| Jan. 8 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Truan Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
5:30 pm |
"Dune Permitting and Barrier Island Development"
with guest speakers from Texas General Land Office, Nueces County Dune Permitting Committee, City of Port Aransas and the City of Corpus Christi
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| Jan. 11 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Bud Morris, California State University
"Nobel winning author John Steinbeck as ethnographer: An Appreciative Analysis of: The Log from the Sea of Cortez'" |
| Jan. 18 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Ken Webb, UT Marine Science Institute Graduate Student
"Fish: The OTHER, Other White Meat" |
| Jan. 22 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Johannes Hagström, Postdoctoral Fellow, UTMSI
"Fate of marine algal toxins in presence of bacteria and mussel or copepod faecal matter" |
| Jan. 25 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Liz Smith, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Why is That Bird There?: An Alternate Approach in Studying Bird Behavior and Habitat Use" |
| Jan. 27 |
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CC Museum of Science and History
Watergarden Room
1900 N. Chaparral
830 am to noon |
Xeriscape Symposium.
Visit the CBBF booth! |
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| Feb. 1 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Lee Fuiman, Dr. Ed Buskey, Dr. Rick Tinnin, Sally Morehead, UT Marine Science Institute
"A Federal Reserve Has Come to Texas" |
| Feb. 2 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
John Gold, Texas A&M University
"Conservation-genetic studies of Exploited and Endangered Species" |
| Feb. 5 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Amy Townsend-Small, Postdoctoral Fellow, UTMSI
"Riverine fluxes of carbon and nutrients to the Arctic Ocean" |
| Feb. 8 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Jim McClelland, UT Marine Science Institute
"Changes in the Arctic Freshwater System: Responses and Feedbacks to Global Climate" |
| Feb. 8 |
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Meeting - Oso Creek/Oso Bay Project
Final TMDL Model Report |
| Feb. 9 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Mark Fisher, Texas Parks & Wildlife
"Texas Coastal Fisheries Monitoring Program" |
| Feb. 12 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Eric Saillant, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, TAMU
"Application of molecular-genetic markers to conservation of marine and freshwater fishes" |
| Feb. 12 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Video Classroom
4:00 pm |
Dr. Edna Granéli, Kalmar University, Sweden
"To-down bottom-up control of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)" |
| Feb. 12 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Truan Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
5:30 pm |
"Shoreline Changes and Storm Effects in Texas"
a presentation by Dr. James Gibeaut, Coastal Geologist, UT Bureau of Economic Geology
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| Feb. 13 |
Corpus Christi Museum Winter Lecture Series |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 Chaparral Street
(361) 826-4667
10:00 am |
Dr. Roy Lehman, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Saline Tolerant Plants in the Coastal Bend" |
| Feb. 15 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Ian Hewson, University of California Santa Cruz
"From viruses to eddies: The emerging story of marine microbial biogeography" |
| Feb. 15 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Kiersten Madden, UT Marine Science Institute Graduate Student
"Christmas with Seals on Bird Island, South Georgia Island" |
| Feb. 16 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Robert Vega, Texas Parks & Wildlife
"Perspectives on Marine Stock Enhancement in Texas" |
| Feb. 19 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Greg Stunz, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, TAMUCC
"Establishing linkages between marine habitats and fisheries productivity" |
| Feb. 22 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. J. Kevin Craig, North Carolina State University
"Hypoxia, Fish, and Fisheries: Linking Anthropogenic Environmental Change to Upper Trophic Levels" |
| Feb. 22 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Wayne Gardner, Dr. Tamara Pease, Dr. Dong-Ha Min, Dr. Jim McClelland, Dr. Ken Dunton, UT Marine Science Institute
