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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'>March 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=March%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><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"><font
size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean Planning Process
Continues<o:p></o:p></span></font></a></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In
February, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) held
two public meetings (February 7 in Sandwich and February 10 in Boston) to
present the </span></font><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Ocean+%26+Coastal+Management&L2=Massachusetts+Ocean+Plan&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_oceans_tech_materials&csid=Eoeea">work
group reports</a> and associated map products that are being developed to
support the ocean management plan. At each meeting, EEA gave an update of the
overall plan development schedule and then spent the bulk of the meeting
discussing the work group reports. These meetings were very well attended and
received, and met EEA’s goal to provide an opportunity to comment on a
key baseline portion of the ocean management plan. EEA is currently working to
incorporate suggestions, including those for additional data. Also, much effort
was spent in February on two other main tasks: first, developing a methodology
to identify “special, sensitive, and unique marine and estuarine life and
habitats,” as required in the Oceans Act; and second, refining the goals
and outcomes for the ocean management plan, which were presented for reviewed
by the Ocean Advisory Commission at their March 4 meeting. 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>.<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-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Changes at CZM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
are pleased to announce two new staff assignments. <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Jan Smith</span></b> will serve as manager of CZM's coastal and marine
habitat and water quality unit. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Jay Baker</span></b>
is the new Director of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MBP).
We look forward to working with Jan and Jay in their new roles.<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-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'>Inundation Visualization Contract
Opportunity</span></font></i></b></span> - CZM is 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. To view the Request for
Responses (RFR), visit the <a href="http://www.comm-pass.com/">Comm-PASS
website</a> and search for solicitation number "ENV 09 CZM 09."
Proposals are due by March 13.<b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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-mailitem0><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ocean Planning Contractor</span></font></i></b></span>
- CZM is seeking a contractor to provide strategic, technical, and
administrative support to the EEA ocean planning process. The contractor will
assist with development of materials responsive to federal law and regulations
applicable to use or development in state ocean waters, and will support the
acquisition and synthesis of existing human use and natural resource data for
federal waters. EEA is currently developing an integrated ocean management plan
pursuant to the Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008, which requires that the plan
identify and protect areas of special, sensitive, or unique marine life and
habitat, and identify suitable locations and performance measures for uses and
activities allowed in Ocean Sanctuaries. For details and to view the RFR, visit
the <a href="http://www.comm-pass.com/" title="http://www.comm-pass.com/">Comm-PASS
website</a> and search for solicitation number "ENV 09 CZM 10."
Proposals are due by March 13.<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 and Estuarine Land Conservation
Funding</span></font></i></b></span> - CZM is 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. To view the RFR, visit the <a
href="http://www.comm-pass.com/">Comm-PASS website</a> and search for
solicitation number "ENV 09 CZM 07." Proposals are due by March 16.<b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
background:yellow'><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'>§319 Grants Pre-RFR Meeting</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 18 from 10:00 a.m.-noon, the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (MassDEP) will hold a meeting to field questions and
discuss the upcoming RFR for the §319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Competitive
Grants Program. The meeting will be held at the MassDEP offices in Worcester.
Additional information is available on the <a href="http://www.comm-pass.com/">Comm-PASS
website</a>. Search for the keyword "319." For more information,
email MassDEP's §319 coordinator, Jane Peirce, at <a
href="mailto:jane.peirce@state.ma.us?subject=§319%20Grants">jane.peirce@state.ma.us</a>.
For details about past §319 projects, see <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/grants.htm#sums">MassDEP's Website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NOAA Funding for
"Shovel-Ready" Habitat Restoration Projects</span></font></i></b></span>
- NOAA is seeking "shovel-ready" proposals for coastal habitat
restoration projects including wetlands restoration, dam removals, shellfish
restoration, and coral reef restoration. Funding is being provided under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Proposals are due by April 6.
