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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">September 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">.
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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-september-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" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black">Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Awards Announced</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">On August 5, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) announced $500,000 in funding through CZM’s
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Coastal Pollutant Remediation (CPR) Grant Program</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 projects to protect coastal water quality in Massachusetts. These local water quality improvement projects will reduce nutrients, bacteria, sediments, and other pollutants in the coastal watershed—helping to keep beaches and shellfish harvesting areas
open and protecting anadromous fish habitat. The grants are being matched by $177,577 from municipal sources, demonstrating a strong local commitment to coastal water quality. Five CPR grants were awarded:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Arlington</b> - $184,774.50 to construct multiple infiltration trenches to treat stormwater runoff entering the Mystic River Watershed.
Conducted in partnership with the Town of Lexington and the Mystic River Watershed Association, this project builds on past CPR funding to address nutrient contamination from stormwater runoff in the Mystic River, which has one of the largest herring runs
in Massachusetts.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Barnstable</b> - $173,255.50 to construct stormwater green infrastructure to treat runoff at South County Road through a nature-based
approach. This project, a partnership with the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, builds on a multi-year effort by the town to improve water quality within the Three Bays watershed, with a goal to reduce nutrient pollution and improve water quality for coastal
habitat, swimming, and shellfishing.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Kingston</b> - $73,000 to finalize the design of a system to treat nutrients and pathogens in stormwater runoff. This project continues
Kingston’s long-term work to treat bacterial pollution to help expand opportunities for shellfish harvesting in the Jones River and Kingston Bay.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Milton</b> - $23,870 to finalize the design of stormwater infrastructure to treat nutrients and bacteria from road runoff. The goal
of the project is to help improve water quality in Unquity Brook, an important habitat for rainbow smelt.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Salem</b> - $45,100 to develop a series of videos in partnership with Salem Sound Coastwatch that demonstrate operation and maintenance
of stormwater green infrastructure, such as rain gardens. The videos will be shared widely and be designed to be transferable to other communities to help build green infrastructure capacity across the state. Projects funded by past CPR grants will be featured
in these videos.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">For more information, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-awards-funding-to-communities-to-protect-coastal-water-quality-1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Press Release issued by EEA</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">CPR Project Successes on the Cape Featured in EPA Webinar<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">This summer, CZM’s
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program</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">
closed out another round of successful projects to protect and restore coastal water quality and habitat in Massachusetts. The recently completed Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) CPR projects included the construction of multiple infiltration trenches in Arlington,
the construction of two green infrastructure stormwater treatment systems in Barnstable, and the retrofit of an existing rain garden and catch basin system in Kingston. Additionally, Sandwich and Yarmouth maintained their long-term commitment for improving
water quality in their communities through stormwater mitigation that included the installation of porous pavement systems—featured in an August 11 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Soak Up the Rain New England Series webinar entitled
<i>Clean Water on the Cape: Green Infrastructure in Sandwich and Yarmouth, MA</i>. The following summaries highlight how these two Cape Cod communities used CPR funds in their effort to improve water quality, protect coastal habitat, and reopen shellfish beds.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sandwich Harbor Stormwater Mitigation Project</i></b> - The goal of the project is to reclassify Sandwich
Harbor as fully approved for shellfishing. To achieve this, Sandwich and its consultant the Horsley Witten Group, launched a multi-year Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration effort funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation
Service and CPR FY19 and FY20 grants. The project led to the design, permitting, and installation of multiple bioretention and linear swale systems along the Town Neck Beach parking lot and Boardwalk Road, as well as three underground infiltration chambers,
and four porous pavement and sand filter systems in the surrounding neighborhoods. These stormwater systems not only target bacteria in stormwater runoff from nearby parking lots, roads, and driveways, but also treat nitrogen and other stormwater pollutants,
and reduce flooding.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Yarmouth Impaired Waters Project</i></b> - In the past several years, Yarmouth, working with its consultant
Comprehensive Environmental Inc., has been awarded five CPR grants to build green infrastructure to target nitrogen and bacteria in stormwater runoff entering Yarmouth’s estuaries. The town’s long-term goal is to improve water quality by reducing eutrophication,
restore and protect coastal habitat such as eelgrass, and reopen shellfish beds to harvesting. To achieve this goal, Yarmouth conducted an assessment to find suitable sites, and designed, permitted and constructed four hybrid bioretention/gravel wetland systems,
two infiltration trench systems, and a porous pavement parking lot with sub-surface storage and a gravel wetland. Additionally, the town evaluated existing stormwater infrastructure within areas most vulnerable to climate change and developed climate resilience
retrofit designs for priority locations that addressed anticipated increases in precipitation, flooding, and rising groundwater tables. One priority location with a poor-functioning beach parking lot infiltration basin was retrofitted to a bioretention and
gravel wetland system using a later CPR grant.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">To view a recording of the webinar when it is posted, visit the
</span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-new-england-webinar-series#past"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Soak Up the Rain 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">.