"Special Panel: Ask a Scientist – Climate Change" |
| Feb. 23 |
S&T Distinguished Colloquium Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Sam Brody, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
"Linking wetland alteration to coastal flooding: predictors, consequences, and policy implications" |
| Feb. 23 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dr. Greg Stunz, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Essential Fish Habitat in the Gulf of Mexico" |
| Feb. 26 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Holt Lab Mini-Symposium:
See website for details. |
| Feb. 28 |
HRI Distinguished Lecturer Series |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Univeristy Center, Lonestar Ballroom
Lecture 7:30 pm, Reception 8:30 pm |
Mr. Jack Dangermond, Founder & President of ESRI
"GIS-Vision and Enabling Technology" |
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| Mar. 2 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conferce Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dr. Marta Torres, Oregon State University
"Integrating Ocean Sciences into Adult Education Programs" |
| Mar. 6 |
Corpus Christi Museum Winter Lecture Series |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
(361) 826-4650
10:00 am |
Mary Jo O’Rear
"Politics and the Building of the Port" |
| Mar. 8 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Tony Amos, UT Marine Science Institute
"More Than You May Ever Want to Know About 'Stuff' Washing Up on the Beach" |
| Mar. 9 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Mr. Terry Palmer, Harte Research Institute
"Long-term Environmental Monitoring of the Marine Communities at McMurdo Station, Antarctica" |
| Mar. 10 |
Beach Cleanup |
Padre Island National Seashore
Malaquite Pavilion Parking Lot
7:00 am |
12th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Cleanup
www.billysandifer.com |
| Mar. 12 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Truan Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
5:30 pm |
Candidates Forum on Corpus Christi Environmental Issues |
| Mar. 15 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Lee Fuiman, UT Marine Science Institute
"Underwater Behavior of Antarctic Seals" |
| Mar. 20 |
Corpus Christi Museum Winter Lecture Series |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
(361) 826-4650
10:00 am |
Dr. Gregory Buck, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Vibrio Bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico" |
| Mar. 23 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dr. Peter Thomas, UT Marine Science Institute
"Reproductive Impairment in Atlantic Croaker Exposed to Hypoxia in a Florida Estuary" |
| Mar. 27 |
Corpus Christi Museum Winter Lecture Series |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
(361) 826-4650
10:00 am |
Dr. Wes Tunnel, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Shells of the Coastal Bend" |
| Mar. 28 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Ed Malkiel, Johns Hopkins University
(Schweppe Speaker)
“Holographic Views of the Plankton World” |
| Mar. 29 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Ed Malkiel, Johns Hopkins University
(Schweppe Speaker)
"Holographic Views of the Plankton World" |
| Mar. 30 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dr. Chris Shank, UT Marine Science Institute
"Toxic Metals in Coastal Waters: A Case Study Investigating Copper Cycling in a Populated Coastal Environment" |
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| Apr. 3 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Wei-Jun Cai, The University of Georgia (Schweppe Speaker)
"Synthesis of air-sea CO2 exchange in a few western boundary current shelves" |
| Apr. 3 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
FMI (361) 728-4635
7:00 pm |
Dr. Cherie McCullough
"Eastern Screech Owls" |
| Apr. 5 |
Native Plant Society of Texas Monthly Meeting |
Garden Senior Center
5325 Greely Drive, Corpus Christi
7:00 pm |
Dr. Alice Hempel, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
"Mint Family" |
| Apr. 5 |
UTMSI Public Lecture Series
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm |
Dr. Wei-Jun Cai, The University of Georgia
(Schweppe Speaker)
"Global Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate" |
| Apr. 9 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Truan Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
5:30 pm |
"Uranium Mining in South Texas – Is Restored Water Clean Water?"
