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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk18488841"></a><a name="_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZ-MAIL<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">June 2020<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">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, 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></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZM website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.
To subscribe to CZ-Mail, send a blank email (please be sure that the email is completely blank, with no signature line) to
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Also, please feel free to share CZ-Mail with colleagues and friends—and if you have any suggestions for future editions or would like to make a change to your CZ-Mail subscription, please email your request to
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For daily updates from CZM, please follow us on </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/MassCZM"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Twitter</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>If the text of this email is not displaying properly, please see the
</i></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/cz-mail-june-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>online version</i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program Supports Local Stormwater Treatment Projects<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (NEP) has retained the Horsley Witten Group to prepare engineered designs and supporting calculations
for a series of projects to treat stormwater runoff. The goal is to develop construction-ready stormwater management plans for three or four critical drainage catchments that currently discharge untreated stormwater to Buzzards Bay. The sites will be selected
from 15 high priority catchments in Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and Wareham, which were selected based on monitoring data and stormwater network information gathered through the Buzzards Bay Stormwater Collaborative, potential interest from
municipalities, and other factors. Six of these sites will be selected for conceptual designs based on review by the Horsley Witten Group, the NEP, and town recommendations—and then through further review and town input, permit-ready designs will be developed
for three or four sites. December 31 is the target date for development of final construction-ready designs, which will be finalized after permits are secured. The Buzzards Bay NEP intends to work with municipalities to secure funds to implement these final
designs. For more information, including ongoing updates as the project progresses, see the
</span></span><a href="https://buzzardsbay.org/buzzards-bay-pollution/stormwater-pollution/development-of-construction-ready-stormwater-management-plans/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Buzzards Bay NEP website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Hurricane Season Is Here<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and the
</span></span><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/busy-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted-for-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(NOAA) predicts an above-normal year with 13 to 19 named storms (three to six major). The 2020 season is off to an early start, with Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha forming in May. For regularly updated hurricane information, including new experimental storm
surge maps that will be provided in </span></span><a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">tropical cyclone advisories</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
see the NOAA </span></span><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">National Hurricane Center website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">—and
see the National Weather Service </span></span><a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-ww"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches, Warnings, Advisories and Outlooks web
page</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> for information on the difference between watches and warnings
for hurricanes and tropical storms. CZM’s </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/czm-hurricane-preparedness-kit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Hurricane Preparedness Kit</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
provides information on reducing risk and preparing for these dangerous storms, and
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/cz-tip-the-complete-guide-to-online-hurricane-tracking-for-massachusetts"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZ-Tip - The Complete Guide to Online Hurricane
Tracking for Massachusetts</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> covers how to track storms heading toward
Massachusetts.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZM Offices Remain Closed<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all CZM offices remain closed for in-person services. Please see
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-status-of-executive-branch-office-locations"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">COVID-19: Status of Executive Branch Office Locations</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
for updates. During this time, CZM staff are working remotely and available to assist with coastal management issues. See
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/contact-czm"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Contact CZM</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
for details.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk19542204"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZM Staff and People<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MassBays Circuit Rider Receives Award for Excellence in the Geo-Information Sciences</i></b> - On May 6, Jill Carr, Coastal Monitoring
Circuit Rider for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership (MassBays), accepted the
</span></span><a href="https://www.salemstate.edu/news/geography-and-gis-students-recognized-scholarship-and-service-awards-ceremony-may-15-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Excellence in the Geo-Information
Sciences Award</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> from the Department of Geography and Sustainability
at Salem State University. Jill recently helped to produce and present a series of posters about
