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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"'>March
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'><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"'>.
To subscribe to CZ-Mail, send a blank email to </span><a
href="mailto:join-env-cz-mail@listserv.state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>join-env-cz-mail@listserv.state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Also, please feel
free to share CZ-Mail with colleagues and friends—and if you have any
suggestions for future editions, or would like make a change to your CZ-Mail
subscription, please email your request to </span><a
href="mailto:CZ-Mail@state.ma.us?subject=March%202010%20CZ-Mail"><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"'>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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"'>2010 Coastal
Pollutant Remediation Grant Awards<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"'>On February 11, Ian Bowles, Secretary of the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), announced $360,000
in Fiscal Year 2010 grants to Massachusetts communities through CZM's </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/cprgp.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal Pollutant Remediation
(CPR) Grant Program</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
The 2010 winning projects are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 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]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brewster
- $20,142 to open up the closed shellfish areas, improve coastal habitats, and
improve water quality at public bathing beaches through continued improvements
to untreated stormwater discharges to the Stony Brook Watershed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 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]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Duxbury
- $120,515 for stormwater treatment infrastructure at three locations to
address pollutant discharges to Kingston Bay and “the Nook.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 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]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oak
Bluffs - $102,924 to protect shellfishing in Oak Bluffs Harbor by installing a
rain garden/modified gravel wetland system to treat stormwater discharges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 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]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Provincetown
- $116,419 to improve water quality and protect shellfish beds by installing
stormwater treatment infrastructure within the West End Parking Lot to control
direct stormwater discharges to Provincetown Harbor.<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"'>Since 1996, more than $6 million has been
awarded through this grant program. See EEA’s </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=100211_pr_czm_grants&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CPR Grants
Press Release</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
for details on this year’s grants.<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"'>Check
Out CZM’s New Coastal Landscaping Website<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"'>Landscaping with native plants can help
coastal property owners prevent storm damage and erosion, provide wildlife
habitat, and reduce coastal water pollution—all while improving a
property’s visual appeal and natural character. CZM’s new </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastal_landscaping/"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal Landscaping website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> presents: detailed
information on the benefits of these landscaping techniques; step-by-step
instructions on landscaping a bank, beach, or dune; tips for planting,
installation, and maintenance; plant lists and photos; sample landscape plans;
information on permitting; suggestions on where to purchase native plants; and
links to additional information.<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"'>Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation
Funding</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- CZM is seeking applications for funding under the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/celcp/index.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(CELCP). CELCP provides state and local governments with matching funds to
purchase significant coastal and estuarine lands, or conservation easements on
such lands, that are considered important for their ecological, conservation,
recreational, historical, or aesthetic values. Applications will be reviewed
and ranked for nomination to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) for evaluation and potential Federal Fiscal Year 2011
CELCP funding. On March 3 at 1:00 p.m., CZM will hold a question and answer
session for potential applicants at CZM’s </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/bh.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Boston Office</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. To view the Request
for Responses (RFR), visit the </span><a
href="https://www.ebidsourcing.com/displayPublicSearchAdvancedSolCriteriaEdit.do?doValidateToken=false&menu_id=2.3.3&org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=3eef8c0bb7160917ee3ff0959e298389"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Comm-PASS
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
and search for solicitation number "ENV 10 CZM 03." Proposals are due
by March 24.<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"'>§319 Grants Pre-RFR Meeting</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 2 and 16
from 10:00 a.m.-noon, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
(MassDEP) will hold meetings to field questions and discuss the upcoming RFR
for the §319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Competitive Grants Program. These
meetings will be held at the </span><a
href="http://mass.gov/dep/about/region/centralr.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MassDEP offices in
Worcester</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
Additional information is available on the </span><a
href="https://www.ebidsourcing.com/displayPublicSearchAdvancedSolCriteriaEdit.do?doValidateToken=false&menu_id=2.3.3&org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=3eef8c0bb7160917ee3ff0959e298389"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Comm-PASS
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
Search for the keyword "319." For more information, contact MassDEP's
§319 coordinator, Jane Peirce, at </span><a
href="mailto:jane.peirce@state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>jane.peirce@state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. For details about
past §319 projects, see </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/grants.htm#sums"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MassDEP's website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<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 Counties Restoration Initiative</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The National
Association of Counties, in partnership with the NOAA Community-Based
Restoration Program, is seeking proposals for </span><a
href="http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=New_Technical_Assistance&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=28425"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal
Counties Restoration Initiative (CCRI) grants</span></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. In 2010, CCRI will provide grants to
improve stream, river, estuarine, and other important marine habitats, with a
priority of fish passage barriers in coastal streams and rivers. Applications
are due by March 29.<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 Smart Growth Assistance</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking letters of interest from
communities looking for technical assistance to help incorporate smart growth
in future development. EPA will provide direct technical assistance in areas
such as climate change, green job development, corridor redevelopment, green
building development, suburban retrofitting, and disaster resiliency. For more
information, see the </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/2010_0128_rfli.html"><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"'>.