For more information, see the <a href="http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/recovery">NOAA
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'>Coastal Counties Restoration
Initiative</span></font></i></b></span> - The National Association of Counties,
in partnership with the NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program, is seeking
proposals for <a
href="http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=New_Technical_Assistance&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=28425">Coastal
Counties Restoration Initiative (CCRI) grants</a>. In 2009, CCRI will provide
grants to improve stream, river, estuarine, and other important marine
habitats, with a priority of fish passage barriers in coastal streams and
rivers. Applications are due by April 6.<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
Habitat Restoration Grants</st1:PlaceName></font></i></b></span> - The <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Gulf</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine Council</st1:PlaceName>
is seeking proposals for coastal habitat restoration projects within the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Gulf</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Maine</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> watershed. In partnership with the
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service's Community-Based Restoration Program,
the Gulf of Maine Council provides grants to further the goal of habitat
restoration and to support a strategic approach to marine, coastal, and
riverine habitat restoration. For details, see the <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/habitatrestoration/rfp-2009-2010.html">request
for proposals</a>. Applications are due by May 1. <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 Smart Growth Assistance</span></font></i></b></span>
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications for
technical assistance from communities looking to incorporate smart growth in
future development. EPA will provide direct technical assistance in areas such
as climate change, green job development, corridor redevelopment, green
building development, suburban retrofitting, and disaster resiliency. For more
information, see the <a href="http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2009_sgia_rfa.htm">EPA
website</a>. Applications are by April 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>
- 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:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>EPA CARE Grants</font></i></b></span>
- EPA is seeking proposals for the Community Action for a Renewed Environment
(CARE) program to support community-based partnerships to reduce toxic
pollution at the local level. For details, see the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/care">CARE website</a>. Proposals are due by March 16.<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'>2009 Boaters’ Guide to Tides
and Pumpout Facilities</span></font></i></b></span> - The 2009 <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Boaters' Guide to Tides and Pumpout
Facilities</span></font></i></em> is now available. Each year, CZM and the
Division of Marine Fisheries produce this wallet-sized pamphlet, printed on
waterproof paper, which contains information on the locations of pumpout
facilities along the Massachusetts coastline and a June-September tide chart. <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>.
Additional information about pumpouts, including an online list of pumpout
facilities, is available on <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/pumpouts/index.htm">CZM's website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas
Guide</span></font></i></b></span> - The Climate Ready Estuaries program has
finalized a technical report entitled <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/climatereadyestuaries/downloads/CRE_Synthesis_1.09.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas</span></i></a>
(PDF, 1.2 MB), which provides an overview of adaptation options available to
coastal managers to reduce their system's vulnerability to climate change
impacts. For more information, see EPA’s <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/climatereadyestuaries/adaptationoptions.html">Adaptations
Options 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'>Analysis of Stormwater BMPs</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA has released <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/assets/pdfs/BMP-Performance-Analysis-Report.pdf"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP)
Performance</span></i></a> (PDF, 2 MB), which provides long-term efficiency
information for eight different stormwater BMPs according to design capacity
and soil infiltration rate. All BMPs in this analysis were designed and
maintained in accordance with MassDEP Stormwater Performance Standards.<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'>National Water Quality Inventory
Report</span></font></i></b></span> - EPA has released the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/305b/2004report/"><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>National Water Quality Inventory: Report to Congress</span></i></a> for
2004, which summarizes water quality assessments submitted by the states to EPA
as required in the Clean Water Act. The report finds 44 percent of assessed
river and stream miles, 64 percent of assessed lake acres, and 30 percent of
assessed estuary square miles were found to be impaired for one or more of the
uses designated for them by the states. Leading causes of impairment included
pathogens, mercury, nutrients, and organic enrichment/low dissolved oxygen.<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'>Riverways eNewsletter</span></font></i></b></span>
- The February 2009 issue of <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/river/newsletters/newsnotes31.htm">Riverways <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>NewsNotes</span></i></a>, an eNewsletter from the
Massachusetts Riverways Program, is now available online. This edition features
a story on the wild and scenic designation of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Taunton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Also included are available grants, upcoming events, online resources, and
publications.<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'>Gulf of Maine Times—Additional
Online Content</span></font></i></b></span> - The <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gulf
of Maine Times</span></i></a> has added online-only content to supplement the Fall/Winter
2008 issue. Read about what's being done to save fish and marine mammals from
entanglement in 'ghost' fishing nets; federal protection of the Atlantic
wolfish; and a book review of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>An Enormous,
Immensely Complicated Intervention</span></i>, which defends the efforts of the
New England Fisheries Management Council. There are also letters to the editor,
calendar items, and some news shorts as well. See the items labeled “Web
only content” under <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times/fallwinter2008/">Features & Columns</a>
sidebar on the left-hand side of the page.<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'>Habitat Classification Workshop
Proceedings</span></font></i></b></span> - In September 2008, the Habitat
Conservation Subcommittee of the Gulf of Maine Council convened a workshop to
discuss regional habitat classification needs in the Gulf of Maine. The goals
of the workshop were to facilitate communication on seafloor mapping and
classification and to understand management needs for information about marine
habitats. Participants were from federal, state, academic, and non-governmental
organizations from throughout the Gulf of Maine region, with representatives