</span></span><a href="https://ecga.org/Post/Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-on-Mass-Coast-Seen-in-Groundbreaking-Research" title="https://ecga.org/Post/Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-on-Mass-Coast-Seen-in-Groundbreaking-Research
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">sea
level rise projections for the North Shore of Massachusetts</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Jill
has earned grants from the Women Divers Hall of Fame and the New England and Saint Lawrence Valley Geographical Society to fund her thesis work titled "Using Drones to Map and Monitor Complex Coastal Habitats." Congratulations, Jill!</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk31270123"></a><a name="_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Grants/Funding/Proposal Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Please note:</i></b><i> Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many of these opportunities have
extended deadlines, application modifications, or other changes. Please check the links to each funding opportunity frequently for any updates.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Revitalization Priority Projects</i></b> - The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration
(DER) is seeking applications for aquatic habitat restoration and revitalization priority projects, specifically cranberry bog wetland restoration, streamflow restoration, and urban stream revitalization projects. Selected Priority Projects are eligible to
receive technical assistance from DER staff, technical services from consultants, and/or grant funding throughout the life of the project. For more information and to apply, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/become-a-der-priority-project"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">DER Priority Projects web page</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Applications are due by June 18.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>National Estuary Program Coastal Watersheds Grant Program 2020</i></b> - Restore America’s Estuaries in cooperation with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking proposals for the new </span>
</span><a href="https://estuaries.org/initiatives/watershedgrants/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">NEP Coastal Watersheds Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
for projects that address urgent and challenging issues affecting coastal and estuarine areas of national significance (</span></span><a href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=a071db5870714235835c9c7eeec1bd48&extent=-145.3757,7.5036,-49.487,64.0384"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">see
map</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">). Up to $1 million is available to fund projects that support
priorities including habitat loss, invasive species, flooding and coastal erosion, and water quality. Grant amounts will range from $75,000 to $250,000. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to join an informational webinar on June 3.
</span></span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7703010645358267919"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Webinar registration</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
is required. Proposal Letters of Intent should be submitted through this </span>
</span><a href="https://estuaries.org/initiatives/watershedgrants/watershed-grant-submission/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">online form</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
by August 7 and full proposals will be by invitation only.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Reminders</i></b> - These opportunities, listed in the last CZ-Mail, are still available:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program</i></b> - CZM is seeking proposals for the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Coastal Pollutant Remediation (CPR) Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">,
which will provide up to $500,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2021 to municipalities in the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program-eligible-communities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Massachusetts Coastal Watershed</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
to assess and remediate stormwater pollution and to design and construct commercial boat-waste pumpout facilities. Related capacity building activities, such as development of stormwater bylaws, maintenance trainings for municipal staff, and project case studies,
will also be considered. As much as $175,000 may be requested and a 25 percent match of the total project cost is required. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2021. To view the Request for Responses (RFR) and download required forms, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-20-1042-CZM-ENV40-50854&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 5.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Coastal Resilience Grant Program</i></b> - CZM is also seeking proposals for innovative and transferable local and regional
projects to address coastal flooding, erosion, and sea level rise impacts through the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Coastal Resilience Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
For FY 2021, CZM will provide technical assistance and up to $3 million in grants to coastal communities to assess vulnerabilities and risks and redesign and retrofit vulnerable municipally-owned facilities and infrastructure. Additionally, both coastal communities
and certified 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations that own vulnerable coastal property that is open and accessible to the public are eligible for shoreline restoration, public outreach and communication, and proactive planning projects. Applicants may request
up to $1 million in funding per project. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2021—or through a pilot opportunity this year, projects may be selected for an extended contract end date up to June 30, 2022 (FY22), depending on the proposal and Executive Office
of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) funding decisions. See the RFR on the </span>
</span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-20-1042-CZM-ENV40-50847&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
for eligibility requirements, project categories, and evaluation criteria. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on June 11.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Planning Grants</i></b> - EEA is seeking proposals for