Letters are due by April 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 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:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Water Quality Management Planning Program Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - MassDEP is seeking
proposals for §604(b) Water Quality Management Planning Program Grants to fund
watershed or sub-watershed based nonpoint source assessment activities that
support MassDEP's assessment efforts. The priority watersheds for 2010 include:
Farmington, Westfield, SuAsCo, Taunton, South Coastal, Hudson, Housatonic,
North Coastal, Charles, and Ten Mile basins. To view the RFR, visit the </span><a
href="https://www.ebidsourcing.com/displayPublicSearchAdvancedSolCriteriaEdit.do?doValidateToken=false&menu_id=2.3.3&org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=3eef8c0bb7160917ee3ff0959e298389"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Comm-PASS
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
and search for solicitation number "BRP 2010-01." Project Summaries
for previously funded projects are available on the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/grants.htm#sums"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MassDEP website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Applications are
due by March 19.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The EEA Division
of Conservation Services (DCS) is seeking proposals for Land and Water
Conservation Fund Grants, which provide matching funds to states and local
governments for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation
areas and facilities. A grant workshop will be held on March 3 at 10:00 a.m. at
100 Cambridge Street, Boston. It is recommended that all potential applicants
attend this workshop. Please RSVP to Melissa Cryan at </span><a
href="mailto:melissa.cryan@state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>melissa.cryan@state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. For more
information, please visit the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Grants+%26+Technical+Assistance&L2=Grant+%26+Loan+Programs&L3=Division+of+Conservation+Services+(DCS)&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_dcs_dcs_grant_programs&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>DCS Grant
Programs web page</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.
Applications are due by March 31.<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
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"'>EPA CARE Grants</span></i></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA is seeking proposals for the </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/care"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Community Action for a Renewed Environment</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (CARE) program to
support community-based partnerships to reduce toxic pollution at the local
level. Eligible applicants include county and local governments, tribes,
nonprofit organizations, and universities. Proposals are due by March 9.<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
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"'>Sounds Conservancy Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The </span><a
href="http://qlf.org/atlantic_program/Sounds/sounds.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Sounds
Conservancy Grants Program</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> supports conservation and restoration efforts in the
sounds of Long Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Martha's
Vineyard, and Nantucket and their adjacent mainland coastlines. Up to $2,500 is
available to university, college, and high school students, private individuals,
and nonprofit organizations. Applications must be postmarked by March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 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"'>Estuary Habitat Restoration Program</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and NOAA are seeking proposals for the Estuary Habitat
Restoration Program. Projects must address the potential effects of sea level
change and other impacts related to climate change on the viability of the
proposed restoration. For details, see the </span><a
href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-681.htm"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Federal Register Notice</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Proposals are due
by March 16.</span><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:l2 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"'>Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration Grants</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - In partnership
with the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service's Community-Based Restoration
Program, the Gulf of Maine Council is seeking proposals for coastal habitat
restoration projects within the Gulf of Maine watershed 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"'>.
