NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNOAA Awards Santa Barbara Area Environmental Education Grants- September 4, 2008 NOAA has announced the presentation of seven education grants totaling nearly $374,000 to Santa Barbara Channel area schools and non-profit groups. The grants, part of NOAAs Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program, will support environmental education projects focused on NOAAs Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080904_cinms.html NOAA Awards San Francisco Bay Area Environmental Education Grants- September 4, 2008 NOAA has announced the presentation of 15 education grants totaling $799,000 to San Francisco area schools and non-profit groups. The grants, part of NOAAs Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program, will support environmental education projects focused on NOAAs Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries, which are located off the north-central California coast.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080904_gfnms_cbnms.html NOAA Awards Monterey Bay Area Environmental Education Grants- September 2, 2008 NOAA has announced the award of 13 education grants totaling nearly $658,000 to Monterey Bay area schools and non-profit groups. The grants, part of NOAAs Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program, will support environmental education projects focused on NOAAs Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which is located off the central California coast.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080902_mbnms.html Federal Agencies to Propose Expanding Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon Population Protected by Endangered Species Listing- September 2, 2008 NOAAs Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to redefine the endangered Gulf of Maine population of Atlantic salmon to include fish found in other nearby areas.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080902_atlanticsalmon.html Students Selected for 2008 NOAA Scholarships Honoring Dr. Nancy Foster- September 2, 2008 NOAA has selected nine scholars as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships as outstanding graduate-level scholars in the fields of marine biology, coastal resource management, and maritime archeology.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080902_nancyfoster.html |