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mvp-planning-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Planning Grants</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">,
which provide support for Massachusetts cities and towns <span style="color:black">
to complete vulnerability assessments and develop action-oriented climate resiliency plans. The program helps communities define extreme weather and natural and climate related hazards; understand how their community may be impacted by climate change; identify
existing and future vulnerabilities and strengths; and develop, prioritize, and implement key actions. State-certified MVP providers offer technical assistance to communities in completing the assessment and resiliency plans. Communities that complete the
MVP planning grant program become certified as an MVP community and are eligible for MVP Action
</span>Grant funding. To view the RFR and download required forms, see the </span>
</span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-20-1042-ENV-ENV01-50655&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
The Planning Grant response period will be open on a rolling basis until 4:00 p.m. on August 7 for MVP planning processes that must be complete by June 30, 2021. Early application is encouraged.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Action Grants</i></b> - EEA is also seeking proposals for
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mvp-action-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MVP Action Grants</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">,
which provide designated MVP Communities funding to implement priority adaptation actions identified through the MVP planning process or similar climate change vulnerability assessment and action planning that has led to MVP designation after EEA review. Projects
are required to use best available climate data and projections. Projects that propose nature-based solutions or strategies that rely on green infrastructure or conservation and enhancement of natural systems and that have robust community engagement plans
are preferred. Applicants can request up to $2 million in funding (regional proposals may request up to $5 million), and a 25 percent match of the total project cost is required. EEA recommends reading the RFR in full as there have been several updates to
the Action Grant RFR from the last round, including the new option to propose projects that span two fiscal years (FY21-22). To view the RFR and download required forms, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-20-1042-ENV-ENV01-50652&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Action Grant proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. on June 11 for project proposals that must be completed by June 30, 2021, or June 30, 2022.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>§319 Grants</i></b> - The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is seeking proposals for the §319 Nonpoint
Source Competitive Grants Program to fund comprehensive projects that address nonpoint sources of pollution affecting water quality. For more information, including a link to the RFR, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#section-319-nonpoint-source-competitive-grants-program-"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MassDEP website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Proposals are due by noon on June 4.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Water Quality Management Planning Grants</i></b> - MassDEP is seeking proposals for the 2020
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#604b-grant-program:-water-quality-management-planning-"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">§604(b) Water
Quality Management Planning Grants</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"> to fund nonpoint source assessment
and planning projects. For more information, see the </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2020/04/24/FFY2020rfr.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">§604b RFR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
(PDF, 2 MB). Project proposals are due by June 26 at noon.</span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk6320610"></a><a name="_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><b><i>Parks and Conservation Grants</i></b> - EEA’s Division of Conservation Services
(DCS) is seeking applications for the FY21 </span></a></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/parkland-acquisitions-and-renovations-for-communities-parc-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Parkland
Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
(PARC), </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/local-acquisitions-for-natural-diversity-land-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Local
Acquisitions for Natural Diversity</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
(LAND), and </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/conservation-partnership-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Conservation Partnership</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
grants. PARC grants help communities acquire parkland, develop new parks, and renovate existing parks. LAND grants provide funds to municipal conservation commissions to purchase conservation land and conservation restrictions. Conservation Partnership grants
provide funds to nonprofit organizations for land acquisitions. PARC and LAND grant applications are due by 3:00 p.m. on July 15. Conservation Partnership applications are due by 3:00 p.m. on July 20.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><b><i>Massachusetts In-Lieu Fee Program</i></b> - The Massachusetts Department of Fish and
Game (DFG) anticipates the release of the 2020 Request for Proposals for the </span>
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/in-lieu-fee-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Massachusetts In-Lieu Fee Program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
(ILFP) in June. This program funds aquatic resource restoration, enhancement, or preservation projects in ILFP service areas in the Commonwealth. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts cities, towns, academic institutions, certified 501(c)(3) nonprofits,
and other public entities. The ILFP allows certain U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permittees to pay an in-lieu fee to DFG’s ILFP as mitigation for project impacts to federally regulated aquatic resources. DFG then pools ILFP fees to implement larger-scale mitigation