Full applications are due by April 2.<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"'>Marine Spatial Planning Stakeholder Analysis</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The NOAA Coastal
Services Center has released </span><a
href="http://www.csc.noaa.gov/publications/MSP_Stakeholder_Analysis.pdf"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Marine
Spatial Planning Stakeholder Analysis</span></i></a><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 2.5 MB). Using information
gathered from literature reviews, web searches, and interviews with
stakeholders from across the NOAA coastal regions, this report provides
information about the use of marine spatial planning by various groups, the
levels of stakeholder collaboration, and potential future use of marine spatial
planning tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Water Quality Scorecard</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA has release
the </span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/water_scorecard.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Water Quality
Scorecard</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
to help communities in rural, suburban, and urban settings incorporate green
infrastructure practices that will help protect local water quality and improve
both the built and natural environment. The Scorecard was developed to help
local governments identify opportunities to remove barriers and revise and
create codes, ordinances, and incentives to better protect water quality and
support a green infrastructure approach.<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 Nonpoint News</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The February 2010
issue of </span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/newsnotes/"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Nonpoint
Source News-Notes</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
a periodic newsletter from EPA, includes articles about the condition of the
water-related environment, control of nonpoint sources of water pollution, and
the ecological management and restoration of watersheds.<o:p></o:p></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 Ecosystems and Management Information
Service</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- The February/March 2010 edition of </span><a
href="http://depts.washington.edu/meam/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Marine Ecosystems and Management</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (MEAM), the
bimonthly information service on marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) from
the University of Washington School of Marine Affairs, is now available online.
MEAM serves the global resource management community with news, views,
analysis, and tips gathered from experts around the world. The current edition
features articles on the relationship of marine spatial planning and EBM, a new
EBM tool, and other notes and news, including a discussion of the Massachusetts
ocean planning efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Right Whale News</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The February 2010
issue of </span><a href="http://www.rightwhaleweb.org/pdf/rwn/rwnov09.pdf"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Right
Whale News</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(PDF, 96 KB) is now available online. <i>Right Whale News</i> is a quarterly
newsletter distributed electronically to participants in conservation and
recovery of the North Atlantic right whale and its habitats. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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"'>2009 Marine Invasive Species Data Now
Available in MORIS</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> - Data layers representing the distribution of 12
priority marine invaders are now available to view through the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts Ocean Resource
Information System</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(MORIS). The new layers were created from observations at 65 monitoring sites
during 2009 by partners and citizen scientists of CZM's </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/mimic.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Marine
Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (MIMIC). MIMIC
trains citizen scientists to monitor for the presence of 13 established marine
invasive species and seven potential invaders at cobble shores, tidepools, and
floating docks across New England. To view the new data layers, see the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MORIS website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Once you launch
MORIS, the data layers can be found in the "2009 Monitoring" folder,
under the "Marine Invasive Species" folder, in the "Biological
Data" folder. Data collected from 2008 are also available. For more
information, contact Adrienne Pappal at </span><a
href="mailto:adrienne.pappal@state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>adrienne.pappal@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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Townboard.org Calendar</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - </span><a
href="http://www.townboard.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Townboard.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> provides a one-stop calendar for Massachusetts town
boards. Hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Extension, Natural
Resources and Environmental Conservation Program, and the Local Capacity
Building Project, this site features up-to-date information on relevant
training and educational opportunities in Massachusetts and the region, with an
online form for submitting events. The calendar provides a comprehensive
listing of workshops, seminars, webinars, conferences, and events related to
land and water resource protection, planning, sustainability, smart growth,
energy issues, farming, forestry, and environmental education, including family
friendly environmental class and field trips.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Climate.gov</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - NOAA has launched
a new climate portal that will serve as a single point-of-entry for
NOAA’s climate information, data, products, and services. </span><a
href="http://www.climate.gov/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Climate.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> provides information about the impacts of climate on
many aspects of daily life, including agriculture, energy, and transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>Public
Comment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upper North Shore NDA</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - CZM and EEA are
seeking public comments on a draft application to EPA to designate the coastal
waters of the upper North Shore as a vessel No Discharge Area (NDA). Within the
NDA, the dumping of all boat sewage, both treated and untreated, will be
prohibited. The NDA will encompass the coastal waters of Rockport, Essex,
Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, Amesbury, West Newbury,
Merrimac, Groveland, North Andover, Haverhill, Methuen, and Lawrence. To obtain
a copy of the draft application, contact CZM’s Todd Callaghan at </span><a
href="mailto:Todd.Callaghan@state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Todd.Callaghan@state.ma.us</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or (617) 626-1233.
