Earlier this year, the trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill asked the public for input on the types of restoration needed to address impacts from the spill. The comments were collected as part of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) process.
Using mapping data and discussing the concepts with NOAA scientists, medical and scientific illustrator Kate Sweeney developed a single, striking graphic illustration that clearly encompassed all the ways oil could move into the sediment layer at the ocean floor.
About 40 miles offshore and a mile down, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill contaminated large areas of the offshore environment. From the spill's earliest days, its location proved to be a major challenge to those working to respond to it.
Now, teams of scientists are assessing the damage caused by the spill and designing restoration strategies to compensate the public. They are confronting many of the same challenges in the open water offshore realm first experienced by teams working to cap the leaking well. Simply put, it is challenging to study, craft, and implement cost-effective
After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year, teams of biologists from NOAA and other federal and state agencies mobilized in the Gulf of Mexico. Their mission was to assess the impacts from the spill to a wide range of important natural resources—including dolphins.
Title: Deepwater BP Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment UpdateLocation: Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Pensacola, FLDescription: Public meeting to give an update on the status of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process for the Deepwater BP oil spill.
Note: West Park is a new road built for the building and is not located in online mapping tools. The building is located across the street from the Escambia County Health Department on Fairfield Drive.Start Time: 17:30Date: 2011-07-12End Time: 20:00
NOAA and other federal and state agencies are leading efforts to assess impacts to, and determine appropriate restoration for, Gulf resources injured by the Deepwater BP oil spill.
Following a $1 billion early restoration agreement with BP, these natural resource trustees have been accepting restoration project ideas from members of the public.
Those projects that have been submitted to the trustees for consideration are now available for review online. Use the map to see projects by location or view projects in a list. If you have project ideas, you can still submit them online.
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Title: Mississippi Resource Trustee Early Restoration Public MeetingLocation: Donal M. Snyder Community Center, 2520 Pass Road, Biloxi, MSLink out: Click hereDescription: The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is holding a come-and-go public meeting to hear your ideas about restoring natural resources injured by the Deepwater BP oil spill.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Donal M. Snyder Community Center
2520 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS
Citizens are encouraged to review early restoration project ideas and provide MDEQ with suggestions for making Mississippi whole