{"id":2874,"date":"2018-04-17T12:07:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2018-04-17T12:07:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:07:37","slug":"whats-with-the-egret-and-terrebonne-parish-in-this-months-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/2018\/04\/17\/whats-with-the-egret-and-terrebonne-parish-in-this-months-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s with the egret and Terrebonne Parish in this month’s newsletter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
We know we\u2019ve posted a lot in the last week, but when our chairperson-elect picked this photo to start our April newsletter, we just had to share a backstory with you. Check your email tomorrow for the newsletter featuring this photo and more!<\/em><\/div>\n
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Egret in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana | Photo by Shawn Harquail<\/a>\/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s with the egret and Terrebonne Parish?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Well, this spring, the\u00a0C&E Section has developed a strong connection with science communicators based out of, and interested in, Terrebonne Parish, which is roughly two hours south of New Orleans, right out on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Section chairperson, Bethann Garramon Merkle, was one of 42 science communicators of all sorts selected to participate in the inagural\u00a0OceanDotComm Science Communication Conference<\/span><\/a>\u00a0hosted by the\u00a0Louisiana Universities\u00a0Marine Consortium\u00a0<\/span><\/a>(LUMCON).<\/div>\n
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In March, 2018 this dream team of experienced communicators gathered for a working conference that resembled a scicomm version of a bioblitz.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The impetus for the conference was a combined investment in 1)\u00a0hosting a\u00a0doing<\/em>\u00a0conference that expanded and challenged scicommers\u2019 skills, and 2) infusing optimism into the dialog around coastal erosion, land subsidance, and other major ecological issues facing residents of Louisiana\u2019s bayous.<\/div>\n
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With #CoastalOptimism as the foundational theme, in less than a week, nearly 40 communication and engagement products and projects were launched and\/or completed. The products are top-notch and probably represent several years\u2019 worth of work ( had they been done by any institution or research group\u2019s in-house team on a typical production schedule).<\/div>\n
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From podcasts, blog posts, magazine articles, and films to fiber arts, murals,\u00a0video games, breakout rooms, and infographics, the variety is inspiring. And, the degree of collaboration between teams, including sharing audio clips, photography, interview subjects, translation skills, etc., was something we can all aspire to with our own work.<\/div>\n
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Interactive infographic<\/a>\u00a0developed during #odotcomm18 by Megan Hepner, Paige Byerley, and C&E chairperson Bethann Garramon Merkle.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

You can see\u00a0these projects, and get involved with some of the on-going ones, by checking out #odotcomm18 on social media channels (FB<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Insta<\/span><\/a>).<\/div>\n
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C&E at OceanDotComm<\/strong><\/div>\n
We\u2019re pretty excited that\u00a0Section members Bethann Garramon Merkle, Katie Burke, and Virginia Schutte (of LUMCON), were among the participants. Virginia was a key organizer and facilitator.*<\/div>\n
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Katie<\/a> and Virginia<\/a> have both contributed to our #MySciComm Series<\/a>, and they are both involved with scicomm training sessions planned for #ESA2018. We\u2019re hoping to connect other OceanDotComm participants with Section members through their planned contributions to #MySciComm and our new\u00a0Lit Review series<\/a> this year. There is also\u00a0an opportunity to\u00a0deepen the\u00a0C&E Section\u2019s relationship with LUMCON thanks to #ESA2018 happening in New Orleans.<\/div>\n
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*OceanDotComm was the brainchild of LUMCON\u2019s director Craig McClain, and LUMCON\u2019s\u00a0Associate Director of Education and Outreach,\u00a0Murt Conover, completed the visionary scicomm trifecta that brough OceanDotComm to life. If you\u2019d like to know more about OceanDotComm, we encourage you to\u00a0contact LUMCON<\/a> and follow them on social media!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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