For more information, see the </span><a
href="http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepadocs/2010/022410em/pn/7.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>public
notice in the Environmental Monitor</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF 73, KB). Submit written comments by
March 17 to Todd Callaghan, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management,
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114, or by email to </span><a
href="mailto:Todd.Callaghan@state.ma.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Todd.Callaghan@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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lynn Harbor Plan</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - CZM and EEA are
seeking comments on a draft Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan that was submitted for
review and approval on January 8, 2010. Availability of the plan for public
comment was noticed in the </span><a
href="http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepadocs/2010/021010em/pn/6.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>February
10 Environmental Monitor</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 36 KB) and a public hearing was held on February
24. Copies of this first-time Municipal Harbor Plan for the city, including
supporting documentation regarding compliance with plan approval standards, can
be downloaded from Lynn’s </span><a
href="http://www.ediclynn.org/municipal_harbor_plan.html" target="_blank"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Economic
Development & Industrial Corporation’s website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. For hard copies
(there may be a fee), contact Brad Saunders at (617) 921-6435. CZM will
consider all written comments on the plan received by March 12. Written comments
must be addressed to: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, 251
Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston MA 02114-2136, Attn: Kathryn Glenn, North
Shore Regional Coordinator. For more information, contact CZM’s Kathryn
Glenn at </span><a href="mailto:kathryn.glenn@state.ma.us"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kathryn.glenn@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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MEPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy and
Protocol</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) is seeking comments
on proposed revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policy and Protocol. The
revisions will clarify the requirements for review and analysis of emissions
and fulfill MEPA’s statutory obligations. For details, see the </span><a
href="http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/ghg.aspx"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>MEPA website</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Comments are due by
March 12.<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"'>North Coastal MS4 Permit</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - EPA is seeking
comments on the </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/region01/npdes/stormwater/draft_manc_sms4gp.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Draft
North Coastal Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Stormwater
pollution is a leading cause of surface water quality impairments in
Massachusetts, due to elevated levels of nutrients, disease-causing bacteria,
and other pollutants. The draft permit, which covers 84 northeastern
Massachusetts communities, is designed specifically to reduce elevated levels
of pollutants in the Charles, Neponset, and Shawsheen Rivers. The proposed
permit also includes best management practices for illegal sewage connections,
street sweeping, public education, and stormwater infiltration. The Clean Water
Act authorizes EPA and states, through the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Program, to regulate discharges from
municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), construction activities,
industrial activities, and those designated by EPA due to water quality
impacts. This permit will replace the previous permit issued in 2003. On March
11, EPA will hold a listening session in Boston. </span><a
href="http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/courseinfo.cfm?program_id=6&outreach_id=495&schedule_id=1086"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Registration</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by March 8 is
required. Submit comments on the proposed permit to Thelma Murphy at </span><a
href="mailto:murphy.thelma@epa.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>murphy.thelma@epa.gov</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by March 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"'>NEPA Guidance Documents</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) has published three draft National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) guidance documents for review and comment. Publication of
these guidance documents is part of CEQ’s efforts to modernize and
reinvigorate NEPA, in conjunction with the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the act.
Enacted in 1970, NEPA mandates that federal agencies consider the environmental
impacts of their proposed actions before acting. For more information, links to
the draft guidance documents, and instructions for submitting comments, see the
</span><a
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>CEQ
website</span></a><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"'>Wednesday Walks</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On Wednesdays in
March and April, the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will hold a series of
walks with naturalist Connie Boyce. For details about each walk, see the </span><a
href="http://www.ccmnh.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view&tplview=default&viewtype=month&Date=20100301&pc_username=&pc_category=&pc_topic="><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>museum
calendar</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"'>Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council
Meeting</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- On March 3, the Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council will meet from
6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Boston Public Library. This will be the annual meeting of
the Council. The agenda will include a presentation on citizen science
activities on the islands, elections of officers and other council business, a
park update, and public comment. The meeting will be open to the public. For
details, contact Superintendent Bruce Jacobson at (617) 223-8667.<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"'>Urban River Restoration Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 7-10, the
Water Environment Federation will hold </span><a
href="http://www.wef.org/UrbanRiver/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Urban River Restoration 2010</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> in Boston. This
conference will focus on the role of revitalized urban rivers and waterfronts
in the context of an increased focus on sustainable practices and a population
shift back to cities, which has renewed emphasis on a livable urban