For questions about these projects or the CPR grant program in general please contact Cristina Kennedy at
</span></span><a href="mailto:cristina.kennedy@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">cristina.kennedy@mass.gov</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"><a name="_Hlk31187209"></a><a name="_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Grants Awarded for
Healthy Coastal Ecosystems in Southeast New England<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">On August 26, Restore America’s Estuaries and EPA announced
$1.8 million in funding to six local partnerships in Massachusetts through the </span>
</span></span></span><a href="https://estuaries.org/snepgrantprogram/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">Southeast New England Program
(SNEP) Watershed Grants</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">.
SNEP supports partnerships to address water quality and coastal habitat issues in the region. The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program is an advising SNEP partner, and CZM participates on the SNEP grant review committee, along with other state and federal
agencies. The 2020 SNEP Massachusetts awardees are:</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Buzzards Bay Coalition</b> - $118,275 for the Multi-Community
Collaboration to Reduce Nitrogen in Upper Buzzards Bay Project to complete engineering and other studies to expand the capacity and service area of the Wareham wastewater treatment plant.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Center for Coastal Studies</b> - $8,984 to support
the Ecosystem Research Conference for Pleasant Bay, in coordination with the Pleasant Bay Alliance, to inform participants about the science of Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod’s largest estuary.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Friends of Bass River</b> - $253,779 for the Upper
Bass River Watershed Restoration Project to complete engineering and permitting to replace failed road crossings and reconnect historic cranberry bog wetlands with the riparian system of Cape Cod’s largest river.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Massachusetts Audubon Society</b> - $150,000 for the
Protecting Salt Marshes Project to study the impacts of sea level rise on salt marshes in Wareham and Dartmouth, implement innovative restoration techniques to address such impacts, and monitor the results of the work.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Mt. Holyoke College</b> - $232,352 for the Bioreactors
for Nitrogen Removal in Coastal Cranberry Farms Project to implement and study the effectiveness of an innovative method to reduce nitrogen pollution to coastal waters from cranberry farming operations in Barnstable.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><b>Pleasant Bay Alliance</b> - $132,178 for the Nitrogen
Management in Pleasant Bay Project to support a partnership between the towns of Chatham, Orleans, Harwich, and Brewster to implement innovative solutions to reduce pollution and ensure clean water in Pleasant Bay.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">For more information, see the
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-coastal-restoration-grants-will-help-massachusetts-and-rhode-island-communities" title="https://estuaries.org/announcing-grants-for-coastal-conservation-and-restoration-in-southeast-new-england/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">EPA
Press Release</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">.</span></span></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">COASTSWEEP 2020<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">COASTSWEEP is the state’s volunteer beach cleanup sponsored by CZM as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s
</span></span><a href="https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">International Coastal Cleanup</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">.
CZM’s top priority is to ensure the safety of COASTSWEEP volunteers, and consequently, significant changes have been made to the statewide beach cleanup this year due to COVID-19. For details, including limiting the size of group cleanups to 12 or less, see
the </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastsweep-2020-covid-19-notice"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">COASTSWEEP 2020 - COVID-19 Notice</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">.
