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<p class=CZ-Mail><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><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'>February 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'>Welcome
to CZ-Mail, the monthly electronic newsletter from the Massachusetts Office of
Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Each issue provides information on major CZM
initiatives, available tools and publications, upcoming workshops and events,
grants, contracting opportunities, job openings, coastal legislation, and other
news of interest to people working on coastal issues. Additional information
about CZM's programs, publications, and other coastal topics can be found on
the </span></font><a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/"
title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/">CZM website</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=February%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'>Ocean Planning Process Continues<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
January, the Ocean Science Advisory Council concluded its review of the first
draft of the baseline assessment and the agency workgroup reports. This
milestone set the stage for the Council’s upcoming work on assisting the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) in developing the
science and research plan, a key component of the ocean management plan that
will provide a strategy for addressing scientific questions and data needs to
help inform ocean management in the years to come. The Ocean Advisory
Commission also met in January and provided input on the conceptual plan
framework and associated goals and objectives for the ocean management plan. To
enable stakeholders to review technical materials prepared to date as part of
the ocean management plan development process, EEA has scheduled two public meetings
on February 7 in Sandwich at the Daniel Webster Inn from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. and February 10 in Boston at the Fish Pier from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EEA
will incorporate the input from these meetings into draft plan development.
Both meetings have identical agendas and have been planned at locations that
will provide opportunity for broad participation. Please </span></font><a
href="http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228P4BSTVCH">register online</a>.
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>
<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'>Governor Signs NDA Enforcement Legislation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On
January 13, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/185history/h04805.htm">H 4805</a>, legislation
that gives the director of the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and all that
serve under him, the ability to issue an administrative penalty of up to $2,000
per infraction for violations of No Discharge Area (NDA) regulations. This
enforcement authority applies to environmental police officers, harbormasters,
fish and game wardens, and police officers assigned to patrol the waters of the
Commonwealth. Specifically, the law states that no person shall discharge any
sewage, whether treated or not, from a marine sanitation device into any waters
of the Commonwealth designated by the Secretary of Environmental Affairs as an
NDA. Roughly 70 percent of the Commonwealth's waters have been designated as no
discharge. For more information, see CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/">NDA web site</a>, the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/nodiscrg/ma.html">map of the NDAs in
Massachusetts</a>, and the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080495.htm">complete text of
the new law</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'>StormSmart Coasts Begins Implementation Phase <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>CZM
continues the implementation of </span></font><a
href="http://mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts</a> with five selected
projects—Boston, Falmouth, Hull, Oak Bluffs, and the three-town team of
Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth. In January, the program held the first Coastal
Advisory Group Meeting, bringing together more than 30 officials from the
selected communities. In the meeting, CZM and the communities discussed the
work ahead and clearly identified the primary goals of the projects. Expected
project outcomes include a model pre-disaster hazard mitigation plan that
incorporates sea level rise and anticipated intensity and frequency of storms
due to climate change; outreach materials that target key audiences including
homeowners; development review guidance; and model improvements to floodplain
bylaws. Federal and state agencies, regional planning agencies, and other
technical experts will be project partners.<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'>CZM Staff & People<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 Welcomes New Intern</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Massachusetts Bays Program is delighted to welcome Josh Daskin as its new
intern. Josh will be at Mass Bays through April to assist with the upcoming
State of the Bays report and develop outreach materials on climate change
adaptation. A regular on the Dean’s List at Brandeis University, Josh is
a senior in the biology and environmental studies program and aspires to pursue
graduate studies in either ecology or conservation biology. His experience
includes a summer 2008 research grant at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama,
environmental education, and science writing. Welcome aboard Josh!<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'>Grants/Funding Opportunities<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 and Estuarine Land
Conservation RFR Expected to Be Released Soon</span></font></i></b></span> -
CZM expects to release a Request for Responses (RFR) soon seeking applications
for funding under the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/celcp/index.htm">Coastal
and Estuarine Land Conservation Program</a> (CELCP). CELCP provides state and
local governments with matching funds to purchase significant coastal and estuarine
lands, or conservation easements on such lands, that are considered important
for their ecological, conservation, recreational, historical, or aesthetic
values. Applications will be reviewed and ranked for nomination to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for evaluation and potential
Federal Fiscal Year 2010 CELCP funding. For details, stay tuned to CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/jobsandgrants.htm">Jobs & Grants web page</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Inundation Visualization Contract
Opportunity </span></font></i></b></span>- In February, CZM expects to release
an RFR seeking proposals to develop 3D models that visualize inundation
scenarios due to flood events and sea-level rise. The project must be completed
by June 30. Stay tuned to CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/jobsandgrants.htm">Job & Grants web page</a>
for the latest information about this RFR.<font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><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><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>WHOI</span></font></i></b></span></st1:PlaceName><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Sea</st1:PlaceType></font></i></b></span></st1:place><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> Grant Funding</font></i></b></span> -
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Sea Grant Program is
seeking pre-proposals for its 2010-2012 funding cycle. The theme areas for this
cycle are fisheries and aquaculture, environmental technologies, and estuarine
and coastal processes. Those interested are encouraged to attend the WHOI Sea
Grant open meeting on February 11 at 2:00 p.m. in Redfield Auditorium. For details,
see the <a href="http://www.whoi.edu/seagrant/whatsnew/rfp.html">WHOI Sea Grant
website</a>. Pre-proposals are due by March 2.<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'>EPA CARE Grants</span></font></i></b></span>
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking proposals for the
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. Up to $3 million is
available in 2009 to support community-based partnerships to reduce toxic
pollution at the local level. Eligible applicants include county and local
governments, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and universities. For additional
information, see the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/care">CARE website</a>.
