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<p class=CZ-Mail><a name="OLE_LINK14"></a><a name="OLE_LINK13"><b><font size=6
face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>CZ-MAIL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Year in Review, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Welcome
to the year-in-review edition of CZ-Mail, which highlights the Massachusetts
Office of Coastal Zone Management’s (CZM) accomplishments in 2008,
provides news and information about our programs and regions, and discusses the
notable achievements of our partners. CZM would like to thank all of the people
and organizations that contribute their time, effort, and passion to working on
issues important to the Massachusetts coast. It has been a pleasure to work
with you over the past year, and we look forward to a positive and productive
year in 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
next regular edition of CZ-Mail will be in February. Additional information
about CZM's programs, publications, and other coastal topics can be found at </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/">www.mass.gov/czm</a>. Please feel free to share
CZ-Mail with colleagues and friends—and if you have any suggestions for
future editions, would like your name added to the mailing list, or would like
your name removed, please email your request to <a
href="mailto:CZ-Mail@state.ma.us?subject=Januaryr%202009%20CZ-mail%20Request">CZ-Mail@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>2008 Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>For
CZM, 2008 was a year of opportunities and initiatives. In May, Governor Deval
Patrick signed the Oceans Act of 2008, which requires Massachusetts to develop
a first-in-the-nation comprehensive plan to manage development in state waters.
This effort is being spearheaded by the Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs (EEA), with significant staff support from CZM. Also in
May, CZM launched StormSmart Coasts, a new program designed to protect people
and property in coastal floodplains from erosion and storm damage. In addition,
2008 was a big year for No Discharge Areas (NDAs), with CZM preparing and
submitting several applications to support the goal of making all of
Massachusetts coastal waters no discharge for boat sewage. These and other CZM
highlights for 2008 are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Leslie-Ann
McGee Becomes Interim Director of WBNERR<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Assistant
Secretary Deerin Babb-Brott to Serve as CZM Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On
December 31, EEA Secretary Ian Bowles announced the appointment of CZM Director
Leslie-Ann McGee as Interim Director of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve (WBNERR). Building on her experience at CZM, she will assist
the Patrick administration by assuming this position and managing
WBNERR’s natural resource stewardship, research and monitoring,
education/training, and recreational use functions. Leslie-Ann will be the
Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) primary representative
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Estuarine
Reserves Division, the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, and National
Estuarine Research Reserves Association, and will oversee the Reserve’s
daily operations. The Secretary thanked Leslie-Ann for her leadership and
expertise at CZM, where she guided the development of the StormSmart Coast
initiative, expanded coverage of the state’s marine No Discharge Areas,
and played a key role in furthering ocean management by helping establish the
state’s role in the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership. Deerin
Babb-Brott, who was appointed by Secretary Bowles in June as Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Zone Management, will now serve as CZM Director
as well. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Oceans Act Launches Ocean
Planning Effort<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On
May 28, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/oceanmanagement/oceans_act/index.htm">Oceans Act of
2008</a>, requiring a comprehensive plan to manage development in state ocean
waters (see the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3pressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov3&b=pressrelease&f=080528_oceans&csid=Agov3"
title="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3pressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov3&b=pressrelease&f=080528_oceans&csid=Agov3">Governor’s
Press Release</a>). The bill was the result of three years of negotiation and
collaboration between the lead Senate sponsors (Senate President Therese
Murray, Senator Robert O’Leary, and Senator Bruce Tarr), environmental
groups, fishing organizations, and other ocean users, becoming law this year
with the support of the Patrick Administration. EEA is developing the new ocean
management plan, which must be submitted in draft form to the Legislature by
July 1, 2009, and completed by December 31, 2009. The Oceans Act requires an
Ocean Advisory Commission and Ocean Science Advisory Council to assist EEA in
developing the ocean management plan. In June, Deerin Babb-Brott, Assistant
Secretary and Director of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA)
Office and former CZM Assistant Director, was appointed to lead development of
the ocean management plan and oversee CZM’s ongoing work as Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Zone Management. CZM is providing technical and
planning support to EEA, the Ocean Advisory Commission, and the Ocean Sciences
Council. In August, CZM welcomed back former Boston Harbor Regional
Coordinator, John Weber, as Ocean Services Manager to coordinate these ongoing
ocean planning efforts at EEA. See the Ocean Management program section below
for further details. In addition, EEA’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&L2=Massachusetts+Ocean+Plan&sid=Eoeea">Massachusetts
Ocean Plan website</a> provides information on the overall planning effort.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
Launches StormSmart Coasts <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>In May, CZM launched its new StormSmart
Coasts program with a series of regional workshops. StormSmart Coasts is
designed to support local efforts to protect people and property in coastal
floodplains from erosion and storm damage. The program features an extensive </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/index.htm">StormSmart Coasts website</a><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, which includes regulatory tools, case
studies, planning strategies, and other technical assistance materials.
StormSmart Coasts targets municipal officials, including staff and members of
Planning Boards, Conservation Commissions, Zoning Boards of Appeals,
Departments of Public Works, Building/Engineering Departments, Boards of
Health, and emergency management planners. </span></font>Workshop highlights
included presentations by Edward A. Thomas, nationally recognized legal expert
on “No Adverse Impact,” and Wes Shaw, CZM’s NOAA Coastal
Fellow and project manager for this initiative. In September, CZM welcomed its
new Coastal Fellow, Daniella Hirschfeld, who will manage the implementation
phase of StormSmart Coasts where CZM will provide “direct
in-community” technical assistance to several communities to help local
officials choose, apply, and implement the tools and strategies to meet their
specific floodplain management goals. (See the Shoreline and Floodplain
Management section below for further details.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Four
New No Discharge Areas Approved in Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Through
the late spring and summer, CZM achieved significant progress toward Governor
Patrick’s goal of declaring all of Massachusetts coastal waters as no
discharge for boat sewage. In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) approved the state’s proposal to designate the coastal waters of
Cohasset, Scituate, and Marshfield as an NDA. In June, EPA approved the
designation of the coastal waters of Salem Sound as an NDA. The NDA
applications for Boston Harbor and Cape Cod Bay were approved by EPA in July.
CZM has recently completed the application for the Lower North Shore and is
currently awaiting approval from EPA. CZM staff are now working to prepare
applications for the final three remaining coastal areas—Upper North
Shore, South Side of Cape Cod, and Mount Hope Bay—with an anticipated
completion date of December 2009. For more on NDA activities along the coast,
see CZM’s </span></font><a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/index.htm">NDA
website</a>.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coastal
and Estuarine Land Conservation Program<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
February, NOAA approved the Massachusetts Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Plan, which identifies potential priority areas for coastal and
estuarine land conservation projects within the Commonwealth. First submitted
in March 2006, an approved Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program
(CELCP) plan is good for five years and will soon be required by NOAA to
receive CELCP funding for land conservation projects. CZM led the plan
development efforts with close cooperation and participation from EEA, DCR, the
Department of Fish and Game, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In July,
CZM nominated the Great Neck Conservation Partnership Program in Wareham for
Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) federal CELCP funding. In November, NOAA released the
prioritized list of projects for FY09 funding and the Great Neck Project is
ranked third nationally out of 54 nominated projects. While funding decisions
are not yet final and are subject to budget appropriations, this exceptionally
high ranking puts the project in a good position for potential funding. If
funded, the project expects to receive more than $2 million of NOAA-CELCP
funding for the purchase of a conservation easement on approximately 95 acres
of undeveloped land bordering Buzzards Bay. The funds will also leverage other
funding and land donations to create a 260-acre preserve of critical habitat
and pristine coastal resources. CZM’s project partners include DCR, Mass
Audubon, Wareham Land Trust, the town of Wareham, and the Coalition for
Buzzards Bay. For more about CELCP, see CZM’s </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/celcp/index.htm">CELCP website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
Director Serves on United Nations Expert Panel<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
2008, CZM Director Leslie-Ann McGee was honored to serve on the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Expert Panel
on Marine Spatial Planning through the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission’s Man and Biosphere Program. The purpose of this UNESCO
initiative is to help countries protect marine biodiversity while allowing
sustainable use of ocean spaces. An operational manual, directed at resource
managers and decision-makers, is being developed and will outline the steps to
implement ecosystem-based marine spatial management. A draft will be available
early in 2009 and final guidelines will be published in May. For details on
this ongoing effort, see UNESCO’s </span></font><a
href="http://www.unesco-ioc-marinesp.be/">Marine Spatial Management website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
Assistant Director Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing on Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
May, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation held a
hearing to discuss the state of U.S. climate modeling for decision makers and
other end users. Climate models allow scientists to understand the current
climate system and aid in the prediction of climate changes. The hearing
examined the current computing capacity to process models at the regional and
local scales, as well as what science and support are needed to develop the
next generation of climate models. CZM Assistant Director Bruce Carlisle provided
testimony that covered climate change issues in the coastal zone, focusing on
the priority modeling and information needs as conveyed by coastal zone
managers around the country and highlighting the work being done in
Massachusetts to build effective coastal floodplain management strategies. In
his testimony, Carlisle described CZM’s new </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/index.htm">StormSmart Coasts program</a>,
which is designed <font color=black><span style='color:black'>to support local
efforts to protect people and property in coastal floodplains from erosion and
storm damage,</span></font> citing it as an example of how state coastal
programs are well positioned to synthesize current information and provide
high-quality products, services, and hands-on assistance to communities (see <a
href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_files/Carlisle_Testimony_SenateCommSciTrans_050808.pdf">full
testimony</a> [PDF, 3.1 MB]). Additional statements made at the hearing are
also available on the <a
href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=4b9e0b21-1861-4a11-8527-eb72bd3bb8dd">Committee’s
website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Aquatic
Habitat Restoration Task Force Report and Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>EEA
Secretary Ian Bowles released the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Task
Force’s final report and recommendations in April. Entitled <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Charting the Course: A Blueprint for the Future of
Aquatic Habitat Restoration</span></i> <i><span style='font-style:italic'>in
Massachusetts</span></i>, the report includes six recommendations to guide the
efforts of EEA and its partners to achieve greater restoration results for the
next several years and into the next decade. In May 2007, Secretary Bowles
launched the Task Force, which was chaired by CZM Assistant Director Bruce
Carlisle. For more information, see the </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/habitat/ahrtf.htm">Aquatic Habitat Restoration Task
Force web page</a>, which includes links to the Task Force final report and a
fact sheet providing an overview of the report and the work of the Task Force.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
Mapping Tool<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
July, CZM and the </span></font><a href="http://www.mass.gov/mgis/massgis.htm">Massachusetts
Office of Geographic and Environmental Information</a> (MassGIS) launched
MORIS, the Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System. This online mapping
tool can be used to search and display spatial data pertaining to the Massachusetts
coastal zone. Users can interactively view various data layers (e.g., tide
gauge stations, marine protected areas, access points, eelgrass beds, etc.)
