2007 Workshops

The Texas Marine Education Association

and the

University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute Marine Education Services Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (MANERR)

Present

Introduction to the MANERR Habitats

September 22-23, 2007

The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (MANERR) will bring together scientists, landowners, policy-makers, and the public to ensure that coastal management decisions benefit flora and fauna, water quality and people. This 27th site in the national system includes 185,708 contiguous acres of wetland, terrestrial, and marine environments. The land is primarily coastal prairie with unique oak motte habitats. The wetlands include riparian habitat and freshwater and saltwater marshes. Within the water areas, the bays are large, open, and include extensive wind tidal flats, sea grass meadows, mangroves, and oyster reefs. These unique and diverse estuarine habitats in the western Gulf of Mexico support a host of endangered and threatened species including the endangered whooping crane.

This teacher workshop will start at the most inland part of the MANERR with a tour of the Fennessey Ranch that is located on the back side of Copano Bay between Rockport and the town of Aransas Pass. We will travel downstream, sampling many locations and habitats until we end at the Aransas Pass, (the pass, not the city of) where the estuary meets the Gulf of Mexico. Educators will be exposed to a wide variety of habitats, activities and resources that are found within the MANERR.

Participants will leave this workshop with techniques and strategies for incorporating this unique local resource into a variety of curricula.  Continuing education credits are available.

This workshop is being held at the UTMSI in Port Aransas, Texas.  Directions to the Campus are posted on the UTMSI web site www.utmsi.utexas.edu 

Workshop fee: $65 includes tour, all meals on Saturday, breakfast Sunday morning, for TMEA members. $75 for non-members with membership included.

Dorm rooms are $16 per night (shared room). Indicate if reservations include lodging for the nights of Sept. 22 and/OR 23 at the UTMSI dorms.

Total cost for this workshop with  1 night in dorm -   $81 TMEA Members

                                                                           $91 Non-TMEA Member

Total cost for this workshop with  2 nights in dorm -  $97 TMEA Members

                                                                           $107 Non-TMEA Member

Reservations Deadline: Sept. 7, 2007.

Maximum 30 participants. So register early!

Make registration check payable to:  Texas Marine Education Association

Mail registration form and check for the Workshop to:
John  Williams, UTMSI,  Marine Education Services, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373 

361-749-6814 williams@utmsi.utexas.edu Cell 361-739-3813

You may obtain a registration form from the TMEA Web Page at http://statweb.org/TMEA/

Schedule of Events

Workshop Registration Form - MS Word Document

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