Proposals are due by March 16.<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'>Reminder</span></font></i></b></span>
- This opportunity listed in the last CZ-Mail is still available:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;font-weight:
normal;font-style:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></i></b></span><![endif]><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial>Research and Mentoring Experiences for
Teachers</font></i></b></span> - The University of Rhode Island's Office of
Marine Programs is seeking applicants for the <a
href="http://www.armadaproject.org/overview.htm">ARMADA Project—Research
and Mentoring Experiences for Teachers</a>. The ARMADA Project provides K-12
teachers an opportunity to participate in ocean, polar, and environmental
science research, as well as peer mentoring. Applications are due by February
9.<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>
<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'>Products/Publications<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'>StormSmart Fact Sheets</span></font></i></b></span>
- In January, CZM’s <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart
Coasts program</a> released a two new fact sheets. The first, <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_quincy.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Case Study: Massachusetts Communities Reduce Storm
Risk in Developed Areas</span></i></a> (PDF1.3 MB), explains how two
Massachusetts communities are using federal funds to make existing homes safer.
The second, <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/stormsmart_landscaping.pdf"><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Landscaping to Protect Your Coastal
Property from Storm Damage and Flooding</span></font></i></em></a> (PDF, 956
KB), details landscaping approaches that can help counter the forces of wind,
waves, and runoff and protect property against erosion caused by storms and
flooding.<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'>Pressure Washing Guidance</span></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 <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State>
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>. For 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>
<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'>2009 Boaters’ Guide to Tides
and Pumpout Facilities</span></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 <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State>
coastline and a June-September tide chart. The 2009 guide is now available. <a
name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7">For 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>
<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 Invasive Species Monitoring
Guide</span></font></i></b></span> - In December, CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/index.htm">Aquatic Invasive Species
Program</a> released a new resource for groups that monitor marine invasive
species. Developed as the primary guidance document for the <strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
normal'>Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative</span></font></b></strong>
(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 more information, 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>
<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><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gulf</span></font></i></b></span></st1:PlaceType><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine
Times</st1:PlaceName></font></i></b></span> - The Fall/Winter 2008 issue of
the <a href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gulf
of Maine Times</span></i></a> is now available online. This edition is
primarily devoted to exploring efforts around the Gulf to provide alternative,
renewable forms of energy such as wind and tidal power. The lead story,
"Harnessing the Gulf's Winds, Tides for Reliable Energy Independence"
shows a sampling of such efforts Gulf-wide.<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'>EPA Report on Sea Level Rise</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NOAA, has
released a report that discusses the impacts of sea level rise on the coast,
coastal communities, and the habitats and species that depend on them. The
report, <a href="http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/sap4-1.html"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the
Mid-Atlantic Region</span></i></a>, examines multiple opportunities for
governments and coastal communities to plan for and adapt to rising sea levels.<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'>Coastal Condition Report</span></font></i></b></span>
- The National Coastal Condition Report III is the third in a series of
environmental assessments of <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
coastal and <st1:place w:st="on">Great Lakes</st1:place> waters. A
collaboration of the EPA, NOAA, USGS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), coastal states, and the National Estuary Program, the report assesses
America’s coastal conditions using five indicators—water quality,
sediment quality, benthic community condition, coastal habitat loss, and fish
tissue contaminants. See the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/nccr/">National
Coastal Condition Reports web page</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cruise Ship Discharge Report</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA has released a Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report that assesses five
primary cruise ship waste streams—sewage, graywater, oily bilge water,
solid waste, and hazardous waste. See the EPA <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/cruise_ships/disch_assess.html">Cruise
Ship Discharge Assessment Report web page</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Revised Guidance to Protect Wetlands
and Streams</span></font></i></b></span> - EPA and the Department of the Army
have issued a revised guidance to ensure wetlands, streams, and other waters
are better protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The revised guidance
replaces previous policy issued in June 2007 and clarifies a June 2006 Supreme
Court decision in <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Rapanos v. United States</span></i>
regarding the scope of the agencies’ jurisdiction under the CWA. See the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/guidance/CWAwaters.html">EPA 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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Study on Coastal Wetlands</span></font></i></b></span>
- NOAA and USFWS have released the report, <a
href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habitatprotection/pdf/wetlands/Final%20Coastal%20Wetlands%20Report.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal
Watersheds of the Eastern United States: 1998 to 2004</span></i></a> (PDF, 447
KB), which shows a loss of 59,000 acres per year in the coastal watersheds of
the Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, and Gulf of Mexico. This causes concern, as
coastal wetlands are important habitat for commercial and recreational fish,
waterfowl, and other species, and they protect coastal communities from the
effects of coastal storms and floods.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></span></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><em><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CICEET Progress
Reports</span></font></i></b></em> - The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and
Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) has released the <a
href="http://ciceet.unh.edu/stats/fall_reports_08.html">Fall 2008 Progress
Reports</a> for its environmental technology development projects. Each project
targets a priority challenge faced by natural resource managers in coastal
states around the country. With support from CICEET, researchers from academia,
industry, and the public sector are developing tools to monitor harmful algal
blooms and coastal water quality, manage nutrient pollution, treat contaminated
sediments, restore habitats, and support community resiliency. <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'>Coastal Services Magazine</span></font></i></b></span>
- The January/February 2009 issue of <a
href="http://csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2009/01/"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Coastal
Services</span></i></a>, a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">NOAA</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Coastal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Services</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> magazine, is now
available online. This issue features articles about a using science to create
dune and beach protection policy in <st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State>,
sustainable tourism in <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>, and providing GIS
services to conserve lands in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State></st1:place>.
