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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>CZ-MAIL<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>July
2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/" title="http://www.mass.gov/czm/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CZM
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
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 </span><a
href="mailto:CZ-Mail@state.ma.us?subject=July%202009%20CZ-mail%20Request"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CZ-Mail@state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Draft
Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Available for Review</span></a><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On July 1, Energy and Environmental Affairs
Secretary Ian Bowles released the draft comprehensive ocean management plan for
public review and comment. The draft plan was developed by the Executive Office
of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and CZM, with broad support from the
Departments of Fish and Game and Environmental Protection. Mandated by the
Oceans Act of 2008, the draft plan was developed in the context of an extensive
and ongoing public participation process. The Act sets a deadline of December
31, 2009, for final promulgation of a plan that balances protection of marine
resources with uses such as renewable energy development. “Throughout our
history, Massachusetts state waters have supported an array of uses along with
vital habitat for a wide variety of species,” said Governor Deval
Patrick. “The draft ocean plan combines the best available science with
extensive stakeholder input to present a new standard of protection and
sustainable use for our oceans.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“The Commonwealth’s waters today
are facing an ever expanding universe of potential uses. This draft plan allows
us to address these opportunities and challenges in a proactive, not reactive,
fashion,” said Secretary Bowles. “We now move into the next round
of public review and input and look forward to hearing the public’s view
of the stewardship this draft plan establishes for these shared natural
resources.” The draft plan is now available for public review and
comment, with formal public hearings anticipated in early September. “The
management areas and standards established by the ocean plan will guide
resource users and managers and the public in the protection and wise use of
our marine waters,” said Deerin Babb-Brott, Assistant Secretary for
Oceans and CZM Director. “And, going forward, the Commonwealth will
refine the ocean plan as we continue to develop and incorporate new knowledge,
ensuring that it is an adaptive, living document.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For links to the two-volume draft plan and
all maps and figures, see the </span><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_draft_mop&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Draft
Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan website</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. To receive periodic ocean plan
updates, send an email to </span><a
href="mailto:join-env-oceanplan@listserv.state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>join-env-oceanplan@listserv.state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>CZM
Director Testifies to U.S. Senate about Blue Economy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On June 9, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and
CZM Director Deerin Babb-Brott provided testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in a subcommittee hearing on The Blue
Economy: The Role of the Oceans in Our Nation’s Economic Future. Director
Babb-Brott used the Massachusetts ocean planning process as a timely,
real-world example for the need for more proactive planning and management of
our estuarine and marine resources. See Director Babb-Brott’s </span><a
href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_files/BabbBrottTestimonyBlueEconomy.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>full
testimony</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(PDF, 185 KB).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Climate
Change Advisory Committee Work Underway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On June 4, EEA launched the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/committee/ccaac.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Climate
Change Adaptation Advisory Committee</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Formed under the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080298.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Global
Warming Solutions Act</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
the Advisory Committee has been charged by the state Legislature with
evaluating strategies for adapting to the predicted effects of climate change.
These effects include increased sea levels, warming temperatures, and increased
incidences of floods and droughts. The Advisory Committee is made up of experts
from business, academia, and nonprofit organizations who will prepare a report
for Secretary Bowles and the state Legislature with their recommendations by
December 31. CZM is leading the Coastal Zone and Ocean Subcommittee, chaired by
Assistant Director Bruce Carlisle, and has representatives on the five other
subcommittees. The Coastal Zone and Ocean Subcommittee met on June 16 and July
8 and will continue its work through the summer. </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/climate/cca_pm.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Public information sessions</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> are being held
around the Commonwealth, including two upcoming meetings to be held in Boston
on July 15 and 16. Stay tuned to CZ-Mail for future details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Board
of Underwater Archaeological Resources Receives National Park Service Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/index.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts Board of Underwater
Archaeological Resources</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> has been awarded a 2009 National Park Service American
Battlefield Protection Program Grant for the 1775 Battle of Chelsea Creek.