over a backdrop of aerial photographs, political boundaries, natural resources,
human uses, bathymetry, or other data. Users can quickly create and share maps
and download the actual data for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS).
While designed for coastal management professionals, MORIS can be used by
anyone interested in these data and maps. Check it out at <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping">www.mass.gov/czm/mapping</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bruce
Carlisle Receives Gulf of Maine Award<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
June, the </span></font><a href="http://gulfofmaine.org/">Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment</a> presented the first Susan Snow-Cotter Leadership
Award to Bruce Carlisle, CZM Assistant Director. This award is bestowed in
memory of a long-time friend of the Council and former Director of CZM to an
individual from the region who exemplifies outstanding leadership or exceptional
mentoring. Carlisle started at CZM in 1993 and played a critical role in
developing the state’s Coastal Nonpoint Program. He worked on coastal
wetland assessment projects, pioneering the development of integrity indicators
to measure salt marsh condition, and later became manager of CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/index.htm">Wetlands Restoration Program</a>.
In 2005, Carlisle was promoted to CZM Assistant Director, where he directs
policy development, planning efforts, and technical approaches. Most memorably,
Bruce served as CZM Acting Director during Susan’s illness and after her
death, always working hard to support staff during this difficult time. See the
<a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=080625_pr_marine_award&csid=Eoeea">EEA
press release</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
Presents at 21<sup>st</sup> Coastal Society Conference<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
staff attended the Coastal Society’s 21<sup>st</sup> Conference held from
June 29-July 2 in Los Angeles, California. As a result of CZM’s exciting
ongoing work, our staff were invited to give seven presentations on the
following wide-ranging topics: </span></font>Massachusetts public trust lands,
coastal structures, seafloor mapping, working waterfronts, CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts program</a>, and
integrated ocean management. The presentations and associated discussion panels
were well received and CZM’s work was noted and appreciated by the
conference participants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Coastlines</span></font></i> 2008<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
2008 edition of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Coastlines</span></i>, CZM's
annual magazine, explores the Blue-Green Connection</span></font><font size=2
color="#000054" face=MetaPlusNormal-Roman><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:MetaPlusNormal-Roman;color:#000054'>—</span></font><font
size=2 face=MetaPlusNormal-Roman><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:MetaPlusNormal-Roman'>that
is the connection between how what we do on land impacts rivers, streams, and
oceans</span></font>. From choosing environmentally friendly cleaning products
to recycling trash, this issue covers a multitude of ways we can all contribute
to a cleaner and healthier environment. Check out the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastlines/2008/index08.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Coastlines 2008</span></i> website</a>, or for a
printed copy, email your request to <a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=Coastlines%202008">czm@state.ma.us</a>.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coastal
States Organization Activities<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
</span></font><a href="http://www.coastalstates.org/">Coastal States Organization</a>
(CSO) was established in 1970 and represents the 35 coastal states,
commonwealths, and territories on legislative and policy issues relating to the
sound management of coastal, Great Lakes, and ocean resources. CZM staff
participated in many CSO accomplishments in 2008 including:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>A consensus Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) <a
href="http://www.coastalstates.org/uploads/PDFs/CSO%20Coastal%20Mgmt%20Bill%2010-31-08.pdf">reauthorization
bill</a> (PDF, 77 KB) developed and approved by the CSO membership in October
2008.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>A <a
href="http://www.coastalstates.org/uploads/PDFs/CSO%20Call%20for%20Action%206-6-08.pdf">Call
for Action</a> (PDF, 223 KB) to identify the nation's top priorities in
protecting our oceans, coastlines, Great Lakes, and estuaries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><a
href="http://www.coastalstates.org/uploads/PDFs/CSO%202008%20Climate%20Change%20Report.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Role of Coastal Zone Management Programs in
Adaptation to Climate Change</span></i></a> (PDF, 732 KB), which details
results from the 2008 survey of state coastal programs to obtain up-to-date
information on the status of state coastal program efforts to address and adapt
to climate change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>A national statement on the
importance of regional ocean partnerships developed by the Regional Ocean
Governance Workgroup, co-chaired by Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Susan
Snow-Cotter Awards<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
February, NOAA presented the first annual Susan Snow-Cotter Award for
Excellence in Ocean and Coastal Resource Management to Brian Baird, Assistant
Secretary for the California Resources Agency, and Kathleen Leyden, Director of
Maine’s Coastal Zone Management Program. This award is given to one or
more individuals who have initiated innovative practices and brought positive
change to the management of ocean or coastal resources at either the state or
national level. Mr. Baird, past Chair of the Coastal States Organization, was
recognized for his 30-year history working on ocean and coastal management in
California. Ms. Leyden has worked extensively at the national, regional, and
state levels to increase awareness and promote key issues of coastal
management. Originally a NOAA excellence award, it was renamed to honor
CZM’s former director, Susan Snow-Cotter, who was an exceptional leader
in improving both policy and management of ocean and coastal resources on the
national and state levels, and in the Gulf of Maine region. See the </span></font><a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080220_awards.html">NOAA press
release</a>.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CZM Program Accomplishments<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM’s
mission is to balance the impact of human activities with the protection of
coastal and marine resources through planning, public involvement, education,
research, and sound resource management. To achieve these goals, as well as to
meet the needs of municipal officials, property owners, educators, and others
in the coastal community, CZM maintains a range of programs. The 2008
accomplishments for each of these program areas are listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean
Management</span></font></b><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Ocean Planning Process Underway</font></i></b></span> - The process
to produce a comprehensive plan to manage development in state ocean waters
began after the passage of the Oceans Act of 2008. The inaugural meeting of the
Ocean Advisory Commission—which is chaired by Sue Tierney, former
Environmental Affairs Secretary and past chair of the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/oceanmanagement/taskforce/index.htm">Ocean
Management Task Force</a>—was held in August. Secretary Bowles addressed
the Commission, encouraging them to engage the public in plan development and
to set high expectations for the plan. In September, the public input process
for the ocean plan began with a public listening session held at Faneuil Hall
in Boston, which began a series of 18 such meetings held across the
Commonwealth through October, with more than 400 people attending. In addition
to these 18 meetings, from October through December, EEA planning staff held
approximately 65 meetings with various organizations and interest groups with a
connection to the ocean. Information from these sessions helped develop the
baseline understanding of activities, uses, and issues in the ocean planning
area, and also informed the development of the objectives of the plan. (See
EEA’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&L2=Massachusetts+Ocean+Plan&sid=Eoeea">Massachusetts
Ocean Plan website</a> for summary reports of the listening sessions and the
interest group meetings.) Throughout the fall, state agency workgroups worked
on identifying and characterizing available data in each of the following
general subjects: fisheries, habitat, sediment,
transportation/navigation/infrastructure, recreation and cultural resources,
and renewable energy. The workgroups included expertise from outside of state
government, as appropriate, and developed draft reports and maps for use in the
ocean management plan. (See EEA’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&L2=Massachusetts+Ocean+Plan&sid=Eoeea">Massachusetts
Ocean Plan website</a> for the draft reports.) In September, the Ocean Science
Advisory Council met and reviewed a proposed draft outline for the baseline
assessment of the ocean planning area as mandated by the Oceans Act. In
November, members of Ocean Advisory Commission and Science Advisory Council
participated in an ocean planning workshop that included presentations on the
background to ocean planning in Massachusetts, examples of ocean planning
activities elsewhere, and discussion of related subjects, such as marine
spatial planning and use and resource compatibility analysis. In early
December, the Ocean Advisory Commission met and discussed the results of the
public input to date, and began a discussion of the objectives of the ocean
management plan. Also in December, the Ocean Science Advisory Council began
reviewing a draft of the baseline assessment and the agency workgroup reports.
