Media Contact: Lisa Young
251/861-7509
What: Discovery Day at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab – Celebrating
200 Years of NOAA
When: Saturday, April 14, 10am to 2pm
Where: The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, North Campus
Activities:
· Open House and Exhibits at the Research Laboratories
· Special NOAA Programs and Activities
· Free Kids’ Activities, Ocean Games and Fun Crafts
· Reduced Admission to the Estuarium and 15% Discount in Gift Shop
· Free Drawing for Estuarium Gift Shop Gift Certificates
· Live animals from Environmental Studies Center
· US Coast Guard Boating Safety
· Information on Hurricane Preparedness
· Children’s fingerprinting by the City of Mobile Police Department
· Much, much more!
Cost: FREE, except for reduced admission to Estuarium
For more info: Call 251/861-2141
Discovery Day, the Sea Lab’s Annual Open House, has always been a
fun-filled and educational event for the whole family. This year, the
Sea Lab is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) to celebrate NOAA’s 200th year of programs.
It all started in 1807 with President Thomas Jefferson’s vision to
support his fledgling nation’s economy by ensuring safe maritime
commerce. He accomplished this by creating the Survey of the Coast, the
first federal science agency and precursor to NOAA’s navigation
services. In 2007, NOAA celebrates 200 years of science, service, and
stewardship - expanding Jefferson’s dream into a realm of unimagined
possibilities.
From those humble beginnings 200 years ago, NOAA’s impact is now
worldwide. Spanning sensors on the bottom of the ocean floor to complex
environmental satellites orbiting the Earth - the men and women of NOAA
recognize the importance of their work to the American public and our
global community. NOAA takes pride in its heritage and you may learn
more by taking a moment to visit the Web site
(www.celebrating200years.noaa.gov) that chronicles the agency's
beginnings and visions of the future.
So in celebration of the coast, our history with it, and all of its
treasures - join us for Discovery Day at the DISL, Saturday, April 14,
from 10am to 2pm. This fun-filled family event includes a variety of
environmentally-themed children’s activities; an Open House at the
Research Facilities of the DISL where the public meets the scientists
and graduate students to see their ongoing research projects; and
reduced admission to the Estuarium, the aquarium at the DISL and a
designated Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center.
Admission is free (except for reduced Estuarium admission), educational
fun is plentiful at this popular event.
Local agencies expected to participate this year include: Alabama
Department of Conservation and National Resources (ADCNR) Lands
Division, Coastal Section; ADCNR Marine Resources Division; Auburn
University Marine Extension and Research Center; Azalea Trail Maids;
City of Mobile, Police Department; DISL Foundation; DISL Graduate
Student Organization; Environmental Studies Center; Grand Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve; Gulf of Mexico Alliance; Home Depot;
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium; Mobile Bay National Estuary
Program; Mobile County Emergency Management Agency; National Marine
Fisheries Service, Panama City, FL; National Weather Service; NOAA
Restoration Center; NOAA Coastal Survey; Town of Dauphin Island; United
States Coast Guard, Station Dauphin Island; USS Alabama Crewmates; Weeks
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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