CZM thanks all of our COASTSWEEP volunteers for their enthusiasm and commitment. Please be sure to put your health and safety first so we can enjoy many years of COASTSWEEP to come!</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 COVID-19, 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.</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 COVID-19, 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:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Buzzards Bay Municipal Mini-Grant Program</i></b> - The Buzzards Bay National Estuary
Program is seeking proposals for the </span></span></span><a href="http://buzzardsbay.org/our-program/funding/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal
Mini-Grant Program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">,
with $125,606 in funding available. Eligible projects must implement recommendations in the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and can include stormwater remediation designs for discharges affecting marine waters, wetland/open space/habitat
acquisition, migratory fish passage restoration, and construction of boat pumpout facilities. A 33 percent match of requested funding is required, and only municipalities within the Buzzards Bay watershed are eligible. For details and required forms, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-21-1042-CZM-ENV40-54422&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS
website</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Proposals are due by October 8 at 4:00 p.m.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants</i></b> - The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
(MEMA) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be offering a series of webinars and technical assistance regarding the 2020 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance program and the new Building Resilient Infrastructure
and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster mitigation grant program. These grants provide funding for the development of hazard mitigation plans and the implementation of hazard mitigation projects to reduce or eliminate the loss of life and property due to natural
hazards. For complete grant details, see the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/pdm-fma-bric-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MEMA
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program web page</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
and the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/fy2020-nofo" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in an upcoming grant webinar, which will provide detailed program requirements. For more information, including videos on the BRIC program, upcoming trainings, and application information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/pdm-fma-bric-grants" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MEMA website</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
or email questions to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:mitigation@mass.gov" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">mitigation@mass.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.</span></span></span></p>
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<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>Marine Debris Removal Grants</i></b> - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) </span></a></span><a href="https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Marine Debris 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">
is seeking proposals for marine debris prevention, assessment, and removal projects that improve habitat and waterways. Projects should implement on-the-ground marine debris removal activities, prioritizing medium to large-scale debris, especially derelict
fishing gear. Typical awards will range from $50,000 to $150,000. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328110"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">federal funding opportunity</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">.
Letters of intent are due by September 4. Full proposals, by invitation only, will be due on December 4.</span></span></span></p>
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<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 Resource Updates
</i></b>- Whether returning to school in person or remotely, students can find additional opportunities for online learning, educational games, inspirational videos, and live stream events on 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">.
Developed last spring to help parents, teachers, and students, this clearinghouse of curricula, games, videos, virtual field trips, and activities has been updated and includes the following highlights:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Center for Coastal Studies Online Options
</b>- This Provincetown-based center features </span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/marine-education-program/learning-is-fun/#edutaining_quizzes"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">quizzes and activities</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
</span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/marine-education-program/learning-is-fun/#edutaining-experiments"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">simple experiments</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
and </span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/marine-education-program/learning-is-fun/#edutaining-videos"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">video presentations</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
to help engage and inform kids of all ages about coastal and ocean ecosystems. Students can test their knowledge on humpback whales, create a mini oil spill cleanup response, and watch presentations on horseshoe crabs, northern elephant seals, manta rays,
and more.</span></p>
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<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 now offers 12 virtual ocean programs for students this fall on topics including plankton, marine protected areas, horseshoe crabs, pinnipeds and whales, and ocean circulation. By teaming up with K-12 teachers, OPAK can tailor webinars to the specific
class and hold an individualized Zoom Meeting (or join the virtual platform of the school’s choice). All webinars include follow-up activities and questions and answer sessions. Past webinars, along with 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Seacoast Science Center Student and Educator Resources</b> - Students can access the center’s
</span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/explore-and-learn/your-learning-connection/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Your Learning Connection page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
to find weekly lessons, videos, activity sheets, and other resources with topics that range from
</span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/explore-and-learn/your-learning-connection-no12/#Whales!"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">whales</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
to </span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/explore-and-learn/your-learning-connection-no9/#Shapes%20in%20Nature"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">shapes in nature</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
to </span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/explore-and-learn/your-learning-connection-no2/#Seaweed%20on%20the%20Seashore"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">seaweed on the shore</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.