from both Canada and the U.S. participating. See the <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/council/publications/GOMC%20Habitat%20Classification%20Proceedings%201.7.09.pdf">workshop
proceedings</a> (PDF, 112 KB).<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'>Atlantic CoastWatch Newsletter</span></font></i></b></span>
- The January/February 2009 <a
href="http://www.atlanticcoastwatch.org/Newsletter.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Atlantic CoastWatch</span></i></a>, the bimonthly
newsletter from the Sustainable Development Institute, is now available. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Atlantic CoastWatch</span></i> provides locally
relevant news and information about the Atlantic Coasts of Canada, the United
States, and the Caribbean.<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: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'>EPA</span></font></i></b></span></st1:PlaceName><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Nonpoint</st1:PlaceType></font></i></b></span></st1:place><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> News</font></i></b></span> - The
February 2009 issue of <a href="http://www.epa.gov/newsnotes/"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Nonpoint Source News-Notes</span></i></a> is now
available online. This EPA newsletter covers the condition of the water-related
environment, control of nonpoint sources of water pollution, and the ecological
management and restoration of watersheds.<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'>Runoff Rundown</span></font></i></b></span>
- The winter 2009 issue of <a
href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs045/1101639006674/archive/1102429740332.html"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Runoff Rundown</span></i></a>, the quarterly
electronic newsletter of the Center for Watershed Protection, is now available.
The Center for Watershed Protection is a national organization that works to
protect, restore, and enhance our streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and bays.<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 Protected Area Newsletter</span></font></i></b></span>
- The February 2009 issue of <a
href="http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/MPA104.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>MPA News</span></i></a> is now available and features
articles on ocean acidification, the U.S. National Marine Protected Area (MPA)
Framework, and other MPA news and notes.<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 publications listed in the last CZ-Mail are still available:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>StormSmart Fact Sheets</font></i></b></span> - CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/">StormSmart Coasts program</a> has
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 style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>Pressure Washing Guidance</font></i></b></span> - CZM has 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. For a printed copy, email your request and mailing address to <a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=Pressure%20Washing%20Guidance">czm@state.ma.us</a>.
For more marina and pressure washing information, see CZM’s <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/marinas/">Marinas in Massachusetts website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![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>Marine Invasive Species Monitoring Guide</font></i></b></span> -
CZM’s <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/index.htm">Aquatic
Invasive Species Program</a> has 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.<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'>MassDEP Online Permits</span></font></i></b></span>
- <a href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/service/compliance/edeponlf.htm">eDEP</a> is
a secure site for submitting environmental permits, transmittals,
certifications, and reports electronically to MassDEP. With eDEP, you can fill
out your forms online, save your work, return later to submit your forms and
payments, electronically "sign" your submittals, and print out
receipts of your transactions.<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'>New Climate Change Web Page</span></font></i></b></span>
- NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has
launched a new section of its website that focuses on climate change. The OCRM <a
href="http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/climate.html">Climate Change web page</a>
is designed as a resource for coastal managers and to inform the public about
the effects of climate change on coastal habitats and communities. The site
includes discussions of sea level rise, ocean acidification, and changing
species distribution.<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-mailparagraph0><span class=cz-mailitem0><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Massachusetts Rivers Alliance</span></font></i></b></span>
- A new nonprofit organization, the <a href="http://massriversalliance.org/"
title="http://massriversalliance.org/">Massachusetts Rivers Alliance</a> has
been formed to develop practical and effective policy solutions that provide a
sustainable future for the rivers and the citizens of the Commonwealth. This
Alliance brings together organizations and individuals throughout Massachusetts
who are working together to improve river protection through advocacy and
education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NOAA Online Media Library</span></font></i></b></span>
- NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has launched a new online
multimedia library that offers public access to thousands of NOAA
high-resolution, ocean-related photos and videos featuring all 13 national
marine sanctuaries and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Papahanaumokuakea</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Marine</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">National
Monument</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. The database is fully searchable and
all the images are tagged with relevant information including resolution and
usage rights. See the <a href="http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photos">NOAA
Sanctuaries 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><a name=LETTER.BLOCK5></a><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Google</span></font></i></b></span></st1:PlaceName><span
class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font face=Arial> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Ocean</st1:PlaceType></font></i></b></span>
- <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Google</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Ocean</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has been launched as part of
Google Earth 5.0. Users can now travel in 3D through the planet's oceans, fly
over and around underwater seamounts, and follow scientific research
expeditions. Take an <a href="http://earth.google.com/tour.html#v=3"
target="_blank"
title="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102456537129&e=001TjvYWOIcYbOXlAVd6tjKYnzwQBQi1QYI5pry667isI4N6NF-SVW7xm8cuiK0G2ndMiDLPlWrAGIfTz3wxQ1sQnQzFmVWp2LitTtbBzuQimZBK9O4s0FbJAVYGg53ABLc7bU4lT6VBXw=">online
tour of Google Ocean</a> and download <a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google
Earth 5.0</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'>Conservation Common</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Trustees of Reservations' Putnam Conservation Institute developed <a
href="http://www.conservationcommon.org/Default.aspx">ConservationCommon</a> as
an online resource for those working to preserve and protect the special places
in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State>.