Overshadowed by the battles at Concord/Lexington and Bunker Hill, the Battle of
Chelsea Creek (or Noddles Island) was the first naval engagement of the
Revolutionary War—and an American victory. The objective of this grant is
to precisely locate British and American military operations and their
associated archaeological resources, including the remains of the <i>HMS Diana</i>,
through archival research and field documentation to assist in the
identification, delineation, and interpretation of the battlefield. The $48,300
grant will be used for interns to undertake the research and to provide
outreach to Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>National
StormSmart Coasts Network Launches Pilot Websites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Building on the successful </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/index.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts StormSmart
Coasts</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
initiative, the StormSmart Coasts Network—a partnership between the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Storms Program,
NOAA RiskWise Partnership, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Coastal Community
Resilience Team, and others—has launched the new national </span><a
href="http://stormsmartcoasts.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>StormSmart Coasts Network website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Massachusetts and
Mississippi are the first pilot states on the site, which is dedicated to
helping coastal decision makers address the challenges of storms, flooding, sea
level rise, and climate change. This network of state and local websites serves
as a definitive place to find and share the best resources and tools available
on these topics. Each state site includes six main sections: Before the Storm,
During the Storm, After the Storm, Funding, Your Community, and an interactive
forum. Websites for the remaining New England and Gulf of Mexico states will
follow later this summer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>U.S.
House Introduces Working Waterfronts Bill that Will Amend the CZMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (Maine)
has introduced the Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009 (</span><a
href="http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.02548:"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>H.R. 2548</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>), which would amend
the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to create a grants program for any
coastal state to develop, revise, or implement a plan to preserve and expand
access to coastal waters for commercial fishing, recreational fishing,
aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-dependent, coastal-related business.
The bill has been referred to the Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee
on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Grants/Funding
Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Department of Conservation and
Recreation (DCR) are inviting communities to submit applications for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) </span><a
href="http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hma/index.shtm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Hazard
Mitigation Assistance grant programs</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. These competitive grants are available to
assist communities with hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of
hazard mitigation projects prior to a disaster. The program goals are to reduce
overall risks to the population and structures, and reduce the reliance on
taxpayer-funded federal assistance for disaster recovery. FEMA mitigation
grants cannot be used for maintenance, repair, or projects already in progress.
For details, see the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/stormsmart/resources/FY10_Unified_HMA_Guidance_Memo.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts
FY-2010 HMA Grant Program memo</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 47 KB). Pre-applications are requested
by July 27 and full applications are due by October 30. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Water Conservation Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - MassDEP is seeking
proposals for the FY2010 Water Conservation Grant Program, which awards
matching funds to public water systems to encourage local drinking water
conservation efforts. To view the Request for Responses (RFR), see the </span><a
href="http://www.comm-pass.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Comm-PASS website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and search for
document number "BRP 2009-06." Up to $400,000 will be awarded during
this funding round. For more information, see </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/wlpgprog.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MassDEP's website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Proposals are due
by August 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Products/Publications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Massachusetts Bays Window</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Spring 2009
issue of </span><a href="http://www.mass.gov/envir/massbays/activities.htm"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts
Bays Window</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
the eNewsletter from the Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP), includes updates on
program staff as well as features related to stormwater financing, various
assessment and monitoring efforts, rain gardens, and other news from
MBP’s four active regions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Climate Change Adaptation Report</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - NOAA’s
Coastal Services Center has released </span><a
href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/publications/need-for-adaptation.pdf"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Good
Morning, America! The Explosive U.S. Awakening to the Need for Adaptation</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 567 KB), which
provides an overview of the public, political, and scientific concern with
adaptation to the effects of climate change in the United States. The report
also identifies barriers to adaptation planning and policy development, and
provides suggestions to enable effective adaptation while avoiding the dangers
of insufficient preparation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Climate Change Report</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S. Global
Change Research Program (USGCRP) has released the report </span><a
href="http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Global
Climate Change Impacts in the United States</span></i></a><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, </span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>which </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>summarizes the
science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United
States, now and in the future. According to the report, climate change is
already having a direct and negative effect on the American people, impacting
water, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecosystems, and health all across
the nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Low Impact Development Fact Sheet—Updated</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the fact sheet </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/region3_factsheet_lid_esd.pdf"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Incorporating