environment.<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 Food Chains Lecture</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 9 at 1:30
p.m., the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (CCMNH) will hold a lecture
entitled </span><a
href="http://www.ccmnh.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view&Date=20100309&tplview=default&viewtype=details&eid=780&print="><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ocean
Observatories Monitor Critical Processes to Understand Natural and
Anthropogenic Impacts on Food Chains in Temperate, Tropical, and Antarctic Waters</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> by Scott Gallager
and Amber York from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This talk will
discuss the krill-laden waters off Antarctica, the tropical reefs of western
Panama, and the benthic communities along the U.S. continental shelf. New kinds
of optical instrumentation are being developed to help understand both natural
and anthropogenic impacts on ocean health, such as over fishing and climate
change.<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"'>Urban Stormwater Management Webinar</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 11 at
noon, EPA will hold a free two-hour webinar on the System for Urban Stormwater
Treatment and Analysis Integration (SUSTAIN). </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/sustain/index.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>SUSTAIN</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is a decision
support system for placement of best management practices (BMPs) at strategic locations
in urban watersheds based on cost and effectiveness. SUSTAIN is designed for
analysis and determination of total maximum daily load (TMDL), urban watershed
planning, source water protection programs, and combined sewer overflow volume
reduction. To register, see the </span><a
href="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&extravalidation=chkEmails%28%29&eventid=195387&sessionid=1&key=40282DE1FE2F64D8CF5169E7EDB1CEB8&sourcepage=register"><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"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Invasive Species Control Workshop</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 18 at
12:30 p.m., the Chatham Conservation Commission will hold a workshop entitled <i>Invasive
Species Control and Landscaping with Native Plants</i>. Targeted at landscape
contractors and the general public, the workshop will feature Todd Mervosh, a
weed scientist at the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station, who will
identify local invasive species and present the latest information and
techniques on invasive plant control. Also, the ecological and economical
benefits of using native species in the landscape will be discussed. For more
information and to register, call (508) 945-5164.<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"'>Planning and Zoning Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 20, the
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CTPC) will hold the 2010 </span><a
href="http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/pdfs/CPTC-conference-2010.pdf"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Advanced
Tools and Techniques for Planning and Zoning Conference</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (PDF, 358 KB) in
Worcester. The conference is targeted to municipal planning, zoning, building,
and conservation officials, and citizens interested in land-use and development
issues in their communities.<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"'>Commercial Sea Sampling</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 20 at
2:00 p.m., the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will host a discussion
entitled </span><a
href="http://www.ccmnh.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view&Date=20100320&tplview=&viewtype=details&eid=777&print="><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries' Commercial Sea Sampling in Coastal Massachusetts
Waters</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
by Brian Kelly, biologist with the Division of Marine Fisheries (<i>MarineFisheries</i>).<i>
MarineFisheries</i> has a commercial sea sampling program where biologists
accompany day boats in certain fisheries. Mr. Kelly has worked with this
program for the past 10 years and will explain the at-sea data
collection/monitoring process used by <i>MarineFisheries</i>, including
information on fishing practices, fish abundance, fish length frequency, and
bycatch.<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 National Seashore Advisory
Commission Meeting</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 22 at 1:00 p.m., the </span><a
href="http://www.nps.gov/caco/index.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Cape Cod National Seashore</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Advisory Commission
will meet at Cape Cod National Seashore Headquarters, Marconi Station,
Wellfleet. The meeting is open to the public and interested parties may make
oral/written presentations to the commission.<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"'>BUAR Public Meeting</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 25 at
1:30 p.m., CZM's Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR) will hold
its bimonthly public board meeting at CZM's Boston office in the CZM Large
Conference Room. For additional information, contact BUAR Director, Victor
Mastone, at </span><a href="mailto:victor.mastone@state.ma.us"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>victor.mastone@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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Grant Writing Workshop</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 25-26,
Grant Writing USA, in coordination with the city of Boston, will hold a </span><a
href="http://grantwritingusa.com/events/write/boma0310.html?m"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>grant
writing workshop</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
at City Hall in Boston. The workshop is intended for city, county, and state
agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.<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 Sediments 2011—Call for
Abstracts</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
- On May 2-6, 2011, the Seventh International Symposium on Coastal Engineering
and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, </span><a
href="http://coastalsediments.cas.usf.edu/index.html"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Coastal
Sediments 2011</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
will be held in Miami, Florida. The 2011 conference theme is integrating theoretical
and applied approaches to coastal sediment processes. Abstracts are due by
April 1.<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"'>Going Green Workshop—Save the Date</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 9, the
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission, and Franklin Regional Council of Governments will hold a
workshop in Holyoke entitled <i>Going “Green” as a Community
Economic Development Strategy: Building Sustainable Communities—A
Discussion and Resource Expo</i>. This half-day workshop will provide
information on how communities can direct green/sustainability efforts in ways
