United States Geological Survey veteran Phil Turnipseed has been named the director of the National Wetlands Research Center on Cajundome Boulevard in Lafayette.
The author of more than 70 reports and scientific papers, Turnipseed comes to the center after previously serving as the principal USGS water resources liaison to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the International Joint Commission and the Environment Canada Ministry. The Greenwood, Miss., native began his USGS career 23 years ago as a civil engineer designing bridges in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
“Our Nation’s wetlands, particularly the Louisiana coastal region, are national and global treasures,” Turnipseed says in a press release announcing his appointment. “The NWRC is devoted to the restoration and protection of that resource by providing unbiased, relevant and timely data needed by decision makers and emergency managers to design, plan, and manage its future.”
Turnipseed holds a bachelor’s degree in forestry and wildlife management from Mississippi State University and a master’s in civil engineering from LSU, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a diplomat of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers.
He and his wife, Cindy, have five grown children and one grandchild.
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , November 23, 2010 - 05:08 pm
Oh Lafayette, they soil your name In greed they trust, money is their game Thank God, we're not all the same There are those, who strive for ill-gotten gains But in the end, we repose the same And in the end they'll meet their bane In ashes to ashes they shall be lain For my father, I give up glory, money, and fame In his honor, I'll not soil or blemish his name
... written by Coleen Perilloux Landry , November 24, 2010 - 07:23 pm
Let's hope he does better than things that got done with the Corps of Engineers. What these people need to do is sit in the swamp or sit in the homes of people who live near the industrial sites for about one month. Maybe then they will get an idea of the "real picture". I wish him well and hope he is not just another puppet.
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United States Geological Survey veteran Phil Turnipseed has been named the director of the National Wetlands Research Center on Cajundome Boulevard in Lafayette.
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In greed they trust, money is their game
Thank God, we're not all the same
There are those, who strive for ill-gotten gains
But in the end, we repose the same
And in the end they'll meet their bane
In ashes to ashes they shall be lain
For my father, I give up glory, money, and fame
In his honor, I'll not soil or blemish his name