NBII Central Southwest Gulf Coast Information Node Partners With Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Central Southwest Gulf Coast Information Node (CSWGCIN) continues to work with their partners in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA). USGS National Wetlands Research Center librarians Linda Broussard and Cassie Thibodeaux participated in the GOMA Governors’ Action Plan II Implementation and Integration Workshop held in Biloxi, MS, on August 3–5, 2010. The workshop brought Gulf Coast State resource mangers together to work on regionally identified issues of major environmental concern. Teams focused on issues related to coastal community resilience, ecosystems integration and assessment, habitat conservation and restoration, managing nutrient inputs, water quality, and environmental education. CSWGCIN has worked with the Environmental Education Team since the Alliance was formed in 2005. Along with a partner from the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), they gave a presentation on finding Web resources. Broussard is a member of the GOMA Environmental Education Steering Committee. For more information, see http://www.nbii.gov/gomaeen.