Education/Outreach/Links

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) is actively involved in public education, service, and outreach. LOSCO regularly sponsors and/or attends professional training courses, conferences, symposiums, workshops, trade fairs, and festivals. LOSCO provides support to numerous federal, state, local, and non-profit programs and associations. LOSCO has an audience which varies from school-aged children to international government and business representatives.

Related Links

• America Petroleum Institute
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority - Environment and Scientific Coordinators Toolbox
• Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
• Clean Gulf
• Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
• Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
• Coastal States Organization
• Ducks Unlimited
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council - Oil Spill Public Information Center
• Freshwater Spills Symposium
• International Bird Rescue
• International Directory of Oil Spill Cleanup Contractors
• International Oil Spill Conference
• International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd.
• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
• LaCoast
• Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
• LDNR/Atchafalaya Basin Program
• LDWF/Louisiana National Heritage Program
• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
• Louisiana Environmental Action Network
• Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
• Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
• Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
• LSU/Ag Center
• LSU/CSI Earthscan Laboratory
• Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
• National Audubon Society
• National Response Team - Preparedness and Response Links
• National Wildlife Federation
• National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
• Nature Conservancy Louisiana Chapter
• NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
• Restore America’s Estuaries
• Restore or Retreat
• Sierra Club
• Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc.
• US Army Corps of Engineers/New Orleans District
• USDA/Natural Resource Conservation Service Louisiana
• USDOI/Minerals Management Service
• USEPA/Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
• USEPA/Gulf of Mexico Program
• US Geological Survey

Links for Kids

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – Kids’ Pages
• National Wildlife Federation - Kidzone
• NOAA/Office of Response and Restoration - Education: For Students and Teachers
• State of Alaska
• BOEM Educational Stakeholders
• USEPA - Educational Resources
• USEPA - Recycle City
• National Geographic Education - Oil Spills
• National Geographic Education - Simulate an Oil Spill Cleanup