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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"'>December
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=December%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"'>Massachusetts
Ocean Management Plan<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"'>The Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
in July for public review and comment. EEA continued to receive public comments
through November 23, as mandated by the Oceans Act of 2008. EEA and its
agencies are reviewing the more than 100 comments received and will develop
appropriate responses and changes to the draft plan. The Oceans 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.
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"'> for links to the two-volume draft
plan and all maps and figures. 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"'>Climate
Change Advisory Committee Work Continues</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Black","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"'>Efforts are underway to finalize the report
of the state’s Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee (CCAAC). The
document will contain a summary of predicted changes to key parameters, general
assessments of vulnerabilities, and recommendations for strategies to alleviate
current and future impacts of a changing climate. The recommendations of the
CCAAC are based on the work of six subcommittees: Coastal Zone and Ocean,
Natural Resources and Habitat, Local Economy and Government, Human Health and
Welfare, Key Infrastructure, and Land Use. Stay tuned to CZ-Mail for
information on how to obtain copies of the report and for other 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"'>COASTSWEEP
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"'>This year, COASTSWEEP celebrated its 22<sup>nd</sup>
anniversary. Part of an international effort organized by the Ocean
Conservancy, COASTSWEEP is the statewide annual beach cleanup sponsored by CZM
and the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) of UMass Boston. On September 19, EEA
Undersecretary for Environment Philip Griffiths and CZM's COASTSWEEP
Coordinator Robin Lacey welcomed 200 dedicated volunteers to kick off the 2009
COASTSWEEP at the Nantasket Beach in Hull. Together these volunteers collected
more than 3,000 pounds of debris. Although final results from the 2009 cleanups
are still pending, preliminary reports show that approximately 2,100 COASTSWEEP
volunteers cleaned more than 112 miles of coastline, river bank, marsh,
seafloor, and lakeshore in Massachusetts—collecting 22,638 pounds of
debris from 89 locations. CZM and UHI would like to thank all of the dedicated
volunteers that participated in COASTSWEEP 2009 and our sponsors for their
generous support. This year’s sponsors included Bank of America,
Massachusetts Marine Trades Association, Weston Solutions, and Tronex. For more
information about this year's efforts, see 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"'>. If you are
interested in getting involved in future COASTSWEEP cleanups, email </span><a
href="mailto:coastsweep@umb.edu?subject=COASTSWEEP%202010"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>coastsweep@umb.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"'>Straits
Pond Restoration Project Breaks Ground<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"'>Construction began on the Straits Pond
wetland restoration project to reconstruct and enlarge a deteriorating culvert
under Route 228 at the borders of Hull, Cohasset, and Hingham (at the spot
known locally as West Corner). This project, the largest tidal restoration
project to date in Massachusetts, will restore 94 acres of tidal pond habitat
and improve tidal flow to a critically impaired estuary, which is part of the
Weir River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). In addition to repairing
this deficient transportation infrastructure, the project will also eliminate
seasonal infestations of midges, which can inhabit such degraded systems. This
project poses many unique challenges. Three towns all share part ownership of
the structure (which is also classified as a dam) and many of the utilities
that service Hull run through the culvert and need to be maintained during
construction. Maintenance of a tidal connection between the pond and estuary
during construction is also necessary to sustain the estuarine ecology of the
pond and to release water during storms. Project partners include CZM, the
Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), the Department of Conservation and
Recreation's ACEC Program, the Massachusetts Bays Program, the Massachusetts
Highway Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
the Conservation Law Foundation/Restore America's Estuaries program, the towns
of Hull, Cohasset, and Hingham, and the Straits Pond and Weir River Watershed
Associations. Project construction will take about one year.<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"'>Environmental Education Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications for </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Environmental Education Grants</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span
style='color:black'>to fund environmental education projects that promote
environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible
students, teachers, and citizens. Proposals are due by December 15.</span><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"'>Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Gulf of Maine
Council is seeking proposals for coastal habitat restoration projects within
the Gulf of Maine 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 </span><a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/habitatrestoration/rfp-2010.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>request
for proposals</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
Optional letters of intent are due by January 15, 2010. Full applications are
due by April 2, 2010.<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"'> - These
opportunities 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:l2 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"'>River Restoration Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The American
Rivers/NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program Partnership is seeking
proposals to fund stream barrier removal projects that help restore riverine
ecosystems, enhance public safety and community resilience, and have clear and
identifiable benefits to diadromous fish populations. For details see the </span><a
href="http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_content_63c9"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>American
Rivers website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
Proposals are due by December 18.<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"'>Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach
Conference Proceedings</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA has published the proceedings from the May 2009
Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach—<i>Achieving