For more on the ocean planning process, see EEA's <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&L2=Massachusetts+Ocean+Plan&sid=Eoeea">Massachusetts
Ocean Plan website</a>. To receive periodic ocean plan updates, send an email
to <a href="mailto:join-env-oceanplan@listserv.state.ma.us">join-env-oceanplan@listserv.state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Northeast Regional Ocean Council</font></i></b></span> - The <a
href="http://community.csc.noaa.gov/nroc/index.php">Northeast Regional Ocean
Council</a> (NROC) is a state and federal partnership with the goal of engaging
in regional protection and balanced use of ocean and coastal resources and
includes representatives from the following states and federal agencies:
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, NOAA,
EPA, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and U.S. Coast Guard. NROC had many accomplishments in 2008,
including the development of a work plan for the three main theme areas: ocean
and coastal ecosystem health; coastal hazards resilience; and ocean energy
planning and management.<a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"><o:p></o:p></a></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Gulf of Maine Council</font></i></b></span> - The <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/" title="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/">Gulf of
Maine Council on the Marine Environment</a> is a U.S.-Canadian partnership of
government and non-government organizations working to maintain and enhance
environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts has been an active
member since 1989 and chaired the Council from July 2007 to June 2008. In 2008,
CZM chaired the Council’s working group and led the Council to focus its
priorities and work plan. During this time of significantly reduced budgets, it
was also necessary to reorganize the Council’s core services, including
internal coordination, fund development, information technology support, and
the <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gulf of Maine Times</span></i>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Seafloor Mapping Initiative</font></i></b></span> - CZM and the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) continue the successful cooperative started in 2003 to
map the seafloor throughout Massachusetts. From 2003-2008, this project has
mapped more than 700 square miles of seafloor, with additional mapping planned
in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound for 2009 and 2010, respectively. In 2008,
surveys continued along the south shore (Hull to Duxbury) and a new funding
agreement between USGS and CZM was signed to expand the mapping program to
Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. For additional information and preliminary
results from current mapping, see the <a
href="http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/index.htm"
title="http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/index.htm">project
website</a>. For details about Massachusetts seafloor mapping efforts, see
CZM’s new <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/seafloor/index.htm">Seafloor
Mapping Program website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Shoreline and Floodplain
Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>StormSmart Coasts Website</font></i></b></span> - In May, CZM
launched the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/index.htm">StormSmart
Coasts website</a>, which provides an extensive assortment of tools and
technical assistance materials for local officials looking to address the
challenges arising from storms, floods, sea level rise, and climate change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font></i></b></span><![endif]><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial>StormSmart Coasts Factsheets</font></i></b></span>
- Also in May, CZM released the first three StormSmart Coasts fact sheets: <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_nai.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Introduction to No Adverse Impact Land Management in
the Coastal Zone</span></i></a> (PDF, 1.5 MB); <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_legal.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>No Adverse Impact and the Legal Framework of Coastal
Management</span></i></a><i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>(PDF,
868 KB); and the case study<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_chatham.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>A Cape Cod Community Prevents New Residences in
Floodplains</span></i></a><i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>(PDF,
1 MB)<i><span style='font-style:italic'>.</span></i><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-weight:normal;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></span></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>StormSmart Volunteer Receives Gulf of Maine Visionary Award</font></i></b></span>
- In June, the <a href="http://gulfofmaine.org/">Gulf of Maine Council on the
Marine Environment</a> presented a 2008 Visionary Award—recognizing
innovation, creativity, and commitment to protecting the marine
environment—to Edward Thomas, Esquire, for his extensive <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>pro bono publico</span></i> assistance to CZM on the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/index.htm">StormSmart Coasts program</a>.
His dedication and expertise have significantly bolstered CZM’s ability
to promote coastal community resiliency through the No Adverse Impact approach.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>StormSmart Coasts Featured in Coastal Services Magazine </font></i></b></span>-
The September/October 2008 issue of <a
href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2008/05/"><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Coastal Services</span></i></a>, a NOAA Coastal Services Center
magazine, featured “<a
href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2008/05/article1.html">Making Massachusetts’
Coast StormSmart</a>,” a piece about CZM’s StormSmart Coasts
program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Freeboard Fact Sheet</font></i></b></span> - In October, CZM’s
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts program</a>
released a new fact sheet, <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_freeboard.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Raise Your Home, Lower Your Monthly Payments: Protect
buildings and reduce monthly expenses with freeboard</span></i></a> (PDF, 172
KB). Freeboard is the practice of raising a building’s lowest floor above
predicted flood elevations by a small additional height. This cost-effective
approach can lead to substantial reductions in flood insurance premiums,
significantly decrease the chances a home will be damaged by storms and
flooding, and help protect against sea level rise. <i><span style='font-style:
italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>StormSmart Coasts Begins Implementation Phase</font></i></b></span>
- In December, CZM chose five pilot projects to kick off the implementation
phase of the <a href="http://mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts
program</a>. The city of Boston, the towns of Falmouth, Hull, and Oak Bluffs,
and the three-town team of Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth were selected to
serve as pilots for implementing coastal floodplain and sea level rise
management tools and strategies developed through StormSmart Coasts.
CZM’s StormSmart Coasts team will work closely with each pilot to select
and apply the appropriate tools and strategies that address the coastal
floodplain management issues specific to each community. In addition, an
advisory team, composed of representatives from each municipality, will be
created to share information, tackle problems, and help with overlapping
matters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>StormSmart Coasts on WBZ</font></i></b></span> - In December,
StormSmart Coasts was featured in a WBZ-TV piece by Mish Michaels entitled,
“<a
href="http://wbztv.com/projectmass/beach.erosion.coastal.2.889947.html"
target="_blank">Coast Towns Get 'Smart' About Living On Edge</a>.” The piece
describes a program in Scituate that encourages residents in flood prone areas
to elevate their homes. Funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will
pay 75 percent of the costs. The benefits of home elevation are described in a <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_freeboard.pdf">StormSmart
Coasts fact sheet</a> (PDF, 172 KB). See the <a
href="http://wbztv.com/video/?id=70424@wbz.dayport.com" target="_blank">WBZ video
archive</a> of the piece.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coastal
Water Quality Protection<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>CPR Grant Program Concludes Another Successful Year</font></i></b></span>
- In 2008, CZM and EEA, through the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/cprgp.htm">Coastal
Pollutant Remediation (CPR) Grant Program</a>, awarded $400,000 to coastal
communities to reduce nonpoint source pollution. Projects funded included the
construction of two shoreside boat waste pumpout facilities—at Sesuit
Harbor in Dennis and at McMillan Pier in Provincetown—that were critical
for the designation of the Cape Cod Bay No Discharge Area. Communities also
continue to use CPR funds to design and install the most progressive stormwater
remediation practices including bioretention cells, tree box filters, and
gravel wetlands. FY08 CPR recipients are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Bourne for the
implementation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) in the
Conservation Pond Watershed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Brewster for the
design of stormwater BMPs in the Stony Brook Watershed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Cohasset for the
design and implementation of stormwater BMPs within the James Brook Watershed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Dennis for the design
and construction of a vessel sewage pumpout facility at Sesuit Harbor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Duxbury for phase III
of the Kingston Bay stormwater remediation project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The town of Provincetown for the
design and construction of a vessel sewage pumpout facility at MacMillan Pier.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>The city of Weymouth for the
assessment and design of stormwater BMPs for Herring Brook.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>For details about the grant program, including a
complete review of all of this year's projects, see the </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/cprgp.htm">CPR web page</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>CZM’s Robin Lacey Named Educator of the Year by Mass Marine
Trades</font></i></b></span> - In January, CZM’s Robin Lacey was
presented with the Educator of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Marine
Trades Association (MMTA) in recognition of his dedicated work to help marina
owners and operators comply with existing and emerging water quality
regulations. “For almost 10 years, Robin has patiently and proactively
educated Massachusetts marine businesses on their responsibilities as stewards
of the coastal environment. If one of our member firms is overwhelmed with the
complexity of a specific environmental compliance regulation, they can count on
Robin to swiftly answer their questions with clear and concise information,”
said MMTA’s Greg Glavin. “In doing so, he has shepherded an entire
industry in the direction of environmental compliance solutions that are
effective, attainable, and affordable,” he continued. For more on clean
boating and marina operations, see CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/index.htm"
title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/index.htm">Marinas in Massachusetts web
page</a>, which includes links to the <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Massachusetts
Clean Marina Guide</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Pressure Washing Guidance</font></i></b></span> - In December, CZM
released <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/pressurewashing/pw_guide.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>A Guide to Selecting Pressure Washing Management
Practices and Technologies: Supplement to the Massachusetts Clean Marina Guide</span></i></a>
(PDF, 1.4 MB) to provide guidance to marinas and boatyards about the proper
handling and disposal of wastewater and solids generated when boat hulls are
cleaned. The guide includes a review of relevant regulations, pressure
washwater disposal options, and equipment that can be used to minimize impacts
from pressure washing practices. In January 2009, a copy of the guide will be
mailed to all Massachusetts marinas, boatyards, and yacht clubs. For more
marina and pressure washing information, see CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/">Marinas in Massachusetts website</a>.