<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'>Coastal Society Bulletin</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Winter 2008 issue of the <a
href="http://www.thecoastalsociety.org/E_Bulletin/Winter2008/Winter%202008%20bulletin.html"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Coastal Society Bulletin</span></i></a> is now
available. This edition features an article on leadership, gender, and the
future of coastal and ocean management.<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'>Reminder</span></font></i></b></span>
- The following CZM publication listed in the last regular CZ-Mail is still
available:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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>Freeboard Fact Sheet</font></i></b></span> - CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts program</a> has
released <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—a 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.<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'>Websites<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'>Google Earth with NOAA Charts</span></font></i></b></span>
- A new tool has been developed to provide NOAA nautical charts in a familiar
Google Earth interface. The <a href="http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/">GeoGarage
spatial image server</a>, provides access to 1,018 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> nautical charts. Users can
zoom in or out and adjust the transparency of these charts to see the
underlying orthophotos and terrestrial maps.<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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Living Shoreline Course for Marine
Contractors</span></font></i></b></span> - The Virginia Institute of Marine
Science offers a free online design online course for marine contractors on
“living shoreline” type designs. In this approach, the shoreline is
re-shaped with natural materials to reduce erosion. See the <a
href="http://ccrm.vims.edu/education/ls_design_class/index.html">Living
Shoreline Design web page</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology
Database</span></font></i></b></span> - The U.S. Department of Energy has
developed an online <a
href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/hydrokinetic/default.aspx">Marine
and Hydrokinetic Technology Database</a> that provides up-to-date information
on marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy, both in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> and around <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the
world. The database includes wave, tidal, current, and ocean thermal energy,
and contains information on the various energy conversion technologies,
companies active in the field, and development of projects in the water.<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><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Online Education Resources for
Teachers</span></font></i></b></span> - NOAA’s National Ocean Service
(NOS) is offering a new set of environmental science resources for teachers in
grades 5-12. Teachers need accurate information and resources to integrate
ocean, coastal, and climate science into local and state curricula. These
resources provide a variety of lesson plans, background information, resource
links, tutorials, archived professional development seminars, media galleries,
and interactive tools. The modules, created in partnership with the National
Science Teachers Association, focus on estuaries, coral ecosystems, and the
ocean's role in weather and climate.</a> See the NOS <a
href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/welcome.html">professional
development resources for teachers 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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean Guardian Programs</span></font></i></b></span>
- The NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean Guardian Programs encourage
children to explore their natural surroundings to form a sense of personal
connection to the ocean and/or watersheds in which they live. Students can
become a member of the Ocean Guardian Kids Club. Teachers can form an Ocean
Guardian Classroom. Check out the <a
href="http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian_prog.html">Ocean
Guardian Programs 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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Submerged Lands Conference
Presentations</span></font></i></b></span> - Presentations from the 27<sup>th</sup>
Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference, held last fall in
Traverse City, Michigan, are available online. The conference highlighted
issues surrounding the administration of submerged lands and adjacent uplands,
such as regulations for energy facility planning and siting, protecting
underwater natural resources, and dredging and coastal protection. See the <a
href="http://www.submergedlands2008.com/program.html">conference 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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Green Stormwater Practices</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA and the U.S. Botanic Garden produced the online video, <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/video.html"><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In</span></i></a>,
which highlights green techniques such as rain gardens, green roofs, and rain
barrels to help manage stormwater runoff. The film showcases green techniques
that are being used in urban areas to reduce the effects of stormwater runoff
on the quality of downstream receiving waters. <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'>Public Comment<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'>No Discharge Area</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA is seeking comments on a <st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State>
request to designate the coastal waters of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lower</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">North</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Shore</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> as a vessel No
Discharge Area. The NDA will encompass the coastal waters of <st1:City w:st="on">Revere</st1:City>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Saugus</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lynn</st1:place></st1:City>,
Nahant, and Swampscott. Within the NDA, the dumping of all boat sewage, both
treated and untreated, will be prohibited. For details, including commenting instructions,
see the <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E8-31300.htm">Federal
Register Notice</a>. Comments are due by February 4.<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'>Cape Wind EIS</span></font></i></b></span>
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Service (MMS) has
released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Cape Wind
Energy Project proposed for Nantucket Sound. To download an electronic copy of
the EIS, see the <a href="http://www.mms.gov/offshore/AlternativeEnergy/">MMS
website</a>. Although this is a final EIS, comments are being accepted. Details
on commenting are provided in the <a
href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-1065.htm">Federal Register Notice</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Draft Watershed TMDL Handbook</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA is seeking comments on the draft <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Handbook
for Developing Watershed TMDLs</span></i>. EPA is looking for ways to help
states expedite development of scientifically defensible total maximum daily
loads (TMDL). One strategy is to use a watershed framework. Grouping multiple
impaired waterbodies into a single watershed TMDL may provide cost savings and
result in more effective TMDLs that allow better restoration of impaired water
bodies. See the EPA <a href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/techsupp.html">Impaired
Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads web page</a>. Comments are due by February
18.<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'>Climate Change Report</span></font></i></b></span>
- NOAA and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program are seeking comments on the
draft Unified Synthesis Product, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Global
Climate Change Impacts in the United States</span></i>. <font color=black><span
style='color:black'>This product will provide a single coherent analysis of the
current understanding of climate change science, summarize the contributions of
the Climate Change Science Program, and identify important gaps in the science.
