>>> HELLO I'M LEAH
MARTIN WITH NASA
COMMUNICATIONS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
HERE AT THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
WE ARE CELEBRATING
EARTH DAY.
THIS WILL GIVE
STUDENTS IN PERSON AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY SEE
HOW NASA COEN SIDES
WITH NATURE.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
AND EXCITING NASA.
EXCUSE ME, DAN IS A
BIOLOGIST AT KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
JEFF HOLLENS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS CENTER.
AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
WITH THE FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE AND
KELLY MCCARTHY THE
PROGRAM SPECIALIST AT
NASA'S SPACE CENTER.
THANK YOU YOU ALSO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND WE ARE
EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT
THE INSIGHTS YOU HAVE
TO SHARE WITH OUR
STUDENTS.
>> I'M EXCITED TO BE
HERE AND TALK TO YOU
ABOUT WHAT WE DO
HERE.
I WORK IN THE
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
BRANCH.
THE LEAD FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
GROUP.
OVERALL WITHIN THE
BRANCH WE DO A LOT
MORE.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
WE HAVE AN ENERGY AND
THEATER GROUP.
ALSO CULTURAL AND
HISTORIC RESEARCH IS
SOMETHING WE ARE VERY
INVOLVED WITH OUR
SISTER BRANCH.
PARTICULARLY WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMITTING AND THINGS
LIKE CONTAMINATION AND
REMEDIATION.
EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUP.
THE MANAGEMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.
YOU HAD A OPPORTUNITY
WITH MR. BROOKS TO
SPEND TIME-OUT ON OUR
DUNE PROJECT THAT'S
NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN
STARTED I HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS FOR 12 OR
13 YEARS.
YOU SAW THAT FIRSTHAND
AND PROBABLY TALKED
ABOUT IT OUT THERE AS
A BIG DEAL HERE AT
KSC.
WE ARE BORDERED ON THE
EAST SIDE BY THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE
INTERIOR PORTIONS BY
THE LAGOON AND RIVER
AS WELL.
WE ARE KIND OF AN
ISLAND.
COSTAL EROSION IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US.
WE HAD A OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE THE HANDS ON
WORK WE DO WITH THE
LONG-TERM MONITORING
AND HOW WE GO OUT AND
DO SURVEYS AND THE
TECHNOLOGY WE DEPLOY
WHEN WE DO ANIMAL
SAMPLING AND THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS.
I UNFORTUNATELY DON'T
GET MUCH OF THAT ON
THE GROUND FUN WORK
ANY MORE.
I SPEND TIME BEHIND
THE DESK.
OUR COUNTERPARTS THAT
WERE OUT THERE WITH
YOU THIS MORNING
DEMONSTRATING SOME OF
THAT AND THE STAFF OF
COLLEGE BIOLOGIST,
GEOLOGIST.
THEY ARE REALLY KIND
OF THE HEARTBEAT OF
WHAT WE DO.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT
CAN DO THAT EVERYDAY
AND CONTINUE TO
MONITOR AND ENSURE WE
POINTED OUT.
THE WORLD'S WATCH
CENTER.
WE ARE ALSO ON A
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE.
DRIVEN AROUND AND TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS PLACE
IT'S A UNIQUE PLACE.
NOT JUST WITHIN
FLORIDA BUT WITHIN THE
COUNTRY.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS
WE DO AND HAVE BEEN
DOING NOW FOR 60
YEARS, WE CELEBRATED
60 YEARS WITH THE
REFUGE.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED
OVER 60 YEARS AGO THIS
IS HOW WE EXIST AS AN
OPERATIONAL LAUNCH
PROJECT.
WE BALANCE BACK WITH
MANAGING AMAZING
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE.
WE'LL TALK A BIT
MORE.
PRIMARY THE BIGGEST
PART OF THAT IS
SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU
SAW THIS MORNING THE
MONITORING OF WHAT OUR
ACTIONS HAVE ON THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THIS LONG-TERM
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
REF REFUGE.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY
ALMOST ON A DAILY
BASIS.
ANYTHING WE ARE DOING
WE ARE SPEAKING WITH
THEM.
WE WANT THEM TO
UNDERSTAND WE'LL
CONTINUE TO GROW BUT
NASA, KSC SURLY WE
TAKE OUR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP
SERIOUSLY.
THIS IS THE CORNER
STONE OF WHAT WE DO
HERE.
I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO WORK IN THIS
AMAZING PLACE AND BE A
PART OF THAT.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND
IT OVER TO JEFF.
>> VERY GOOD.
HEY, WELCOME
EVERYBODY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU
COME FROM A PRETTY FAR
DISTANCE.
I HOPE YOU SAW TODAY
WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE
THIS IS.
WE HAVE SOMEWHERE IN
STATE AND FEDERALLY
LISTED SPECIES.
IT'S THE MOST LISTED
SPECIES, IT'S THE MOST
FEDERALLY LISTED
SPECIES IN THE
CONTINENTAL U.S.
A PRETTY SPECIAL
PLACE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF
LAUNCH ACTIVITY GOING
ON.
WE HAVE BUILD OUT OF
THE SPACEPORT.
WE ARE AT ABOUT
141,000-ACRE
PROBLEMTY.
WE ARE AT 5,000 AND HE
5,000 ACRES OF
DEVELOPMENT.
AND BUILD OUT TO 7500
ACRES.
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT
STILL 133 OR SO
THOUSAND ACRES IN
CONVERSATION.
THIS IS WHAT I'D LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT.
NASA'S EFFORTS HERE
AND KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER AND THE THINGS
WE DO FOR THE RIVER
LAGOON.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY
HEARD OF THE INDIAN
RIVER LAGOON IT'S BEEN
ON THE NATIONAL NEWS.
IT'S IMPACTED TO
SPECIES AND MANATEES
AND FOR YOU, NO MATTER
WHERE YOU ARE
EVERYWHERE IS BLOOMS
OF SOME KIND.