To request a copy, email your request and mailing address to <a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=Pressure%20Washing%20Guidance">czm@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>2008 Boaters’ Guide to Tides and Pumpout Facilities</font></i></b></span>
- Each year, CZM and the Division of Marine Fisheries produce the <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boaters’ Guide to Tides and Pumpout Facilities</span></i>.
The wallet-sized pamphlet, printed on waterproof paper, contains information on
the locations of pumpout facilities along the Massachusetts coastline and a
June-September tide chart. The 2009 guide will be available this winter. <a
name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7">To reserve a free copy, email your
request and mailing address to </a><a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=2009%20Boaters'%20Guide%20to%20Tides%20and%20Pumpout%20Facilities">czm@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>No Discharge Area Website</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM
updated its <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/index.htm">No Discharge Areas
(NDA) website</a> to provide convenient access to information about NDAs in
Massachusetts and to include location and contact information for the more than
100 boat pumpout facilities all along the Commonwealth’s coast.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>COASTSWEEP 2008</font></i></b></span> - COASTSWEEP celebrated its 21<sup>st</sup>
anniversary in September. Part of an international effort organized by the
Ocean Conservancy, COASTSWEEP is the statewide annual beach cleanup sponsored
by CZM and the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) of UMass Boston. On September 20,
CZM Director Leslie-Ann McGee welcomed more than 200 dedicated volunteers to
kick off COASTSWEEP at the Salisbury Beach State Reservation. See the WBZ-TV
story about the cleanups and beach trash—<a
href="http://wbztv.com/video/?id=67024@wbz.dayport.com">Beach-Goers Leave
Trashy Beaches Behind</a>. COASTSWEEP cleanups were held through September and
October, with 2,900 volunteers cleaning more than 130 miles of coastline, river
bank, marsh, seafloor, and lakeshore sites in Massachusetts—collecting
18,000 pounds of debris from 100 locations. CZM and UHI would like to thank all
of the dedicated volunteers that participated in COASTSWEEP 2008. For more
information about this year's efforts, see the <a
href="http://www.coastsweep.umb.edu/">COASTSWEEP website</a>. If you are
interested in getting involved in future COASTSWEEP cleanups, email <a
href="mailto:coastsweep@umb.edu?subject=COASTSWEEP%202009">coastsweep@umb.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Project/Federal
Consistency Review</span></font></b><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Offshore LNG Proposals</font></i></b></span> - CZM participated in
several meetings hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as part of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pre-filing application process for the
recently proposed Weavers Cove Energy Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Offshore
Berthing project. The project proposes to construct and operate an unloading
facility in Mount Hope Bay, with a 4.25-mile submarine transfer pipeline. CZM
has also provided project comments as part of the Massachusetts Environmental
Policy Act (MEPA) process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Renewable Energy Proposals</font></i></b></span> - CZM provided
comments on the U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management
Service’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Wind Energy
Project. This review was conducted as part of the ongoing Federal Consistency
Review. In January, CZM completed its review of the Environmental Notification
Form for the town of Hull’s proposed four-turbine array project in waters
just offshore of Nantasket Beach. Also, CZM continues to work with Hull and the
University of Massachusetts Renewable Energy Research Laboratory to develop the
project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Offshore Alternative Energy Programs</font></i></b></span> - In
September, CZM reviewed the Minerals Management Service’s Proposed Rule
for Alternative Energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer
Continental Shelf. CZM provided comments on the proposed rule as it relates to
Coastal Zone Management Act compliance, areas available for lease, coordination
with states, revenue sharing, data sharing, mitigation conditions, performance
thresholds, and reporting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Federal Development Activities</font></i></b></span> - NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service asked for a Federal Consistency Determination
to be undertaken for the proposed Woods Hole Berthing project, which involves
dredging the Great Harbor entrance channel, dredging to create a maneuvering
basin/berthing area, and construction of a 550-foot-long pile-supported pier to
be used as the home port of a new NOAA fisheries research vessel. The review
was completed in August and resulted in the beneficial reuse of dredged sand.
In cooperation with the Barnstable County Dredge, 20,000 cubic yards of sand
was placed onto Menauhant Beach in Falmouth.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Boston Harbor Deep Draft Navigation Improvement</font></i></b></span>
- CZM completed the review of the USACE/Massachusetts Port Authority proposal
to deepen the Port of Boston to allow deeper draft bulk and container vessels
to enter the port without experiencing tidal delays. The project was designed
to position the port to effectively meet current and future needs of the cargo
industry and to improve commercial viability. As part of this project, CZM
participated in the Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Technical
Working Group and has suggested that this group continue to provide technical
assistance to the proponent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Port
and Harbor Planning</span></font></b><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Port and Harbor Planning Activities</font></i></b></span> - A number
of communities are in the process or have completed work on existing or new
harbor plans in 2008. On the North Shore, the city of Lynn should receive
approval to begin development of the first Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) for Lynn
Harbor in January 2009. The city of Gloucester continues to work extensively
with CZM and EEA to draft an MHP update that both meets the needs of a
Designated Port Area Master Plan and reflects the goals and vision of the
community. Gloucester expects to submit a plan to EEA for review in early 2009.
In June, the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/docs/pdf/decisions/salem_mhp_decision_06-24-08.pdf">Salem
Municipal Harbor Plan renewal</a> (PDF, 670 KB) was approved by EEA. The new
plan facilitates the development of waterfront parcels in a way that meets the
needs of the community while realizing Salem’s vision of drawing the
public to the harbor. In Boston Harbor, EEA issued a decision on the city of
Boston’s Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment for the Charlestown Navy Yard,
which lays out a conceptual framework to improve public access and allows for
year-round access to the Harborwalk and waterfront areas of the Navy Yard,
preserving many interior and exterior public facilities for civic/cultural
uses. See the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/docs/pdf/decisions/charlestown_navy_yard_mhp_decision_04-04-08.pdf">full
EEA decision</a> (PDF, 175 KB). In East Boston, the Boston Redevelopment
Authority submitted an Amendment to the East Boston MHP with site-specific
substitutions, offsets, and other public benefits for three projects from the
McArdle Bridge to Jeffries Point. On the South Shore, CZM provided harbor
planning technical assistance services to the towns of Hingham, Hull, and
Scituate. In Scituate, CZM partnered with the Waterways Commission and
Harbormasters office to develop and present an initial public informational
meeting regarding the development of a harbor management plan. On the Cape and
Islands, Nantucket is in the final stages of developing a state-approved harbor
plan. A draft plan has been developed, and extensive public hearings have been
held. Nantucket is making final revisions to the plan, and expects to submit
the final plan for approval this spring. Provincetown has begun work on
updating their existing MHP. Town representatives have met with CZM and
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for guidance. A
draft plan will be developed over the next six months. On the South Coast, New
Bedford and Fairhaven selected a harbor plan renewal consultant and formally
kicked off the planning process in January. Numerous meetings were held,
including a broad public meeting and several thematic workshops on topics such
as recreational boating, commercial fishing, dredging, and tourism/public
access and the environment. The city and town anticipate submission of a formal
draft plan for review by CZM in early 2009. For more information about
CZM’s harbor planning efforts, contact <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/regions.htm">CZM’s Regional Coordinators</a>.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Shoreline
Public Access<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Access Locator Updates</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM expanded
its <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/access/products/access_locator.htm">Online
Locator of Coastal Public Access Sites</a> (Access Locator), the statewide
inventory of publicly accessible waterfront properties developed in
coordination with <a href="http://www.mass.gov/mgis/"
title="http://www.mass.gov/mgis/ Link to MassGIS Website">MassGIS</a>.