Users can share knowledge, observations, events, and questions; learn from
white papers, workshops, and discussion boards; and connect with other
organizations and volunteers involved in conservation in Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-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'>OCS Oil and Gas Leasing
Program—Comment Period Extended</span></font></i></b></span> - U.S.
Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Service 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 <a
href="http://www.mms.gov/5-year/">5-year program</a> 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 now due by September 21.<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'>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'>Wednesday Walks</span></font></i></b></span>
- On Wednesdays in March and April, the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will
hold a series of walks with naturalist Connie Boyce. For details about each
walk, see the <a
href="http://www.ccmnh.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view&tplview=default&viewtype=month&Date=20090301&pc_username=&pc_category=&pc_topic=">museum
calendar</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'>Spring Walks in Harwich</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Harwich Conservation Trust has posted its schedule of spring walks. All
walks are free and open to the public. See the <a
href="http://www.harwichconservationtrust.org/">Trust's website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><a name=LETTER.BLOCK10><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Whaling History Lecture Series</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March18 and April 1, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will host the whaling
history lecture series <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Man and Whales:
Changing Views through Time</span></i>. All lectures will be held in the Museum
Theater at 6:30 p.m. </a>See the <a
href="http://www.whalingmuseum.org/calendar/index_cal.html">Museum calendar</a>
for details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>North Shore Climate Change Workshop</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 12, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, in partnership with CZM
and the Massachusetts Bays Program, will hold a workshop entitled <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>North Shore Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Workshop: Is Your Community Prepared?</span></i> Presentations will feature
climate change impacts on the North Shore, regional and state efforts to adapt
to climate change, implementation of CZM’s StormSmart Coasts program in
five pilot communities, local success stories from Scituate and Quincy, and will
conclude with an open group discussion that includes next steps for
municipalities and agencies. This workshop, to be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at
the Peabody Institute Library in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Danvers</st1:place></st1:City>,
is targeted at municipal officials and staff. For more information, contact Sam
Cleaves at <a href="mailto:scleaves@mapc.org">scleaves@mapc.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><a name=LETTER.BLOCK9><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></a></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>High School Student Marine Science
Symposium</span></font></i></b></span> - On March 18, Massachusetts Marine
Educators, the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, and the New Bedford
ECHO Project will present the 26<sup>th</sup> annual <a
href="http://massmarineeducators.org/hsmss2009.shtml">High School Student
Marine Science Symposium</a> from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Massachusetts
Dartmouth</st1:PlaceName></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'>Hurricane and River Flooding Talk</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 19, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES) of the
American Society of Civil Engineers will welcome David R. Vallee,
Hydrologist-in-Charge at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">NOAA</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Northeast</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Forecast</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>,
who will address hurricane concerns and river flooding in southern <st1:place
w:st="on">New England</st1:place>. For more information, see the <a
href="http://www.bsces.org/">BSCES 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'>Field Guide Training Course</span></font></i></b></span>
- Starting March 19, the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will hold its
annual training course for those interested in becoming museum field guides.