Results with Tight Budgets</i>. See the </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/nps/outreach2009"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>EPA website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> for the
comprehensive proceedings document, along with copies of the conference
PowerPoint presentations.<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"'>Ocean Acidification Film</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Natural
Resources Defense Council has produced the short film, </span><a
href="http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/acidification/aboutthefilm.asp"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Acid Test:
The Global Challenge on Ocean Acidification</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, to raise awareness
about the problem of ocean acidification. Like global warming, ocean
acidification is thought to be caused by the increase of carbon dioxide in the
earth’s atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution. <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"'>Clean Water State Revolving Fund Fact Sheet</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA has released
an </span><a
href="http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/pdf/WW/EPA_ARRA%20Septic%20Factsheet_FINAL.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>updated
fact sheet</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(PDF, 3.5 MB) that outlines the process for funding decentralized wastewater
projects with Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) capital. CWSRF is a
low-interest or no-interest funding source for the installation, repair, or
upgrade of “decentralized” wastewater systems in small-town, rural,
and suburban areas. An additional $4 billion have been provided to CWSRF by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which is available through
September 30, 2010.<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 Sanctuary Presentations</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On November 17,
the National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation (NMSF), in conjunction with the
National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, hosted a lunch briefing entitled, <i>The Role
of National Marine Sanctuaries in Marine Spatial Planning</i>. Presentations
are now available on the </span><a
href="http://www.nmsfocean.org/article/2009/11/20/nmsf-hosts-hill-briefing-role-national-marine-sanctuaries-marine-spatial-planning"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>NMSF
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"'>Gulf of Maine Times</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The <i>Gulf of
Maine Times</i>, the newsletter of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment, is moving to an online-only format. Beginning with the next issue,
the <i>Times</i> will no longer be produced in hard copy. Please sign up to
receive notifications about new editions at </span><a
href="http://www.gulfofmaine.org/subscribe.php"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.gulfofmaine.org/subscribe.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:1.0in'><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 Services Magazine</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The
November/December 2009 issue of </span><a
href="http://csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2009/06/"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal Services</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, a NOAA Coastal
Services Center magazine, features articles about LIDAR in Delaware, North
Carolina 10 years after Hurricane Floyd, and the use of social media in
Louisiana.<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 December
2009/January 2010 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 marine
spatial planning 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"'>Marine Protected Area Newsletter</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The
November-December 2009 issue of </span><a
href="http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/MPA111.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
seismic surveys and marine protected areas (MPA), balancing science and
conservation in MPAs, 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><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"'>Massachusetts Great Outdoors Blog</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EEA has launched a
new blog dedicated to engaging and informing Massachusetts residents and
visitors about the Commonwealth’s outdoor activities and events,
wildlife, state parks, and local agriculture. </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/blog/environment"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Great Outdoors</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> blog will tell you
about outdoor activities, wildlife, and local farms, as well as offer
suggestions for places to explore, hike, fish, hunt, or go boating around the
state. The blog includes posts from staff representing the Departments of
Agricultural Resources (DAR), Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and Fish and
Game (DFG) who are experts in Massachusetts-grown foods, wildlife biology,
wetlands restoration, and outdoor sports and activities.<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"'>EPA §319 Database</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The public can now
access information about nonpoint source (NPS) pollution control projects
through EPA's Nonpoint Source Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS), the
primary tool for management and oversight of state Nonpoint Source Management
Programs under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. Users can search for
projects by a variety of criteria (project type, title, location, target
pollutant, etc.) or through use of an interactive map, which enables browsing
for project information by watershed. See the </span><a
href="http://iaspub.epa.gov/grts/projects"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>GRTS 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"'>EPA’s TMDL Website Redesigned</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA recently
revised the </span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Impaired
Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads website</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> to better serve users from federal,
state, and local agencies and the general public. Under section 303(d) of the
Clean Water Act, states, territories, and authorized tribes are required to
develop lists of impaired waters, establish priority rankings, and develop
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for these waters. A TMDL is a calculation of
the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still safely
meet water quality standards. The redesigned website features an overview of
the section 303(d) program activities, highlights new technical resources, and
provides easier access to program resources.<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"'>Seascape Modeling</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The </span><a
href="http://www.seascapemodeling.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Seascape Modeling website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> presents the news,