projects. For more information, contact DFG’s Elisabeth Cianciola at </span></span></span><a href="mailto:elisabeth.cianciola@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">elisabeth.cianciola@mass.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Online Tools and Resources<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Online Ocean Education Resources</i></b> - New items have been added to CZM’s
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/online-ocean-education-resources-for-the-covid-19-school-closures"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Online Ocean Education Resources for the COVID-19 School Closures page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
a clearinghouse of curricula, games, videos, virtual field trips, activities, and more to help parents and teachers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Some new additions include:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ed.ted.com/earth-school"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Earth School</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- This free educational portal was launched on the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Earth Day by the United Nations Environment Programme and TED-Ed to help students, parents, and teachers explore the science and beauty of planet Earth. Supported by more than
30 collaborators and 100 contributors, Earth School provides daily quests covering water, air, life, climate, habitat, human use, and many more topics.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://cos.northeastern.edu/marinescience/outreach/educator-resources"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Northeastern University Marine Science
Center (MSC) Educator Resources</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Organized by the MSC Outreach Program and the Ocean Genome Legacy, this website offers online teaching materials and curriculum
packs on rocky intertidal science and other marine topics. Teachers and students can participate in a
</span><a href="https://www.northeastern.edu/ogl/education-and-events/#_ga=2.118618446.637319099.1588778397-1549165752.1588778397"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">fish forensic activity</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
read through a </span><a href="https://cos.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final-Blue-Crab-case-study.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">blue crab range expansion case study</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 1 MB), learn about local habitats through educational posters, explore powerpoint presentations about rocky intertidal areas, and more. The
</span><a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Online-Educator-Resources-Newsletter.html?soid=1103648503190&aid=TtdkR5fth7g"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">MSC Educator Newsletter</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
highlights many new features, such as this </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OktqtybolKU-1O-RZ-gFWluofLubkwqF/view"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">make your own tidepool activity</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 13 MB).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://opakedu.org/webinars"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids (OPAK) Webinars</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- OPAK is teaming up with teachers to offer webinars tailored to their specific class on these topics: plankton (grades 6-12), marine protected areas (high school), horseshoe crabs (grades 4-12), and pinnipeds and whales (grades 4-12). All webinars, which
are available on Zoom and YouTube live, will be approximately 45 minutes and include follow-up activities and questions and answer sessions. Past webinars and links to project materials can be found on the
</span><a href="https://opakedu.org/webinar-resources"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Webinar Resources page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk23493833"><b><i>Webinar Recordings for Citizen Science Groups</i></b> -
</a></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-bays-national-estuary-partnership"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">MassBays</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">
has released three new videos of 2020 talks and webinars presented to citizen science groups. In
</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXpHScfIARY&list=PLrap82AMSoRb6qBXxcwberC4lIWGQpKDP"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"><i>Water Quality Exchange (WQX) Data Framework Beginner's Training</i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">,
held on March 31, MassBays and EPA demonstrate EPA's Water Quality Exchange (WQX) data framework and provide training to dozens of Massachusetts citizen-based monitoring programs on creating an account, formatting data, submitting data, and more.
</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kH0DE_KYxk&feature=youtu.be"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"><i>Citizen-Based Aquatic Field Sampling in the Time of COVID</i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">,
a MassBays and University of Vermont presentation from April 21, was a “<span class="style-scope">brainstorm” session for watershed groups to discover and share best practices for field work during the COVID-19 outbreak.</span>
</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3yraQVhnk4&feature=youtu.be"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"><i>Data Quality Resource - Ask Me Anything</i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">,
a MassBays and Citizen Science Association webinar presented on April 28, covered<span class="style-scope"> a new compendium of guidance documents, manuals, and workbooks on data quality/management for citizen science research</span>.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"><b><i>NOAA Marine Debris Blog</i></b> - Recent posts in the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s
</span></span><a href="https://blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">Marine Debris Blog</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">
include a marine debris emergency response guide for the U.S. Virgin Islands, efforts to mitigate marine debris affecting migratory birds, and tackling marine debris issues on islands after hurricanes. All blog topics can be searched by category and date.