This year's course will consist of eight sessions held from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
each Thursday through May 7. Field guides are trained to take out school groups
in the spring and fall and lead tourists during the summer. For more information,
see the <a href="http://www.ccmnh.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=154">Museum's
website</a>.<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'>Planning Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 21, the 8<sup>th</sup> annual <a
href="http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/">Citizens Planning Training Collaborative
Conference</a>, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Advanced Tools and
Techniques for Planning and Zoning</span></i>, will be held at Holy Cross
College in Worcester. The conference is valuable for planning, zoning, and
conservation officials; citizens interested in land use and development issue
in their communities; municipal staff members; and other professionals and
consultants.<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'>BUAR Public Meeting</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 26, CZM’s Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR)
will hold its bimonthly public board meeting at CZM’s Boston office in
the CZM Large Conference Room at 1:30 p.m. For additional information, contact
BUAR Director, Victor Mastone, at <a
href="mailto:victor.mastone@state.ma.us?subject=BUAR%20Public%20Meeting">victor.mastone@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 Mammal and Sea Turtle
Stranding Network Conference</span></font></i></b></span> - On March 27-29, the
<a href="http://support.neaq.org/ners">Northeast Region Marine Mammal and Sea
Turtle Stranding Network Conference</a> will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>. This annual conference brings together
more than 100 scientists, marine animal specialists, managers, educators, and
stranding network volunteers to network and share the latest knowledge about
marine animal strandings, disease, rescue, and rehabilitation. On March 27 and
28, scientific papers will be presented, and March 29 will feature a special
symposium on marine animal disease in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.<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'>Land Conservation Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 28, The Trustees of Reservations, the Putnam Conservation Institute,
and the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition will hold the 19<sup>th</sup> <a
href="http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/38698_massachusetts_land_conservation_conference_2009.cfm">Massachusetts
Land Conservation Conference</a> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Worcester</st1:City></st1:place>.
This annual, day-long event provides land trust board members, staff,
volunteers, and municipal commission members with information, skills, and
connections for effective land conservation.<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 Presentation</span></font></i></b></span>
- On March 30 at 7:30 p.m., <a href="http://www.salemsound.org/">Salem Sound
Coastwatch</a> will hold a free lecture entitled <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Eelgrass—Our Very Own Coastal Treasure</span></i> at the <a
href="http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/">Beverly Public Library</a>.
Eelgrass provides one of the most important marine habitats and the second
largest eelgrass beds in Massachusetts are located along the Beverly and Manchester
coast. The presentation will feature Robert Buchsbaum from Mass Audubon, Tay
Evans from the Division of Marine Fisheries, Sue Tuxbury from NOAA Fisheries,
and Phil Colarusso from EPA.<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><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Explore Our Estuaries</span></font></i></b></span>
- On May 1, join naturalists from around the country in </a><a
href="http://www.estuaries.gov/estuaries101/EstuaryLive/Default.aspx?ID=258"
target="_blank">EstuaryLive</a>, an annual, free, live, interactive field trip
through our nation's estuaries. Participants have an opportunity to submit
questions directly to field trip leaders during the broadcast. This year's
program will feature six 30-minute segments broadcasting live from three of
NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR)—Hudson River NERR in
New York, South Slough NERR in Oregon, and Padilla Bay NERR in Washington. <a
href="http://www.estuaries.gov/estuaries101/EstuaryLive/Register.aspx"
target="_blank">Register</a> for the broadcast.<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 Roofs Conference</span></font></i></b></span>
- On June 3-5, the 7<sup>th</sup> annual <a
href="http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=66">International
Green Roof Conference and Trade Show</a> will be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Organized by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities—a nonprofit industry
association working to promote the green roof industry in North
America—the three-day conference will consist of plenary and specialized
sessions focused on three main topics: policies and programs to support green
roofs, the technological and environmental benefits of green roofs and walls,
and research and technical papers on green roof performance.<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 CZ-Mail are still to come:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><em><b><i><font face=Arial><span
style='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> annual <a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/catalog.php?code=172-WF09WI1&sancName=&getresults=long">Cape
Cod Natural History Conference</a> at Cape Cod Community College. 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=CZ-MailParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Mapping <st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State> Communities
Workshop</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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>New England Estuarine Research Society Meeting</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 spring 2009 meeting in Salem, which
will feature a special symposium about the science behind ocean management.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>NOWRA Annual Conference</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 style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Water Resources Research Conference</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>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Great Marsh Symposium</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>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Massachusetts Envirothon</font></i></b></span> - The 2009
Massachusetts Envirothon, the leading natural resource education program for
Massachusetts high school students, will kickoff on May 13 at the Doyle Center
in Leominster. 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. To get involved,
see the <a href="http://www.maenvirothon.org/index.htm">Massachusetts
Envirothon website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Northeast Beaches Conference—Call for Papers</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>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><em><b><i><font face=Arial><span
style='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 <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>
state involved in nonpoint source pollution management.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>International Marine Conservation Congress</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 Washington, DC. The
goal of the IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through public
and media outreach and the development of science-based deliverables.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=CZ-MailItem><b><i><font
face=Arial>Marine Educators Conference</font></i></b></span> - 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>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=CZ-MailSubhead><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>CZM 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]>Lawsuits challenge state on Cape
wind-farm ruling (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>,
2/26/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090226/NEWS/902260327/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090226/NEWS/902260327/-1/NEWS01</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Cape wind farm foes sue state
agency (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe</span></i>, 2/26/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/02/26/cape_wind_farm_foes_sue_state_agency/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/02/26/cape_wind_farm_foes_sue_state_agency/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Environmental officials promote
environmentally friendly boat washing methods at regional boat show (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>EEA Press Release</span></i>, 2/20/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090220_pr_boat_wash&csid=Eoeea">http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090220_pr_boat_wash&csid=Eoeea</a>
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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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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>House OKs Merrimack dredge plan (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/27/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_057233500.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_057233500.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>New alliance turns to local river
