HAPPENINGS
Turf News Receives Another TOCA Award Your Turf News staff was honored again at the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) Awards Banquet. For the fourth year in a row a First – Special Projects Award was given for “Best coverage in a magazine of an on-site event.” Tis year’s award was for the coverage of “TPI 2018 Tucson” in the May/June 2018 issue. Co-
editors Steve and Suz Trusty and Art Director Jane Tomlinson were named on the award which was presented May 2 at the 30th TOCA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC. Tere were 362 entries in this year’s TOCA Communications Contest. TOCA is composed of editors, writers, publishers, photographers, public relations/advertising practitioners, industry association leaders, manufacturers and others involved in green industry communications.
USGS Continues to Monitor Record Setting U.S. Floods Te United States Geological Survey (USGS) is constantly monitoring the flooding status around the country. As of June 1, 2019, 17 USGS streamgage sites had the highest streamflow for the entire period of record available. Both the Mississippi and the Arkansas rivers are seeing record breaking flows. USGS employees continue to work extensively deploying equipment and making measurements of streamflow in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska. Since the Spring flooding began in March, USGS employees
have made nearly 7,300 streamflow measurements despite snow and ice, washed out bridges and roads, and overland flooding challenges. Of these measurements, approximately 930 were made at flows above flood stage at USGS streamgages used by the National Weather Service in its flood-forecasting program. Tis work is essential to both forecasting near-term river flows and deciding whether and when to hold back or release flood waters from the scores of major flood-control reservoirs in these states. Te USGS is also documenting the maximum extent of flooding by finding and mapping highwater marks which, when joined with computer models and geospatial information systems, provide information needed to managers and emergency responders to target aid and relief activities in the affected states. Te USGS is coordinating efforts daily with the National Weather Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Bureau of Reclamation, and many local and state partners. If you or your property is affected by these floods, or you know of someone that is, please let TPI know your situation and needs so that we might have the opportunity to offer assistance or connect you with others that can. If you have anything that you can share that might help others, please don’t hesitate to pass that along.
Te below DataVisualization shows the severity of flooding in the Midwest and other areas in the East and West. Te black triangles pinpoint streamgages located where the river is above flood stage. Te dark blue are right at flood stage and the light blue are well above normal levels.
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