that advance local revitalization goals, including recruiting new businesses,
attracting new residents, and changing public perceptions.<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"'>Ceres Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On May 5-6, the </span><a
href="http://www.ceres.org/conference"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ceres Conference 2010</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, <i>Roadmap for a
Sustainable Future</i>, will be held in Boston. The conference will examine and
define the key issues and solutions for achieving a cleaner, more sustainable
future. For 20 years, Ceres has been bringing together companies, investors,
environmentalists, and other stakeholders to integrate sustainable solutions
into business strategies. Ceres is a national network of investors,
environmental organizations, and other public interest groups working with
companies and investors to address sustainability challenges.<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"'>New England Estuarine Research
Society—Call for Abstracts</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On May 13-16, the New England Estuarine
Research Society (NEERS), in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Coastal
Estuarine Science Society, will hold a </span><a
href="http://www.neers.org/main/meetings/meetingindex.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>joint
spring meeting</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Oral and poster presentations are
welcome on the meeting theme, transboundary topics, or any coastal or estuarine
related science topic of interest to scientists and managers in New England and
Atlantic Canada. Submit abstracts through the </span><a
href="http://www.neers.org/main/meetings/meetingindex.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>NEERS
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
by March 19. For more information, contact Tay Evans at (978) 282-0308 x168.<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"'>Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On May 17-19, the
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) 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. The three-day event brings together those in New England and New
York state involved in nonpoint source pollution management, including
participants from government and private sector, academia, and watershed
organizations. <o:p></o:p></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>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Conference—Call for Proposals</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On November 13-17, the fifth </span><a
href="https://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"'> will be held in Galveston, Texas. </span><a
href="http://program.estuaries.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Proposals for dedicated sessions,
presentations, and proposals</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> are due by March 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>MEES Conference</span></i></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 3, the Massachusetts
Environmental Education Society (MEES) will hold its 2010 conference, </span><a
href="http://massmees.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=182&Itemid=604"><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Bringing
Environmental Education Home</span></i></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at the College of the Holy Cross in
Worcester. Conference workshops will share ideas for helping students to
appreciate, understand, improve, and protect special places and to share
technology that promotes positive environmental attitudes and behaviors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Benthic Ecology Meeting</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 10-13,
the 39<sup>th</sup> annual </span><a
href="http://www.benthicecologymeeting2010.org/index.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Benthic
Ecology Meeting</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(BEM) will be held in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 2010 BEM will feature
sessions on the ecology of salt marshes, coral reefs, benthic-pelagic
processes, marine population genetics, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Land Conservation Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 27, The
Trustees of Reservations, the Putnam Conservation Institute, and the
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition will hold the 20<sup>th</sup> </span><a
href="http://www.conservationcommon.org/Main/Events/EventDetails.aspx?eid=8f424e73-bf2c-48c7-83d2-2e83c7354971"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Massachusetts
Land Conservation Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> in Worcester. This annual, day-long event
provides land trust board members, staff, volunteers, and municipal commission
members with information, skills, and connections for effective land
conservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adaptive Management Symposium</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On March 30-31,
the National Sea Grant Law Center in conjunction with the Sea Grant Law and
Policy Journal will host the third annual Adaptive Management Symposium, </span><a
href="http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/SGLPJ/symposium.htm"><i><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Addressing Uncertainty of
Environmental Problems: The Challenges of Adaptive Management</span></i></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. The symposium will
feature a case study on the Columbia River Basin and National Marine
Sanctuaries experience with adaptive management and the challenges of
adaptively managing conservation easement lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape Cod Natural History Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 3, Mass
Audubon will hold the 15<sup>th</sup> annual </span><a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Wellfleet/listing.php?program_code=172-WF10SP1"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Cape Cod
Natural History Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> at Cape Cod Community College. This full-day conference
will feature presenters from environmental organizations across Cape Cod,
speaking on a diversity of natural history topics.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Water Resources Research Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 8, the
Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center will hold the seventh annual </span><a
href="http://www.umass.edu/tei/conferences/WRRC_Water_Conference-2010/Water2010Home.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Water
Resources Research Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The conference will address the need for water monitoring, assessment, and
management of water resources in New England in the face of variability due to
environmental stressors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Low Impact Development Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 11-14,
the 2010 </span><a href="http://content.asce.org/conferences/lid10/index.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>International
Low Impact Development Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> will be held in San Francisco, California.