To receive notifications of new posts, </span></span><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNOAANOS_77"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">sign up for email updates</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk23493833"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MIT Climate Change Tool</i></b> - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has released
</span><a href="https://climateprimer.mit.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Climate Science, Risk & Solutions</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, an interactive online climate change
tool that presents the history of climate science, the current knowledge on climate change and the greenhouse effect, and additional questions scientists are trying to answer. Users will see interactive charts, quizzes, videos, and other scientific resources.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Data from NOAA Digital Coast</i></b> - NOAA’s
</span><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Digital Coast</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> has posted
</span><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/464fe79c76462192284bfd65a/files/389bb54e-90c2-4539-8322-7ce1d43f843c/DCC_May20_Data.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">new and updated data sets</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 110 KB).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Products/Publications<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ocean Literacy Guide</i></b> - The National Marine Educators Association has released
</span><a href="https://www.marine-ed.org/s/OceanLiteracyGuide_V3_2020.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 8 MB), a guide that provides an updated description of the seven Ocean Literacy Principles and Concepts that serve as a framework for K-12 educators to teach about the ocean. To request a hard copy of the guide, which includes an 18”x 17” poster of the
principles and concepts, email </span><a href="mailto:education@noaa.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">education@noaa.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk251150"></a><a name="_Hlk4148434"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Newsletters and Other Periodicals<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><a name="_Hlk6320568"><b><i>Coastal Impacts</i></b> - The April 2020 issue of
</a></span></span><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/news-and-events/coastal-impacts-newsletter/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><i>Coastal Impacts</i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">,
the newsletter of Woods Hole Sea Grant, includes articles on the sand lance (an important fish in the Gulf of Maine), efforts of Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension to help Cape Cod towns with state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness
plans, and other Woods Hole Sea Grant news and updates.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>Marine Protected Area Newsletter</i></b> - The May 2020 issue of
</span></span></span><a href="https://mpanews.openchannels.org/mpanews/issue/may-2020-211"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><i>MPA News</i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">
focuses on impacts to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) from COVID-19 and potential future effects of the pending financial crisis, along with other MPA news and notes.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>Massachusetts Lobstermen’s News</i></b> - The
</span></span></span><a href="http://lobstermen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MLA_April-May2020_Web-1.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">April-May 2020 Newspaper</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">
(PDF, 14 MB) from the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association includes a story on the 2020 Massachusetts Right Whale Conservation Plan proposal submitted to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and provides other public notices, updates, and lobster
news.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>NOAA HabitatNews
</i></b>- The May 2020 issue of </span></span></span><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/28aacc9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><i>HabitatNews</i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">,
a newsletter of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, includes articles on herring run restoration efforts on the Coonamessett River in Falmouth, citizen scientists counting herring virtually in Plymouth, and other marine fisheries habitat news.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></b> - The April 2020 edition of
</span></span></span><a href="https://meam.openchannels.org/meam/issue/april-2020-135"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><i>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">,
the monthly newsletter on ocean planning and ecosystem-based management from the University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fisheries and aquaculture, as well as other ocean resources
and news.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Jobs/Internship Postings<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>Estuarine Sedimentation Post-Doctoral Researcher</i></b> - The Center for Coastal Studies
(CCS), in coordination with the Cape Cod National Seashore, the Herring River Restoration Project team, UMass Boston, and the U.S. Geological Survey at Woods Hole, is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher to study estuarine sedimentation for the planned Herring
River Restoration Project in Wellfleet. The primary focus of the position will be the study design and implementation and deployment of field instruments to collect data on sediment transport between the Herring River and Wellfleet Harbor. This is minimally
a three-year, full-time position based at the CCS Hiebert Marine Lab in Provincetown. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/about/employment/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">CCS Employment page</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">.
Applications are due by June 19.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><a name="_Hlk856862"></a><a name="_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Public
Comment<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"><i>Please note: All
official CZM requests for public comment are published in the Public Notices section of the</i>
</span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/the-environmental-monitor"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862">Environmental
Monitor</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"><i>,
the bi-weekly publication from the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"><b><i>Draft §309 Assessment
and Strategy for Enhancement for 2021-2025</i></b> - CZM is seeking public comment on its draft §309 Assessment and Strategy for Enhancement for 2021-2025, which is being prepared in consultation with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management (OCM). Every five
years, states and territories are encouraged to conduct self-assessments of their coastal management programs and develop strategies to address identified management needs. For more information, including a link to the draft strategy, see the
</span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/czm-public-notices"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862">CZM
Public Notices web page</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862">.