</span></font>For details, see the <a
href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/usp/">Unified Synthesis Product
web page</a>. Comments are due by February 27.<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'>OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program</span></font></i></b></span>
- MMS is seeking comments on the Draft Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2010-2015. This proposed program will
succeed the current program that expires on June 30, 2012. For details, see the
<a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-1062.htm">Federal Register
Notice</a>. Comments are due by March 23.<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'>Reminder</span></font></i></b></span>
- The following comment opportunity listed in the last CZ-Mail is still open:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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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>Draft TMDLs for Stormwater Permits Handbook</font></i></b></span> -
EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW) and Office of
Wastewater Management (OWM) are seeking comments on the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/stormwater/#tmdlresources">Draft TMDLs to
Stormwater Handbook</a>, a technical reference for TMDLs and stormwater
permits. Submit comments to Christine Ruf at <a
href="mailto:ruf.christine@epa.gov">ruf.christine@epa.gov</a> by February 27,
2009.<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'>Calendar<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'>MACC Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On February 28, the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions
(MACC) will hold the 2009 <a href="http://www.maccweb.org/edu_aec.html">MACC
Annual Environmental Conference</a> in Worcester. Join more than 1,000
Conservation Commissioners, local officials, state and federal officials,
consultants, and attorneys for the largest regular environmental conference in
New England. CZM’s Cape and Islands Regional Coordinator, Steve McKenna,
will present a workshop on beach nourishment and sediment management, an
important tool for maintaining public and private beaches. This presentation
will provide an overview of different types of beach nourishment projects and
discuss the importance of regular nourishment to help mitigate impacts caused
by various types of coastal engineering structures. The goal is to help
Commissioners effectively review and evaluate nourishment projects, and also to
improve and encourage local sediment management efforts.<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'>Whale Seminar</span></font></i></b></span>
- On February 4 at 6:30 p.m., the <a href="http://www.whalingmuseum.org/">New
Bedford Whaling Museum</a> will hold the seminar, <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Whaling to Watching</span></i>. The human interaction with whales has
changed greatly over the past nine centuries. Through history, whales have been
curiosities and sea monsters, commodities and sources of wealth and investment,
rallying points for environmental consciousness, and the focus of intense and
ongoing scientific research. Join the museum for this discussion presented by
museum historian, Mike Dyer and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Society’s Senior Biologist, Regina Asmutis-Silvia. <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'>Horseshoe Crab Talk</span></font></i></b></span>
- On February 10 at 1:30 p.m., the <a href="http://www.ccmnh.org/">Cape Cod
Museum of Natural History</a> will host <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Horseshoe Crab, Living Fossil & Modern Medicine</span></i> with Dr. Michael
Dawson of Associates of Cape Cod talking about the biology of the horseshoe
crab.<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'>Beach Preservation Technology
Conference</span></font></i></b></span> - On February 18-20, the Florida Shore
& Beach Preservation Association will hold the 22<sup>nd</sup> Annual <a
href="http://www.fsbpa.com/seminar.htm">National Conference on Beach
Preservation Technology</a> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">St.
Petersburg Beach</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State></st1:place>.
<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'>Eelgrass Workshop</span></font></i></b></span>
- On February 24-25, the workshop <a
href="http://www.ecsga.org/Temporary_items/eelgrass_workshop.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Status, Trends, and Conservation of Eelgrass in
Northeastern United States and Canada</span></i></a> will be held in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State></st1:place>.
For more information contact Hilary Neckles at <a
href="mailto:HNeckles@usgs.gov">HNeckles@usgs.gov</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ecological Landscaping Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On February 27-28, the Ecological Landscaping Association will present the 15<sup>th</sup>
Annual <a href="http://www.ecolandscaping.org/conference.html">Conference &
Eco-Marketplace</a> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Springfield</st1:place></st1:City>.