Environmentally Sensitive Development into Municipal Stormwater Programs</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 495 KB), which
details low impact development practices to help meet municipal stormwater
goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Right Whale News</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The May 2009 issue
of </span><a href="http://www.rightwhaleweb.org/pdf/rwhale_news_may09.pdf"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Right
Whale News</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(PDF, 275 KB) is now available online. <i>Right Whale News</i> is a quarterly
newsletter distributed electronically to participants in conservation and
recovery of the North Atlantic right whale and its habitats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marine Protected Area Newsletter</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The June 2009
issue of </span><a href="http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/MPA108.htm"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MPA News</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> features articles on
an Australian conservation zone in the Coral Sea, plans for a marine protected
area (MPA) in South Africa, and other MPA news and notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coastal Connections</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The June/July 2009
issue of NOAA's </span><a href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/newsletter/"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal
Connections</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
focuses on mapping coastal inundation and includes other coastal news and
notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reminder</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The following CZM
publications listed in the last CZ-Mail are still available:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Free Coast Guide</span></i></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastguide/index.htm"><i><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts Coast Guide
to Boston and the North Shore</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>includes nearly 400 public access sites (from
Salisbury to Hingham). For ideas about where to go along the entire 1,500-mile
Massachusetts coast, see CZM’s </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/access/products/access_locator.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Online
Locator of Coastal Public Access Sites</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>—a searchable inventory of maps and descriptions
of coastal properties that are owned by government agencies or major non-profit
land conservation organizations and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>2009 Boaters’ Guide to Tides and Pumpout Facilities</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - This wallet-sized
pamphlet, printed on waterproof paper, contains information on the locations of
pumpout facilities along the Massachusetts coastline and a June-September tide
chart. <a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8">For a free copy, email your
request and mailing address to </a></span><a
href="mailto:czm@state.ma.us?subject=2009%20Boaters'%20Guide%20to%20Tides%20and%20Pumpout%20Facilities"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>czm@state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Additional
information about pumpouts, including an online list of pumpout facilities, is
available on </span><a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/nda/pumpouts/index.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CZM's
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Websites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online Water Quality Standards Academy
"TMDL" Module</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Water Quality Standards Academy has developed the
online course, </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/academy/supp/tmdl/"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Listing
Impaired Waters and Developing TMDLs</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, to help identify and prioritize impaired or
threatened waters and develop total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) with a focus on
meeting water quality standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Water Quality Data Tool</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Colorado State
University has developed a </span><a
href="http://wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis435/index.cfm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Water Quality
Interpretation Tool</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
that helps people evaluate the quality of water for drinking, irrigation, or
livestock use by comparing water quality data provided by a certified
laboratory with Colorado-specific and federal water quality standards. Although
designed for use in Colorado, the tool presents valuable information about the
suitability of water quality for particular uses and has wider applicability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Public
Comment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ocean Research Priority Plan</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Joint
Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) is seeking comments on the
planned update of </span><a
href="http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiesplan.html"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Charting
the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean
Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (<i>Charting the
Course</i>). First published in January 2007, <i>Charting the Course</i> has
provided a basis for coordinated ocean science and technology investments. In
view of scientific advancements and recognition of new ocean management
challenges, JSOST has started an effort to update and refresh <i>Charting the
Course</i>. Submit comments by July 17 to </span><a
href="mailto:comments@jsost.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>comments@jsost.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Calendar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summer Walks in Harwich</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Harwich
Conservation Trust has posted its schedule of summer walks—all free and
open to the public. See the </span><a
href="http://www.harwichconservationtrust.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Trust's website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Antique & Classic Boat Festival</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On August 22-23,
Hawthorne Cove Marina in Salem will host the 27<sup>th</sup> Annual </span><a
href="http://www.by-the-sea.com/bacbfestival/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Antique and Classic Boat Festival</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> that will include
exhibits, artists, crafts, and entertainment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marine Bioinvasions Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On August 24-27,
the Sixth </span><a href="http://www.clr.pdx.edu/mbic/"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>International Conference on
Marine Bioinvasions</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
<i>Marine Bioinvaders: Agents of Change in a Changing World</i>, will be held
in Portland, Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Northeast Beaches Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The 2009 </span><a