results, and opinions of personnel in the Ecosystem Modeling Lab, a joint
effort between the </span><a href="http://www.umaine.edu/marine/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>University
of Maine's School of Marine Sciences</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and the </span><a href="http://www.gmri.org"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Gulf of
Maine Research Institute</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>. The goal of Seascape Modeling is to provide current
information on efforts to understand the link between physical and biological
conditions in the ocean.<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'><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
comment opportunities posted 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:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - FEMA is seeking
comments on the proposed Base Flood Elevations for the following coastal
communities: Beverly, Braintree, Cohasset, Gloucester, Ipswich, Manchester,
Marblehead, Nahant, Nantucket, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Swampscott,
Salisbury, and Weymouth. The preliminary FIRMs for the proposed BFEs are
available at each community’s town hall. Submit comments by December 7 to
Kevin Long at </span><a href="mailto:kevin.long@dhs.gov"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kevin.long@dhs.gov</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"'>Winter Walks and Talks in Harwich</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - This winter, the
Harwich Conservation Trust will host several guided walks in Harwich and a
series of winter presentations—all open to the public. For details, 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"'>Ocean Acidification Workshop</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On December 12,
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will hold the professional development
workshop <i>Ocean Acidification: What It Is, What We Know, and What It May Mean</i>.
The workshop will feature discussions on how ocean water chemistry is changing
and how these changes may affect marine life and people, as well as hands-on
demonstrations with classroom experiments. To register, contact Kathy Patterson
at </span><a href="mailto:kpatterson@whoi.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kpatterson@whoi.edu</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by December 7.<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"'>Cape Cod Natural History
Conference—Call for Presentations</span></i></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 3, 2010, the MassAudubon
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary will hold the 15<sup>th</sup> Annual Cape Cod
Natural History Conference at Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable.
For more information, contact Melissa Lowe at </span><a
href="mailto:mlowe@massaudubon.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>mlowe@massaudubon.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Proposals are due
by January 15, 2010. <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"'>Science, Policy, and the Environment
Conference</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- On January 20-22, the 10<sup>th</sup> </span><a
href="http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=2924"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National
Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <i>The New Green
Economy,</i> will be held in Washington, DC. Organized by the National Council
for Science and the Environment, the goal of this conference is to develop and
advance science-based solutions to achieve a sustainable, new green 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"'><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"'>Working Waterways and Waterfronts
Symposium—Call for Abstracts</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On September 27-30, 2010, the </span><a
href="http://www.wateraccessus.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Working Waterways and Waterfronts National
Symposium on Water</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
will take place in Portland, Maine. The symposium will provide a forum to help
communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals address waterfront
access challenges by showcasing successful models and tools from around the
country. Abstracts are due by January 22, 2010.<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"'>Wastewater Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On January 24-27,
2010, the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) will host the 2010 </span><a
href="http://www.newea.org/Events/AnnualConference/tabid/178/Default.aspx"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Annual
Conference & Exhibition</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> in Boston. The NEWEA conference is the largest
wastewater environment conference held in New England and features a large exhibit
area with more than 180 vendors. Technical sessions will focus on industrial
waste, collections systems, plant operations, wetlands, government affairs,
hazardous waste, and watershed management.<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"'>International Marina & Boatyard
Conference</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- On January 27-29, 2010, the </span><a
href="https://www.marinaassociation.org/imbc/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>International Marina &
Boatyard Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
will be held in Tampa, Florida. This three-day conference will feature
educational seminars, products demonstrations, and more than 120 exhibitors.<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"'>Ocean Sciences Meeting</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On February 22-26,
2010, the </span><a href="http://www.agu.org/meetings/os10/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>2010 Ocean
Sciences Meeting</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
will be held in Portland, Oregon and will focus on the development of
predictive tools that are based on models and field observations.<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 and Estuarine Habitat
Restoration—Call for Proposals</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On November 13-17, 2010, the 5<sup>th</sup>
</span><a href="http://www.estuaries.org/conference/"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National Conference on
Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <i>Preparing for Climate Change:
Science, Practice, and Policy</i>, will be held in Galveston, Texas. Proposals
are due by March 2, 2010.<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:l1 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]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference—Call for
Papers </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
On May 17-19, 2010, the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will
hold the 21<sup>st</sup> Annual </span><a
href="http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Nonpoint Source Pollution
Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
in Plymouth. Submissions are due by December 9.<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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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gosnold
embraces wind farm plan (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 11/27/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23718"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23718</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"'>Wind
proposal too close for Salisbury's comfort (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>,
11/19/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_322225108.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_322225108.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 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"'>Coastal
communities can get state grants to halt stormwater pollution (<i>Lynn Daily
Item</i>, 1/11/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2009/11/19/news/news15.txt"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2009/11/19/news/news15.txt</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-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"'>Deadline
near, state ocean plan gets fine-tuning (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/18/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091118/NEWS/911180318"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091118/NEWS/911180318</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 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
Energy Secretary delivers concessions on the Oceans Plan (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>,
11/13/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23548"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23548</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-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"'>Islanders
press for local say in Oceans Act (<i>Martha’s Vineyard Times</i>,
11/12/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2009/11/12/oceans-act.php"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2009/11/12/oceans-act.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 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"'>Regional
planners may decide energy projects (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/11/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091111/NEWS/911110319/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091111/NEWS/911110319/-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:l3 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-Murray
administration announces grants to help coastal communities combat water
pollution (<i>EEA Press Release</i>, 11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=091106_pr_czm&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=091106_pr_czm&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-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>
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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"'>Slow
Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close (<i>NOAA News</i>, 11/30/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091130_endhurricaneseason.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091130_endhurricaneseason.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 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"'>New
sand will flow to beaches (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/29/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/29/newbury_salisbury_laud_progress_on_army_corps_plan_to_replenish_beaches/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/29/newbury_salisbury_laud_progress_on_army_corps_plan_to_replenish_beaches/</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 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,
Kirk at odds over wind farm (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/28/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/28/patrick_appointee_takes_opposing_stance_on_cape_wind_project/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/28/patrick_appointee_takes_opposing_stance_on_cape_wind_project/</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 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"'>Orleans
man heads Seashore panel (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/27/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091127/NEWS/911270316/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091127/NEWS/911270316/-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:l3 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"'>Saltwater
license law takes effect in January (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 11/27/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23722"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23722</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 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"'>Lost
traps posing a threat to Maine’s lobster industry: First large-scale
study launched (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/27/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/27/lost_traps_posing_a_threat_to_maines_lobster_industry/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/27/lost_traps_posing_a_threat_to_maines_lobster_industry/</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 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"'>NOAA:
Warming has fish on the move north, deeper (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>,
11/27/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_330220938.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_330220938.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 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"'>Obama
asked to delay wind farm decision (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/26/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091126/NEWS/911260311/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091126/NEWS/911260311/-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:l3 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"'>No
help for Sandwich erosion (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/25/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091125/NEWS/911250314/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091125/NEWS/911250314/-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:l3 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"'>Boston
faces deep risk from sea level rise (<i>Boston Globe - The Green Blog</i>,
11/24/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/boston_faces_deep_risk_from_se.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/11/boston_faces_deep_risk_from_se.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 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
signs bill requiring permit for saltwater fishing (<i>Standard-Times</i>,
11/24/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091124/NEWS/911249996"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091124/NEWS/911249996</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 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"'>Mass.