WHETHER IT'S FRESH
WATER OR SALTWATER
BLUE-GREEN ALGAE
BLOOMS ARE PRETTY
COMMON NOW.
THEY ARE THE NORM I
THINK.
THIS ENVIRONMENT IS A
PRETTY SENSITIVE
ENVIRONMENT ON THE
BARRIER ISLAND.
SURROUNDED BY THE
LAGOON WITH ALL OF THE
SPECIES.
HOW DO YOU DEVELOP
WITHOUT HAVING
IMPACT.
THERE WILL BE SOME ON
2500 ACRES OR SO.
ONE THING WE HAVE TO
DO, IT'S A TWO DOLLARS
WORD WE MITIGATE FOR
WETLAND AND SPECIES TO
COMPENSATE.
THAT'S ANOTHER WORD
FOR COMPENSATE.
IF YOU IMPACT THE
WETLAND THESE ARE
STATE AND FEDERAL
LAWS.
YOU HAVE TO IMPROVE A
WETLAND SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
IF YOU IMPACT THE
HABITAT YOU NEED TO
IMPROVE THE HABITAT
FOR THOSE SPECIES AS
WELL.
THERE IS PLENTY TO BE
DONE ON THE LARGER
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
THE BIGGEST MOVE WAS
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
REFUGE.
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REV REFUGE IN THE
60s.
IT WAS AN IDEA AHEAD
OF IT'S TIME MAYBE NOT
AS FORWARD LEANING AS
GOING TO THE MOON BUT
PRETTY OPTIMISTIC AND
AMBITION.
IT SAVED THE COMMUNITY
HERE ON THE BARRIER
ISLAND.
IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN
AROUND THE SURROUNDING
AREA YOU HAVE SEEN HOW
MUCH DEVELOPMENT THERE
IS.
A LOT OF IT IS DOING
WATER QUALITY
TREATMENT OR
DEVELOPMENT OR
ANYTHING.
SO, WE, YOU KNOW, THE
FACT THAT KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER IS HERE
IS PRESERVING THE
HABITAT AND PROVIDES
BENEFITS TO THE LAGOON
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE
NATURAL WATER QUALITY
TREATMENT PROCESSES
GOING ON.
SO SOME OTHER THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED
OVER THE YEAR IS
MONITORING, YOU KNOW,
IT STARTED BACK IN
1983.
ECOLOGICAL MONITORING
WITH THE SPACE
SHUTTLE.
YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF
THE SPACE SHUTTLE,
RIGHT?
WE STARTED TO MONITOR
SEA GRASS AND WATER
QUALITY AND TURTLES,
AND LAUNCH IMPACT.
STILL MONITORING THE
INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.
THAT'S IMPORTANT WORK
GIVEN IT'S FALLEN ON
HARD TIMES.
WE ALSO HAD SOME
NUTRIENT STUDIES GOING
ON.
THOSE ARE IMPORTANT
FOR PROTECTING THE
LAGOON.
WE HAVE THE SHORELINE
PROTECTION PROJECTS
DAWN IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE TOUR PROJECT.
THAT'S THE GUY RIGHT
THERE THAT MADE ALL OF
THAT HAPPEN.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS
WE HAVE 170 MILES OF
SHORELINE IN THE
INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.
ONE THING THAT HAS
HAPPENED WITH CLIMATE
CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL
RISE IT'S A HALF FOOT
IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE MUCH BUT HAD A
HUGE IMPACT BECAUSE WE
SHORELINE EROSION ANY
TIME WE HAVE AN EAST
WIND.
WE HAVE SHORELINE
EROSION AND THAT ENDS
UP WITH VEGETATION IN
THE LAGOON.
IT'S GROUND UP AND
CONTRIBUTES TO WATER
QUALITY PROBLEMS.
WE HAVE THESE OLD
SOILS THAT ARE VERMIN
VERY MEN MINERALIZED.
THIS IS ONE OF THE
IMAGES WE HAVE OF THE
LAGOON.
WE ARE TRYING TO
PROTECT THE SHORELINE
WITH WHAT WE CALL
HARDENING OR ARMORING
THE SHORELINE.
YOU HAVE SEEN SEA WALL
ALONG THE SHORELINE.
THOSE MIGHT BE ON
PROTECTION BUT THEY
ARE TERRIBLE FOR
SPECIES AND BIRDS THAT
USE THE SHORELINE
HABITAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO
SOMETHING.
WE ACTUALLY GOT CRABS
AND BIRDS OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW.
THE HABITAT, IT'S NOT
COMPLETED.
THAT'S A NICE
FEWTURE.
FUN FACTS FROM OUR
MONITORING, WE'VE HAVE
ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS IN
THE RIVER LAGOON AND
OCEAN ALSO.
WE CATCH FRIENDSHIP
FISH AND WE TAG THEM.
THEY SWIM AROUND.
YOU CAN TRACK THE
SPECIES.
THERE IS A GROUP
CALLED SERENA SAKURA.
WE CAN DO MUCH LARGER
STUDIES ON HOW TO
PROTECT THE SPECIES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
OUT DOING POTENTIALLY
A BEACH RENOURISHMENT
IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE
SPECIES OUT THERE.
WE FORM WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH AQUATIC
SPECIES.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A
BLACKTRUM WE BLACK
DRUM WE MONITORED AND
IT WENT TO NEW
JERSEY.
ANYONE FROM OHIO?
TWO PEOPLE FROM OHIO.
ANYONE FROM THE
NORTHEAST?
THINK ABOUT SWIMMING
TO NEW JERSEY AND
COMING BACK AND DOING
IT TWICE, THAT'S ONE
FIT FISH.
WE ALSO FOUND OUT WE
HAVE A BULL SHARK
NURSERY AREA IN THE
TURNING BASIN.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT.