All weekly issues include options to get outside, use STEM curriculum, and participate in art & nature projects. Students can also explore the interactive online
</span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/for-educators/virtual-tide-pool/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Virtual Tide Pool</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> and
</span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/for-educators/rocky-shore-curriculum/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Rocky Shore Curriculum</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, and
teachers can link to digital choice boards on the </span><a href="https://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/explore-and-learn/teacher-learning-connection/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Teacher Learning Connection page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
for more activities, assessments, and videos on various coastal and ocean topics.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Marine Debris Blog</i></b> - Recent posts in the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s
</span><a href="https://blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Marine Debris Blog</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> include marine debris curricula and resources for
the new school year and the new Fishing for Energy grant awards that will develop new technology to reduce ghost fishing and prevent the loss of fishing gear. All blog topics can be searched by category and date. To receive notifications of new posts,
</span><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNOAANOS_77"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">sign up for email updates</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>New Resources and 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 these new resources:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/marine-economy.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Marine Economy Account</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- A set of 2014-2018 marine economy statistics for 10 sectors that rely on ocean and Great Lakes resources.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/464fe79c76462192284bfd65a/files/3a63df4d-7c40-475e-8bd3-0ddf29bc8bf4/DCC_Aug20_Data.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>New
and updated data sets</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (PDF, 140 KB)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk4148434"></a><a name="_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Newsletters and Other Periodicals<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Buzzards Bay Coalition Newsletter</i></b> - The latest edition of
</span><a href="http://bbay.convio.net/site/MessageViewer;jsessionid=00000000.app20096b?em_id=5866.0&dlv_id=8945&pgwrap=n&NONCE_TOKEN=EB511CE917B04198DFA005B60C327036"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>The Bay Buzz</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
from the Buzzards Bay Coalition features stories on land preservation efforts on Cuttyhunk Island, new septic requirements to protect water quality in Marion, and other regional news, volunteer opportunities, and events.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal Impacts</i></b> - The August 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/news-and-events/coastal-impacts-newsletter/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Coastal Impacts</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, the newsletter
of Woods Hole Sea Grant, includes articles on Woods Hole Sea Grant efforts to fund and support diverse, equitable, and inclusive marine science programs, a new compostable serviceware guide for restaurants and food service businesses, and other Woods Hole
Sea Grant news and updates.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>DMF News</i></b> - The latest issue of
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/dmf-news-2020-q1-q2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>DMF News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, the twice-yearly newsletter of the Massachusetts
Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), features articles on new DMF Director Dan McKiernan, closure of the Cape Cod Canal to commercial striped bass fishing, a report on the Massachusetts squid fishery, and other Massachusetts fisheries updates.</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>Marine Protected Area Newsletter</i></b> - The July-August 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://mpanews.openchannels.org/mpanews/issue/july-august-2020-221"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>MPA News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> covers funding of
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by selling blue carbon credits, management challenges for MPAs due to COVID-19, along with other MPA news and notes.</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>NOAA HabitatNews</i></b> - The August 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/2994ce1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>HabitatNews</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, a newsletter
of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, includes articles on the success of Habitat Month in July, $13 million in funding awarded to 31 coastal and marine habitat restoration projects, and other marine fisheries habitat news.</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>Northeast Ocean Data Portal Newsletter</i></b> - The July 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/9c467df76c9b/news-from-ne-ocean-data-portal-4739310?e=c63d488858"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Northeast Ocean Data</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
which provides updates on the Northeast Ocean Data Portal, provides details on new data available on the portal, including marine transportation, energy and infrastructure, habitat, commercial fishing, and cultural resources and recreation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></b> - The May-July 2020 edition of
</span><a href="https://meam.openchannels.org/meam/issue/may-july-2020-136"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
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 coastal and marine tourism, as well as other ocean resources
and news.</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>USGS Sound Waves</i></b> - The June-July 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/newsletter/sound-waves-newsletter-june-july-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Sound Waves</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, a U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) newsletter, includes articles on the late USGS research geologist, Monty Allen Hampton, the role of the sand lance in coastal waters, new data collection techniques to track sea turtles, and other coastal and marine research news.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Jobs/Internship Postings<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Water Quality Monitoring and Data Coordinator
</i></b>- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Watershed Planning Program is seeking an External Monitoring & Data Coordinator to improve the quality, quantity, and utility of water quality data available for Clean Water Act 305(b)
assessments and 303(d) listing decisions from sources outside of MassDEP. The coordinator will provide technical assistance to water quality monitoring groups and develop data analysis tools to help streamline waterbody assessment decision-making. For details,
