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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">October 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-october-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"><a name="_Hlk31187209"></a><a name="_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">$4 Million in Grants
Awarded to Communities and Nonprofits for Coastal Resilience<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 September 18 at an event in Salem, Executive Office
of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Undersecretary Dan Sieger and CZM Director Lisa Berry Engler were joined by legislators and local officials to announce $4 million in grants to support local efforts to reduce impacts from flooding, erosion, and sea
level rise. CZM is pleased to support ongoing and new resilience efforts across the coast. The grants, provided through CZM’s
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">Coastal
Resilience Grant Program</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">,
were awarded to Beverly, Boston, Braintree, Chatham, Chelsea, Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., Edgartown, Essex, Essex County Greenbelt Association, Hull, Ipswich, Marion, Marshfield, Mass Audubon, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, New Bedford Port Authority, Oak
Bluffs, Orleans, Plymouth, Provincetown, Salem, Save Popponesset Bay, Tisbury, and Wareham. The following communities and organizations are partners on these 29 resilience projects: Aquinnah, Brewster, Chilmark, Duxbury, Eastham, Fairhaven, Greenroots, Harwich,
Ipswich River Watershed Association, Salem State University, Salem Sound Coastwatch, Martha’s Vineyard Commission, The Nature Conservancy, Truro, Wellfleet, and West Tisbury. Projects funded include efforts to design, permit, and construct nature-based approaches
for storm damage protection and coastal stabilization, evaluate vulnerable facilities and infrastructure, develop long-term shoreline management alternatives and plans for resilience, and engage community members and students on addressing coastal hazards
and climate change impacts. For more information, see the </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-awards-4-million-to-improve-coastal-resilience"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">EEA
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">.
Also see the links below for news coverage on the event and grant awards. <span style="color:black">
(Articles may only be available for a limited time. Not working? Try copying the web address directly into your browser, rather than clicking on it.)<o:p></o:p></span></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><i>Salem lands $62K grant for Collins Cove salt marsh</i></b>
- <i>Wicked Local Salem</i>, 9/23/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://salem.wickedlocal.com/news/20200923/salem-lands-62k-grant-for-collins-cove-salt-marsh"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://salem.wickedlocal.com/news/20200923/salem-lands-62k-grant-for-collins-cove-salt-marsh</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" 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><i>State grants aid multiple coastal projects on the
Cape</i></b> - <i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 9/22/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200922/state-grants-aid-multiple-coastal-projects-on-cape"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200922/state-grants-aid-multiple-coastal-projects-on-cape</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" 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><i>Beverly awarded coastal resilience grants</i></b>
- <i>Wicked Local Beverly</i>, 9/22/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://beverly.wickedlocal.com/news/20200922/beverly-awarded-coastal-resilience-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://beverly.wickedlocal.com/news/20200922/beverly-awarded-coastal-resilience-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"></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><i>West Tisbury receives key climate resilience grant</i></b>
- <i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 9/22/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2020/09/22/west-tisbury-receives-major-climate-resilience-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2020/09/22/west-tisbury-receives-major-climate-resilience-grant</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" 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><i>State issues millions to towns in coastal resiliency
grants</i></b> - <i>CapeCod.com</i>, 9/22/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/baker-polito-administration-issues-millions-to-towns-in-coastal-resiliency-grants/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/baker-polito-administration-issues-millions-to-towns-in-coastal-resiliency-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"></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><i>Braintree wins two grants for riverfront projects</i></b>
- <i>Patriot Ledger</i>, 9/21/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20200921/braintree-wins-two-grants-for-riverfront-projects"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209">https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20200921/braintree-wins-two-grants-for-riverfront-projects</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" 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><i>State grant will help with Collins Cove marsh upkeep</i></b>
- <i>Salem News</i>, 9/19/20;<br>
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/state-grant-will-help-with-collins-cove-marsh-upkeep/article_f8cd6ddc-fa44-58ee-b34a-9b0510f9168a.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31187209"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856490"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/state-grant-will-help-with-collins-cove-marsh-upkeep/article_f8cd6ddc-fa44-58ee-b34a-9b0510f9168a.html</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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i><span style="color:black">Outer Cape towns receive $248K grant for shoreline management</span></i></b><span style="color:black">