Previously limited to shorelands owned by government agencies and nonprofit
land conservation organizations, the Access Locator now includes numerous
privately owned sites where nonwater-dependent development has been required to
provide walkways and other public open spaces, as a condition of a MassDEP
Chapter 91 License. In addition to maps, the Access Locator offers printable
descriptions about each property including parking information, directions,
photos, and a list of facilities. For these new “Chapter 91” sites,
users can view licenses, site plans, and conditions governing the public access
benefits. CZM welcomes comments and suggestions at <a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=Access%20Locator%20Updates"
title="mailto:czm@state.ma.us">czm@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Aquatic
Invasive Species<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Marine Invasive Species Workshop</font></i></b></span> - In April,
CZM's Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program and the Northeast Aquatic Nuisance
Species Panel hosted a workshop on monitoring for marine invasive species at
the New England Aquarium. The free workshop was attended by more than 60
participants, and focused on monitoring methods, identification of marine
invaders, and the latest mapping technologies being applied to invasive species
monitoring. To get involved in marine invasive species monitoring, please
contact Adrienne Pappal at <a
href="mailto:adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us?subject=Marine%20Invasive%20Species%20Workshop">adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Marine Invasive Monitoring and Information Collaborative Expands</font></i></b></span>
- CZM’s <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mimic.htm">Marine
Invasive Monitoring and Information Collaborative</a> (MIMIC) is a volunteer
early detection and monitoring program that focuses on 20 non-native marine
species. In 2008, with the help of local and regional partners, MIMIC has
trained close to 100 volunteers and expanded the network to include 50 sites
across coastal Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. All data collected by MIMIC
are available online through the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mitis.htm">Marine Invader
Tracking System</a> (MITIS), a partnership between the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology’s Sea Grant College Program and CZM. For details, or for
more information on becoming a local partner or volunteer, contact Adrienne
Pappal at <a
href="mailto:adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us?subject=Marine%20Invasive%20Monitoring%20and%20Information%20Collaborative">adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Marine Invasive Species Monitoring Guide</font></i></b></span> - In
December, CZM’s AIS Program released a new resource for groups that
monitor marine invasive species. Developed as the primary guidance document for
MIMIC, <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/docs/mimic_guide_web.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Monitoring Marine Invasive Species: Guidance and
Protocols for Volunteer Monitoring Groups</span></i></a> (PDF, 2.3 MB) includes
information on site selection, monitoring protocols, safety, and identification
resources. For details, contact Adrienne Pappal at <a
href="mailto:adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us?subject=Marine%20Invasive%20Species%20Monitoring%20Guide">adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Chronicle Features Invasives</font></i></b></span> - In December, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Chronicle</span></i>, the daily news magazine on
Channel 5, featured a story about invasive species in New England. The episode,
“<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Invasion!</span></i>,” features
the troubling invasive tunicate, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Didemnum
vexillum</span></i>, which was first discovered in the Gulf of Maine in the
late 1980s and has since rapidly colonized many nearshore and offshore areas,
including portions of Georges Bank. With no known predators, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Didemnum</span></i> has the potential to overgrow
other marine organisms and smother critical habitat. CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/index.htm"
title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/index.htm">Aquatic Invasive Species
Program</a> was highlighted in its efforts to develop early detection,
monitoring, and rapid response capabilities, including the volunteer-based <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mimic.htm"
title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mimic.htm">Marine Invader
Monitoring and Information Collaborative</a>. For a summary of the episode, see
the <a href="http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/18144795/detail.html"
title="http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/18144795/detail.html"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Chronicle</span></i></a> website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Emergency
Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font></i></b></span><![endif]><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial>30<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the
Blizzard of ’78</font></i></b></span> - On the morning of Monday,
February 6, 1978, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced that a
“Snow Watch” was in effect for southern New England. For coastal
communities, the weather indicators were only slightly more serious, as the NWS
issued “Gale Warnings.” With these rather tame weather reports, New
Englanders went about their day, never expecting to be confronted with what turned
out to be the most destructive winter storm in the history of the Commonwealth.
The blizzard was most severe in the eastern half of the state, where
accumulations ranged from more than 25 inches in Boston to as much as 54 inches
in some of our southern communities. The storm has been commemorated in a
number of books and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has developed
a <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+Emergency+Management+Agency&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=mema_feature_story_2008_feature_stories_2008_blizzard_of_78_thirty_year_anniversary&csid=Eeops">Blizzard
of '78: Thirty Year Anniversary web page</a> about the storm, which includes
detailed descriptions of its impacts and statistics. In addition, CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/blizzard78.htm">Blizzard of '78 Gallery</a>
features 37 compelling images of this storm of the century.<span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></span></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>CZM Emergency Management in 2008</font></i></b></span> - CZM's Joe
Pelczarski serves as EEA's representative to the Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA). For emergency events, Joe coordinates EEA’s
communications and response activities from the MEMA Emergency Operations
Center in Framingham. Events in 2008 included coastal storms in January and
March. In other efforts, CZM participated in: the Massachusetts Recovery
Alliance created by Governor Patrick to coordinate planning for recovery after
a disaster and the Massachusetts Flood Task Force to examine flood planning and
preparedness in the Commonwealth. CZM staff also participated in updating the
Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG) Planning for
EEA to reflect the expanded Secretariat that now includes energy. For more
information on emergency management, see <a href="http://www.mass.gov/mema"
title="http://www.mass.gov/mema">MEMA's website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wetlands
Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Wetlands Restoration Grants</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM's <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/">Wetlands Restoration Program</a> (WRP)
selected nine proposals to receive awards totaling $200,000 under its FY08
Wetland Restoration Grants for Priority Projects. Funds will be used by
recipients to support construction-related activities and monitoring at
designated Priority Project restoration sites. Construction-related grants were
awarded to the towns of Cohasset, Marshfield, and Plymouth, and monitoring
grants were awarded to the Association to Preserve Cape Cod in Barnstable, the
Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research, the Lloyd Center for the
Environment in Dartmouth, Mass Audubon in Wenham, the Nantucket Conservation
Foundation, and Salem Sound Coastwatch in Salem. For more information,
including summary descriptions of each grant award, see the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=080410_pr_coastal_grants&csid=Eoeea">EEA
press release</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Completed Restoration Projects</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, WRP
marked the completion of four restoration projects along the Commonwealth's
coast. In June, project partners came together to celebrate the Sesuit Creek
Restoration Project in Dennis—the largest salt marsh restoration
completed to date in Massachusetts. The project replaced a small failing pipe
with two large culverts, increasing flow capacity by 60 times and restoring natural
tidal conditions to the 65-acre marsh. In October, EEA Secretary Bowles joined
project partners to celebrate the salt marsh restoration at South Cape Beach
State Park, which was completed in the spring. The project replaced two
culverts, which improved tidal exchange to 15 acres of marsh. Also completed in
2008 was the Bass Creek project in Yarmouth, which restored tidal flow to a
degraded 35-acre salt marsh by replacing an undersized culvert with a walking
bridge over an open channel. In December, tidal flows were restored to
approximately 18 acres of the Medouie Creek salt marsh on Nantucket. Seawater
flow into the marsh, located in the northeast corner of Nantucket, had been cut
off by dikes traversing two sides of the marsh. A large box culvert and a broad,
low swale were installed to ensure proper drainage of freshwater out of, and
adequate high tidal flows into, the marsh. For more information about these
projects, see the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/index.htm">WRP website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Funding Awards for Restoration Partners </font></i></b></span>- WRP
helped project partners secure numerous funding awards in 2008 from federal
restoration programs and other sources. Examples include a $1 million U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant for
the Eel River Headwaters restoration project in Plymouth; a $400,000 USFWS
North American Waterfowl Conservation Act Grant for the Newman Road Salt Marsh
Restoration Project in Newbury (part of a $1 million grant in partnership with
the Essex County Greenbelt Association); and a $150,000 Natural Resources
Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program agreement for the
Thissell Marsh Restoration Project in Beverly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Sesuit Creek Project Receives Coastal America Award </font></i></b></span>-
In December, the Sesuit Project Team was notified that it will receive a 2008 <a
href="http://www.coastalamerica.gov/text/awards.html">Coastal America
Partnership Award</a> “for outstanding efforts to restore and protect the
coastal environment.” Coastal America is a collaboration of federal,
state, and local governments and private alliances to address environmental
problems along our nation's coasts. WRP played a lead role in completing this
65-acre salt marsh restoration in Dennis. Other core team members are the town
of Dennis, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, USFWS, and the NOAA-Gulf of Maine Council
Partnership. A ceremony will be held in early 2009 with a Principal from
Coastal America to present the award on behalf of the President of the United
States.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Friends of Herring River Website</font></i></b></span> - The Friends
of Herring River is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the
restoration and ongoing environmental vitality of the Herring River Estuary in
Wellfleet and Truro. The new <a href="http://www.friendsofherringriver.org/">Friends
of Herring River website</a> provides information about the Friends’
initiatives, links to the new eNewsletter, and other news and resources. The
Herring River Estuary Restoration is a priority project of CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/wrp/projects_pages/priority_projects.htm">Wetlands
Restoration Program</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Underwater
Archaeological Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Archaeological Site Work </font></i></b></span>- Fieldwork