href="http://www.ieca-nechapter.org/coastal2009.html"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Northeast Beaches
Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
will be held in Woods Hole on September 21-23. The theme for 2009 is local
efforts in shoreline management and protection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reminders</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The following
calendar items posted in the last CZ-Mail are still to come:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coastal Zone ’09</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On July 19-23, the
</span><a href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/index.html"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal Zone ‘09
Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
<i>Revolutionary Times: Catching the Wave of Change</i>, will be held in
Boston. The coastal and ocean landscape is changing, and Coastal Zone ‘09
will explore these changes and share tools to help manage coastal and ocean
resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><a
name=LETTER.BLOCK9></a><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conference on Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On July 23-24, the
University of Massachusetts Boston Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing
Networks (CESN) will hold </span><a href="http://www.cesn.org/events/cesn09.php"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CESN
‘09</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
This two-day conference will provide a forum to share state-of-the-art
technology capabilities and learn about informational needs related to
environmental sensing networks. CESN ‘09 will feature three panel
sessions held in conjunction with Coastal Zone ‘09, a networking dinner,
presentations, posters, and plenary talks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Swim & Fin Race for Salem Sound</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On July 25, Salem
Sound Coastwatch will hold the 4<sup>th</sup> Annual </span><a
href="http://www.swimandfin.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Swim & Fin Race for Salem Sound</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at Forest River Park
in Salem. The event will feature open water swim races and inner harbor paddle
races for kayaks, canoes, outrigger canoes, and surfskis with cash prizes,
food, music, and giveaways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nantucket Biodiversity Conference—Call for Papers</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On September 19,
the </span><a href="http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Nantucket
Biodiversity Initiative</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> will hold the third bi-annual Biodiversity Conference in
Nantucket. Conference organizers are seeking presentations about
biodiversity-related research on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, Muskeget, Cape Cod,
Long Island, or other similar habitats. For more information, contact Bob
Kennedy at </span><a href="mailto:rkennedy@mmo.org"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>rkennedy@mmo.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Abstracts are due
by August 11.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coastal Ocean Science Academy</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On August 10-22,
Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant will host a </span><a
href="http://www.marinescience.neu.edu/cosa/index.htm" target="_blank"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal
Ocean Science Academy</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
for students entering grades 9 and 10, who will participate in field sampling,
invasive species monitoring, beach clean-up, benthic organism surveys, and
more. For more information contact Tracy Hajduk at </span><a
href="mailto:t.hajduk@neu.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>t.hajduk@neu.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>CZM
in the News<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Plan
okays turbines in Vineyard Waters (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 7/3/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?21805"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?21805</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coast
eyed for possible wind farm (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 7/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_182233641.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_182233641.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ocean
Act plan defines areas for industry along island shores (<i>Martha’s
Vineyard Times</i>, 7/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2009/07/02/ocean-act-plan.php"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2009/07/02/ocean-act-plan.php</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Patrick
Administration releases draft first-in-the-nation ocean management plan for
state waters (<i>EEA Press Release</i>, 7/1/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090701_pr_mop&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090701_pr_mop&csid=Eoeea</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State
draws zones for coast wind farms: Aims to protect sensitive areas of sea (<i>Boston
Globe</i>, 7/1/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/01/state_plan_could_bring_wind_farms_near_coast/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/01/state_plan_could_bring_wind_farms_near_coast/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State
sets locations for off-shore wind turbines (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 7/1/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090701/NEWS/907010331"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090701/NEWS/907010331</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ocean
plan blocks South Coast Wind (<i>Standard-Times</i>, 7/1/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090701/NEWS/907010378"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090701/NEWS/907010378</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>In the News<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commerce
Secretary Gary Locke announces $167 million in recovery act funding for 50
coastal restoration projects (<i>NOAA News</i>, 6/30/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090630_restoration.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090630_restoration.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stormy
week gnaws at Outer Cape beaches (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 6/27/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/27/outer_cape_takes_a_hit_as_erosion_worry_rises/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/27/outer_cape_takes_a_hit_as_erosion_worry_rises/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Storm
erosion is a beach bummer (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/26/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090626/NEWS/906260326"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090626/NEWS/906260326</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>High
bacteria counts close beaches from Quincy to Plymouth (<i>Patriot Ledger</i>,
6/25/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/archive/x942416114/High-bacteria-counts-close-beaches-from-Quincy-to-Plymouth"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.patriotledger.com/archive/x942416114/High-bacteria-counts-close-beaches-from-Quincy-to-Plymouth</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Expert:
New inlet will take over in less than 20 years (<i>Cape Cod Chronicle</i>,
6/25/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat062509_3.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat062509_3.htm</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
Chatham, an austere utopia yields to a relentless tide (<i>Boston Globe</i>,
6/25/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/25/in_chatham_an_austere_utopia_yields_to_a_relentless_tide/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/25/in_chatham_an_austere_utopia_yields_to_a_relentless_tide/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PI
dune survives another beating (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 6/24/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_174231921.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_174231921.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Given
time, Chatham inlet may not be Pleasant (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/19/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/NEWS/906190315/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/NEWS/906190315/-1/NEWS01</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PI
woman seeks to rebuild razed house (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 6/19/09)
- <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_169235417.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_169235417.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
Cod panel challenges state on Wind Farm permit (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 6/18/09) -
<br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/18/cape_cod_panel_challenges_state_on_wind_farm_permit/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/18/cape_cod_panel_challenges_state_on_wind_farm_permit/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Grand
opening of Weir River Estuary Center in Hull set for Sunday</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (<i>Patriot Ledger</i>,
6/18/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1415147507/Estuary-center-opens"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1415147507/Estuary-center-opens</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>$30M
could revive Cape wetlands work (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/16/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160315/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160315/-1/NEWS01</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pleasant
Bay group seeks no-flush zone (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/16/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160316/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160316/-1/NEWS01</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Help
for eroding beaches moves closer (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 6/15/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_165235356.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/archivesearch/local_story_165235356.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seeing
sea stars—and lots of them: Shellfish predator's population surging (<i>Boston
Globe</i>, 6/15/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/15/surge_in_starfish_population_from_narragansett_bay_to_cape_cod_bay_has_observers_puzzled/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/15/surge_in_starfish_population_from_narragansett_bay_to_cape_cod_bay_has_observers_puzzled/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New
FEMA flood maps prompt alarm for coastal properties (<i>Daily News of
Newburyport</i>, 6/10/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_160234908.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_160234908.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pump-out
boat will keep heads clear, harbor clean (<i>Salem News</i>, 6/9/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_159225406.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_159225406.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>East
coast may feel rise in sea levels the most (<i>Washington Post</i>, 6/8/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501342.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060501342.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back
to bed: With shellfishing up, more coastal communities have found a green, and
cheap, way to restock (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 6/7/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/06/07/to_restock_shellfish_bostons_south_coastal_towns_get_creative/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/06/07/to_restock_shellfish_bostons_south_coastal_towns_get_creative/</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Red
tide arrival unlikely on Cape (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/5/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090605/NEWS/906050317/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090605/NEWS/906050317/-1/NEWS01</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summer
swan song for North Beach camps? (<i>Cape Cod Chronicle</i>, 6/4/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat060409_1.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat060409_1.htm</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Patrick
administration appoints advisory committee to assess climate change adaptation
strategies (<i>EEA Press Release</i>, 6/4/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090604_pr_cca_committee&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090604_pr_cca_committee&csid=Eoeea</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Weather
abets plover chicks' survival (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/4/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/NEWS/906040315/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/NEWS/906040315/-1/NEWS01</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Patrick
administration announces 21 environmental grants to municipalities and
non-profit organizations (<i>EEA Press Release</i>, 6/3/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090603_met_grants&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090603_met_grants&csid=Eoeea</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
coastal coverage bills face big jump (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 6/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/NEWS/906020321"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/NEWS/906020321</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>State
tells LNG developer that OK unlikely for Fall River site (<i>Boston Herald</i>,
6/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1176206"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1176206</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Piping
plovers hatching on N.H., Mass. beaches (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>,
6/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_152235807.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_152235807.html</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hurricane
season begins: Increased storms off U.S. coastline have forecasters concerned (<i>ABC
News</i>, 6/1/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7721695&page=1"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7721695&page=1</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Other
Items of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>COASTSWEEP 2009</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - COASTSWEEP, the
state-wide beach cleanup sponsored by CZM and the Urban Harbors Institute at
UMass Boston, will kick off its 22<sup>nd</sup> year on September 19.