with Guest Speaker: Dr. Kim Jones, Texas A&M University-Kingsville |
| Apr. 10 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Graham Young, University of Washington (Schweppe Speaker)
"Environmental and endocrine regulation of the ovary: salmonid and freshwater eel models" |
| Apr. 20 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Robert Joseph, USGS Water Science Center
"Overview of USGS Water Resources Monitoring and Investigations in Texas" |
| Apr. 21 |
Earth Day-Bay Day |
Cole Park, Corpus Christi
10:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Earth Day-Bay Day 2007 |
| Apr. 23 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:30 am |
Dr. Harold Zakon, UT Austin, Section of Neurobiology & Institute for Neuroscience
"Molecular evolution of sodium channel genes in fishes: two stories" |
| Apr. 28 |
Beach Cleanup
CBBF Event |
Lighthouse Lakes Trails
or Conn Brown Harbor
9:00 am |
Spring TGLO Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup
www.glo.state.tx.us/adopt-a-beach/cleanup.html |
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| May 1 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparell Street
FMI: (361) 728-4635
7:00 pm |
Dr. Liz Smith, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"An Invitation to Join MAPS: Monitoring Avian Populations System" |
| May 7 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
12:30 pm |
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Ph.D., Univ. of Rhode Island
"Climate Change Impacts on Benthic-Pelagic Coupling & the Biogeochemistry of Narragansett Bay, R. I. " |
| May 14 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Truan Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
5:30 pm |
"Will the Rivers Always Flow to the Sea?"
a presentation by the San Marcos River Foundation |
| May 25 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
10:45 am |
Professor Robert Heath, Kent State University
"Phosphorous Dynamics in Lake Erie" |
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| June 1 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Megan Fencil, Graduate Student, UTMSI
"Importance of seagrass nursery habitat to estuarine-dependent organisms with emphasis on red drum Sciaenops ocellatus" |
| June 5 |
TMDL Public Comment Meeting |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Harte Research Institute, Conference Room 127, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, 7:00 pm |
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for bacteria in the Oso Bay
Obtain a Draft TMDL |
| June 8 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Natural Resources Building
Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Jennifer Beseres, Ph.D., Harte Research Institute
"Ecological impacts of predation by white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) on subtidal macrobenthos deducted from field, laboratory, & modeling studies" |
| June 8 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Christopher Shank, Assistant Professor/Research Assistant, UTMSI
"Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Cycling in the Florida Keys" |
| June 15 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Kim Jones, Ph.D., Texas A&M-Kingsville
"An Ecological Engineering Approach to Low Wave Energy Shoreline Preservation at Baffin Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast" |
| June 15 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Ed Buskey, Professor/Research Professor, UTMSI
"The role of environmental hydrodynamics in mediating planktonic predator-prey interactions." |
| June 22 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dan Jackson, Ph.D., Dalhousie University
"The Ocean Tracking Network – An Implementation Update" |
| June 22 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Hedy Edmonds, Associate Profess/Research Associate Professor, UTMSI
"How AMORE led me to AGAVE: a preview of the 2007 Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition." |
| June 25 |
Surfrider Foundation Meeting |
Natural Resources Center
Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6:00 pm |
Executive Meeting - 6:00 pm
General Meeting - 7:00 pm
Movie - "My Eyes Won't Dry" with footage from Mexico, Australia and the South Pacific |
| June 26 |
TGLO Coastal Management Program (CMP) Meeting |
Natural Resource Center
Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
5:30 pm |
"Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management"
Project informatoin and on-line comment submissions |
| June 29 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Geoff Scott, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
"Pharmaceutical Hazards in the Marine Environment: Implications on Ecosystem Health Impacts" |
| June 29 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Dr. Adam D. Hughes, Postdoctoral Fellow, UTMSI