Gov. Patrick signs fishing registration law (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/24/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/24/mass_gov_patrick_signs_fishing_registration_law/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/24/mass_gov_patrick_signs_fishing_registration_law/</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 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"'>Landowners
on Florida beaches fighting to be sand owners, too: Supreme Court to examine
'taking' of private property (<i>Washington Post</i>, 11/24/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303930.html?hpid=topnews"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303930.html?hpid=topnews</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-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"'>Firm
meets budget on PI project (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 11/21/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_324222124.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_324222124.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 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"'>Sandbags
repaired, reinforced on island (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 11/20/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_323224305.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_323224305.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 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"'>Saltwater
fishing license is catch of day (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/20/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091120/NEWS/911200325"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091120/NEWS/911200325</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 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"'>Clock
ticking on Nantucket Sound registry bid (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/20/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091120/NEWS/911200316/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091120/NEWS/911200316/-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:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New
Bedford Whaling Museum hosts North Atlantic Right Whale experts (<i>Standard-Times</i>,
11/19/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS/911190366"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS/911190366</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 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"'>Chance
to predict, prevent red tide? (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>, 11/17/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_320225639.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_320225639.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 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"'>Historic
designation could change Sound (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/16/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091116/NEWS/911160310"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091116/NEWS/911160310</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 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"'>Scientist
honored for whale-saving efforts (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/16/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091116/NEWS/911160309"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091116/NEWS/911160309</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 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
study uncovers key role of bacteria in the formation of ‘red tide’
algal blooms (<i>NOAA News</i>, 11/16/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091116_beaufort.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091116_beaufort.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 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"'>Things
get fishy as Taunton students angle for quahog cause (<i>Boston Herald</i>,
11/16/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1212257"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1212257</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 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"'>NOAA
releases expanded world ocean database (<i>NOAA News</i>, 11/16/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091116_database.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091116_database.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 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"'>Tribe
scores a key win in fight over Cape Wind (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 11/13/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23549"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23549</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 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"'>US
funds to aid cleanup of South Shore waters (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/12/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/12/us_funds_to_aid_cleanup_of_south_shore_waters/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/12/us_funds_to_aid_cleanup_of_south_shore_waters/</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 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"'>Consultant:
FEMA maps inconsistent (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 11/12/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_315224021.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_315224021.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 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"'>Scallop
stocks rebound on the Cape and Islands (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/12/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NEWS/911120326/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NEWS/911120326/-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:l3 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"'>Warming
drives off Cape Cod’s namesake, other fish (<i>Boston Herald</i>,
11/12/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1211343"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1211343</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 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"'>West
Island salt marsh restoration projects moving forward (<i>Standard-Times</i>,
11/11/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091111/NEWS/911110346/-1/NEWS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091111/NEWS/911110346/-1/NEWS</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>$1.7
million Green Harbor dredging project begins (<i>Patriot Ledger</i>, 11/10/09)
- <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1659497678/Green-Harbor-dredging-begins"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1659497678/Green-Harbor-dredging-begins</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 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"'>Markey
presses for Cape Wind approval (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/10/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/10/markey_presses_for_cape_wind_approval/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/10/markey_presses_for_cape_wind_approval/</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coast
Guard is asked to yield on oil spill law (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/9/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091109/NEWS/911090309/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091109/NEWS/911090309/-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:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Economic
stimulus gets Massachusetts stormwater projects moving (<i>Environmental News
Service</i>, 11/9/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2009/2009-11-09-091.asp"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2009/2009-11-09-091.asp</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 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"'>Saltmarsh
restoration project eyed for site of former Round Hill airport runways (<i>Standard-Times</i>,
11/8/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091108/NEWS/911080321"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091108/NEWS/911080321</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Waves
of concern: Property owners face steep insurance rate hikes, as new federal
maps shift flood zone boundaries (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/7/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2009/11/07/property_owners_face_steep_insurance_hikes_with_new_flood_zone_boundaries/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2009/11/07/property_owners_face_steep_insurance_hikes_with_new_flood_zone_boundaries/</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FAIR
Plan may go up again (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/7/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091107/BIZ/911070326"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091107/BIZ/911070326</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gap
in PI dune worries officials (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234432.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234432.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 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"'>Flood-prone
home on river raised one floor (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234500.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234500.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 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"'>Islandwide
DCPC voted over water; Edgartown opts out of one on land (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>,
11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23517"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?23517</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wind