activist as leader (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Salem News</span></i>,
2/27/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_058001808.html">http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_058001808.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Rock Harbor plans draw complaints
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/27/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090227/NEWS/902270323/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090227/NEWS/902270323/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Claims seals deplete fish stocks
disputed (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>,
2/27/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090227/NEWS/902270331">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090227/NEWS/902270331</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>City gets new, free pump-out boat
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Salem News</span></i>, 2/26/09) -<br>
<a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_057000628.html">http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_057000628.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Maritime shipping makes hefty
contribution to harmful air pollution (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA
News</span></i>, 2/26/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090226_shipping.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090226_shipping.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fairhaven considers more curbs on
dredge shellfishing (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
2/25/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250366">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250366</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Mashpee mooring fees hit new high
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/25/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250325/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250325/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Feds voice concerns about
suspension of fishing rule (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
2/25/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250357">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090225/NEWS/902250357</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Judge extends eased regs for
fishing (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/24/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_054222139.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_054222139.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Rules, lawsuit keep fishing lines
tangled (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/23/09)
- <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS/902230316/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS/902230316/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Offshore energy projects pile up (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/22/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220323/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220323/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Orleans discourages bathing at
Rock Harbor (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>,
2/22/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220319/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220319/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Crackdown has fishermen reeling (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>, 2/21/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_051222353.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_051222353.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Tugboat tug of war roils Buzzards
Bay (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cape Cod Times</span></i>, 2/20/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090220/NEWS/902200332">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090220/NEWS/902200332</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Newbury gets grant to study dam
removal (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
2/19/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_049233551.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_049233551.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>NMFS faces questions from leaders,
fishermen (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/19/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_049230506.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_049230506.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Congressmen fight fishing rule (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 2/19/09) - <br>
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href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/NEWS/902190326">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/NEWS/902190326</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Town of Newbury awarded $62,000
federal grant to restore the Parker River (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>EEA
Press Release</span></i>, 2/18/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090218_newbury_river&csid=Eoeea">http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090218_newbury_river&csid=Eoeea</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Parker</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
protector hands over reins (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of
Newburyport</span></i>, 2/18/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_048224554.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_048224554.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Judge frees up fishing days at sea
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 2/18/09)
- <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_048223549.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_048223549.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Nearly seven months after tragedy,
replacing of World’s End culvert is in the works (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Patriot Ledger</span></i>, 2/18/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/homepage/x286839854/Nearly-seven-months-after-tragedy-replacing-of-World-s-End-culvert-is-in-the-works">http://www.patriotledger.com/homepage/x286839854/Nearly-seven-months-after-tragedy-replacing-of-World-s-End-culvert-is-in-the-works</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Next fishing rules target to be
catch, not 'days' (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/17/09) - <br>
<a href="http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_048002640.html">http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_048002640.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on">North
Atlantic</st1:place> is world's 'climate superpower' (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>NewScientist</span></i>, 2/17/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126955.400-north-atlantic-is-worlds-climate-superpower.html">http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126955.400-north-atlantic-is-worlds-climate-superpower.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Company looks to harness Cape
canal's tidal power (<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>,
2/16/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090216/NEWS/902160302/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090216/NEWS/902160302/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Regulations, bleak future wear
down MA fisherman (<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'> Herald</span></i>, 2/15/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1152405">http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1152405</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>State to assist <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Plum</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
sand deposits (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
2/14/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_044222310.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_044222310.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>State: Install sewers, build
treatment plants (<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>,
2/13/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090213/NEWS/902130330/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090213/NEWS/902130330/-1/NEWS01</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Antibiotic resistance: A rising
concern in marine ecosystems (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>NOAA News</span></i>,
2/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090213_antibiotic.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090213_antibiotic.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>New project, web site to focus on
fishing (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 2/13/09)
- <br>
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href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090213/NEWS/902130308/-1/NEWS05">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090213/NEWS/902130308/-1/NEWS05</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fishermen's hope withdraws from
Cabinet contention (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/13/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_043220044.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_043220044.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Health authorities seek to boost