THERE ARE BULL SHARKS
IN THERE.
I HOPE Y'ALL DIDN'T
GET ANKLE DEEP IN THE
WATER DOING ANYTHING
TODAY IN THE TURNING
BASIN.
WE SEE A LOT OF
INTERESTING THINGS.
WE SHARE DATA WITH
OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
WITH RESOURCE AGENCIES
AND STATE AGENCIES
ALSO.
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE
SOME SEA GRASS MAKE A
COME BACK.
WE JUST COMPLETED A
PLANTING PROJECT OR
RESTORATION PROJECT WE
PLANTED SEA GRASS IN
THE INDIAN RIVER LA
GOON.
WE MAKE A STRONG
EFFORT OF OUR
RESOURCES HERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
QUESTIONS ON THAT.
>> HI, I'M STAN.
I WORK FOR THE U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE IN THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE SYSTEM.
WHEN NASA ESTABLISHED
THIS SPACE CENTER HERE
THEY PURCHASED ABOUT
140,000 ACRES IN ORDER
TO CREATE A BUFFER
AREA FOR THE
OPERATIONS.
AT THAT TIME THIS WAS
SOME OF THE MOST
PRISTINE AREAS IN
FLORIDA.
THE ABILITY TO LAUNCH
ROCKETS WITHOUT HAVING
HOMES AND PEOPLE IN
THE WAY CREATED A
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
WILDLIFE SERVICE TO
MANAGE THIS NATURAL
AREA.
NASA ASKED THE FISH
AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
TO HELP THEM MANAGE
THIS BUFFER AREA AND
THE BUFFER AREA BECAME
MERIT ISLAND NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
THE OVERALL PROPERTY
IS WHAT WE CALL OVERLY
REFUGE.
NASA OWNS THE LAND BUT
THE FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICEMAN AGE THE
RESOURCES ON THE
PROPERTY.
WE MANAGE A VARIETY OF
HABITATS HERE THAT ARE
FAIRLY UNIQUE IN
FLORIDA BECAUSE IT'S
SOME OF THE LAST
UNDISTURBED AREAS
BETWEEN THE NASA
PROPERTY AND THE SPACE
FORCE CENTER THERE IS
42 MILES OF
UNDISTURBED BEACH.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR NESTLING SEA
TURTLES, FOR THE
SOUTHEASTERN BEACH
WHICH THE SPACEPORT TO
THE SOUTH IS PRETTY
MUCH THE ENTIRE
POPULATION OF
SOUTHEASTERN BEACH.
IN ADDITION TO THAT,
WE HAVE SOME OF THE
BEST COST COSTAL AB
TAT LIKE THE FLORIDA
SCRUB.
IT'S ENDEMIC TO
FLORIDA AND VERY FEW
POPULATIONS LEFT.
THIS IS ONE OF TWO
LEFT FOR FLORIDA SCRUB
JAYS.
WE MANAGE SOME OF THE
MOST -- THE LARGEST
REMAINING TRACKS OF
COASTAL WETLANDS LEFT
ON THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO MIGRATING WATER
BIRDS AND SHOREBIRDS.
>> THANK YOU, DAN.
I'M KELLY.
I'M EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT AN INITIATIVE
BASED ON A PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE U.S.D.A.
SERVICE.
IT WAS MOTIVATED BY
RECOGNITION WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP.
EVERYTHING WE HEARD
FROM THE TEAM HERE.
IT SORT OF HELPED US
DRIVE THE PROJECT WE
ARE WORKING ON.
IT'S TIED TO THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A FEW CHARTS.
WE CAN POP THEM UP ON
THE SCREEN.
I'D LIKE TO START BY
SAYING THE NEXT STEM
PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON
WORKING WITH STUDENTS
LIKE YOURSELVES AND
EDUCATORS FOR THE
FUTURE TEM WORK
FORCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ELEVATE YOUR VOICES
AND EXCITED WE ARE
HERE AND GOING TO BE
MAKING YOUR VOICE
HEARD FOR A PRODUCT
DEVELOPED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE OF THE DAY.
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT
CHART.
I'D LIKE TO START WITH
A BIT OF HISTORY.
SO, A LITTLE OVER A
HALF CENTURY AGO
ASTRONAUT STEWARD WAS
GETTING READY FOR A
MOON BOUND MISSION
WITH APOLLO 14.
BEFORE RUSSO BECAME AN
ASTRONAUT PART OF THE
U.S. FOREST SERVICE AS
AND HAD REALLY TIGHT
CONNECTIONS WITH
SUSTAINABILITY AND
CONSERVATION EFFORTS
AS WELL AS LAND
MANAGEMENT.
THEY TOOK A SPECIAL
PAYLOAD TO LUNAR ORBIT
AND WORKING WITH THE
FOREST SERVICE WAS
ABLE TO CARRY A POUCH
OF SEEDS TO TRAVEL
WITH HIM AND SPEND 3
DAYS IN LIEU LUNAR
ORBIT.
WHEN BROUGHT BACK TO
EITHER THEY WERE
GERMINATED AND SENT
OUT AS PART OF THE
BICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION AND SOME
OF THEM MADE THEIR WAY
TO NASA CENTER.
SOME PEOPLE GOT A
CHANCE TO VISIT THEM.
ANY OTHER NASA CENTERS
OR UNIVERSITIES.
YOU MIGHT FIND SOME OF
THE MOON TREES
STANDING TALL TODAY.
AS WE LAUNCH.
IT'S PART OF THE
ENGAGEMENT AND WORKED
WITH THE FORRIES
SERVICE.
THIS IS THE GLOBAL
STEWARD AND
CONVERSATION EFFORTS.
THIS IS THE
BEGINNING.
I HOPE TEACHERS WILL
STAY INVOLVED.
IF YOU GO AHEAD TO THE
NEXT SLIDE OVER THAT
WAS YOUR STOP AT
CONDITIONDY.