"Sea Bed Scrapers and Shapers: Urchins in Control?" |
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| July 13 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Becky Allee, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
"NOAA’s Movement to Ecosystem Approaches to Management through Habitat Classification: the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard" |
| July 20 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Jorge Brenner, Ph.D., Harte Research Instiute, TAMUCC
"Ecosystem Services and its Valuation in the Catalan (Spain) Coastal Zone" |
| July 27 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Dr. Andrea C. Gore, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin
"Transgenerational endocrine disrupting chemical actions on reproductive physiology and behavior" |
| July 27 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
1:00 pm |
Christopher Tubbs, Marine Science Institute
Dissertation "Mechanisms of progestin-stimulated sperm hypermotility in two teleosts: the Atlantic Croaker and the Southern Flounder" |
| July 27 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Marion Nipper, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Is African dust contributing to the demise of Caribbean coral reefs?" |
| July 30 |
Surfrider Foundation Meeting |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
6:00 Board Meeting
7:00 pm Guest Lecture |
Peggy Sumner, City of Corpus Christi Storm Water Department
Regarding the city's MS4 storm water permit, efforts being made to reduce urban runoff, and how you can help. |
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| Aug. 3 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:30 pm |
Charles Foster, Marine Science Institute
Thesis "Population and migration trends of coastal birds on Mustang Island, Texas" |
| Aug. 4 |
2007 Clean Air Fair |
Sames Crow Ford
10 am to 2 pm |
Partnered by Pollution Prevention Partnership and Beautify Corpus Christi Association |
| Aug. 22 |
Surfrider Foundation Monthly Meeting |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
6:00 pm, 7:00 pm |
Executive Committee Meeting starts at 6, followed by a slideshow at 7 from Chariman Neil McQueen's 2 1/2 year sailing/surfing trip with his wife Debra from Cruz, California to Corpus Christi via the Panama Canal. |
| Aug. 24 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
3:45 pm |
Ananyo Banerjee, UTMSI Graduate Student
Thesis "Molecular cloning of FSH and LH ß subunits and their regulation by estrogen in Atlantic croaker" |
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| Sept. 4 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
FMI (361) 885-6203
7:00 pm |
Tom Langschied, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
"The South Texas Wintering Birds Program" |
| Sept. 6 |
Native Plant Society of South Texas Monthly Meeting |
Garden Senior Center
5325 Greely Drive, Corpus Christi
FMI (361) 852-2100
Doors Open 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm |
Dr. Fucik
"Bible Plants Found in South Texas" |
| Sept. 7 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
3:30 pm |
Ivonne Cruz, PhD., Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
"Sustainable and Human Development: Key Issues and Recent Debates" |
| Sept. 10 |
CBBF Coastal Issues Forums |
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
5:30 pm |
State Owned Submerged Lands and Wetlands. |
| Sept. 14 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
3:30 pm |
Mr. Chuck Irby, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"Learned Networks-Research Communications on the Internet" |
| Sept. 18 |
Texas Tropical Trail Region Monthly Meeting |
San Ygnacio (Zapata County)
hosted by Adrian Martinez
FMI Contact Nancy Deviney at
(361) 547-8033 or deviney@the-i.net |
Tours of Nuestra Senora del Refugio Church, Los Corralitos Ranch, Fort Trevino and the historical home of Proceso Martinez and presentation on history of San Ygnacio.
Board Elections during business meeting. |
| Sept. 21 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
750 Channel View Drive
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
1:00 pm |
Kiersten Madden, Marine Science Institute
Dissertation "Foraging behavior of free-ranging Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)" |
| Sept. 21 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
3:30 pm |
Alan Dutton, PhD., University of Texas at San Antonio
"The Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer, Central Texas: A regional resource with multiple numerical models" |
| Sept. 22 |
Beach Cleanup
CBBF Event |
Lighthouse Lakes Trails Park
Redfish Bay Causeway, Aransas Pass
9:00 am to noon |
Fall TGLO Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup
www.glo.state.tx.us/adopt-a-beach/cleanup.html |
