COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



'Estuary Live' 

 Brings Coast to 

 Classrooms 



"This month, students across 

 the country will take field trips to 

 estuaries along the Gulf, Atlantic 

 and Pacific coasts — and never get 

 sand in their shoes. 



"Estuary Live," an interactive 

 online production, introduces 

 students to estuaries in North 

 Carolina on Sept. 23 and 24. 



The webcast becomes a coast-to-coast 

 experience Sept. 25 and 26 when students 

 "tour" estuarine reserve sites in an additional 

 eight states. 



Part of the 2003 National Estuaries Day 

 celebration, "Estuary Live" is sponsored by 

 NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve 

 Program and the Environmental Protection 

 Agency's National Estuary Program. 



Since "Estuary Live" was developed three 

 years ago by Susan Lovelace, education 

 coordinator at the N.C. National Estuarine 



Research Reserve, the program has grown into 

 an international event. It's estimated that more 

 than one million viewers logged on last year to 

 learn about the dynamic ecosystems. 



At each stop on the itinerary, estuary 

 guides highlight unique features and answer 

 questions submitted electronically by viewers. 



Organizers call the webcast "the next best 

 thing to being there." The field trips are free, 

 but registration is required to interact with the 

 guides. For information and to register, go to 

 www.estuarylive.org. — P.S. 



View Titantic Exhibit 



When the legendary ship Titanic sank in 

 April 1912, more than 2,200 passengers were on 

 board — from titans of commerce to immigrant 

 dreamers. 



Hundreds of artifacts recovered from the 

 shipwreck will be on display at the North 

 Carolina Museum of Natural Science through 

 Jan. 4, 2004. In 'Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit," 

 visitors can see a suitcase, felt bowler hat, 

 glassware and other artifacts. 



The 7,500-square-foot exhibit takes 

 visitors on a chronological journey through the 

 life of the Titanic — from the building of the 

 legend to life on board. Authentically recreated 

 first- and third-class rooms have furnishings 

 made by the original manufacturers. 



Visitors also can press their palms on an 

 iceberg and feel what it must have been like to 

 be in the water on the night that the ship sank. 

 Admission to the museum is free. Tickets to the special Titanic exhibit are $12.50 for adults; 

 $7 for children 4 to 1 1 and seniors over 60; $10 for groups; $5 for school groups; and $6 for Friends 

 of the Museum of all ages. 



For more information, visit the Web: www.naturalsciences.org and click on Titanic exhibit. 



-A. G. 



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North Carolina 



Sea Grant 

 Updates Web Site 



Finding North Carolina Sea Grant 

 information online has gotten easier. Sea 

 Grant has updated its Web site, which 

 explains the program's mission and 

 highlights research and outreach projects 

 — from aquaculture to water quality. 



The new site has a new address: 

 www. ncseagrant. org. 



Visitors to the site will find 

 information on a wide range of Sea Grant 

 topics, as well as links to products, Sea 

 Grant experts and related links. 



"We are pleased to have improved 

 our online presence," says North Carolina 

 Sea Grant Director Ronald G. Hodson. 

 "We will continue to add content to the 

 site, so we hope people will check back 

 often. We hope they will let us know how 

 the new site is working." 



Anyone with questions regarding 

 content on the site should contact Katie 

 Mosher, communications director, at 

 kntie_mosher@nau.edu. Those with 

 technical questions should contact 

 Tammy Sumner, finance & information 

 systems director, at tammy _sumner@ 

 ncsu.edu. —KM. 



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