FAST FORWARD IT 50
YEARS ON ARTEMIS ONE.
WE WORKED WITH THE
FOREST SERVICE TO SEND
5 SPECIES OF TREE
SEEDS ON A JOURNEY
TOWARDS THE MOON
ONBOARD THE CAPSULE.
IT TRAVELED FARTHER
THAN HUMANS HAVE
TRAVELED BEFORE
LAUNCHING LAST
NOVEMBER.
THE SEEDS THAT THAT
WERE TAKEN WAS SWEET
GUM, SYCAMORE, AND
GIANT SEQUOIA.
THE REASON THEY WERE
SELECTED BECAUSE
COLLECTIVELY THEY
COVER A BROAD
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE
LOWER 48 STATES.
THEY MIRROR THE SEEDS
TAKEN ON THE PREVIOUS
FLIGHT WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF ONE.
THE FOREST SERVICE
WENT WITH THE GIANT
SEQUOIA VERSES THE
REDWOOD THAT WAS TAKEN
UP ON THE PREVIOUS
FLIGHT BECAUSE IT HAD
MORE VERSATILITY IN
THE REPLANTING SITES
IT CAN BE REPLANTED
IN.
THEY PLAN TO DO
GENETIC TESTING ON THE
SEEDS THAT HAVE
RETURNED.
SOMETHING EXCITING IS
THEY INCLUDED A FEW
DIFFERENT SOURCES OF
SEEDS TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS OPPORTUNITY
FOR LONG-TERM
ADAPTABILITY IN THE
OUTPLANTING SITES
COLLECTED.
WHILE THEY CONDUCT A
GENETIC SERVICE AS
THEY GROW.
GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP
VERSES ACTION.
WITH THAT OF LITERACY,
SCIENCE, CONVERSATION
EDUCATION AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
WITH THE INITIATIVE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD TO
THE NEXT PART.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED LAST
DECEMBER.
THE CAPSULE THAT
CARRIED THE NEW
GENERATION OF MOON
TREE SEEDS SPLASHED
DOWN TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
THE SEEDS WERE
DECOMMISSIONED AS A
PAYLOAD AND IN
FEBRUARY THEY FOUND
OUT THAT WE WERE READY
OFF THE SIGHTS AND
START THE GROWING
PROCESS.
THE JOURNEY TOOK THEM
ON A LUNAR MISSION
BACK HERE AT THE
KENNEDY SPACE STATION
IN ORGANIZE.
MAYBE THE SERVICE RUN
AND WENT THROUGH THE
TESTING AND SENSE THIN
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
ACROSS THE U.S. INTO
SEEDLINGS.
EXPECTING FOR
EDUCATION ORGANIZE AND
SCHOOLS.
THE ORGANIZE COULD BE
A MOON TREE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO
WORK TOGETHER AND THE
SYSTEM ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATION AND RESOURCE
AND SCIENCE
INITIATIVE.
I HAVE A LOT OF
SOURCES AVAILABLE AND
HELP IDENTIFY AND
COMPARE THE STUDIES IN
WAYS WE COULD EXCHANGE
REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
FROM YOU ABOUT HOW YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
ENGAGING WITH THE
PROJECT.
THE INFORMATION WILL
BE RELEASED THROUGH
THE SOCIAL CHANNELS
AND NEWSLETTERS.
WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ACCESS WHEN THEY
A READY.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE U.S.D.A. FOREST
SERVICE ON RESOURCES
INCLUDING COLLECTOR
CARDS, TRADING CARDS.
SCIENCE ACTIVITIES.
AN EVENT ON THE MOON
TREES LIVE.
WE WILL HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE DETAILS AND
WHAT'S COMING UP.
WE HAVE A TOOL KIT
AVAILABLE WITH A LOT
OF INFORMATION ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF THE
PROJECT.
MAYBE IN THE CONNECTED
ACTIVITY WITH THE
GLOBE PROGRAM AND ALSO
A SUMMER INITIATIVE
WHERE YOU CAN COLLECT
DATA ON THE EXISTING
TREES.
YOU CAN ALSO LEARN WHY
WE CARE ABOUT THE DATA
THAT'S TRACKED ON THE
APOLLO TREES AND
ARTEMIS 1 SEEDLINGS
AND ASK QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE A FEW EARLY
ELEMENTARY RESOURCES
ABOUT THE PROJECT AND
THAT PROPOSAL COULD BE
WHAT YOU ARE EXCITED
ABOUT.
THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE
FACT THAT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE EMPHASIS
THE GLOBAL
STEWARDSHIP.
YOU GO TO THE LAST
SLIDE.
THE NEXT ONE OVER,
THAT'S PROVIDING SOME
LINKS THAT OUR
RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE AT.
>> WE WILL HAVE THAT
SLIDE AVAILABLE AT THE
END OF THE BROADCAST
FOR ANY EDUCATORS
INTERESTED IN CHECKING
INTO IT.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
SO SEE WHERE ALL OF
THE TREES END UP.
WE WILL BE TUNING IN.
SO NOW IS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM THE STUDENTS IN
THE ROOM AND HEAR FROM
THE PANEL.
I'LL GO OVER TO THE
BULLPEN WHERE STUDENTS
ARE JOINING US AND
VIRTUALLY ATTENDING
OUR BRIEFING AND HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
QUESTIONS TO OUR
PANELIST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
STUDENTS FOR JOINING
US TODAY.
AGAIN, OUR PANELIST
FOR ALL OF THE
INFORMATION YOU
SHARED.
THIS IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING AT THE
CENTER AND YOU HAVE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
ASK QUESTIONS.
IF YOU ARE HERE IN THE
ROOM WITH US WE'D LIKE
TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS.
GIVE US YOUR NAME AND
GRADE AND IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS IN THE
ROOM.