The conference features almost twenty seminars and workshops presented by
practitioners, writers, and educators in the fields of landscaping, gardening,
eco-design solutions, and more. Sessions explore all aspects of ecological,
sustainable, and organic landscaping, including minimizing water use, developing
healthy soils, supporting urban and suburban forests, and designing and
building gardens with diversity and native populations in mind. <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'>Coastal GeoTools Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 2-5, <a href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/geotools">Coastal GeoTools 2009</a>
will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Myrtle Beach</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">South Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>. Coastal GeoTools
is the conference series that focuses on the technical information needs of the
nation's coastal programs. The theme for 2009 is "Building the Digital
Coast," a new initiative that provides easy access to organized and
relevant data, tools, and technical training.<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'>Climate Change Preparation Workshop</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 3, the Massachusetts Coastal Training Program will hold the workshop
<a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/eventshow.aspx?eventid=110"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Plan to Protect: How Communities Can Prepare for
Climate Change</span></i></a> in Hyannis. This full-day workshop will present
case studies about different approaches to adaptation planning.<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'>Grant Writing Workshop</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 9-10, Grant Writing USA, in coordination with the Bentley University
Police Department, will hold a <a
href="http://cmpgnr.com/r.html?c=1395521&r=1394190&t=1618795672&l=1&d=90487597&u=http%3a%2f%2fgrantwritingusa%2ecom%2fevents%2fwrite%2fwama0309%2ehtml%3fm&g=0&f=90487600">grant
writing workshop</a> at the Bentley campus in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Waltham</st1:City></st1:place>. The workshop is targeted at city,
county, and state agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, and educational
institutions. <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'>Coastal Erosion Control Workshop</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 11, Everett J. Prescott, Inc. will hold its 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual
Coastal Erosion Control Workshop in Hyannis. For more information on this
full-day workshop, contact Chris Holman at <a
href="mailto:chris.holman@ejprescott.com">chris.holman@ejprescott.com</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-MailParagraph><em><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod Natural
History Conference</span></font></i></b></em> - On March 14, Mass Audubon will
hold the 14<sup>th</sup> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Annual</st1:PlaceName> <a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/catalog.php?code=172-WF09WI1&sancName=&getresults=long">Cape
Cod Natural History Conference</a> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cape Cod</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
This full-day conference will feature presenters from environmental
organizations across <st1:place w:st="on">Cape Cod</st1:place>, speaking on a
diversity of natural history topics. Come learn about local research projects,
conservation efforts, and local environmental organizations.<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'>Mapping <st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State>
Communities Workshop</span></font></i></b></span> - On both March 26 and 27,
New Urban Research is holding a one-day GIS workshop in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Waltham</st1:City></st1:place>. <a
href="http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/massachusetts-gis.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Mapping Massachusetts Communities Workshop: An
Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis</span></i></a> is a beginner-level
class for anyone interested in mapping their community. Using ArcGIS 9.3,
participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display
spatial trends in information.<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'>NOWRA Annual Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On April 6-9, the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)
will hold the 18<sup>th</sup> Annual <a
href="http://www.nowra.org/annual_conference.html">Technical Conference and
Expo</a> in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The NOWRA annual conference serves as the
premier national conference for the decentralized wastewater industry.<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'>Water Resources Research Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On April 7, the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center will hold the
Sixth Annual <a href="http://www.umass.edu/tei/wrrc/WRRC2004/Conference2009/">Water
Resources Research Conference</a> at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The conference will highlight interactions in water resources, including
science, policy, management, and design.<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'>Great Marsh Symposium</span></font></i></b></span>
- On April 11, the Great Marsh Symposium, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Discover
a Coastal Treasure in Our Backyard</span></i>, will be held at the Parker River
National Wildlife Headquarters in Newburyport. The symposium will feature
numerous presentations by experts on the Great Marsh—the largest
continuous stretch of salt marsh in New England. For details, see the <a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/GreatMarsh/Great_Marsh_Web_Site/index.htm">Great
Marsh 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-MailParagraph><st1:State w:st="on"><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Massachusetts</span></font></i></b></span></st1:State><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> Envirothon</font></i></b></span> -
The 2009 Massachusetts Envirothon, the leading natural resource education
program for Commonwealth’s high school students, will kickoff on May 13
at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Doyle</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Leominster</st1:place></st1:City>.
Teams comprised of five students represent their school or organization in a
statewide competition testing their knowledge of aquatics, forestry, soils,
wildlife, and current environmental issues. A final competition event and award
ceremony will be held on May 30. To get involved, see the <a
href="http://www.maenvirothon.org/index.htm">Massachusetts Envirothon 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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Northeast Beaches Conference—Call
for Papers</span></font></i></b></span> - The 2009 <a
href="http://www.ieca-nechapter.org/coastal2009.html">Northeast Beaches
Conference</a> will be held in Woods Hole on September 21-23. The theme for
2009 is local efforts in shoreline management and protection. Abstracts are due
by May 15. <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><em><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Nonpoint Source
Pollution Conference</span></font></i></b></em> - On May 18-20, the New England
Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) will hold the 20<sup>th</sup>
Annual <a href="http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/">Nonpoint Source
Pollution Conference</a> in Portland, Maine. The three-day event brings
together those in New England and New York state involved in nonpoint source
pollution management, including participants from government and private
sector, academia, and watershed organizations.<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'>International Marine Conservation
Congress</span></font></i></b></span> - On May 20-24, the 2009 <a
href="http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/imcc/index.html?CFID=8079427&CFTOKEN=72562364">International
Marine Conservation Congress</a> (IMCC) will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>.