| Sept. 24 |
Surfrider Foundation – TXCBC Monthly Meeting
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Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
6:00 pm Meeting, 7:00 pm Presentation |
Guest Speaker: Dr. Richard Watson, Marine and Coastal Geologist
"Waves, beaches and passes and how they interact with rigid structures on the Texas Coast" |
| Sept. 28 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
3:30 pm |
Joe Fox, PhD, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
"State of World Aquaculture-Food for the Future?" |
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| Oct. 2 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
FMI (361) 885-6203
7:00 pm |
Dr. Ed Arnett, Bat Conservation International
"Wind Energy Development and Wildlife: Impacts and Opportunities " |
| Oct. 4 |
Native Plant Society of South Texas Monthly Meeting |
Garden Senior Center
5325 Greely Drive, Corpus Christi
FMI (361) 852-2100
Doors Open 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm |
John Snowden, Bluesteam Nursery
"Landscaping with Grasses" |
| Oct. 5 |
S&T Distinguished Colloquium Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Dr. Philip Meyers, University of Michigan
"Cretaceous Black Shales, Mediterranean Sapropels, and Greenhouse Climate" |
| Oct. 8 |
CBBF Coastal Issues Forum |
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
5:30 pm |
Beach Cleaning & Sargassum 'Seaweed' Management - Guest Speakers: Tom Shirley, HRI; Rob Conti, TGLO; Richard Watson; Tony Amos, UTMSI. |
| Oct. 12 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Lokenath Debnath, Ph.D., University of Texas-Pan American
"Linear and Non-Linear Ocean Waves" |
| Oct. 12 |
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Special Lecture |
Tio and Janell Kleberg Wildlife Research Park
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Chad Stasey, (361) 593-3079 FMI
7:00 pm |
Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Auburn University
"The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker" followed by a book signing for “Ivorybill Hunters: The Search for Proof in a Flooded Wilderness” by Hill. |
| Oct. 19 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Frank Pezold, Ph.D.,TAMUCC
"Marine fishes of the mountains: Diversity, distribution and population dynamics of the rock-climbing gobies of the tropical oceans" |
| Oct. 20 |
Beach Cleanup |
Malaquite Visitor Center
Padre Island National Seashore
8:30 am to noon |
4th Annual National Parks America Tour Beach Cleanup hosted by Padre Island National Seashore. Park Entrance Fees Waived. |
| Oct. 25 |
TAMUCC Graduate Seminar |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Center for Sciences, Room 1003
1:00 pm |
Kristie Landaberde, TAMUCC MS Candidate
"Reproductive Success of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) on a Dredge-Material Island in Nueces Bay, Texas" |
| Oct. 26 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Mr. Rafael Calderon, The Nature Conservancy
"Coastal and Marine Conservation Action around the Gulf of Mexico" |
| Oct. 27 |
Everything Kayak! Expo |
Ransom Point Paddle Launch
Aransas Pass
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
(361) 758-0463 |
Check out the schedule of events at everythingkayakexpo.com - and don't forget to stop by the CBBF booth! |
| Oct. 28 |
Everything Kayak! Expo |
Ransom Point Paddle Launch
Aransas Pass
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
(361) 758-0463 |
Check out the schedule of events at everythingkayakexpo.com - and don't forget to stop by the CBBF booth! |
| Oct. 29 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
12:30 pm |
Afonso Souza, UTMSI Graduate Student
Thesis "Microbial potential enzyme activity and kinetics in organic-poor estuarine sediments" |
| Oct. 29 |
UTMSI Technical Seminars
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University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
12:30 pm |
Leah Hurley, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Spatial variability in Delta 13C and Delta 15N in tissues of the Hawaiian Coral, Porites compressa" |
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| Nov. 1 |
Native Plant Society of South Texas Monthly Meeting |
Garden Senior Center
5325 Greely Drive, Corpus Christi
FMI (361) 852-2100
Doors Open 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm |
Shelly Maher
Plant and Animal Interactions |
| Nov. 2 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
3:30 pm |
John Anderson, Ph.D, Rice University
"Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast" |
| Nov. 3 |
Rookery Island Cleanup |
Upper Laguna Madre Rookery Island
8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Click here for more information and a map. To register, email birdislandcleanup@gmail.com.
