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OIL ON PRIVATE PROPERTY 
• Private beaches and marshes – Cleanup crews from Mobile Unified Command are cleaning private beaches and marshes. To arrange for cleanup, property owners should call 866-448-5816.
• Other private property (such as oil tracked onto boardwalks, into homes, etc.) – Property owners should arrange to have affected property cleaned and then file a claim for reimbursement of their expenses.
 • To file a claim, property owners should call 800-440-0858 to file a claim or go to www.DeepwaterHorizonResponse.com and click on “File a Claim.”

ALABAMA

Bill Finch Oil Spill Blog:  http://blog.nature.org/2010/06/gulf-oil-spill-is-there-a-cure/  Bill Finch Gulf Oil Spill: Is There a Cure?

FLORIDA

Mote Marine Lab Beach Reporting System for the Gulf Coast of Florida http://coolgate.mote.org/beachconditions/ Click on county of interest and then on the green markers for a simple beach report of daily conditions.

Mote Marine Lab http://www.mote.org/

Episcopal Dioceses of the Central Gulf Coast http://www.diocgc.org/2010/06/page/3/

Resources vetted by Florida Sea Grant

1. Do's and Don'ts:

• Holly Ober's "Helping Oiled Wildlife: What Seems Helpful Can Be Harmful" http://flseagrant.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=226&Itemid=111
• NOAA: Understanding Tarballs: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2055_understanding_tar_balls.pdf

2. Gulf Food Webs:

• NOAA Fact Sheet: Shorelines and Coastal Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1889_Shorelines-fact-sheet.pdf
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Oil Spills and Coral Reefs http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1964_coral-reef-fact-sheet-v3.pdf
• Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations (a generic, older report) http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/34_mangrove_complete.pdf
• Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations (also generic and older) http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/70_coral_full_report.pdf
• Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response (same series as the last two) http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/35_turtle_complete.pdf
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Effects of Oil on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1887_Marine-Mammals-Sea-Turtles-fact-sheet.pdf

3. General seafood safety stuff.

• Steve Otwell's Seafood Safety FAQs: http://flseagrant.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221&Itemid=105
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Ensuring the Safety of Your Seafood (general information about the Seafood Inspection program) http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1888_ensuring-seafood-safety.pdf
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Oil and Seafood: Evaluating the Risks for People Who Eat Fish and Shellfish http://gulfseagrant.tamu.edu/oilspill/pdfs/Seafood&Oil.pdf

4. Ocean circulation and hurricanes:

Again, we don't have anything specific, but we do have a little background from the Physical Oceanographers' Modeling Summit and a NOAA fact sheet on hurricanes.

• Karl Havens' summary of the summit: http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/proposed_sg_atlantic/oil_spill/havens_modeling_summit_summary.pdf
• Chuck Hopkinson's summary: http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/proposed_sg_atlantic/oil_spill/hopkinson_modeling_summit_summary.pdf
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Hurricanes and the Oil Spill http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2076_hurricanes_oil.pdf

5. Information for recreational water users:

We don't have much beyond what's already been included. I remember seeing a tarball identification guide somewhere (not on our site), but I can't seem to find it. We also have some general fishing information:

• NOAA Fact Sheet: Fish Stocks in the Gulf of Mexico http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1886_Fish-Stocks-Gulf-fact-sheetv2.pdf
• NOAA Fact Sheet: Fishing Industry in the Gulf of Mexico http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1885_fishing-industry-gulf.pdf

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Department of Education Oil Spill Education Resources Guide http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/misc/oil_spill_resources.aspx

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Department of Mental Health has opened a hotline for oil spill related needs: 1-877-210-8513.