>> I'M WILL IN THE
EIGHTH GRADE AND MY
QUESTION IN YOUR
RESEARCH IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SHARE OR
TEACH YOUR FUTURE
GENERATION AND THE
PERIOD OF TIME.
>> THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION THE WAY THAT
MY SON JEFF AND WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT HERE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP ECOLOGICAL
HEALTH AND THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS.
THINK OF A MUCH BIGGER
PICTURE THAN RIGHT
HERE WHERE I'M AT IN
MY BACKYARD.
WE ARE AT THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
WE'D THINK NOT JUST
ABOUT WHAT WE DO HERE
AND AS JEFF TALKED
ABOUT WE ARE ONE SMALL
PORTION OF THAT.
WE THINK ABOUT THE
WORK WE DO AND STUDIES
WE DO.
THEY ARE APPLICABLE
OUTSIDE OF THE
GEOGRAPHIC REGION TO
THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS
OF WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE OR WHAT ARE THE
POTENTIAL IMPACTS THAT
WON'T JUST EFFECT ME
RIGHT NOW BUT MY
COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW.
EVERYTHING AROUND ME.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
IN THE ROOM?
>> HI, I'M ELLIOT IN 12th
GRADE.
YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT
GLOBALLY.
THIS IS HERE SO DOES
THE KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER COLLABORATE
WITH THE OTHERS
OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OR
OTHER SIGHTS AND
COUNTRIES IN THEIR
SPACE PROGRAMS.
IT'S SUSTAINABILITY?
>> I THINK I CAN
ANSWER PART OF THE
QUESTION FROM A
BIOLOGIST
PROSPECTIVE.
I CAN TELL YOU
CERTAINLY
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT
THE TENANT IT'S AGENCY
WIDE.
YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY,
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THE WORK THAT NASA'S
AGENCY WIDE WITH
CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN
THAT WORK YEAH, THAT'S
LITERALLY A GLOBAL
RESOURCE AND WORKING
WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
AGENCIES, LIKE, THE
NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC
OCEAN ADMIN STATION
LAUNCHING THEIR
SATELLITES THEY USED
AND LOOKING AT THE SEA
LET THEM RISE.
LOOKING AT GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE.
I'D SAY NASA IS THE
LEADER IN GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY.
>> WE WORKED AS AN
AGENCY WITH OTHER
AGENCIES ON EDUCATION
INITIATIVES THAT ARE
PRIORITIZED THAT'S AN
INDICATOR THAT THE
NEED FOR THIS IS
RECOGNIZED I DON'T
THINK A SINGLE
CENTER.
WE HAVE A LOT ACROSS
THE AGENCY.
WE SEE THAT AS PART OF
THE TECHNICAL BACK TO
MISSION WORK.
>> ANY MORE
QUESTIONS?
>> HI, MY NAME IS
MADISON.
IS NASA PLANNING TO DO
MORE ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTIONS ACROSS
FLORIDA?
>> LET ME MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTION.
IS NASA PLANNING TO?
>> EXTEND THEIR ACRES
MORE TO MAKE MORE
RESERVES OR ANYTHING.
>> WE HAVE A WHOLE
PLANNING GROUP.
WE ARE NOT PLANNERS.
WE LOOK AT
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTRANSPARENTS
WHETHER IT'S SEA LEVEL
RISE OR THE OTHER
THING WE CALL QDR.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT CATCH ON
FIRE OR EXPLODE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO PACK
IN DEVELOPMENT THERE.
SO, WE DO A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF THAT.
THROUGH THE PLANNING
EFFORT.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF
ANYTHING EXPANDING
THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.
>> I DON'T THINK THE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
COULD GET BIGGER.
I'D SAY THIS.
A LOT OF THE WORK OUR
GROUP FOCUSES ON FROM,
YOU KNOW,
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONVERSATION AND THE
WORK WE ELABORATE WITH
ON SPECIES AND NATURAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS
UTILIZED BY MANY
PEOPLE, NOT JUST A
CROSS THE STATE BUT
ACROSS THE NATION, SO,
THE WORK WE ARE DOING
HERE, YOU KNOW, THE
STUDIES WE DO AND
PAPERS WE PUSHLISH E
BREAD ACROSS THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WE
FACE IS POPULATION.
WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY
MORE LAND.
WE HAVE TO MANAGE THE
LAND WE HAVE AS BEST
AS WE CAN.
WITH FLORIDA GROWING
LIKE CRAZY THIS IS
PARADISE ON EARTH.
SO, ONE OF OUR GOALS
BOTH FOR NASA AND FISH
AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
IS TO MANAGE THE
HABITAT THAT WE HAVE
AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
SO, WE CONTROL EXOTIC
PLANTS.
WE TRY TO TAKE THE
PEACE OF LAND WE HAVE
HERE.
AS GOOD FOR WILD LIFE
AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
THEY MANAGE THE AREA
FOR WILDLIFE IN
CONSERVATION.
THEY ADDED ONTO THEIR
PROPERTY.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN
LAND HOLDINGS.
>> YEAH, THERE IS NOT
A LOT LEFT TO PURCHASE
AND TO ACQUIRE.
THE POINT IS WE MANAGE
EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT
THERE AS BEST WE CAN.
>> VERY WELL SAID.
>> WE HAD A SUBMISSION
SENT IN FROM A STUDENT
BEN FROM ATLANTA HAS A
QUESTION HE'D LIKE TO
ADDRESS HI, I'M BEN
AND I'M A JUNIOR.
MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS
NASA DOING TO
MONITOR?
>> WE ACTUALLY REACHED
OUT.
KENNEDY IS ONE PART OF
OUR AGENCY.
WE REACHED OUT TO
GODDARD SPACE CENTER.
DR. LESLIE IS A
RESEARCHER AND THEY
ARE MEASURING METHANE
FROM THE GROUND, AIR,
AND SPACE.