Volunteers throughout Massachusetts turn out in large numbers each year for
this event, which is part of an international campaign organized by The Ocean
Conservancy in Washington, DC. Participants all over the world collect marine
debris and record what they find. This information is then used to help reduce
future marine debris problems. Cleanups will be scheduled throughout September
and October. To get involved, go to the </span><a
href="http://www.coastsweep.umb.edu/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>COASTSWEEP website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Massachusetts Bays Program Selects Regional
Service Providers</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- The Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP) is pleased to announce its selection of
four organizations to serve as Regional Coordinators for the program. Regional
Coordinators will work with MBP central staff and their host organization to
develop and support local environmental initiatives that protect and restore
water quality and habitats of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. The following
selected contractors have all served as Regional Coordinators in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Merrimac Valley Planning Commission (Upper North Shore)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Salem
Sound Coastwatch (Salem Sound)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
North and South Rivers Watershed Association (South Shore)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Association to Preserve Cape Cod (Cape Cod )<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hurricane Preparedness</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Atlantic Ocean
hurricane season began on June 1 and an average season is predicted. The latest
hurricane information is available on NOAA's </span><a
href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>National Hurricane Center website</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. To help prepare, see the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/hurricanes.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CZM Hurricane Preparedness Kit</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Also, see CZM's </span><a
href="http://mass.gov/czm/coastlines/2002/index02.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>2002 <i>Coastlines</i>
magazine</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
for more information on Massachusetts hurricanes and their potential impacts,
articles on how to build and rebuild to withstand a storm, and information on a
wide range of tools available for reducing risks in hurricane-prone areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Boating Safety Advisory Council
Vacancies</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking applications for membership on the </span><a
href="http://homeport.uscg.mil/NBSAC"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National Boating Safety Advisory Council</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (NBSAC). The
21-member NBSAC advises the Coast Guard on matters related to recreational
boating safety. The application deadline is July 23.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Invasive Species Advisory Committee</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S.
Department of the Interior, on behalf of the interdepartmental National
Invasive Species Council (NISC), is seeking nominations for new members to the
Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). Committee members provide advice to
the NISC on a broad array of issues including preventing the introduction of
invasive species, providing for their control, and minimizing the economic,
ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause. For details,
contact Kelsey Brantley at </span><a href="mailto:Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Nominations are due
by July 23. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commonwealth of
Massachusetts - Deval L. Patrick, Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Timothy P. Murray,
Lieutenant Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Executive Office of
Energy and Environmental Affairs - Ian A. Bowles, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office of Coastal Zone
Management - Deerin Babb-Brott, Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Editor - <a
href="mailto:robin.lacey@state.ma.us?subject=July%202009%20CZ-Mail"><span
style='color:blue'>Robin Lacey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet Coordinator -
Joe Pelczarski<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Massachusetts Office
of Coastal Zone Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>251 Causeway Street,
Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Boston, MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(617) 626-1200<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CZM Information Line -
(617) 626-1212<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CZM Website - <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm"><span style='color:blue'>www.mass.gov/czm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A publication of the
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant<br>
to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA09NOS4190119.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The views expressed
herein are those of the author(s) and<br>
do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA <br>
or any of its sub-agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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