Weekly Highlights

NOROCK Weekly Highlights are a non-technical summary of Center activities sent to the Department of Interior (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI Public Affairs Officer, Secretary of DOI, and the White House.

February 2011

I. Regional/National/Departmental/Bureau News

Upcoming
None
Current
None

II. Science Center Work on Presidential Priorities
None

III. Notable Congressional Activity
None

IV. Press/Media Inquiries
None

Newspapers/magazines/wires, etc.

Research Ecologist Dan Fagre was interviewed by Nicolla Jones of the Nature Climate Change Journal on January 26th. Jones is doing an article on the film, Chasing Ice, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and features the Extreme Ice Survey. Fagre explained some of the scientific merits of time-lapse photography for understanding glacier dynamics. The article will likely come out this month. (Dan Fagre, dan_fagre@usgs.gov, 406-888-7922)

Research Biologist Kate Kendall was interviewed by Alisa Opar of Audubon Magazine on January 30th. Kendall interviewed for an on-line story about the new grizzly bear research project she is starting in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem of northwest MT /northern ID. The article will be published on-line February 20th. (Kate Kendall, kkendall@usgs.gov, 406-888-7994)

Upcoming News Releases
None

Other (forum meeting, press conference, media training, etc.
None

V. New Products
None

VI. Center Achievement

Research Ecologist Geneva Chong has received USGS cost-share support for her NAGT/USGS Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. (Geneva Chong, geneva_chong@usgs.gov, 307-733-9212 x5)

VII. Current International Activity
None

VIII. Other





Past reports available upon request.