The goal of the IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through
public and media outreach and the development of science-based deliverables
that will be used to drive policy change and implementation. Major themes for
the 2009 conference include global climate change, the land-sea interface,
ecosystem-based management, and poverty and globalization.<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><em><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Marine Educators
Conference—Call for Presentations</span></font></i></b></em> - On June
29-July 3, the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) will hold the <a
href="http://209.232.236.13/nmea2009/">NMEA 2009: One World Conserving One
Ocean conference</a> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pacific Grove</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>. Presentation
proposals are due by February 15.<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'>Reminders</span></font></i></b></span>
- The following calendar items, posted in the last regular CZ-Mail, are still
to come:<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>Climate Change Symposium</font></i></b></span>
- On February 5, 2009, the New England Aquarium in coordination with the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution will hold a free climate change symposium to
bring business leaders, policy makers, and non-governmental organizations
together to examine the impacts of climate change and acidification on the
marine environment. The symposium is by invitation only. Contact Vickie Cataldo
at <a href="mailto:vcataldo@neaq.org" title="mailto:vcataldo@neaq.org">vcataldo@neaq.org</a>
if you or your organization is interested in attending.<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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mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
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</span></font></span></span></font></i></b></span><![endif]><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial>New England Estuarine Research
Society—Call for Abstracts</font></i></b></span> - On April 2-4, the <a
href="http://www.neers.org/">New England Estuarine Research Society</a> (NEERS)
will hold its next meeting in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Salem</st1:place></st1:City>.
Abstracts are due by February 6.<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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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CZM in the News<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Below
are links to recent news and journal articles that feature CZM. (Articles may
only be available for a limited time. Not working? Try copying the web address
directly into your browser, rather than clicking on it.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Coastal agency approves Cape Wind
plan (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 1/27/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090127/NEWS/901270310">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090127/NEWS/901270310</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wetlands restoration project in
Dennis wins national award (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>EEA Press
Release</span></i>, 1/27/09) - <br>
</span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090127_pr_dennis_wetlands&csid=Eoeea"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090127_pr_dennis_wetlands&csid=Eoeea</span></font></a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Ship discharges threaten sea life
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe</span></i>, 1/26/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/01/26/ship_discharges_threaten_sea_life/">http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/01/26/ship_discharges_threaten_sea_life/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Federal grant to fund fixing
Bourne culvert (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>,
1/20/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090120/NEWS/901200316/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090120/NEWS/901200316/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State></st1:place> awarded over $375K to boost
wetlands protection (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>EPA Press Release</span></i>,
1/9/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/6d651d23f5a91b768525735900400c28/02da4b95c46d78be8525753900712dfc!OpenDocument">http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/6d651d23f5a91b768525735900400c28/02da4b95c46d78be8525753900712dfc!OpenDocument</a>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Federal grants aim to protect,
restore coastal habitat (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
1/6/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060326">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060326</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone
Management announces five StormSmart Coasts pilot projects (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>EEA Press Release</span></i>, 1/5/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090105_pr_stormsmart&csid=Eoeea">http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090105_pr_stormsmart&csid=Eoeea</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:State w:st="on">Mass.</st1:State>
launches effort to protect coast residents: Rising sea levels pose a threat (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe</span></i>, 1/3/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/03/mass_launches_effort_to_protect_coast_residents/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/03/mass_launches_effort_to_protect_coast_residents/</a>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Bourne gets EPA grant to replace
culvert (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 12/30/08)
- <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081230/NEWS/812300309/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081230/NEWS/812300309/-1/NEWS01</a>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"><font
size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In the News<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Below
are links to recent news and journal articles on coastal issues. (Articles may
only be available for a limited time. Not working? Try copying the web address
directly into your browser, rather than clicking on it.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Ruling reaction: Feds say no to
leased days at sea (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
1/30/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_029231010.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_029231010.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fed judge sets aside fishing rules
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 1/27/09)
- <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_027224027.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_027224027.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Grab a rake: Shellfishing likely
OK in town <i><span style='font-style:italic'>(Herald News</span></i>, 1/27/09)
- <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x716057990/Shellfishing-likely-OK-in-town">http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x716057990/Shellfishing-likely-OK-in-town</a>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Two coastal properties are now
protected (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Salem News</span></i>, 1/26/09) -
<br>
<a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_026005607.html">http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_026005607.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>On island, 26 owners resist
hooking into water/sewer (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of
Newburyport</span></i>, 1/26/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_025223114.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_025223114.html</a>
<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
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>New study shows climate change
largely irreversible (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA News</span></i>,
1/26/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090126_climate.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090126_climate.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>More accurate FEMA flood maps
could help avoid significant damages and losses (<i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Science Daily</span></i>, 1/25/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090123111515.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090123111515.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Small hydropower device may
bolster fish-farm industry (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe</span></i>,
1/25/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/01/25/small_hydropower_device_may_bolster_fish_farm_industry/">http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/01/25/small_hydropower_device_may_bolster_fish_farm_industry/</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Warming trends alter conservation:
Experts think old paradigm of fixed boundaries will not work as sea levels rise
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Washington Post</span></i>, 1/25/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/24/AR2009012401728.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/24/AR2009012401728.html</a>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Lawmakers vow to protect Georges