see the </span><a href="https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=200005VV&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">job posting</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"><b><i>Coastal Wetlands Ecological Restoration Specialist</i></b> - The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration is seeking a Coastal Wetlands Ecological Restoration
Specialist to serve as an expert project manager on coastal and estuarine wetlands restoration projects. For additional position details and application instructions, see the
</span><a href="https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2000057J"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">job posting</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="_Hlk856524"></a><a name="_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Public Comment<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:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><i>Please note: All official CZM requests for public comment are published in the Public Notices
section of the</i> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/the-environmental-monitor"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">Environmental Monitor</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><i>,
the bi-weekly publication from the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><b><i>Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan</i></b> - The City of Lynn has submitted a Municipal Harbor Plan
(MHP) Amendment and Designated Port Area (DPA) Master Plan for approval by the Secretary of EEA. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/emepa/mepadocs/2020/081020em/pn/Notice%20of%20PH%20and%20submission%20of%20Lynn%20MHP%20Amendment%20and%20DPA%20MP.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">CZM
Public Notice</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">
(PDF, 102 KB). Email comments by September 9 to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:kathryn.glenn@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">kathryn.glenn@mass.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">
or mail to: Office of Coastal Zone Management, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114 Attention: Kathryn Glenn.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><b><i>Cohasset Municipal Harbor Plan</i></b> - The Town of Cohasset has submitted a Municipal
Harbor Plan for approval by the Secretary of EEA. On September 3, EEA and CZM will conduct a virtual public hearing through Zoom. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/emepa/mepadocs/2020/081020em/pn/Notice%20of%20PH%20and%20Submission%20of%20Cohasset%20MHP.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">CZM
Public Notice</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">
(PDF, 102 KB). Email comments by September 9 to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:jason.burtner@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">jason.burtner@mass.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">
or mail to: Office of Coastal Zone Management, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114 Attention: Jason Burtner.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><b><i>Climate Resilience Design Standards & Guidelines</i></b> - The Resilient Massachusetts Action
Team (RMAT), led by EEA and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, has released draft climate resilience design standards and guidelines for state projects and grant programs to address increases in sea level, storm surge, precipitation, and air temperature.
Stakeholders are invited to review </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/resilient-ma-action-team-rmat#public-review-period-" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">draft
documents</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">
and provide comments by 5:00 p.m. on September 9 using this </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/forms/resilient-ma-action-team-rmat-public-comments-form" target="_blank" title="https://www.mass.gov/forms/resilient-ma-action-team-rmat-public-comments-form"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">online
form</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">.
Email additional questions or ideas regarding implementation of the State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan to
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:rmat@mass.gov" target="_blank" title="Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">rmat@mass.gov</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"></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 COVID-19, social distancing recommendations and requirements are in place. Consequently, many events are being canceled, 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.eventbrite.com/e/information-systems-to-advance-environmental-justice-tickets-115164568324"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Information
Systems to Advance Environmental Justice</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - September 10, webinar presented by the EPA Office of Environmental Justice.</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-27th-annual-ebee-awards-and-30th-annual-meeting/?instance_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC 27<sup>th</sup>
Annual EBEE Awards Celebration</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - September 17, sponsored by the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) and held online. CZM and project partners
will receive the EBC James D.P. Farrell Award for Brownfields-Remediation Project of the Year for work on the redevelopment of the former Monsanto Chemical Company site on the Mystic River in Everett that is now Encore Boston Harbor.</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://cerf.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=117&Itemid=131&year=2020&month=09&day=21&title=2020-cerf-webinar-september&uid=2368e2dd519b3ae742c50e0f4c5442b7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Building
Resilient, Adaptive, and Inclusive Coastal Communities through Marine Science: Lessons Learned with Plenty Left to Do</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - September 21, webinar presented
by the Coastal & Estuarine Research Foundation.</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/how-we-decide-to-get-serious-about-climate-solutions-politics-communication-and-framing/?instance_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>How
We Decide to Get Serious about Climate Solutions: Politics, Communication, and Framing</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - September 25, webinar presented 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.massachusettsmarineeducators.org/boston-harbor-educators-conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Boston Harbor Educators Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 3, sponsored by Massachusetts Marine Educators 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://secure2.convio.net/bbay/site/TR?fr_id=1240&pg=entry"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 4, sponsored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and held virtually.</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://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pJ9dfVZZR0qNn-QFkko7_g?blm_aid=1947654"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Climate Justice in the Mystic</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 6, webinar presented 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://necsc.umass.edu/news/registration-open-online-workshop-biological-thresholds-context-climate-adaptation"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Biological