WE DEVELOPED AN
INSTRUMENT CALLED EMIT
WHERE THEY DUST SOURCE
TO MEASURE MEN RAL
DUST MINERAL DUST.
SCIENTIST SAID EMIT
CAN DETECT LARGE
CONCENTRATIONS OF
METHANE PRODUCED BY
HUMAN ACTIVITY LIKE
OIL AND NATURAL GAS
PRODUCTION.
THESE NEW DATA
COMPLEMENTS USE
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
TO MEASURE CARBON
DIOXIDE OVER OIL AND
GAS FACILITY LANDFILLS
AND VENERABLE WETLAND
ECOSYSTEMS.
THEY USED DATA TA TO
IMPROVE NATURAL
GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS THAT MAY
CHANGE.
WE ALSO COORDINATED
WITH SCIENTIST TO WORK
ON GROUND BASED
NETWORKS TO ENSURE
THAT SATELLITE AND
RADAR ARE CONSISTENT
AND THEY ARE IN
COMPLEX MODELS TO
TRACK METHANE AND HOW
THEY CHANGE OUR PLANET
FOR NOW AND DECADES TO
COME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
LESLIE FOR SHARING
THAT.
WE HAD A QUESTION FROM
OUR FRIENDS.
WE HAD ONE FROM
ALAHANJO.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW
ROCKETS EFFECT
WILDLIFE?
>> ANOTHER GREAT
QUESTION WE HAVE
LOOKED AT THIS FOR A
LONG TIME.
SPECIFICALLY THROUGH
THE SHUTTLE ERA LIKE
JEFF POINTED OUT.
THIS IS APPROACHING 35
YEARS OF CONSISTENT
CONTINUEDEN
VIRUSMENTAL
MONITORING.
SPECIFIC TO LAUNCHES,
I THINK WHAT WE REALLY
FIND IS THAT IT'S
CALLED A STARTLE
RESPONSE.
YOU HEAR A BIG LOUD
NOISE.
ANIMALS DO THE SAME
THING.
LAUNCH COMPLEXES ARE
BIG LARGE PLACES.
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
THAT WHAT WE SEE AND
OBSERVE IS WHEN THE
ENGINES FIRE UP IT
TRIGGERS THE
RESPONSE.
BEACH MICE CRAWL BACK
INTO THEIR BOROUGHS.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY
SPECIFIC IMPACTS TO
THAT, TO THE
WILDLIFE.
YOU KNOW, MOST THINGS
TAKEOFF WHEN YOU HEAR
THE LOUD NOISE.
>> A FEW OTHER
THINGS.
WE ALSO MONITOR THE
BIRDS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S BAD FOR BIRDS AND
ROCKETS.
WE DO THAT AND THEN
STAND MIGHT BE ONE OF
THE LUCKY ONES THAT
GOES OUT WHEN NASA HAS
A LAUNCH.
WE HAVE SOME BASINS
OUT THERE TO CATCH THE
WATER FROM THE ROCKET
LAUNCH.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THERE THEY CAN CAPTURE
THE CRITTERS AND MOVE
THEM OUT OF HARMS
WAY.
>> DO THEY GET A FREE
VACATION.
>> OKAY, DO WE HAVE
ANY MORE QUESTIONS IN
THE ROOM RIGHT HERE IN
THE BACK?
>> MY NAME IS GLORIA.
I'M IN THE NINTH
GRADE.
GOING BACK TO THE
TOPIC ABOUT DUNES.
WHY ARE THE DUNES IN
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
IMPORTANT TO THE
WILDLIFE THAT LIVES
THERE?
>> OH, SURE.
OUR DUNES WHEN YOU
STANDOUT THERE THERE
ARE A LOT OF PLANTS ON
THE DUNES AND STAN
SPOKE ABOUT THE AREA,
OUR COASTAL AREA.
THEY THREATEN
ENDANGERED SPECIES
THEY ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO THEM.
THERE ARE INDEPENDENT
GO SNAKES SAY NOTHING
OF 3 TO 5,000 SEA
TURTLES WE HAVE NEST
EVERY YEAR.
WE BUILD THE SECONDARY
DUNES WE CALL THEM.
THE PURPOSE IS TO
PROTECT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO, BEING AWARE OF
THAT VALUABLE.
CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO
WHERE ALL OF THE
PLANTS YOU SAW EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF THEM ARE
NATIONAL CATHEDRALLIVE
THEY AREN'T
COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE.
MUCH LIKE THE MOON
TREE PROJECT.
THEY GREW THEM FROM
THE SOURCE TO BRING
THEM BACK.
THE GOAL TO CREATE
THAT NATURAL HABITAT
AND LONG-TERM
CONTINUED MONITORING
OF THAT.
YOU SAW SOME OF THAT
TODAY.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY
BROUGHT IT BECAME MORE
MATURE.
WE ARE GOING OUT AND
SAMPLING FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THE
VEGETATION AND ALL OF
THE ANIMALS THAT
OCCUPY THAT AREA.
WE HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
YOU CAN'T FIND THIS
STRETCH OF COASTAL
AREA IN FLORIDA.
THAT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT.
WE ARE COMING ON
NESTLING SEASON FOR
SEA TURTLES.
THEY MONITOR THE
BEACHES EVERYDAY FOR
SEA TURTLE NESTS WE
ENSURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING THAT
SUCCESS AND BEING
CONSCIENTIOUSIVE TO
PRESERVING THAT
HABITAT WE HAVE OUT
THERE.
THEY CREATED A WALL
BETWEEN THE BEACH AND
THE LAUNCHPAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
SEA TURTLES ARE
SENSITIVE TO ARE
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
WHEN O BABY SEA
TURTLES HATCH OUT OF
THE EGGS THEY EMERGE
AT NIGHTTIME AND THEY
ARE LOOKING FOR THE
SHINE ON THE OCEAN
FROM THE MOON
REFLECTED OFF THE
WATER.