Bank (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 1/24/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090124/NEWS/901240302/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090124/NEWS/901240302/-1/NEWS01</a>
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<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
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Documents: Coast Guard 'policy'
includes VMS safety use (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily
Times</span></i>, 1/22/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_021234316.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_021234316.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Some shellfish beds to reopen (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Herald News</span></i>, 1/21/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/news/local_news/x2119711800/Some-shellfish-beds-to-reopen">http://www.heraldnews.com/news/local_news/x2119711800/Some-shellfish-beds-to-reopen</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">New Bedford</st1:City></st1:place> wants to join fishing regulations
lawsuit (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 1/21/09)
- <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS/901210349">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS/901210349</a>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fall River LNG proposal dealt
major blow (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
1/16/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090116/NEWS/901160341">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090116/NEWS/901160341</a>
<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]>Feds: Fish rules' goal is to
reduce fleet (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
1/16/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_015224904.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_015224904.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:City w:st="on">Chatham</st1:City>
beach closed to swimming (<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape
Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>,
1/16/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090116/NEWS/901160321">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090116/NEWS/901160321</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Secretary Bowles cites progress
toward clean energy future (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>EEA Press
Release</span></i>, 1/16/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090116_pr_stateofee&csid=Eoeea">http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090116_pr_stateofee&csid=Eoeea</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>More rules on tap for fishermen (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 1/15/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_014231041.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_014231041.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fort Point plan calls for tower (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Boston</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Globe</span></i>, 1/15/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/15/fort_point_plan_calls_for_tower/">http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/15/fort_point_plan_calls_for_tower/</a>
<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]>Cape wind farm review probed (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 1/15/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS/901150320">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS/901150320</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Sparks</st1:City></st1:place> fly as feds propose new fishing curbs
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 1/15/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS/901150373">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS/901150373</a>
<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]>NOAA proposes guidelines for
fishery disaster determinations (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA News</span></i>,
1/15/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090115_disaster.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090115_disaster.html</a>
<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]>NOAA issues final guidance on
annual catch limits to end overfishing (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA
News</span></i>, 1/15/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090115_endoverfishing.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090115_endoverfishing.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Patrick sets state goal for wind
power (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Boston</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span style='font-style:
italic'> Globe</span></i>, 1/14/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/14/patrick_sets_ambitious_goal_for_increasing_wind_power_in_mass/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/14/patrick_sets_ambitious_goal_for_increasing_wind_power_in_mass/</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Making Cape officials pay for
'sexy' stormwater (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>,
1/14/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090114/NEWS/901140320/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090114/NEWS/901140320/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on">Essex</st1:place>
looks at harvest limits, netting to grow more clams (<i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 1/14/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_014004841.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_014004841.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>NOAA proposes interim northeast
groundfish rules (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA News</span></i>,
1/14/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090114_groundfish.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090114_groundfish.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Stalled ocean current gets
recharged (<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>, 1/14/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090114/NEWS/901140326/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090114/NEWS/901140326/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fishermen urge better use of VMS (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 1/14/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_013233000.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_013233000.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Swings in <st1:place w:st="on">North
Atlantic</st1:place> oscillation variability linked to climate warming (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Science Daily</span></i>, 1/14/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113101200.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113101200.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Whale expert captivates Rockport
students (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
1/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_012222601.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_012222601.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>PI sandbag work resumes for final
push (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
1/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_012234641.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_012234641.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Buoy to test feasibility of wave
energy (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
1/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_012234326.html">http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_012234326.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Report: Wind farm will affect
views (<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>, 1/13/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090113/NEWS/901130320">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090113/NEWS/901130320</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>First offshore wind farm is
meeting stiff resistance (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Wall Street
Journal</span></i>, 1/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123181056426575945.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123181056426575945.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>$100,000 lab will showcase aquatic
life (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Salem News</span></i>, 1/12/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_011234604.html">http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_011234604.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Law seeks to halt boat sewage in
Greater Lynn communities (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Lynn Daily Item</span></i>,
1/11/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2009/01/12/news/news13.txt">http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2009/01/12/news/news13.txt</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Costs skyrocket for beach
replenishment (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
1/10/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_009221811.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_009221811.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Christmas trees not welcome on PI
beach (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
1/9/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_008233111.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_008233111.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State></st1:place>’ fishing industry ranks