The 2010 conference will highlight new and continuing work including research,
developments, and community adoption of Low Impact Development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 14-15,
the third annual </span><a href="http://www.globalmarinerenewable.com/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Global
Marine Renewable Energy Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> will be held in Seattle, Washington. This
conference will explore how to create a more sustainable energy future with a
diverse power generation portfolio that includes marine renewable energy
technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Monitoring Conference</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - On April 25-29,
the National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host the seventh </span><a
href="http://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2010/index.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National
Monitoring Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
<i>Monitoring from the Summit to the Sea</i>, in Denver, Colorado. The 2010
conference will focus on the many facets of water quality and quantity
monitoring for improved understanding, protection, and restoration of natural
resources and communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>CZM
in the News<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Below are links to recent news and journal
articles that feature CZM. (Articles may only be available for a limited time.
Not working? Try copying the web address directly into your browser, rather
than clicking on it.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Response
mixed to regulating offshore wind (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/23/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100223/NEWS/2230308/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100223/NEWS/2230308/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oak
Bluffs plots the future with rising sea in mind (<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>,
2/5/10) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?24381"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?24381</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>In the News<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Below are links to recent news and journal
articles on coastal issues. (Articles may only be available for a limited time.
Not working? Try copying the web address directly into your browser, rather
than clicking on it.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rockport,
other towns are hit hard by storm (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>, 2/26/10) - <br>
</span><a href="http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_057215232.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_057215232.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Red
tide could hurt N.E. shellfish industry (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/25/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2010/02/25/red_tide_could_hurt_ne_shellfish_industry/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2010/02/25/red_tide_could_hurt_ne_shellfish_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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Red
tide threat looms for Cape and Islands (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/25/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100225/NEWS/2250324/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100225/NEWS/2250324/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dennis
dredging flushes algae (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/25/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100225/NEWS/2250336/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100225/NEWS/2250336/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Critics
look to clog Chatham sewers (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/24/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100224/NEWS/2240325"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100224/NEWS/2240325</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researchers
issue outlook for a significant New England 'red tide' in 2010 (<i>NOAA News</i>,
2/24/10) - <br>
</span><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100224_redtide.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100224_redtide.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Opposition
growing to plover protection plan (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/23/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100223/NEWS/2230313/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100223/NEWS/2230313/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Study
says stronger hurricanes likely (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/22/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/22/global_warming_likely_to_bring_stronger_hurricanes_study_says/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/22/global_warming_likely_to_bring_stronger_hurricanes_study_says/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Salazar
will try to speed wind projects (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/20/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/02/20/salazar_vows_to_help_hasten_wind_project/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/02/20/salazar_vows_to_help_hasten_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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tribe
members: Hot air driving wind farm alarm (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/20/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100220/NEWS/2200321"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100220/NEWS/2200321</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tribe
member challenges sun rite in letter to Salazar (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/19/10)
- <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/02/19/wampanoag_tribe_member_challenges_sun_rite_that_could_derail_wind_farm/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/02/19/wampanoag_tribe_member_challenges_sun_rite_that_could_derail_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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![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"'>Bowles
warns Cape Wind on electric rates (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/18/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100218/NEWS/2180333"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100218/NEWS/2180333</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Newbury
goes after federal beach project funds (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>,
2/18/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_048233002.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_048233002.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NOAA
National Weather Service to use new hurricane wind scale (<i>NOAA News</i>,
2/17/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100217_hurricane.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100217_hurricane.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
proves vital for endangered tern (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/16/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100216/NEWS/2160312/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100216/NEWS/2160312/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![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"'>Cape
water cleanup testing science (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/14/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100214/NEWS/100219882/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100214/NEWS/100219882/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Corps
seeks new bids for PI project (<i>Daily News of Newburyport</i>, 2/13/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_043220154.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_043220154.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![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"'>SJC
hears Cape Wind appeal (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/12/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100212/NEWS/2120316/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100212/NEWS/2120316/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seashore
plans to poison crows (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/12/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100212/NEWS/2120315"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100212/NEWS/2120315</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Obama