IT'S VERY EASY FOR SEA
TURTLES TO GET
DISTRACTED BY
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS THE
LIGHT SOURCE RATHER
THAN THE OCEAN.
THAT DUNE BOTH, ON A
NATURAL DUNE AND
ARTIFICIAL DUNE THAT
WAS BUILT AT THE SPACE
CENTER SHIELDS THE
LIGHT FROM THE SPACE
CENTER SO THE SEA
TURTLES DON'T GET
DISORIENTED BY THAT
THEY ARE GOOD ABOUT
TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF
WHEN THEY CAN.
THE LIGHTS NEED TO BE
LEFT ON WE HAVEN'T HAD
ANY DISORIENTATION OF
TURTLES GOING TOWARDS
THE PADS IN THE AREAS
WHERE THE DUNE IS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION SUBMITTED
ASKING ABOUT THE OTHER
INITIATIVES IN NASA
THAT RELATE TO EARTH,
CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SCIENCES.
WE HAVE EBBIE
SUBMITTED A QUESTION.
>> HI, I WONDER HOW
NASA MONITORS THE
OZONE LAYER?
>> WE REACHED OUT TO A
SUBJECT MATTER.
NASA HAS BEEN MAKING
MEASUREMENTS THROUGH
THE GLOBE INCLUDING
ANTARCTICA SINCE THE
70s.
THEY ARE COLLECTED
DAILY FOR PP
SATELLITES.
THEY ARE COMBINED WITH
GROUND BASED
MEASUREMENTS
TEMPERATURES AND
STATE-OF-THE-ART MODEL
SIMULATION TO
UNDERSTAND THE STATUS
OF ANTARCTICA.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN THIS OR THE OZONE
LAYER.
VISIT THE NASA OSON
WEBSITE AT
OSONWATCH.GSC.
WE HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION FROM THE
BULLPEN.
I THINK THIS ONE MAYBE
KELLY WE'LL TAKE IT TO
YOU.
HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO
BUILD AWARENESS.
THEY ARE PARTNERING
AROUND DIFFERENT
ORGANIZES LIKE THOSE
AT GODDARD.
THEY WORK CLOSELY WHEN
WE BUILD OUT RESOURCES
LIKE THE MOON TREE
INITIATIVES.
THEY HELP IDENTIFY
PRIORITIES AND NEEDS.
SOME OF THE FOCUS AREA
FOR THIS YEAR IS
EMBEDDED INTO DATA
LITERACY THEY PUT
RELEASES.
OVERALL AWARENESS
REALLY COMES DOWN TO
REGULAR COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATION.
OUTSIDE OF EARTH DAY
THIS SUMMER RELATING
TO HOW WE LEARN ABOUT
THE PLANET THROUGH
UPCOMING SATELLITE
MISSIONS USE YOUR
VOICES TO AM PLATFORM
OF MAKE WHAT YOUE
SEEING LOUDER.
>> ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> I'M IRIS.
MY QUESTION IS HOW DO
YOU PUT OR REMOVE THEM
FROM THE ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES
LIST.
YOU WANT AT LEAST
THREE INDEPENDENT
POPULATIONS YOU HAVE
OTHER POPULATIONS.
IT REALLY DOES DEPEND
ON THE INDIVIDUAL
SPECIES.
SO, PANTHERS, LIKE THE
FLORIDA PANTHERS THERE
WILL NEVER BE A HUGE
NUMBER OF PANTHERS IN
THE UNITED STATES
COMPARED TO BEACH
MICE.
THEY ARE ALWAYS LARGER
POPULATIONS IN A
VIABLE POPULATION
COMPARED TO A VIABLE
POPULATION OF
PANTHERS.
IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL
SPECIES.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
POPULATION VIABILITY.
WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU
NEED TO INSURE THEY
CONTINUE TO EXIST ON
THE LANDSCAPE.
THEY CAN KEEP
POLLUTION.
>> YOU KNOW, LIGHT
POLLUTION AS STAN
SPOKE ABOUT IS IN
COSTAL FLORIDA.
ANY COASTAL AREAS YOU
HAVE SEA TURTLES.
LIGHT POLLUTION FROM
COMMUNITIES IS
PROBABLY ONE OF THE
BIGGEST AND MOST
THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO.
WE STAY ILLUDED TO
IT.
WE HAVE A LAKE
MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
USE TURTLE FRIENDLY
LIGHTNING AND YES
YELLOW LIGHTS.
WE IMPLEMENT
RESTRICTIONS.
FOR INSTANCE I'M
ACROSS THE STREET AT
THE VAP SIMPLE THINGS,
PUT-UP BARRIERS AROUND
WHERE HE WAS WORKING
AND MAKE SURE LIGHTS
ARE POINTING DOWN.
I WOULD THINK LIGHT
POLLUTION IS SOMETHING
THAT'S EASY.
YOU CAN TURN A LIGHT
OFF.
SOMETHING EASY
EVERYONE CAN DO.
>> LOCALLY AROUND HERE
NEAR THE RIVER LAGOON
IS A VERY IMPORTANT
AREA FOR JUVENILE
GREEN SEA TURTLE.
THEY CONSUME THIS
COMPARED TO ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT SPECIES AND
SEA TURTLES.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT
ARE VEGETARIAN.
THEY DEPEND ON THE SEA
GRASSES WOULD THER
QUALITY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR
THOSE JUVENILE TURTLES
TO MAKE SURE WHETHER
IT'S IN THE OCEAN THAT
WE KEEP THE WATER AS
CLEAN AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S ESSENTIAL.
>> WHAT WE CAN DO FOR
TURTLE FRIENDLY
LIGHTNING THEY NEED
VOLUNTEERS TO DO
WORK.
I WOULDN'T NAME ANY OF
THEM.
THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE SUMMER
PROGRAMS FOR TEENS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN
THE ROOM, OH, AUTO FEW
HANDS WENT UP.
LET'S START OVER
HERE.
>> HI, I'M AUSTIN.
DO YOU GUYS PLAN TO GO
ON THE SURFACE OF THE
MOON?
>> I THINK THAT'S A
QUESTION FOR THE
FUTURE.
THERE ARE STUDENT
CHALLENGES AND COOL
ACTIVITIES SIMULATING
GROWING VEGETATION AND
LUNAR REGULARS.
I SUGGEST THE MOON
CHALLENGE YEAH, STAY
TUNED ON FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE
PROGRAM.
IT'S NEAT TO SEA THE
CREATIVITY.
STUDENTS TAKE THAT AND
DO WHAT IS
INTERESTING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN
THE ROOM?
>> HI, I'M KENDLE AND
A SENIOR.
HOW ARE PROTOCOLS AT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
DETERMINED?
>> SO, HOW DO WE
DEVELOP OUR
PROTOCOLS.
JEFF POINTED OUT A LOT
OF THE PROTOCOLS WE
HAVE OR MOST OF THEM
ARE BY STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW.
WE ARE CONTINUING WE
ARE BOUND BY FEDERAL
LAWS.
WE DEVELOP LIKE FOR
OUR SEA TURTLE
MONITORING PROGRAM
IT'S INDEBT INDIRECT
RELATION TO SECTION 7
OF THE ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT.
WE DEVELOP ALONG THOSE
LINES SOME OF WHAT YOU
SAW THIS MORNING WITH
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING IS A GREAT
TEAM OF SCIENTIST THAT
WE COME TO THEM AND
SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT
WE WANT TO LOOK AT.
THEY HELP DEVELOP THE
LONG-TERM MONITORING
PROTOCOLS.
WHAT ANIMALS SHOULD WE
BE TRAPPING THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS.
MAYBE JEFF OR STAND
CAN GIVE YOU MORE.
YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE
THIS IS ALL THINGS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOW
WE OPERATE.
IT'S BEYOND THE THINGS
THAT WE DEAL WITH.
IT'S BUGS AND
BUNNIES.
THAT SORT OF THING.
WE GET THEM TO
REIMMEDIATATION AND
AIR QUALITY ASPECTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
THAT GUIDES WHAT WE
DO.
REGULATORY DRIVES IT
AS WELL AND THERE ARE
STATE AND FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS.
SOME OF OUR
REQUIREMENTS ARE
ACTUALLY MORE
RESTRICTIVE THAN THE
REGULAR STATE
REQUIREMENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY
SPECIES IS A PROTECTED
SPECIES.
I STILL REMEMBER TWO
YEARS AGO WE HAD A
CONTRACTOR HERE THEY
WERE OUT GIVING ADVICE
THEY ARE IN MY TREE
RIGHT NOW AT HOME.
WE ACTUALLY PROTECTED
THAT NEST FROM
ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE
BIRDS LEFT AND THEY
COULD RESUME
OPERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE
MORE QUESTION WE WILL
TURN TO MOHAMMED THAT
SUBMITTED A QUESTION
FROM NEW JERSEY.
>> HI, I'M FROM THE
NORTH STEAM ACADEMY.
HOW WILL CLIMATE
CHANGE EFFECT THE
FUTURE AND HOW DOES
NASA PLAN TO HELP?
>> THIS IS A TOPIC
NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL
OF US AT NASA.
WE REACHED OUT TO
ALISON WHO IS THE
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
CLIMATE AND
RESILIENCE.
SHE SAID CLIMATE
CHANGE IS EFFECTING US
NOW AND CONTINUE TO
EFFECT US IN THE
FUTURE THE WORLD WILL
GET WARMER AND SOME
PLACES WILL GET MORE
RAIN AND OTHER PLACES
WILL BE DRIER.
WE UNDERSTAND HOW FAST
THE WORLD IS CHANGING
AND CONDITIONS ARE
RIGHT NOW.
NASA CAN HELP US
PREPARE FOR THE
FUTURE.
UNDERSTANDING HOW MUCH
SEA LEVELS WILL RISE
IN THE SPECIFIC
LOCATION WILL HELP
CITIES DECIDE WHERE
THEY PUT NEW BUILDINGS
AND UNDERSTANDING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS
WILL LET FARMERS KNOW
HOW TO UTILIZE
RESOURCES.
LEARN MORE ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE
HEADED BY NASA BY
VISITING CLIMATE.NASA.
GOV.
WE ASK YOU TO VISIT
THE SITE.
WE'D LIKE TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT THIS
ACTIVITY TODAY HAS
BEEN UNDERTAKEN ON
BEHALF OF NEXT AGAIN
STEM.
I'D LIKE TO THROW UP
KELLY'S RESOURCE TREAT
ON THE MOON
EXPERIMENT.
YOU CAN HAVE THE
INFORMATION YOU SEE ON
THE SCREEN.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
HAVE FOR TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR
PANELIST, STUDENTS
THAT JOINED US IN THE
AUDITORIUM AND NEXT
DOOR IN THE PRESS
SITE.
ALSO EVERYONE THAT
JOINED US ON NASA TV.
THIS IS PART OF NEXT
AGAIN STEM PROJECT.
WE REACH STUDENT BEES
WHERE THEY ARE IN
CLASSES AND IN FORMAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT
HOME ON THE BEACH, TV,
WHEREVER YOU ARE
TODAY.
FOR MORE NASA STEM
CONTENT LIKE YOU SAW
TODAY AND INFORMATION
ON UPCOMING EVENTS AND
ARTEMIS STUDENT
CHALLENGES AND WHAT
NASA IS DOING PLEASE
VISIT NASA.
GOV/STEM.
FROM ALL OF US HERE AT
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH
YOU HAPPY EARTH DAY.