to be held on March 1-4, 2004 in Fairhope, Alabama. This workshop is sponsored by the USDA CSREES Southern Region Water Quality Program. To learn more or reserve a space visit www.aces.edu/waterquality/streams/academy.htm or contact Eve Brantley.
Maine NEMO - Stormwater Management in Cold Climates: Planning, Design and Implementation to be held on Nov. 3-5, 2003 at Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine. This first-of-its-kind North American conference will focus specifically on the challenge of managing stormwater in cold climates. Leaders in the field will be featured, presenting the latest information and technologies addressing stormwater in cold climates. To learn more or reserve a space visit www.cascobay.usm.maine.edu/coldsw.html.
Ohio NEMO - The Streams Channel Protection and Restoration Conference to be held on October 6 and 7, 2003 in Columbus, Ohio. Learn about all aspects of stream restoration and design from some of the leading experts in the field and help kick off the new “NEMO for Streams” training module. To learn more or reserve a space visit www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~streams
8/03 National Geospatial Datasets Web Page
If you've ever felt the need for geospatial data on a broad geographic scale, or needed to compare your area with other areas around the country, you should take a trip to the Geospatial National Datasets web page, created as a collaboration of CT NEMO, the UConn Geospatial Technology Program and your friendly NEMO Network Hub. Emily Wilson and Sandy Prisloe have done a great job of not only directing you to these NEMO-friendly datasets, but providing value-added, plain English information about such things as cost, scale projections, availability, downloading quirks, etc. Check it out: clear.uconn.edu/geospatial/datasets/.
For those of you who haven't seen it, go to the Maine NEMO website and download their first-ever newsletter! This 6-page periodical contains articles about ISAT, urbanization, Phase II and, of course NEMO U3. Nice work, Jodi! www.mainenemo.org/publication.htm
8/03 NEMO U3 Haiku Contest Winners
For no apparent reason that we can discern, we held the world's first stormwater haiku contest at NEMO U3. Haikus are extremely simple verses to write. Generally consisting of 17 syllables, they test your ability to convey meaning in the most parsimonious way possible. The prize for our winners? The honor of being published (here, that is).
First Place Winners
Waters take all—off land off street
Land and water soon meet.
-Jessica D’Ambrosio (OH)
Huddle and fall from the sky:
Orgy to the sea.
-Kevin Dobbs (KS)Third Place Winners
Wash the car, water the lawn -
then it starts to rain.
-Tracy Duffey (CA)
who knows what flows on this beach
solutions we teach.
-Cal Sawyer (SC)
The third NEMO University was held in mid-May on the beautiful coastal campus of UConn in Groton, CT. The close relationship of the Network Hub and the Powers That Be was demonstrated by the fact that U3 took place on the only three sunny days in May in Connecticut. We know that it's mind-boggling to contemplate, but U3 was even more successful - and fun - than its predecessors! 23 state NEMO programs participated in a chock-full agenda that included updates from the floor, field trips, topical interludes, and break-out discussions wrapped around boat trips, poster receptions and croquet battles on the expansive lawn of the Branford House Mansion (two satisfied attendees pictured). The theme of the conference was "distributed leadership" of the Network, i.e., that a lot more folks than the Connecticut program are "getting it done." We also had much appreciated participation from our agency colleagues from NOAA, EPA and USDA. Watch for the upcoming conference CD - pictures, video, presentations, Haiku contest winners and much more.
3/03
- Network
Progress Report Published
The
first ever report on the progress of the National NEMO Network was
published in March 2003. The report details the evolution and organization
of the Network and highlights a dozen Network projects, focusing on
the impacts resulting from NEMO programming in their states. The colorful
40-page booklet was written and edited by the Network Hub and the state
NEMO program coordinators and was expertly designed by Network Communicator
Kara Bonsack. If you have not received a copy of the report, they can
be ordered from the NEMO website. Thanks to all who contributed to
this publication!
3/03
-New
States Join the Network
The Network continues to grow, stretching ever westward, with new states in
Arizona, Colorado, Mississippi and Nevada. The Arizona NEMO Program is led
by Deb Young of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension System and
will focus on several issues unique to the arid Southwest. The Colorado project,
coined AWARE (Addressing Water And natural Resource Education) Colorado, is
coordinated by Loretta Lohman of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
and by Cynthia Peterson of the CO League of Women Voters. In Mississippi, the
Department of Environmental Quality is leading the charge under the direction
of James MacLellan, an actual professional engineer (don't worry James, we
don't hold that against you). Last, but not least, Nevada is gambling on NEMO
to help identify and address a number of water related issues, awarding a Section
319 grant to Susan Donaldson, a water quality education specialist for University
of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Congratulations to all and welcome to the
Network.
3/03
-Ohio NEMO Holds
Statewide Stormwater Conference
Pushing back technical frontiers, the Ohio NEMO Program held an internet simulcast
conference this January entitled, Workshop on Developing an Effective Stormwater
Management Program Using: Best Management Practices, Performance Standards,
and Pollution Credit Trading. The workshop included experts from both the federal
and state governments, as well as public sector practitioners. The workshop
was co-sponsored by OH NEMO's many partnering agencies, including the County
Commissioners Association, OH Township Association, OH Sea Grant, among many
others. If you are interested in learning more, click on over to OH NEMO's
well-stocked website (nemo.osu.edu) and view the workshop in it's entirety
on-line, including a segment where coordinator Tim Lawrence is wearing a very
nifty tie. Nice work, Tim!
3/03
- Northland
NEMO Hires New Coordinator
Northland
NEMO hires new coordinator - Jesse Schomberg has been hired as Minnesota
Sea Grant's new NEMO coordinator for the northern Minnesota region.
This rock-climbing father of two will work with communities in the
Western Lake Superior Basin spreading the NEMO gospel far and wide.
Schomberg earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Minnesota
Duluth, and went on to earn a master's degree studying aquatic invertebrates
at Idaho State University. Jesse has already gone through the traditional
NEMO initiatory activities (a painful but important team building
exercise), being a participant in last fall's ISAT training. Join
us in welcoming Jesse to the Network. (Special thanks to UMN Sea
Grant Program for the photo and info on Jesse)