Thresholds in the Context of Climate Adaptation</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 7-8, sponsored by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center 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://asbpa.org/conferences/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Coastal Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 13-16, sponsored by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association, 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.maccweb.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1396895&group="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MACC Fall Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 17-24, sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) and held online. This conference will include the presentation
<i>Building Foundation Requirements under the Wetlands Protection Act and Building Code: Similarities, Differences and which One Governs</i> from CZM, DCR, and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.</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-webinar-what-you-need-to-know-about-femas-building-resilient-infrastructure-and-communities-program/?instance_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Climate Change Webinar: What You Need to Know about FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 20, webinar presented 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://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aATIZ8doRAiBgY0BQ-0XIA"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Clean Currents Coalition: A Global Collaborative
Solution to the Complex Plastics Problem</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 20, webinar presented 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/2020-massrecycle-conference-trade-show/?instance_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2020 MassRecycle Conference & Trade
Show</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 28-29, sponsored by MassRecycle 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"><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: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://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PhXWTcdMRhaYTstcl-94MQ"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Working with Unlikely Stakeholders to Prevent
Marine Debris</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - September 2, webinar presented 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://floodplain.org/event/2020FMAConference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2020 Flood Management Association Annual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- September 8-11, sponsored by the Flood Management Association and held 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://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"><b><i>—Moved
Online—New Dates</i></b> - September 9-10, <span style="color:black">organized by</span> StormCon and held 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.rargom.org/annualsciencemeeting"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>RARGOM Annual Science Meeting—Call for Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 14-16, presented by the Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) and held online. Abstracts are due by September 11.</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://mysticriver.org/herring-run-paddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- September 19-26, sponsored by the Mystic River Watershed Association and held virtually.</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.nalms.org/2021nmc/call-for-abstracts/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Monitoring Conference—Call for Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 20-22, 2021, sponsored by the North American Lake Management Society and held in Providence, Rhode Island. Abstracts are due by September 24.</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://estuaries.org/summit/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2020 National Coastal and Estuarine Virtual Summit</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>—New
Dates</i></b> - September 29-October 1, sponsored by Restore America’s Estuaries and the Coastal States Organization and held 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://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8941808407516472334"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Effects of Climate Change in Marine Spatial
Planning: Pathways and Solutions</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 1, webinar presented 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.cwp.org/2020-coastal-island-conference/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal & Island Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- November 16-17, sponsored by the Center for Watershed Protection and held 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"><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 COVID-19, 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.blt.org/news"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Barnstable Land Trust Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Programs for children and adults across Barnstable.</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 in the Buzzards Bay area 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="https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/programs-classes-activities/cape-cod-field-schools"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Cape
Cod Field Schools</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Multi-day field courses offered by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></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. 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"><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 Watershed Association Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events listings on the South Shore.</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 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://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 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#September"><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 hosted by the University of Rhode Island’s 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"><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>Land Stewardship Volunteer Opportunities</i></b> - The
</span><a href="http://harwichconservationtrust.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Harwich Conservation Trust</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> is seeking volunteers on several dates
in September for trail trimming and invasive plant removal. Advance registration is required. For more information, email
</span><a href="mailto:events@harwichconservationtrust.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">events@harwichconservationtrust.org</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"><b><i>Campus RainWorks Challenge</i></b> - The EPA Office of Water has announced the
</span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/campus-rainworks-challenge-0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">2020 Campus RainWorks Challenge</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
a green infrastructure design competition for undergraduate and graduate students. Student teams, working with a faculty advisor, will submit designs, a project narrative, and a letter of support for a proposed green infrastructure project for their campus.
Winning teams will be awarded cash prizes. Registration is open from September 1-October 1 and entries must be submitted by December 11.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<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=September%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. NA20NOS4190039.<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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