- <i>Wicked Local Provincetown</i>, 9/19/20;<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://provincetown.wickedlocal.com/news/20200919/outer-cape-towns-receive-248k-grant-for-shoreline-management" title="https://provincetown.wickedlocal.com/news/20200919/outer-cape-towns-receive-248k-grant-for-shoreline-management"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://provincetown.wickedlocal.com/news/20200919/outer-cape-towns-receive-248k-grant-for-shoreline-management</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 style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></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"><b><i>Baker-Polito Administration awards $4 million to improve coastal resilience, including to Marion, Mattapoisett and Wareham</i></b>
- <i>Wicked Local Wareham</i>, 9/18/20;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20200918/baker-polito-administration-awards-4-million-to-improve-coastal-resilience-including-to-marion-mattapoisett-and-wareham"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20200918/baker-polito-administration-awards-4-million-to-improve-coastal-resilience-including-to-marion-mattapoisett-and-wareham</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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Down-Island towns get coastal resiliency funding</i></b> -
<i>MV Times</i>, 9/18/20;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/09/18/island-towns-get-coastal-resiliency-funding/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/09/18/island-towns-get-coastal-resiliency-funding/</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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Braintree awarded $102K grant to combat climate change</i></b> -
<i>Braintree Patch</i>, 9/18/20;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://patch.com/massachusetts/braintree/braintree-awarded-102k-grant-combat-climate-change"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://patch.com/massachusetts/braintree/braintree-awarded-102k-grant-combat-climate-change</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">Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Awards $11.1 Million in Grants<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">On September 15, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $11.1 million in grants to cities and towns through the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/municipal-vulnerability-preparedness-mvp-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 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">. This
program provides communities with funding and technical support to identify climate hazards, develop strategies to improve resilience, and implement priority actions to adapt to climate change. As part of the Climate Week celebration in the Commonwealth, Governor
Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced the grants at an event in Fitchburg with EEA Secretary Kathleen Theoharides. CZM continues to support EEA’s administration of the MVP program and provide technical assistance to community planning
and implementation projects. For more information, including descriptions of grants awarded to coastal communities, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-awards-111-million-in-climate-change-funding-to-cities-and-towns"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">EEA Press Release</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">CZM Receives Award from Environmental Business Council for Work on Brownfield Remediation Project in Everett<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">On September 17, the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) presented the EBC James D.P. Farrell Award for Brownfields-Remediation
Project of the Year to CZM and 12 project partners for their work on the redevelopment of the former Monsanto Chemical Company site on the Mystic River in Everett that is now Encore Boston Harbor. This project, the largest private development in Massachusetts
history, saw the removal of 890,000 tons of contaminated soil from the site and now features a living shoreline, a rainwater irrigation system, and several significant clean energy upgrades. The site has been redeveloped with a 27-story hotel, along with convention,
gaming, retail, and dining facilities. In addition, the property now includes a public harborwalk and ferry transportation to and from downtown Boston. For details on the award, see the
</span></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-27th-annual-ebee-awards-and-30th-annual-meeting/?instance_id=13201#recipients"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">EBC 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">BUAR Director Featured on Connecticut's State Archaeology Radio Program<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">On September 1, the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-underwater-archaeological-resources"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources</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">
(BUAR) Director and Chief Archaeologist, David Robinson, was a guest of the Connecticut State Archaeologist on
<i>Archaeology in Connecticut</i>. Powered by FOSA (Friends of the State Archaeologist - Connecticut), the monthly online radio program on Connecticut's iCRV (internet radio of the Connecticut River Valley) features discussions on archaeology topics from experts
in the field. Underwater archaeology was the September topic, and David spoke about shipwrecks, submerged paleocultural landscapes, differences between archaeology done on land and underwater, and various technologies underwater archaeologists use for research.