proposes federal climate change agency (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/9/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/09/obama_proposes_federal_climate_change_agency/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/09/obama_proposes_federal_climate_change_agency/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Feds
plan ocean zoning, replacing 'open seas' (<i>Gloucester Daily Times</i>,
2/8/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_038225708.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_038225708.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commerce
Secretary and NOAA Administrator unveil landmark climate.gov portal to climate
information (<i>NOAA New</i>s, 2/8/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100208_climategov.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100208_climategov.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cape
Wind review called ‘rushed’ (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/4/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/04/cape_wind_review_called_rushed/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/04/cape_wind_review_called_rushed/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![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"'>IG:
Cape wind farm review 'rushed' (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/4/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100204/NEWS/2040322"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100204/NEWS/2040322</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interior
Secretary pays Horseshoe Shoals a visit (<i>Martha's Vineyard Times</i>,
2/4/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2010/02/04/ken-salazar-visit.php"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/2010/02/04/ken-salazar-visit.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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tribes
get a hearing on wind farm opposition: With decision looming, Salazar meets
face to face (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/3/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/salazar_meets_with_tribes_on_nantucket_sound_over_wind_farm/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/salazar_meets_with_tribes_on_nantucket_sound_over_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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ken
Salazar views proposed wind site (<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/3/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100203/NEWS/100209928/-1/NEWS01"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100203/NEWS/100209928/-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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yemeni
tankers OK’d in harbor (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/3/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/yemeni_gas_gets_ok_for_harbor/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/yemeni_gas_gets_ok_for_harbor/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
scofflaws, a public mea culpa (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/1/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/01/some_environmental_scofflaws_face_punishing_and_costly_apologies/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/01/some_environmental_scofflaws_face_punishing_and_costly_apologies/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dispensing
turtle-loving care: New England Aquarium workers help ailing reptiles heal (<i>Boston
Globe</i>, 2/1/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/01/dispensing_turtle_loving_care/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/01/dispensing_turtle_loving_care/</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:l4 level1 lfo5'><![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"'>US
weighs costs of fighting invasive species (<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/1/10) - <br>
</span><a
href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/02/01/us_weighs_costs_of_fighting_invasive_species/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/02/01/us_weighs_costs_of_fighting_invasive_species/</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"'>Environmental Education Awards</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - <span
style='color:black'>EEA is now accepting applications for the 2010 </span></span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Grants+%26+Technical+Assistance&L2=Education+%26+Training&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_grants_env_ed&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Secretary
Awards for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. All
K-12 Massachusetts schools are eligible for cash awards for outstanding
environmental and energy education projects. Winners will be notified in April
and invited to attend a formal award ceremony at the State House. To apply, see
the </span><a
href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Grants+%26+Technical+Assistance&L2=Education+%26+Training&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_grants_eee_awards&csid=Eoeea"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>EEA
website</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>. Applications are due by March 30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FEMA National Advisory Council</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking applications from individuals who
are interested in serving on the </span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/about/nac/"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>National
Advisory Council</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
(NAC) to advise the FEMA administrator on all aspects of emergency management.
Submit applications by March 5 to </span><a href="mailto:FEMA-NAC@dhs.gov"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>FEMA-NAC@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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EPA Smart Growth Awards </span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- EPA is seeking
applications for the 2010 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This
award recognizes communities that use the principles of smart growth to create
better places. For more information, see the </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm"><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"'>. Applications are
due by April 5.<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";color:black'>Rachel Carson Contest</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> - EPA is
calling for submissions to the fourth annual </span><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Rachel
Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder Contest</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. Carson
is considered to be the founder of the contemporary environmental movement
through her landmark book, <i>Silent Spring</i>. Entries will be accepted in
four categories—poetry, essay, dance, and photography. Submissions are
due by June 16.<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=March%202010%20CZ-Mail"><span
style='color:blue'>Robin Lacey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Internet Coordinator -
Joe Pelczarski<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Massachusetts Office
of Coastal Zone Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>251 Causeway Street,
Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Boston, MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(617) 626-1200<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CZM Information Line -
(617) 626-1212<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CZM Website - <a
href="http://www.mass.gov/czm"><span style='color:blue'>www.mass.gov/czm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A publication of the
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant<br>
to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA09NOS4190119.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This publication is
funded (in part) by a grant/cooperative agreement from the<br>
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The views expressed
herein are those of the author(s) and<br>
do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA <br>
or any of its sub-agencies.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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