farm snared in clash over history (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091106/NEWS/911060328/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091106/NEWS/911060328/-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:l3 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nantucket
Sound may get new status (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/6/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/06/nantucket_sound_may_get_historic_listing_delaying_wind_farm/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/06/nantucket_sound_may_get_historic_listing_delaying_wind_farm/</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 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An
unhealthy glow: Environmental agencies press Charles River neighbors to cut
phosphorus pollution (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/5/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/11/05/environmental_officials_urge_halving_of_phosphorous_levels_in_upper_middle_charles_river/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/11/05/environmental_officials_urge_halving_of_phosphorous_levels_in_upper_middle_charles_river/</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 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"'>Study:
River's problems will require much bigger actions (<i>Salem News</i>, 11/5/09)
- <br>
</span><a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233007.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308233007.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 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
gives reprieve to rivers after environmentalist outcry (<i>Patriot Ledger</i>,
11/5/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/outdoors/x1659495783/State-gives-reprieve-to-rivers-after-environmentalist-outcry"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/outdoors/x1659495783/State-gives-reprieve-to-rivers-after-environmentalist-outcry</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 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"'>Plover
habitat nixes plan to relocate North Beach camp (<i>Cape Cod Chronicle</i>,
11/5/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat110509_3.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodchronicle.com/chatnews/chat110509_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:l3 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
can limit water use, AG’s office argues (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 11/4/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/state_can_limit_water_use_ags_office_argues/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/state_can_limit_water_use_ags_office_argues/</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 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"'>Watershed
groups rejoin state panel: River-protection talks to resume (<i>Boston Globe</i>,
11/4/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/watershed_groups_rejoin_state_panel/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/04/watershed_groups_rejoin_state_panel/</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 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"'>Water
watchdogs wooed back to advisory council (<i>Salem News</i>, 11/4/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004543.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_308004543.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 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"'>Study:
Watchers don't cause harm (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>, 11/4/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_308225054.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_308225054.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 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"'>Power
plant opponent hosts meeting (<i>Salem News</i>, 11/3/09) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002044.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_307002044.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 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"'>Panel
to monitor offshore leases (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/3/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/911030312"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/91103031</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 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"'>Work
begins to restore Plymouth's Eel River and watershed (<i>Taunton Daily Gazette</i>,
11/3/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/regional/x880802276/Work-begins-to-restore-Plymouths-Eel-River-and-watershed"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/regional/x880802276/Work-begins-to-restore-Plymouths-Eel-River-and-watershed</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 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"'>MBL
helps to equip marine life center (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/3/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/911030316/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/911030316/-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:l3 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"'>Study
shows fish diverting north to cooler waters (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/3/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/911030310"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/NEWS/911030310</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 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"'>Nantucket
scallopers hope for bumper crop (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 11/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091102/NEWS/911020312/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091102/NEWS/911020312/-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:l3 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"'>Tribes
seek halt to proposed Cape Cod wind farm (<i>Boston Herald</i>, 11/2/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1209014"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1209014</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 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"'>City
gets $500k lift for sewer plant (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>, 11/1/09) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/archivesearch/local_story_305231849.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/archivesearch/local_story_305231849.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:1.0in'><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"'>2010 National Wetlands Awards</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Nominations are
now being sought for the 2010 </span><a
href="http://www.nationalwetlandsawards.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National Wetlands Awards</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Administered by the
Environmental Law Institute and supported by a partnership of six federal
agencies, this award program honors individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary
commitment to the conservation and restoration of our nation's wetlands in six
categories: education and outreach; science research; conservation and
restoration; landowner stewardship; state, tribal, and local program
development; and wetland community leader. Nominations are due by December 15.<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"'>Teacher at Sea Program</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The NOAA </span><a
href="http://teacheratsea.noaa.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Teacher at Sea Program</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is accepting
applications for the 2010 field season. The program provides a unique learning
and teaching environment for teachers, kindergarten through college, aboard
NOAA research and survey ships to work under the direction of NOAA scientists
and crew. Applications are due by December 31.<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"'>Research Experience for Undergraduates</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Bigelow Laboratory
for Ocean Sciences is seeking applications from undergraduate students for the
2010 </span><a href="http://www.bigelow.org/education/reu/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Research
Experience for Undergraduates</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> summer research program, Gulf of Maine and
the World Ocean. Eight students will be selected to receive hands-on research
experience in marine microbial food webs, ocean biogeochemistry, optical
oceanography, remote sensing, sensory biology, climate change, and fisheries
oceanography. Applications are due by January 15, 2010.<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 Policy Fellowships</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The NOAA Sea Grant
College Program is accepting applications for the 2011 </span><a
href="http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy
Fellowship Program</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
This one-year program provides a unique educational experience to students who
have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the
national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly
qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive
branches, or appropriate associations/institutions, located in the area of
Washington, DC, for a one year paid fellowship. Applications are due by
February 19, 2010.<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"'><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"'><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=December%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>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>251 Causeway Street,
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Boston, MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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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
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