Sponsored by US Fish & Wildlife. |
| Nov. 5 |
CBBF Coastal Issues Forum |
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
5:30 pm |
Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 Certification. Guest Speakers: Bob Gifford, TCEQ and Sarah Garza, POCCA. |
| Nov. 6 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
FMI (361) 728-4635
7:00 pm |
Jason Hardin, Audubon Texas
"Audubon Texas’ Quail and Grassland Birds Initiative" and "Texas Parks and Wildlife Upland Game Bird Program" |
| Nov. 8 |
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony |
Port Aransas Nature Preserve
(Charlie’s Pasture)
Port Aransas Ship Channel
10:30 am |
For the Port Aransas Nature Preserve Shoreline Protection Project
Special Guest: Jerry Patterson, Texas General Land Commissioner |
| Nov. 9 |
S&T Distinguished Colloquium Series |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:30 pm |
Yinyu Ye, Ph.D., Stanford University
"Semidefinite Programming Relaxation Model for Graph Realization and Sensor Network Localization" |
| Nov. 10 |
Roundtable Discussion |
Coastal Bend Council of Governments
2910 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi
830 am to 300 pm, (512) 245-1409 |
"Bays Roundtable on Bacteria Solid Waste" with Presentations on Oso Bay/Oso Creek & Petronila Creek.
FREE with light lunch included. Email em20@txstate.edu to reserve your space. |
| Nov. 13 |
Texas Tropical Trail Region Monthly Meeting |
Robstown (Nueces County)
hosted by Robstown Area Development Commission
FMI Contact Nancy Deviney at
(361) 547-8033 or deviney@the-i.net |
Tours of Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds and Aviators Baseball Stadium
Lunch catered by Cotten’s Barbecue and served at Aviators Stadium |
| Nov. 13 |
Seminar |
Harte Research Institute
Conference Center
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
6:00 pm |
Dr. Jim Gibeaut, Harte Research Institute
"Geohazards Along Mustang and North Padre Islands: How will they Affect You?"
Sponsored by CBBEP and HRI. |
| Nov. 15 |
TAMUCC Graduate Seminar |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Natural Resource Center, Room 1101
11:15 am |
Zeke Campbell, TAMUCC M.S. Candidate
"Bacteria Sources and Loadings in Oso Creek and Oso Bay, Corpus Christi, TX" |
| Nov. 16 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Rae Mooney, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Watershed export events and ecosystem responses in the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve" |
| Nov. 16 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Katie Swanson, UTMSI Graduate Student
"A Proposal: Identifying toxin production in Gambierdiscus toxicus collected from the Gulf of Mexico" |
| Nov. 16 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Aaron Watson, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Energy budget of early juvenile cobia, Rachycentron canadum" |
| Nov. 16 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Ken Webb, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Cholecystokinin: Potential effects on feeding and digestion in larval fish" |
| Nov. 16 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Christa Smith, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for simple and rapid identification of toxic dinoflagellate species" |
| Nov. 16 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
3:30 pm
| Richard Davis, Jr., Ph.D., Harte Research Institute
"Florida Tidal Inlets – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" |
| Nov. 20 |
MSI Seminar |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Luiz A. Rocha, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii (Kaneohe, HI)
"Ecology and the Evolution of Coral Reef Fishes" |
| Nov. 20 |
TAMUCC Graduate Seminar |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
University Center Tejas Room C
12:30 pm |
Pamela Brown, TAMUCC M.S. Candidate
"Molecular Characteristics of Environmental Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae Isolated from the Gulf of Mexico" |
| Nov. 26 |
MSI Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
1:30 pm |
Dr. Michael Miller, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Nakano, Tokyo)
"Fish Ecology Research in Three Oceans: From Estuarine Dependence to Long Larval Migrations" |
| Nov. 27 |
MSI Seminar |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center Auditorium
12:30 pm |
Dr. Hans A. Hofmann, The University of Texas at Austin
"A molecular systems analysis of social behavior in African cichlid fishes" |
| Nov. 28 |
TAMUCC Graduate Seminar |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
11:00 am |
Jeff Francis, TAMUCC Graduate Candidate