TEXAS
Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop

WR&E Wildlife Center announces three workshops.
Please register early by contacting Sharon via email at SharonSchmalz@WRandE.org
http://wrande.org/

Thursday July 8, 2010 *(9am -- 4pm)
At the Gladys Porter Zoo
500 Ringgold Street, Brownsville, TX 78520/
http://www.gpz.org/maps.html http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=23866399&msgid=198260&act=YUG8&c=447953&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gpz.org%2Fmaps.html>)
Sponsored by the *Texas General Land Office*
Lunch provided by *CITGO*

Friday July 16, 2010 *(9am -- 4pm)
At the WR&E Wildlife Center
www.WRandE.org http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=23866399&msgid=198260&act=YUG8&c=447953&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.WRandE.org
7007 Katy Road
Houston, TX 77024
Lunch provided by *Shell Upstream Americas*

Saturday July 17, 2010 (9am -- 4pm)
At the WR&E Wildlife Center
www.WRandE.org http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=23866399&msgid=198260&act=YUG8&c=447953&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.WRandE.org
7007 Katy Road
Houston, TX 77024
Lunch provided by TBD

The purpose of the workshops is to certify and train personnel that are interested in assisting the WR&E Oiled Wildlife Response Team during a spill. Certification and training are required for anyone who may participate in any role during an oiled wildlife response. The workshop will cover topics such as the effects of oil on wildlife, initial intake and exam of oiled wildlife, an introduction to OSHA training, wildlife rehabilitation's role in Incident Command System, actual hands on cleaning of oiled feathers and participants will practice by washing an unoiled white duck.

We would like for all permitted wildlife rehabilitators and trainees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state wildlife officials, industry environmental personnel, as well as local veterinarians and veterinarian technicians to participate in this training.

There is no cost for the workshop but space is limited. Please register early by contacting Sharon via email at SharonSchmalz@WRandE.org

The WR&E Wildlife Center is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to care for injured, ill, and orphaned wildlife through rehabilitation and public education. WR&E personnel have been actively involved in oiled wildlife response for over 20 years. They are HAZWOPER certified and ICS trained. Wildlife Rehab & Education is on the advisory council for the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART), a program of the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation that coordinates preparedness, response and recovery efforts for animals affected by disasters in the state of Texas.

Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome
9:15 - 9:30 Wildlife Laws
9:30 - 9:45 Wildlife Rehabilitation Role in Incident Command System (ICS)
9:45 - 10:30 Effects of Oil on Wildlife -- J. Jill Heatley, DVM, MS, Dipl ABVP (Avian), Dipl ACZM, Clinical Associate Professor, Zoological Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 Effects of Oil on Humans - OSHA Requirements - Sharon Schmalz, WR&E
11:15 - 12:00 Zoonoses -- J. Jill Heatley, DVM
12:00 - 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 - 12:45 Deterrents -- Margaret Pickell, WR&E
12:45 - 1:00 Capture & Restraint -- J. Jill Heatley, DVM
1:00 - 1:25 Triage -- J. Jill Heatley, DVM
1:25 - 1:45 Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation - Sharon Schmalz, WR&E
1:45 - 2:00 PPE Donning/Doffing Demo -- Margaret Pickell/Judy Phipps, WR&E
2:00 - 2:15 BREAK
2:15 - 2:45 Station I -- Washing oiled feather and unoiled live duck
2:45 - 3:15 Station II -- Tour of equipment & facilities
3:15 - 3:45 Station III -- Capture & Restraint and Gavage feeding
3:45 - 4:00 Aftercare & Release
Questions & Answers, Certificates

RESOURCES ON THE WEB
 

Ranger Rick on the Big Oil Spill:
 http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/People-and-Places/Ranger-Rick-on-the-Big-Oil-Spill.aspx

The Encyclopedia of Life  http://www.eol.org/content/page/oil_spill_2010 with information on species affected by the oil spill, as well as links to more information.

Windows to the Universe – Resources for Teaching about Oil Spills Also in Spanish (watch out for the advertisements) http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/main/teach_oil_spill.html

-- 
Lee Yokel
Environmental Education Coordinator
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Dauphin Island Sea Lab
101 Bienville Blvd
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
(251) 861-2141 ext.7507 New Number!
(251) 861-7421 fax
lyokel@disl.org

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