third based on economic impact of all 50 states (<i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Patriot Ledger</span></i>, 1/7/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x82236150/Massachusetts-fishing-industry-ranks-third-based-on-economic-impact-of-all-50-states">http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x82236150/Massachusetts-fishing-industry-ranks-third-based-on-economic-impact-of-all-50-states</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>NMFS issues report on economic
data for fishing activities (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
1/7/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090107/NEWS/901070344">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090107/NEWS/901070344</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Dredging suspended until June (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Herald News</span></i>, 1/7/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x497780135/Dredging-suspended-until-June">http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x497780135/Dredging-suspended-until-June</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>New ID security in place at ports
(<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>, 1/6/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060318">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060318</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>NOAA to investigate rarity of
wolfish (<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>, 1/6/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060314/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090106/NEWS/901060314/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Cape marine center to pump canal
sea water (<st1:place w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Times</span></i>, 1/3/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090103/NEWS/901030318/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090103/NEWS/901030318/-1/NEWS01</a>
<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]>High numbers of Right Whales seen
in Gulf of Maine (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA News</span></i>,
12/31/08) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081231_rightwhale.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081231_rightwhale.html</a>
<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]>View with no barrier: City
proposes walking paths atop hurricane levee (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
12/30/08) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081230/NEWS/812300342">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081230/NEWS/812300342</a>
<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]>Company seeks permits to build 100
platforms off Nantucket and R.I. (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boston</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Globe</span></i>, 12/29/08) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/wind_wave_power_play/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/wind_wave_power_play/</a>
<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]>2d incident involving an LNG
tanker off coast stirs critics (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boston</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Globe</span></i>, 12/29/08) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/2d_incident_involving_an_lng_tanker_off_coast_stirs_critics/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/2d_incident_involving_an_lng_tanker_off_coast_stirs_critics/</a>
<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]>Humans, oceans shaped North
American climate over past 50 years (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA
News</span></i>, 12/11/08) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081211_climate.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081211_climate.html</a>
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10.0pt'>Other Items of Interest<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'>2009 Nickerson Fellowship</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Nickerson Conservation Fellowship Committee is currently soliciting
proposals from self-directed, qualified individuals whose work will contribute
to the knowledge of natural and cultural resources within Cape Cod National
Seashore. Proposals will be accepted for research in the broad areas of the
natural and social sciences, including coastal erosion, effects of tidal
restoration, saltmarsh dieback, nutrient loading in estuaries and harbors, and
horseshoe crab ecology and management. The 2009 fellowship will provide a
$3,000 stipend as well as free housing. For details, including application
information, contact Megan Tyrrell at <a href="mailto:Megan_Tyrrell@nps.gov">Megan_Tyrrell@nps.gov</a>.
The application deadline is March 31.<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'>Right Whale Ship Strike Speed
Restrictions</span></font></i></b></span> - Speed restrictions of 10 knots or
less are now in effect for vessels 65 feet and greater in the Cape Cod Bay
Seasonal Management Area, the Mid-Atlantic Seasonal Management Areas, and the
Southeast Seasonal Management Areas. For details about these restrictions and
other ship strike rules and recommendations, see NOAA’s <a
href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike"
title="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike">Ship Strike web page</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-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Stellwagen Advisory Council </span></font></i></b></span>-
The <a href="http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/">Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary</a> is seeking applicants for one alternate position representing
business/industry on its Sanctuary Advisory Council. To receive an application
kit, contact <a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov">Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov</a>.
Applications are due by February 23. <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 Policy Fellowships</span></font></i></b></span>
- The NOAA Sea Grant College Program is accepting applications for the 2010 <a
href="http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/">Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Program</a>. This one-year program provides a unique educational experience to
students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and
in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches
highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive
branches, or appropriate associations/institutions located in the Washington,
DC area, for a one year paid fellowship. Applications are due by February 20,
2009.<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'>CZM Mourns Loss of Michael Penney and
Barbara Fegan</span></font></i></b></span> - It is with sadness that we report
that former CZM staff member, Michael Penney, passed away on December 17 at the
age of 61. In the 1980s, Michael worked for CZM on policies that promoted
public walkways along the harbor at places like Rowes Wharf. See the <a
href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/01/03/michael_penney_61_found_beauty_in_natures_flaws/"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe's</span></i> obituary</a> for more on
Michael and his life. CZM also mourns the loss of long-time member of CZM's
Coastal Resources Advisory Board (CRAB), Barbara Fegan, who died on January 10.
She started Coastweeks in 1982 to educate people about the country's coastal
resources and pushed for getting Stellwagen Bank declared a national marine
sanctuary. See the <a
href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/02/02/barbara_fegan_87_activist_former_wellfleet_selectwoman/"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe's</span></i> obituary</a> for more on
Barbara and her life. CZM extends our heartfelt condolences to both of their
families.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><o:p> </o:p></font></b></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailFooter><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><b><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Commonwealth</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> - Deval
L. Patrick, Governor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Timothy
P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Ian A. Bowles, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Office
of Coastal Zone Management - Deerin Babb-Brott, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Editor
- <a href="mailto:robin.lacey@state.ma.us?subject=February%202009%20CZ-Mail">Robin
Lacey</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Internet
Coordinator - <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Joe Pelczarski</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Massachusetts
Office of Coastal Zone Management<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 - <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm">www.mass.gov/czm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailFooter><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>A
publication of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State></st1:place>
Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant<br>
to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA08NOS4190418.<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<br>
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<br>
do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA <br>
or any of its sub-agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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