local oversight of state's beaches (<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>, 2/12/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/12/health_authorities_seek_to_boost_local_oversight_of_states_beaches/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/12/health_authorities_seek_to_boost_local_oversight_of_states_beaches/</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Activists push for offshore energy
drilling ban (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Boston Globe</span></i>,
2/12/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/12/activists_push_for_offshore_energy_drilling_ban/">http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/12/activists_push_for_offshore_energy_drilling_ban/</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]>Lease suspensions felling fleet (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 2/12/09) - <br>
<a href="http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_043220710.html">http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_043220710.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]>Fishery future's in hands of
courts (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/12/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_042224512.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_042224512.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]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Fairhaven</st1:City></st1:place> clamping down on shellfish licenses
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 2/12/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/NEWS/902120395">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/NEWS/902120395</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]>New Bedford seeks $6M for river
cleanup (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 2/12/09)
- <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/NEWS/902120402">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/NEWS/902120402</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]>Interior Dept. delays leasing for
offshore oil: Will seek more public input, resource data (<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>, 2/11/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/11/interior_dept_delays_leasing_for_offshore_oil/">http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/11/interior_dept_delays_leasing_for_offshore_oil/</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]>PI sand bridge growing (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>, 2/11/09) - <br>
<a href="http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_041233914.html">http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_041233914.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]>Judge leaves fishing rules fuzzy (<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>, 2/11/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/BIZ/902110315">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/BIZ/902110315</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Amendment 13 to control fishing
rules while judge considers request (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
2/11/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/NEWS/902110385">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/NEWS/902110385</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]>Regional fishery managers vote to
reject federal draft report (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
2/11/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/NEWS/902110373">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/NEWS/902110373</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]>Fish panel stands firm vs. NMFS (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>, 2/11/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_041220053.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_041220053.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]>Fishing chiefs grapple with
mandate suspension (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/10/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_040230045.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_040230045.html</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">Swansea</st1:City></st1:place> readies for possible shellfishing (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Herald News</span></i>, 2/10/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x114013157/Swansea-readies-for-possible-shellfishing">http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x114013157/Swansea-readies-for-possible-shellfishing</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]>Shearer: LNG needed 'more than
ever' (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Herald News</span></i>, 2/8/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x1851008475/Weavers-Cove-Project-needed-more-than-ever">http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x1851008475/Weavers-Cove-Project-needed-more-than-ever</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>'Cautiously enthusiastic': <span
class=storysubheadline>Army Corps' PI report prompts urgency, optimism</span> (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>, 2/8/09) - <br>
<a href="http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_039224134.html">http://newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_039224134.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]>Sandwich to reopen long-closed
shellfish beds (<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>,
2/7/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090207/NEWS/902070317/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090207/NEWS/902070317/-1/NEWS01</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Report: PI losing 13 feet per year
(<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Daily News of Newburyport</span></i>,
2/6/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_036223254.html">http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_036223254.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Cape Cod without oysters and
lobsters? (<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>, 2/6/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090206/NEWS/902060314/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090206/NEWS/902060314/-1/NEWS01</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]>Sea level rise may be worse than
expected (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>ABC News</span></i>, 2/5/09) - <br>
<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=6813894">http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=6813894</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Key hurdles cleared, <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName>
ready to rev up (<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>,
2/4/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040317/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040317/-1/NEWS01</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]>Bill would bar oil drilling on
Georges Bank (<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>, 2/4/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040328/-1/NEWS01">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040328/-1/NEWS01</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]>Fishing regulators seek stay of
ruling (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/4/09) - <br>
<a href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_034221633.html">http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_034221633.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]>Fishing regulators challenge court
order (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>, 2/4/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040330">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS/902040330</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Fishing rules order questioned (<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>, 2/4/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/BIZ/902040310/-1/BIZ">http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/BIZ/902040310/-1/BIZ</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Weaver's Cove pushes offshore LNG
plan to forefront (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Standard-Times</span></i>,
2/3/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090203/NEWS/902030326">http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090203/NEWS/902030326</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Weaver's Cove files modified LNG
proposal (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Herald News</span></i>, 2/2/09) - <br>
<a
href="http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x1556212181/Modified-LNG-proposal-submitted">http://www.heraldnews.com/archive/x1556212181/Modified-LNG-proposal-submitted</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>A new 'working waterfront': <span
class=storysubheadline>Mayor's harbor plan tied to more flexible uses within
port area</span> (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Gloucester Daily Times</span></i>,
2/2/09) - <br>
<a href="http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_033225450.html">http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_033225450.html</a>
<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'>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'>Environmental Education Awards</span></font></i></b></span>
- EEA is now accepting applications for the 2009 Secretary Awards for
Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. All K-12 Massachusetts
schools are eligible for cash awards for outstanding environmental and energy
education projects. For more information, see the <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeamodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_grants_eee_awards&csid=Eoeea">EEA
website</a>, or email Meg Colclough at <a
href="mailto:meg.colclough@state.ma.us">meg.colclough@state.ma.us</a>.