opportunities were frequent in 2008 for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater
Archaeological Resources (BUAR). In collaboration with UMass-Boston and local
watermen, BUAR conducted a preliminary archaeological survey of Marblehead
Harbor. The survey used magnetometer, side-scan sonar, and sub-bottom profiler
in an attempt to locate the remains of the Revolutionary War Privateer <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Freemason</span></i> (1779). During June, with
assistance from American Underwater Search and Survey and a BUAR research
fellow from Flinder’s University (Adelaide, Australia), BUAR searched for
a China trade shipwreck off Cape Cod. In addition, BUAR has been working with
several groups of recreational divers to create volunteer diver programs
including two pilot investigations—one of the lime schooner <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>A.H.</span></i> <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Heaton</span></i>
(1907) in Boston’s outer harbor and the other of Native American mishoons
(dugout canoes) in Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester. For more information about
underwater archaeology in the Commonwealth, see the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/index.htm"
title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/index.htm">BUAR website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>BUAR Director Mastone Appointed to Federal MPA Committee</font></i></b></span>
- In March, BUAR Director Victor Mastone was appointed to NOAA’s Marine
Protected Areas (MPA) Federal Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of
individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience, who represent parties
interested in the use of MPAs as a management tool. Mastone was selected to
represent the cultural resource interests and perspectives on the committee and
will serve until 2011. For more information, see the <a
href="http://mpa.gov/mpafac/fac.html" title="http://mpa.gov/mpafac/fac.html">committee’s
website</a> and the <a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080321_protected.html"
title="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080321_protected.html">NOAA
press release</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Archaeology Month</font></i></b></span> - October was Massachusetts
Archaeology Month and BUAR participated in several events. The Archaeological
Institute of America’s Archaeology Fair was held at the Boston Museum of
Science and BUAR assisted with several presentations including a mock
“dig” of a shipwreck. In Orleans at the Snow Library’s
Lifetime Learning Lecture series on Cape Cod Shipwrecks, BUAR Director Mastone
gave the presentation "Massachusetts Submerged History." BUAR also
co-sponsored a two-day event in partnership with the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary and the Cape Cod Maritime Museum that featured “WSI:
Wreck Scene Investigation,” a hands-on set of educational activities for
kids that included a mock shipwreck “dig” along with equipment
exhibits and demonstrations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Publications</font></i></b></span> - BUAR Director Victor Mastone
authored an article for the autumn 2008 issue of <a
href="http://www.seahistory.org/html/seahistorymagazine.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Sea History</span></i></a><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>,</span></i> the quarterly magazine of the National Maritime Historical
Society. “Marine Debris or Shipwreck Tale? The Mystery at Newcomb Hollow
Beach, Cape Cod” describes the research on this unknown shipwreck
recently discovered in Wellfleet. Also, Mastone co-edited the Advisory Council
on Underwater Archaeology’s <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/4124479"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2008</span></i></a>
from the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual conference held in
January.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CZM Regional Offices<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coastal
management at the local level is the bedrock of the CZM program, and CZM works
closely with communities to ensure that local decision-making is based on sound
coastal management principles. CZM serves as a liaison between federal and
state programs and municipal authorities on key issues, coordinates regional
environmental management initiatives, performs Federal Consistency Review, and
provides technical assistance. CZM’s regions are North Shore, Boston
Harbor, South Shore, Cape Cod & Islands, and South Coastal—and the
2008 accomplishments for each region are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>North
Shore (Salisbury to Revere)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Salem Sound No Discharge Area Approved</font></i></b></span> - In
June, EPA approved the state’s proposal to designate the coastal waters
of Salem Sound as an NDA. The ban on discharge of all boat sewage would apply
to the state waters of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Beverly, Danvers, Salem, and
Marblehead. For more on NDA activities along the coast, see CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/index.htm">NDA website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Eelgrass Management in Gloucester</font></i></b></span> - In 2008,
CZM released a fact sheet and a report that provide details on efforts to
restore eelgrass in Gloucester. The <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/docs/pdf/eelgrass.pdf"><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Eelgrass Habitat Restoration in the Annisquam River</span></i></a>
(PDF, 402 KB) fact sheet describes the efforts of CZM and its partners to study
the potential to restore this valuable habitat. Also, CZM’s Tony Wilbur
and co-authors published the report <a
href="http://seagrant.mit.edu/media/publications/MITSG_07_11.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Adaptive Management for Impacts to Eelgrass Habitat
in Gloucester Harbor</span></i></a> (PDF, 2.1 MB), which summarizes the effort
in 2006-2007 to create an eelgrass bank, raise awareness of the value of
eelgrass habitat, and facilitate transplanting efforts to Boston Harbor.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM staff
continued to work with the cities of Salem, Lynn, and Gloucester to update or
develop Municipal Harbor Plans or waterfront development plans to promote and
facilitate water-dependent uses of harbor areas. CZM also continued to
coordinate the very popular North Shore Regional Conservation Commission and
Health Agents Networks, with more than 25 participating communities. Through
the networks, CZM provides regular training for North Shore Conservation
Commissions, Boards of Health, and their staff; facilitates coordination
between the cities and towns and state agencies; and supplies an avenue for
discussion of new regulatory and policy tools. CZM also worked with EPA, Safer
Waters in Massachusetts, Saugus River Watershed Association, and the
communities of Revere, Lynn, Saugus, Nahant, and Swampscott to prepare the
recently submitted application to designate the Lower North Shore region as a
No Discharge Area. CZM’s North Shore Regional Coordinator continues to
work with regional staff of the Eight Towns and the Bay Committee to prepare
the NDA application for the Upper North Shore region, which includes 16
communities from Gloucester to Salisbury, and up the Merrimack River to
Lawrence. CZM expects to submit an application to EPA later this spring.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Boston
Harbor (Winthrop to Weymouth)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Boston Harbor No Discharge Area Approved</font></i></b></span> - In
July, EPA approved the state’s proposal to designate the coastal waters
of Boston Harbor as an NDA. The ban on discharge of all boat sewage applies to
the state waters of Winthrop, Chelsea, Everett, Boston, Quincy, Milton,
Weymouth, Braintree, Hingham, and Hull, including the waters of the Charles
River in Watertown, Newton, and Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>South Bay Harbor Trail</font></i></b></span> - In the fall of 2008,
the <a href="http://www.southbaytrail.com/">South Bay Harbor Trail</a> was
completed, greatly enhancing pedestrian access to Boston Harbor. Made possible
through several public-private partnerships, this “wayfinding” bike
trail—marked by a series of U.S. Coast Guard buoys—starts in
Roxbury, runs through the South End and Chinatown, and connects directly to the
South Boston waterfront.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Parcel E</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, the Parcel E project began
site preparation to make way for the new mixed-use project that will replace
the old Jimmy’s Harborside Restaurant adjacent to the World Trade Center
in South Boston. The new facility will include four restaurants and enhanced
public access along the South Boston waterfront.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM continued
to work with the Boston Redevelopment Authority to develop a Municipal Harbor
Plan for the East Boston waterfront. CZM participated in the Technical Working
Group for two Boston Harbor dredging projects that include maintenance of the
Inner Harbor and long-range plans for the deepening of the federal navigation
channel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>South
Shore (Hingham to Plymouth)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>South Shore No Discharge Area Approved</font></i></b></span> - In
May, EPA approved the designation of the coastal waters of Cohasset, Scituate,
and Marshfield as an NDA. The ban on discharge of all boat sewage would also
apply in the North and South Rivers and adjacent coastal waters. This
designation will help protect these coastal waters and will complement the
ongoing local clean water initiatives, such as municipal sewering projects, new
stormwater best management practices, and the adoption of stormwater bylaws.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Straits Pond Restoration Project</font></i></b></span> - In 2008,
CZM continued to work with the Straits Pond Watershed Association and the towns
of Hull, Cohasset, and Hingham on the Straits Pond Restoration Project, which
seeks to restore tidal exchange to a severely impaired 94-acre coastal salt
pond through the reconstruction and enlargement of a culvert between the Weir
River estuary and Straits Pond. The $2.69 million construction phase of this
project, expected be begin in early spring 2009, will be administered by the
Massachusetts Highway Department.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Scituate Coastal Inundation and Visualization Project</font></i></b></span>
- In 2008, CZM continued to work with project partners including NOAA, the
National Weather Service, the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, UMass
Boston, DCR, and the town of Scituate on a project that seeks to better
communicate flood and storm damage risk to hazard-prone areas within Scituate
through storm surge modeling, flooding visualization imagery, tidal elevation
monitoring, post-storm flood and storm damage impact documentation, and other
methods.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM provided
technical, grant writing, and coordination assistance to a number of regionally
significant wetland restoration and stewardship projects. These efforts
included preliminary feasibility and monitoring assessments for Broad Cove in
Hingham; design, permitting, and monitoring for Parker Avenue Cut in Cohasset;
monitoring and permitting for Musquashcut Pond in Scituate; design, permitting,
and monitoring in Green Harbor River in Marshfield; and the compilation of
historical and existing condition information for Ellisville Harbor in
Plymouth.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cape
Cod & Islands (Bourne to Provincetown and the Islands)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Cape Cod Bay No Discharge Area Approved</font></i></b></span> - In
July, EPA approved the designation of the coastal waters of Cape Cod Bay as an
NDA. The discharge ban applies to the bayside coastal waters of Marshfield,
Duxbury, Plymouth, Bourne, Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Brewster,
Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Coastal Conservation Commission Training</font></i></b></span> - The
Woods Hole Sea Grant program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts
Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC), has developed a new web-based training
module entitled, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Coastal Conservation
Commission Training: Making Decisions Based on Law and Science</span></i>. This
training module, developed with funding from the National Sea Grant Law Center,
expands the standard training that Conservation Commission members receive.
