Lee Yokel, Author at Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Paddle the Gulf Logo Contest

NewsBy Lee Yokel September 9, 2019

Partners around the Gulf of Mexico are gearing up to Embrace the Gulf in the next year, 2020. Paddle the Gulf will connect blueways across the five U.S. Gulf states. Organizers of the project need a new logo. They are accepting logo designs from student designers with awards for the top ranked logos.

Data and Monitoring Team Call

NewsBy Lee Yokel September 4, 2019

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Data and Monitoring Team will hold a Team call Friday, September 6, 2019, 10:00 am CT or 11:00 am ET. The agenda includes: Welcome Guest Presentation: Gulf Data Synthesis Center: Baton Rouge Area Foundation Gulf…

Marine Debris Initiative Mid-year Meeting

NewsBy Lee Yokel September 3, 2019

The Marine Debris Cross-Team Initiative is holding their Mid-year Meeting at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas, on October 8-9, 2019. The meeting will address marine debris and it’s impacts on the Gulf of Mexico. Registration is open.

New Resources for Living Shorelines

NewsBy Lee Yokel August 27, 2019

The Green Infrastructure Work Group of the Climate and Resilience Community of Practice recently published living shoreline resource catalogs for each of the five Gulf Coast states.

Wednesday Webinars 2019-2020

NewsBy Lee Yokel August 26, 2019

Mark your calendars now for the next six months of Wednesday Webinars. The hour-long program is held every other month at 2:00 pm CT or 3:00 pm ET. The next program will be September 25, 2019, on gulfwide seagrass status and trends.

Texas Water Watch

NewsBy Lee Yokel August 14, 2019

A new citizen science program kicked off for Galveston Bay. The Gulf Star project will involve water and marine debris monitoring.

Gulf of Mexico Alliance Grant Helps to Improve Stormwater Drainage in Covington, Louisiana

NewsBy Lee Yokel July 30, 2019

The City of Covington, Louisiana, increased its drainage system maintenance to existing development to reduce flood losses. The work is intended to improve their Community Rating System (CRS) scores and is part of a small grant from the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. Two informative videos are available.

Gulf of Mexico Alliance Receives EPA Grant to Improve Access to Sediment Resource Information

NewsBy Lee Yokel July 23, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (Alliance) a $297,816 grant improve coastal resilience in the Northern Gulf of Mexico with new pilot projects in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The goal of this project is to increase coastal community resilience by improving stakeholder access to information on regional sediment resources that can be used to create and restore habitat - the Northern Gulf Sand Availability Allocation Program (NGSAAP).

2019 Regional Ocean Partnership Act Introduced

News, Press ReleaseBy Lee Yokel July 19, 2019

Mississippi Senator Rodger Wicker introduced the Regional Ocean Partnership Act, July 18, 2019. The Act, if passed by Congress and signed by the President, will authorize Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs) to address cross-jurisdictional ocean and coastal issues. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance (Alliance) would welcome secure and predictable funding to be used to accomplish collaborative regional-scale programs.

Bowie to Speak at Gulfport Connections

NewsBy Lee Yokel July 2, 2019

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is hosting Gulf of Mexico Alliance Executive Director, Laura Bowie, on July 8, 2019, during their quarterly breakfast. Ms. Bowie will present at the Gulfport Connections Breakfast event to update the organization on the Alliance's campaign, Embrace the Gulf 2020.

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