Submit comments to Chris Garby at </span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:christopher.garby@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862">christopher.garby@mass.gov</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862"></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk193386"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856862">
by 4:00 p.m. on June 20.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>Reminders</i></b> - This comment opportunity, listed in the last CZ-Mail, is still available:</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"><b><i>MS4 General Permit for Massachusetts Communities</i></b> - EPA is seeking comments on proposed
modifications to the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/massachusetts-small-ms4-general-permit"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">2016 Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">
for Massachusetts communities, which are available on the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/massachusetts-small-ms4-general-permit#infoprevdraftpermits"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">EPA
website</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">.
Submit comments through </span></span></span><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-R01-OW-2020-0216-0001"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">regulations.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568">
by June 8.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320568"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Calendar - Individual Events and Announcements<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Please note:</i></b><i> Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing recommendations and requirements are in place. Consequently, many events are being cancelled,
postponed, or conducted virtually. For this edition of CZ-Mail, events are listed by announced date with a link to more information. Please check these links frequently for any updates.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2020_Annual_Water_Resources_Conference.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2020 Virtual
Water Resources Conference—Call for Sessions and Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - November 9-12, sponsored by the American Water Resources Association and held online. Proposals
for topical sessions are due by June 2 and abstract proposals are due by June 30.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-virtual-lunch-time-conversation-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-environmental-industry-in-new-england/?instance_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The
Impact of COVID-19 on the Environmental Industry in New England</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 3, webinar presented by the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.bostonharbornow.org/bostonharborforall/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Boston Harbor for All Summit</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 4, sponsored by Boston Harbor Now and held online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/Meeting-Overview"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NEERS Spring Meeting</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—Moved
Online</i></b> - June 4-6, sponsored by the New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS) and held online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/McCormack-Graduate-School--June-Climate-Adaptation-Forum.html?soid=1101992540022&aid=gfhbGbluN5k&utm_source=MIT+Environmental+Solutions+Initiative+News&utm_campaign=354969ea10-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_20_05_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e72bab4498-354969ea10-242889409&mc_cid=354969ea10&mc_eid=c10a4f927c" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Building
Resilience: Covid-19 and Climate Change</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 5, webinar presented by the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk41379713"></a></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-new-england-webinar-series"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk41379713"><b><i>Community
Buy-in for Stormwater Funding: An EPA Roundtable Series</i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk41379713"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 11, webinar presented by EPA.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/watershedacademy/watershed-academy-webcast-seminars"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal Wetland Restoration and Planning
- Tools for Tidal Restriction Avoidance and Removal</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 11, webinar presented by the EPA Watershed Academy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/events-programs/ebee-awards-ceremony/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Annual Meeting Environmental Awards Celebration</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 11, sponsored by EBC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-climate-change-leadership-webinar-series-city-of-cambridge-port-climate-change-preparedness-plan/?instance_id=" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>City
of Cambridge Port Climate Change & Preparedness Plan</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 12, webinar sponsored by EBC.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.bostonharbornow.org/5k/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Spectacle Island Virtual 5K</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—Moved
Online</i></b> - June 13-30, sponsored by Boston Harbor Now and held online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-offshore-renewable-energy-in-the-us-learning-as-we-go-tickets-106771388096"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Offshore
Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go - Changing Habitats and Coastal Ecosystems</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 15, webinar presented by the Coastal Resources Center
at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/706251909624964109"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Virtual Ecosystem Scenario Viewer (VES-V): A New
Tool for Visualizing Marine Ecosystem Models</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 16, webinar sponsored by Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-water-resources-webinar-pfas-liabilities-for-water-suppliers-and-municipalities/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>PFAS
Liabilities for Water Suppliers and Municipalities</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 17, webinar sponsored by EBC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/pesmpp/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Plastics and the Environment: Science Meets Public