Listen to the hour-long segment on the </span></span><a href="https://icrvradio.com/programs/program/285"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">iCRV webpage</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">Arlington Town Engineer Recognized by EPA for Stormwater Efforts<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"><span style="color:black;background:white">In September, Wayne Chouinard, the Town Engineer for Arlington, received a
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-recognizes-eight-massachusetts-organizations-and-citizens-regional-environmental"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="background:white">2020
Environmental Merit Award</span></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 style="color:black;background:white">
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for his efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in the Mystic River watershed. Excess phosphorus in the Mystic River has led to degraded habitat, the potential for harmful algal blooms, and other eutrophication-related
impairments. In collaboration with other municipal partners and the Mystic River Watershed Association, Wayne led efforts to design and install multiple small-scale infiltration trench retrofits to treat phosphorus in stormwater. Since the initial pilot work,
CZM has awarded two </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program" title="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="background:white">Coastal
Pollutant Remediation Grants</span></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
<span style="color:black;background:white">the town and its partners. These grants have led to the construction of 20 street and green trenches in Arlington in 2020 and the planned construction of approximately 20 more trenches in Arlington and Lexington in
2021. Congratulations Wayne!</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></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>FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants</i></b> - The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
(MEMA) is seeking applications for 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/hazard-mitigation-assistance-grant-programs-overview"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MEMA Hazard Mitigation
Grant Programs Overview 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">,
the web page for the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/building-resilient-infrastructure-and-communities-bric-flood-mitigation-assistance"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">BRIC
and FMA programs</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" title="https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/fy2020-nofo"><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 view the grant webinar videos, which will provide detailed program requirements, including instructions for submitting the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/forms/fy-2020-mitigation-statement-of-interest-for-projects" title="https://www.mass.gov/forms/fy-2020-mitigation-statement-of-interest-for-projects"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Statement
of Interest</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">
that is due to MEMA by October 16. For more information, including introductory videos on the BRIC program 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:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Marine Debris Research Funding</i></b> - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) </span></span></span><a href="https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/funding/funding-opportunities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Marine Debris 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">
is seeking proposals to support marine debris research through field, laboratory, and modeling experiments that explore the ecological risk, exposure levels, fate and transport of debris in coastal environments, and/or habitat impacts of marine debris. For
more information, see the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329047"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">federal 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">.
Proposals are due by February 8, 2021.</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>North American Wetland Conservation Act Small Grants</i></b> - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service is seeking applications for the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) Small Grants Program to support public-private partnerships that further the goals of the NAWCA. Projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, enhancement and/or
establishment of wetland and upland habitats to benefit migratory birds. For details, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.fws.gov/birds/grants/north-american-wetland-conservation-act/how-to-apply-for-a-nawca-grant.php"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">NAWCA
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">.
Applications are due by October 15.</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>Reminders</i></b> - This opportunity, listed in the last CZ-Mail, is still available:</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>Buzzards Bay Municipal Mini-Grant Program</i></b> - The Buzzards Bay National
Estuary Program is seeking proposals for the </span></a></span><a href="http://buzzardsbay.org/our-program/funding/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Buzzards Bay Watershed
Municipal Mini-Grant 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">,
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:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">COMMBUYS
website</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">.