Thesis "Ecomorphology and trophically-induced phenotypic variation in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)" |
| Nov. 29 |
MSI Seminars |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
9:00 am |
Dr. Myron Peck, Center for Marine and Atmospheric Climate Research, University of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) - "From Experiments to Models: Linking Environmental Factors and the Vital Rates of Clupeid Fish in the Baltic and North Seas" |
| Nov. 30 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Lucia Upchurch, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Biogeography of Hydrothermal Vent Fauna" |
| Nov. 30 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center Auditorium
1:00 pm |
Kenn Webb, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Cholecystokinin: Potential effects on feeding and digestion in larval fish" |
| Nov. 30 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Christa Smith, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for simple and rapid identification of toxic dinoflagellate species" |
| Nov. 30 |
HRI Weekly Seminar Series |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
1:30 pm |
Lory Santiago-Vázquez, Ph.D., University of Houston
"Coral-associated bacteria and their role in secondary metabolite production and host fitness" |
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| Dec. 4 |
Coastal Bend Audubon Society Monthly Meeting |
CC Museum of Science & History
1900 N. Chaparral Street
FMI (361) 728-4635
7:00 pm |
Jimmy Jackson, Rancher/Birder
"Roy Bedichek, pioneer Texas naturalists" |
| Dec. 5 |
EPA Falcon Refinery Superfund Site Meeting |
Ingleside City Hall
2671 San Angelo, Ingleside
7:00 pm
Hosted by Environmental Protection Agency |
Informative Meeting about the status of the EPA Falcon Refinery Superfund Site - National Oil & Recovery Corporation. Visit our EPA Superfund Page for more information and updated documents. |
| Dec. 6 |
S&T Distinguished Colloquium Series |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Bay Hall, Room 103
5:30 pm |
Joan Rose, Ph.D., Michigan State University
"Assessing Water Quality in Health Monitoring Beyond E. coli: A Tale from the Great Lakes" |
| Dec. 7 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Sobhi Mohanty, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Mating Behavior & Conservation: Lions, Crabs, Squid and all…" |
| Dec. 7 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Barrett Fines, UTMSI Graduate Student
"The Effect of Rearing Density on Growth and Survival of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, Larvae in a Closed Recirculating Aquaculture System" |
| Dec. 7 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Travis Tidwell, UTMSI Graduate Student
"Pelagic ichthyoplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico" |
| Dec. 7 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
3:30 pm |
Thomas Turner, PhD., University of New Mexico
"Lessons from long-term demographic and genetic monitoring of an endangered species" |
| Dec. 10 |
TAMUCC Graduate Seminar |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
3:00 pm |
Ashlie D’Ann Simmons, TAMUCC M.S. Candidate
"Apparent Dry Matter Digestibility of Selected Minerals from Common Feed Ingredients Offered to Marine Penaeid Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei" |
| Dec. 10 |
MSI Graduate Seminar Series |
University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute
Visitor Center, (361) 749-6805
11:00 am |
Caleb Harris, UTMSI Graduate Student
Thesis "Examination of the role of different classes of progesterone receptors in oocyte maturation in zebrafish, Danio rerio" |
| Dec. 10 |
Coastal Issues Forum |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Natural Resources Center, Room 1003
5:30 pm |
Wildlife Photography and Nature Tourism
Guest Speakers: Michelle Horine, Coastal Bend Wildlife Photo Contest and Keith Arnold, Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Dec. 11 |
Texas Tropical Trail Region Monthly Meeting |
Harlingen (Cameron County)
hosted by Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
FMI Contact Nancy Deviney at
(361) 547-8033 or deviney@the-i.net |
Presentation by Rick Stryker, Director of CC Museum of Science & History
"New Resources in Collection Management & New Directions in Museum Exhibits" |
| Dec. 14 |
Harte Weekly Seminar Series |
Harte Research Institute, Room 127
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
2:30 pm |
Robin Brinkmeyer, PhD., Texas A&M University at Galveston
"Molecular approaches to studies of pathogens and
pollutants in Galveston Bay " |
Contact CBBF at 361-882-3439 or cbbf@baysfoundation.org to get your Free and Open to the Public Event on this list!