Policy</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - June 18-19, organized by the Environmental Solutions Initiative at MIT.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KRWegXOcREKSKlgQSy4LZA"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Investigate Your Ocean Neighborhood with OceanReports</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- July 28, webinar sponsored by Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Reminders</i></b> - The following calendar items posted previously in CZ-Mail are still to come:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-tb3QBx7TJi9rCik7w4aJg"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Plastics or Planet? Moving Beyond Plastics</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 4, a webinar sponsored by OCTO.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.neaq.org/learn/for-families-teens/festivals-at-the-aquarium/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>World Oceans Day Festival</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 7, New England Aquarium in Boston.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://worldoceansday.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>World Oceans Day</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 8 and other dates, events held online and at locations around the world.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://marinesanctuary.org/capitol-hill-ocean-week/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Capitol Hill Ocean Week</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—Moved
Online</i></b> - June 9, online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://asfpmconference.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Association of State Floodplain Manager’s Annual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—Moved
Online</i></b> - June 9-11, online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://www.ipswichriver.org/paddle-a-thon"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2020 Ipswich River Paddle-a-thon</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 20, sponsored by the Ipswich River Watershed Association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Buzzards Bay Swim</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—Canceled</i></b>
- This event held by the Buzzards Bay Coalition, which was scheduled for June 27, has been canceled.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk4074790"></a><a name="_Hlk348513"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4074790"></span></a></span><a href="https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/CFP/OnlineSubmissionEMailLogin.jsp?CFPID=1077"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk348513"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4074790"><b><i>National
Coastal and Estuarine Summit—Call for Proposals</i></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk348513"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4074790"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk348513"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4074790">
- October 4-8, sponsored by Restore America’s Estuaries and held in Providence, Rhode Island. Proposals for posters are due by July 17.</span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4074790"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk348513"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://mermaidball.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mermaid Ball</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- July 18, sponsored by the National Marine Life Center and held at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.stormcon.com/stormcon/375627"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Stormwater Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- August 17-19, <span style="color:black">organized by</span> StormCon and held in Seattle, Washington.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Calendar - Multiple/Ongoing Events<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Please note:</i></b><i> Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing recommendations and requirements are in place. Consequently, many events are being cancelled,
postponed, or conducted virtually. For this edition of CZ-Mail, announced events are listed alphabetically with a link to more information. Please check these links frequently for any updates.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/boat-and-off-highway-vehicle-ohv-safety-courses"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Boating Safety</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Massachusetts Environmental Police Boating Safety Courses were scheduled through July across Massachusetts. All classes have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Please check back for future classes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Buzzards Bay Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events from Buzzards Bay area organizations compiled by the Buzzards Bay Coalition.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://www.ccmnh.org/Events"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Programs</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- A calendar of events at the museum.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Conservation Commission Education</i></b> - Workshops, webinars, and trainings scheduled across Massachusetts and posted by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation
Commissions (MACC). See the MACC </span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/page/EDMACCCatalog"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Complete Education Catalog</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
and </span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/events/event_list.asp"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Community Calendar</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.ecolandscaping.org/a-walk-in-the-garden-a-webinar-series/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>A Walk in the Garden Webinars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Periodic webinars from the Ecological Landscape Alliance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mass Audubon Cape Cod Walks, Lectures, and Events</i></b> - Programs for children and adults hosted by Mass Audubon’s
</span><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/programs-classes-activities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
and </span><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/long-pasture/programs-classes-activities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk19280091"></a></span><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/ipswich-river/programs-classes-activities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"><b><i>Mass
Audubon Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Programs and Activities</i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091">
- Programs for children and adults in and around Ipswich.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"></span></span><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/joppa-flats/programs-classes-activities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"><b><i>Mass
Audubon</i></b> <b><i>Joppa Flats Education Center Programs and Events</i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19280091">
- Programs for children and adults in and around Newburyport.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/north-river/programs-classes-activities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mass Audubon</i></b>
