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AT: Klebs Woods Summer Series NASA GLOBE Explorer Mission – Mosquitoes in Science
IMPORTANT: Due to weather impacts please check the main Harris County park website for potential cancellation of mid-July events here. As of 7/13 the Mosquito events for July are still showing as open, but many events on the same dates are showing as canceled. Check with the park directly to be sure these events will still be held.
In person 4-part series NASA GLOBE Observer Mission: Mosquitoes in Science presented at Harris County Precinct 4 parks Klebs Wood Nature Center & at John Paul Landing Park. Park locations: John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center, 9950 Katy Hockley Rd, Cypress, TX 77433.
Klebs Woods Nature Center located at 20303 Draper Rd, Tomball, TX, 77377
To register for events visit here and enter ‘mosquito’ in search field to narrow results to desired program date and location. Harris Co parks main user registration page here.
What is community science and how does “NASA’s GLOBE Observer” play a role in it? Join Precinct 4’s Park Naturalist Anita Schiller, PHE, and guest expert Dr. Russanne Low, in an introduction on how you can contribute to this engaging NASA-hosted mosquito science project.
Session 3: Local Mosquitoes = Local Problems
Klebs Woods – Tues July 16th 10:30am – 12:30pm or
John Paul Landing – Wed July 17th 10am – 12pm
Challenges to surveillance, sampling and control methods used by scientists in public health control programs. Discussion to include tracking of virus activity and which criteria are used to inform operations for safety.
Session 4: Mosquitoes in Science NASA Team Challenge, Discoveries, Science Updates
Klebs Woods – Tues Aug 13 11am – 12:30pm or
John Paul Landing – Wed Aug 14 11:30am – 1pm
Highlights from summer observations and data collection results gleaned from the NASA GLOBE Observer platform.
VMS credit approved for attendance to 1 offering title each month. Log in VMS under AT: Skills Enhancement Courses