Applications are due by April 3.<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'>Gulf of Maine Council Awards</span></font></i></b></span>
- The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment is seeking nominations
for its annual <a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/council/opportunities/#awards"
title="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/council/opportunities/#awards">Visionary Awards,
Longard Award, Susan Snow-Cotter Leadership Award, and the first Industry Award</a>.
Visionary Awards will be presented to two individuals or organizations in each
state and province bordering the Gulf. The Longard Award will be presented to
an outstanding volunteer within the Gulf watershed. The Susan Snow-Cotter Award
will recognize a coastal management professional who exemplifies outstanding
leadership or exceptional mentoring in the Gulf of Maine watershed. The
Industry Award will go to a business that has shown leadership in efforts to
improve the well-being of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Submit nomination forms
for all awards by April 24 to <a href="mailto:info@gulfofmaine.org"
title="mailto:info@gulfofmaine.org">info@gulfofmaine.org</a>.<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'>Commonwealth Joins Precipitation
Network—Volunteers Needed</span></font></i></b></span> - On March 1,
Massachusetts officially joined a growing national network of home-based and
amateur rain spotters known as the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow
Network (CoCoRaHS).and is now seeking volunteers to provide daily data.
CoCoRaHS is a nonprofit, community-based network of volunteers that measure and
map precipitation. Currently, more than 12,000 volunteer observers in 39 states
upload daily precipitation totals to the <a href="http://www.cocorahs.org/">COCORaHS
website</a>. The result is more precise information about where rain, snow, and
hail falls and in what amount, which allows climatologists to draw better
precipitation maps and gain a better understanding of weather. Massachusetts is
the 40<sup>th</sup> state in the network, joining Rhode Island as the second
state in New England. The network hopes to reach 20,000 observers by 2010.
Massachusetts CoCoRaHS is a collaboration of Colorado State University;
National Weather Service offices in Albany, New York, and Taunton; the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; and the American
Meteorological Society. For more information, including volunteer sign ups, see
the <a href="http://www.cocorahs.org/">CoCoRaHS website</a>.<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'>Vessel Discharges Require Permit</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA has issued a new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
general permit to regulate 26 types of discharges from vessels operating in
U.S. waters. As a result of a court ruling, certain vessel owners and operators
who have previously been exempt from Clean Water Act requirements will now have
to get a permit. The permit covers non-recreational vessels 79 feet in length
or longer, such as cruise ships or oil and cargo tankers, but excludes fishing
vessels of any length, unless they discharge ballast water. The new permit
incorporates the U.S. Coast Guard’s mandatory ballast water management
and exchange standards, and provides technology- and water-quality-based
effluent limits for other types of discharges, including deck runoff from rain
or cleaning, ballast water used to stabilize ships, and gray water from
showers, sinks and laundry machines. It also establishes specific corrective
actions, inspections and monitoring, and recordkeeping and reporting
requirements. For details on this new permit, see the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/npdes/vessels">EPA website</a>.<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'>Rachel Carson Contest</span></font></i></b></span>
- EPA is calling for submissions to the third annual Rachel Carson
Intergenerational Sense of Wonder Contest. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Carson</st1:City></st1:place> is considered to be the founder of the
contemporary environmental movement through her landmark book, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Silent Spring</span></i>. Entries will be accepted in
four categories—poetry, essay, dance, and photography. For more
information, see the <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm">EPA contest
website</a>. Submissions are due by June 10.<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'>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 the 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-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=March%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>
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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>
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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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