Provided as PowerPoint presentations with accompanying audio, the coastal
module presents details about the law, the science, and the
regulations—all specifically tailored toward coastal geology, coastal
processes, and application of the state Wetland Protection Regulations for
coastal resource areas. Also included is a discussion of who's who in the
Massachusetts coastal community, featuring CZM’s Cape Cod Regional
Coordinator, Steve McKenna. Check it out on the <a
href="http://www.maccweb.org/coastal_08/coastal_intro/coastal_08-intro.html">MACC
website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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mso-list:l21 level1 lfo8'><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><a name="OLE_LINK11"><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM continued
to provide support to the 23 communities in the Cape & Islands region. CZM
coordinates a Cape & Islands Conservation Commission Network and provides
ongoing technical assistance to local conservation commissions. CZM staff
assisted local harbormasters and waterways committees on a variety of dredge
related issues, including facilitation of a federal, state, and local agency
workgroup to develop greater flexibility in the time-of-year restrictions for
certain types of dredge projects. CZM coordinated numerous agency
pre-application meetings to offer project specific feedback on large projects
within the region. CZM worked with the Pleasant Bay Alliance and the towns of
Chatham, Orleans, Harwich, and Brewster to assess changes to the Pleasant Bay
system resulting from the recent breach in the barrier beach. Work includes
detailed flood studies, hydrographic survey work, and the development of a comprehensive
sediment management plan for the Bay.<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>South
Coastal (Wareham to Seekonk)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, CZM provided
Buzzards Bay communities with a detailed presentation on the sea floor mapping
project that will be conducted in Buzzards Bay and Martha’s Vineyard
Sound beginning in the summer of 2009. CZM and BBNEP continued to work closely
with other state and federal agencies on the Shoreline and Aquatic Resources
Technical Working Groups of the Natural Resource Damages Assessment team to quantify
damages and identify potential restoration opportunities related to the 2003
Bouchard oil spill in Buzzards Bay. Also, CZM continued to work closely with
the city of New Bedford, the town of Fairhaven, MassDEP, and EPA on
navigational dredging activities in New Bedford Harbor. This included providing
guidance to municipalities with MEPA proposals to expand the size of the dredge
material disposal area within the harbor, as well as participating in the plans
to create and define the use of a second confined aquatic disposal (CAD)
facility in the harbor. CZM also provided technical assistance to the Fairhaven
Conservation Commission on strategies for dock and pier management. Finally,
CZM continued to be a resource for municipalities, other agencies, and the
public on coastal issues and concerns in the area.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>National Estuary Programs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
administers two National Estuary Programs (NEPs), the Buzzards Bay National
Estuary Program and the Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP). The </span></font><a
href="http://www.buzzardsbay.org/">Buzzards Bay NEP</a> works to protect and
restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its watershed.
The <a href="http://www.mass.gov/envir/massbays">Massachusetts Bays Program</a>
works collaboratively to emphasize the local role in protecting Massachusetts
and Cape Cod Bays and develops innovative models for improving resource
protection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><a href="http://www.buzzardsbay.org/">Buzzards Bay
National Estuary Program</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Buzzards Bay Grants </font></i></b></span>- In 2008, the Buzzards
Bay NEP continued its core mission to provide grants and technical assistance
to Buzzards Bay municipalities. In March, the NEP awarded $104,000 in state and
federal funds to six municipalities to enhance coastal wetlands, conserve open
space, and improve the environmental quality of estuaries within the Buzzards
Bay watershed. Recipients of these awards were the city of New Bedford and the
towns of Rochester, Marion, Acushnet, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett. (See the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=080311_pr_buzzards_bay&csid=Eoeea">EEA
press release</a>.) In December, the program awarded more than $131,000 in
federal funds to seven municipalities. Recipients of these awards were the
towns of Fairhaven, Acushnet, Wareham, Bourne, and Rochester and the city of
New Bedford. The second round of grants will help these communities protect and
restore wetlands, habitat, and open space; test and design treatment solutions
for stormwater discharges; and restore a herring run. (See the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=081226_pr_buzzards&csid=Eoeea">EEA
press release</a>.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Technical Assistance</font></i></b></span> - In 2008, the Buzzards
Bay NEP continued to assist municipalities with development of local regulatory
protection strategies, review local projects, and help program partners to
prepare grant applications and restoration plans for state and federal grant
programs. These efforts are part of the NEP's ongoing effort to implement
recommendations contained in a comprehensive watershed management plan to
protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its
surrounding watershed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailProgram><a name="OLE_LINK10"></a><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/envir/massbays">Massachusetts Bays Program</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Climate Ready Estuaries</font></i></b></span> - Along with five
other NEPs, the Massachusetts Bays Program was selected to host a pilot project
of EPA’s <a href="http://www.epa.gov/cre/" title="http://www.epa.gov/cre/">Climate
Ready Estuaries</a> initiative in May. MBP is currently working with EPA in
designing and completing a climate change vulnerability assessment for the
coastal zone of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. Upon completion of the
vulnerability assessment, the information gathered will help to revise the
Massachusetts Bays Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan so that
strategies and actions address the anticipated impacts of climate change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Stephen B. Gersh Stewardship Award</font></i></b></span> - In June,
MBP presented the bi-annual Stephen B. Gersh Stewardship Award to Russ Vickers,
recognizing his contributions, time commitment, energy, and skills to help
realize the MBP’s vision of improving the health of coastal habitats in
Massachusetts. His tireless work has resulted in notable environmental
accomplishments within the Salem Sound watershed area. In addition to serving
on the MBP’s Management and Executive Committees, Russ served on the
board of <a href="http://www.salemsound.org/" title="http://www.salemsound.org/">Salem
Sound Coastwatch</a>. Founded in 2001, the Stephen B. Gersh Award is presented
to a citizen who demonstrates dedication, creative problem-solving skills, and
long-range vision for the betterment of the environment both locally and
beyond. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>No Discharge Areas</font></i></b></span> - MBP has been actively
engaged in the NDA designation process throughout Massachusetts and Cape Cod
Bays. In 2008, MBP regional staff worked with communities on efforts to
successfully designate NDAs in Cape Cod Bay, Salem Sound, and the South Shore.
MBP continues to provide assistance with the Upper North Shore designation,
which is anticipated by the end of 2009.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>MBP Program Evaluation a Success</font></i></b></span> - In 2008,
MBP successfully completed a triennial evaluation of the program, a requirement
to ensure continued federal funding. The overall review process involves
meticulous documentation of program implementation and effectiveness. MBP
submitted its review package to EPA in February. In July, EPA conducted an
onsite visit as the final component of the review. Through the three-day visit,
MBP hosted a team of EPA staff and peers from other NEPs who met with CZM and
EEA staff and viewed implementation projects in the Salem Sound and Eight Towns
and the Bay regions. In November, MBP received notification that it had passed
the review. The evaluation report included an overview of the program, key
accomplishments over the last few years, and several suggested recommendations
that should be addressed in the next three-year cycle.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Habitat Enhancement Achievements</font></i></b></span><b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></i></b>- MBP staff are
involved in numerous habitat improvement projects. The following, which are
included in the National Estuary Program habitat database for FY08, represent
improvements to almost 1,500 acres of coastal habitat:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Mill
River, Gloucester</span></i> - Efforts are underway to return this former
freshwater pond to a saltwater estuary through the restoration of tidal flow.
Studies of mudflat clams will be monitored to measure project success. Partners
include the city of Gloucester, WRP, Corporate Wetlands Restoration
Partnership, and NOAA’s Community-Based Restoration Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Great
Marsh, Upper North Shore</span></i> - MBP staff are working to improve
conditions in the high marsh of the upper Great Marsh, more than 500 acres of
marsh impacted by <font color=black><span style='color:black'>emergent stands
of the invasive plant, </span></font><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Phragmites</span></i>.
