The Best Job Ever! Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary Manager

Seaside Chats is an annual speaker series about ocean science and conservation topics associated with Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. These presentations take place on Wednesday evenings in February, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Central Time).

• Presentations are free and presented via webinar. Our speakers include sanctuary staff and guests from partner organizations.
• Anyone is welcome to attend, but presentation content is most suited to those in middle school and above. Please register for the webinar below.
• We are happy to provide attendance certificates for all participants and continuing professional education (CPE) hours for teachers.

For more information, contact Kelly.Drinnen@noaa.gov

The modern history of the Flower Garden Banks is a series of transitions–a Mystery Era that lasted for nearly 30 years, the Discovery Era in the 1960s, the Enlightenment Era in the 1970s and early 1980s, then the Sanctuary Era. Steve Gittings was fortunate to be part of the last two, working on the banks starting in 1980, then being selected as the first sanctuary manager in 1992. His mentor, Tom Bright, called it “a plum job.”  It was even better! Let Steve take you back to that time and tell stories about the best job he will ever have. (Photo credit: Joyce & Frank Burek)

Presented by Steve Gittings, Chief Scientist, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

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For Texas Waters Specialist Certification:  VMS: AT: Texas Waters Specialist (Description: The Job of the Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary Manager)
For other Texas Master Naturalists:  VMS:  AT: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Description: The Job of the Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary Manager)