<b><i>North River Wildlife Sanctuary Activities and Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Programs for children and adults in and around Marshfield.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://mysticriver.org/calendar"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mystic River Watershed Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events throughout the watershed compiled by the Mystic River Watershed Association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Marine Sanctuaries Webinars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Periodic webinars hosted by the sanctuary system.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/calendar.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Coastal Training and Learning Resources</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- A range of training opportunities from NOAA’s Digital Coast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/welcome.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Planet Stewards Educator Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars, workshops, and book club sessions from the NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nsrwa.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>North and South Rivers Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events on the South Shore from the North and South Rivers Watershed Association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/seminars/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>OneNOAA Science Seminars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars and online meetings and seminars on science and climate issues from several NOAA partners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.neaq.org/learn/for-teachers/professional-development-educators/workshops/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Professional Development
Courses at the New England Aquarium</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Courses offered through July.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://doilearn2.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=doilearn2&service=6&rnd=0.9063110198514887&main_url=https://doilearn2.webex.com/ec3300/eventcenter/program/programDetail.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26internalProgramTicket%3D4832534b00000002854ae1ae433c5b224f2cd42bd62454c170c6a732cdd4c4ce345037239c70413e%26siteurl%3Ddoilearn2%26internalProgramTicketUnList%3D4832534b00000002854ae1ae433c5b224f2cd42bd62454c170c6a732cdd4c4ce345037239c70413e%26cProgViewID%3D16642%26PRID%3Da46e886720adc872a2d818455419d836"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Restoration
Webinar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Webinars into June hosted by NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://www.salemsound.org/calendar.html#May"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Salem Sound COASTWATCH Community Calendar</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events posted in the Salem Sound region.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://dosits.org/decision-makers/webinar-series/2020-webinar-series/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sound in the Sea Webinars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars through October hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk9007356"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZM in the News<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356">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.)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"><b><i>Baker-Polito Administration announces former cranberry-bog restoration program</i></b> -
<i>Wicked Local Wareham</i>, 4/27/20;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span><a href="https://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20200427/baker-polito-administration-announces-former-cranberry-bog-restoration-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356">https://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20200427/baker-polito-administration-announces-former-cranberry-bog-restoration-program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"><b><i>Marshfield and Duxbury look to shore up beaches with beach nourishment plan</i></b> -
<i>Patriot Ledger</i>, 5/1/20;<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><br>
</span></u></span></span><a href="https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20200501/marshfield-and-duxbury-look-to-shore-up-beaches-with-beach-nourishment-plan"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356">https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20200501/marshfield-and-duxbury-look-to-shore-up-beaches-with-beach-nourishment-plan</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"><b><i>Shoring up the Duxbury shore</i></b> -
<i>Duxbury Clipper</i>, 5/20/20;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span><a href="https://www.duxburyclipper.com/articles/shoring-up-the-duxbury-shore/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356">https://www.duxburyclipper.com/articles/shoring-up-the-duxbury-shore/</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Other Items of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Please note:</i></b><i> Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, social distancing recommendations and requirements are in place. Consequently, many events and programs are being
cancelled, postponed, or conducted virtually. Please check these links frequently for any updates.</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Virtual Marine Science Summer Camps</i></b> - From June 8-August 7, the Ocean First Institute will offer week-long, hands-on, ocean science summer camps for kids in
elementary and middle school. The half-day Ocean Science, Marine Conservation, and Girls in Ocean Science summer camps will be hosted virtually on Zoom and will include daily interactions with staff and special guest speakers, at-home science activities, and
a kit of materials delivered to homes prior to camp. Partial and full scholarships available. For details and to register, see the
</span><a href="https://www.oceanfirstinstitute.org/what-we-do/youth-programs/summer-camps/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Ocean First Institute website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Summer Ocean Science Workshops for Kids—July Sessions Moved Online</i></b> - In July and August, OPAK is offering week-long ocean science-themed workshops for students
in grades 2-12. As of now, only the July workshops have been moved online. For more information and to register, see the
</span><a href="https://opakedu.org/summer-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">OPAK Summer 2020 Workshops page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Charles D. Baker, Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Karyn E. Polito, Lieutenant Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Kathleen A. Theoharides, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Office of Coastal Zone Management - Lisa Berry Engler, Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Editor -
</span></b></span><a href="mailto:robin.lacey@mass.gov?subject=June%202020%20CZ-Mail"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Robin Lacey</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">251 Causeway Street, Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Boston, MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">(617) 626-1200<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">CZM Information Line - (617) 626-1212<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">CZM Website -
</span></b></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">www.mass.gov/czm</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">A publication of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant<br>
to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA18NOS4190023.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">This publication is funded (in part) by a grant/cooperative agreement from the<br>
<a name="_Hlk32329264">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and<br>
do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA.</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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