Through the use of chemicals, fire, and cutting, <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Phragmites</span></i> is being removed in order to restore the marsh to
a more natural state. Partners include the town of Newbury, Ducks Unlimited,
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, and the Essex County Greenbelt
Association.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Town
Creek, Salisbury</span></i> - MBP staff are working on this culvert repair
project to address tidal flow in Town Creek to enable better control and more
extensive tidal flushing to restore a brackish salt/freshwater coastal marsh
that is currently overgrown by <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Phragmites</span></i>
due current tidally restrictive infrastructure. Partners include the town of
Salisbury, NOAA, and WRP.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Upper
Shawme Pond, Sandwich</span></i> - MBP staff are assisting partners in the town
of Sandwich to restore the Upper Shawme Pond Fish Run, the only active herring
run remaining in Sandwich. The pond used to be the spawning ground for alewife
and eels before the fish run ceased to function due to low flow. As part of a
dam reconstruction project, an Alaskan steep pass fish ladder will be installed
to restore fish access. Additional partners include the Association to Preserve
Cape Cod, Gulf of Maine Council, NOAA Habitat Restoration Center, National
Association of Counties, and the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Green
Harbor, Marshfield</span></i> - The goal of this tide gate replacement project
is to improve water quality and wildlife habitat and restore natural hydrology
to the Green Harbor River. Partners include the North and South Rivers
Watershed Association, the town of Marshfield, and WRP. CZM and students from
Whitman/Hanson High School, led by Laurie Bianchi, assisted with data
collection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Staff & People<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
looking back over this year of changes, CZM welcomes the new members of the
coastal management team and wishes the best of luck to those who have moved on
to new opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Coastal Shoreline and Floodplain
Manager</span></font></i></b></span> - In April, <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Andrea Cooper</span></b> became CZM’s new Coastal Shoreline and
Floodplain Manager and will serve as the lead for developing and implementing
state policy and municipal technical assistance programs to promote sound
land-use principles in areas threatened by coastal erosion and flooding. For
the last three years, Andrea was the Smart Growth Coordinator for CZM and EEA.
In this role she catalogued, developed, and distributed planning, technical,
regulatory, and outreach tools to community officials and development industry
professionals for real-world growth management—receiving a 2007
Commonwealth Employee Performance of the Year Award for her efforts. Before
that, Andrea was CZM’s North Shore Regional Coordinator for nine years.
Her accomplishments included co-founding the Green Neighborhoods Alliance,
which received a 2004 EPA New England Environmental Merit Award for its work to
reshape suburban growth by promoting open space and environmental resource
protection through creative and flexible cluster development approach.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Legislative Coordinator</span></font></i></b></span>
- In April, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mary-Lee King</span></b> left CZM
to join the Department of Fish and Game team as Legislative Director. In her
four years at CZM, Mary-Lee focused on a variety of legislative issues and
special projects, including the ocean management legislation, the Coastal
Hazards Commission, and No Discharge Areas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mass Bays Outreach Coordinator</span></font></i></b></span>
- In May, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Peter Hanlon</span></b> left the
Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program after five years as Policy and
Outreach Coordinator. During his time with Mass Bays, Peter worked on improving
the program website and developing outreach materials for both the Think Blue
(stormwater information for the public) and Greenscapes (environmental
landscaping) campaigns. In September, MBP welcomed <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Carole McCauley</span></b> as the new Outreach and Policy Coordinator.
Carole worked previously with the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
in Florida as the Watershed Action Volunteer Coordinator and with the
Environmental Awareness Group of the U.S. Peace Corps in Antigua. Most
recently, she finished a second master's degree at the Florida Institute of
Technology and worked as an environmental planning and implementation manager
in Montserrat.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>AIS Program Intern</span></font></i></b></span>
- In June, CZM welcomed <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Alex Boeri</span></b>
as the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program Summer Intern. Alex assisted
program staff in monitoring for marine invasive species at several locations
along the coast of Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wetlands Restoration Planner</span></font></i></b></span>
- In August, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Beth Suedmeyer</span></b> left
CZM's Wetlands Restoration Program to join DCR's Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) Program as their Inland ACEC Coordinator. While
working with WRP as a Restoration Planner, Beth contributed to several key
projects, including the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Task Force Report, Great
Marsh Coastal Wetlands Restoration Plan, and the Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol
Project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean Services Manager</span></font></i></b></span>
- In August, CZM welcomed back <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>John Weber</span></b>
as the Ocean Services Manager, filling a critical policy, planning, and
coordinating role for the ocean planning efforts of EEA. John has spent the
last two years working for the Maine Coastal Program on wind energy and coastal
land-use issues. He also served as CZM’s Boston Harbor Regional
Coordinator in 2005-2006, where he played key roles in developing harbor plans
for the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Fort Point Channel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Marine Spatial Planner</span></font></i></b></span>
- In September, CZM welcomed <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Emily Chambliss</span></b>
as a Marine Spatial Planner. Emily will provide mapping assistance with
CZM’s ocean planning efforts and will be developing new GIS data layers
for <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm">MORIS</a>, the
Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System. Emily received her
master’s of environmental management from Duke University’s
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and her bachelor’s
from Boston College.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NOAA Coastal Fellow</span></font></i></b></span>
- In September, CZM bid farewell to <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Wes Shaw</span></b>,
our 2006-2008 Coastal Management Fellow from NOAA’s Coastal Services
Center (CSC). Wes was the mastermind behind CZM’s nationally acclaimed <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts program</a>, which
was designed to give local decision-makers information and tools for coastal
storm damage and flood protection, as well as sea level rise and climate change
preparation. While at CZM, Wes twice received recognition at the national
conference of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) for his
innovative StormSmart Coasts work. Wes moved to Washington, where, with funding
from CSC, he will transfer the Massachusetts StormSmart Coasts model to other
coastal areas around the country, beginning with regional websites for the Gulf
of Mexico coast and the New England states. In September, CZM welcomed <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Daniella Hirschfeld</span></b> as our seventh NOAA
Coastal Management Fellow. In phase two of StormSmart Coasts, Daniella will
work directly with selected coastal communities to implement coastal floodplain
management tools. Daniella received her master’s in environmental
management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of Environmental and
Earth Studies and her bachelor’s from Dartmouth College.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Clean Marina Intern</span></font></i></b></span>
- In September, CZM welcomed <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Kim Starbuck</span></b>
as the Massachusetts Clean Marina Program Intern. With financial support from
the Cape Cod & the Massachusetts Marine Trades Associations, CZM was able
to bring Kim on board to assist CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/">Clean Marina Program</a>, which
provides resources and direct technical assistance regarding environmental
compliance to Massachusetts marinas. During her internship, Kim initiated the
development of an environmental regulatory compliance checklist and compiled
information on clean marina certification programs around the country to inform
future efforts in Massachusetts. Kim is finishing up her master’s of
science in environmental, earth, and ocean sciences at UMass Boston.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>BUAR Deputy Director</span></font></i></b></span>
- In September, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>David Trubey</span></b> left
CZM to take a position with Fathom Research, a marine science consulting firm.
For the past nine years, David has served as the Board of Underwater
Archaeological Resources Deputy Director and Staff Archaeologist. During this
time, David participated in all aspects of BUAR activities—from field
investigations to outreach activities to coordinating project review.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean Analyst</span></font></i></b></span>
- In October, EEA and CZM welcomed <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Pressada
Vella</span></b> to the ocean management planning team. Pressada is finalizing
her doctoral dissertation at UMass Boston where she has been studying various
aspects of marine ecosystem-based management, and also brings international
experience in such issues to EEA/CZM. Pressada previously interned for the
MassDEP, Chapter 91 Waterways Licensing Program, and has worked for the
government of Malta on environmental issues related to the European Union.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Marine Ecologist</span></font></i></b></span>
- In December, Tony Wilbur left CZM to pursue a master’s degree in
education. Since 1998, Tony has served as a marine ecologist at CZM. From 1998
to 2004, he played a key role in the development of technical information to
characterize the environmental and economic issues surrounding dredged material
management in the Commonwealth. Since its inception in 2003, Tony has served as
CZM's program manager for a <a
href="http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html">Seafloor
Mapping Cooperative</a> with the U.S. Geologic Survey. The high-resolution
data, maps, and other products of the Massachusetts seafloor generated by this program
directly support and inform priority management efforts, such as comprehensive
ocean planning and habitat protection. Tony's work on (and passion for) the
protection and management of the marine environment was also clearly exhibited
through his work on innovative pilot projects on eelgrass quality assessment on
the North Shore. CZM wishes Tony all the best in his new chapter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Massachusetts
Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>251
Causeway Street, Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Boston,
MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>(617)
626-1200<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>CZM
Information Line - (617) 626-1212<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>CZM
Website - </span></font></b><a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>www.mass.gov/czm</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>A
publication of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
pursuant<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA05NOS4191063.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>This
publication is funded (in part) by a grant/cooperative agreement from the<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>The
views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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