Proposals are due by October 8 at 4:00 p.m.</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>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 the International Coastal Cleanup, fate
of plastics in the oceans, and the new NOAA Marine Debris Program 2020 project awards. 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/training/lidar-workflow.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Working with Lidar</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- This self-guided resource covers the first steps for using lidar data.</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://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/diving-in.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Diving into the Digital Coast</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- This training module provides details on using tools and data from Digital Coast.</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://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/technical-assistance.html" title="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/technical-assistance.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Planning
and Facilitating Virtual Meetings: Technical Assistance Hour</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - This technical assistance session addresses how to hold effective virtual meetings.</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://mcusercontent.com/464fe79c76462192284bfd65a/files/f873959a-1e89-4982-8ee1-f0dcae2e4200/DCC_Sept20_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, 135 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">Products/Publications<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:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><b><i>Sea Level and Storm Surge Report for Massachusetts North Shore</i></b> - The Trustees of
Reservations has released </span></span></span><a href="https://thetrustees.org/content/state-of-the-coast-report/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>State of the Coast:
Future Climate-Driven Risks—and Their Solutions—on Massachusetts’ North Shore</i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434">,
a report on current coastal conditions, potential upcoming climate change impacts, and strategies for future adaptation in the 13 North Shore communities of Massachusetts. This report is the first of five planned annual reports for the coastal regions of the
Commonwealth.</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:_Hlk4148434"><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:_Hlk4148434"><b><i>International Coastal Cleanup Report</i></b> - Ocean Conservancy has released its most recent
</span></span></span><a href="https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/annual-data-release/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434">Cleanup Report</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434">,
<i>Together, We Are Team Ocean</i>, which provides data and details on the 2019 International Coastal Cleanup. During last year’s cleanup, more than 940,000 volunteers collected nearly 32.5 million pieces of debris weighing over 20 million pounds from the world’s
beaches and waterways. Along the Massachusetts coast, 3,501 COASTSWEEP volunteers collected more than 155,000 items.</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:_Hlk4148434"><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:_Hlk4148434"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Newsletters and Other Periodicals<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></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.app208b?em_id=5872.0&dlv_id=8972&pgwrap=n&NONCE_TOKEN=2C835EE61E0B560740F92CC430AAC1B9"><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 the Coalition’s 32<sup>nd</sup> Annual Meeting, which was held online, an intern that launched land protection efforts on Cuttyhunk Island, and other regional news, volunteer opportunities, and events.</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>Ebb & Flow</i></b> - The Late Summer/Early Fall 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ebbflow-late-summerearly-fall-2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Ebb & Flow</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, the Massachusetts
Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) eNewsletter, reports on restoration efforts in the Assawompset Pond Complex in Southeastern Massachusetts, new DER staff, and other restoration project updates and resource links.</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>Neponset River Watershed New</i></b>s - The
</span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/neponset/may-3241240?e=caa684645d"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">August 2020 update</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> from the Neponset River Watershed
Association includes a pieces on volunteer trout sampling, July water quality results, and other Neponset River news, events, and 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>NOAA HabitatNews</i></b> - The September 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/2a03093"><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 Restoration, includes articles on an effort to restore coral reefs in the Florida Keys, the Oil Pollution Act and its impact over the last 30 years, 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>Right Whale News</i></b> - The August 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://www.narwc.org/uploads/1/1/6/6/116623219/rwn_aug20.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Right Whale News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (PDF, 874 KB), a
quarterly e-newsletter distributed by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, includes a report on a vessel strike that killed a six-month old Right Whale calf, 2020 observations in Cape Cod Bay, and other right whale news and commentary.</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>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></b> - The August-September 2020 edition of
</span><a href="https://meam.openchannels.org/meam/issue/august-september-2020-137"><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 success of the California Marine Life Protection Act, 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"><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>Hydrographer/Marine Technician</i></b> - The
</span><a href="https://www.umb.edu/capelab"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Coastal Processes and Ecosystems Laboratory</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (CaPE Lab)—a joint research effort
of UMass Boston’s School of the Environment and the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) in Provincetown—is seeking a Hydrographer/Marine Technician to conduct day-to-day operations of nearshore, shallow water acoustic surveys and help with to ongoing scientific
studies. This position is based at the CCS Heibert Marine Lab in Provincetown. For more information, see the
</span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/about/employment/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">job posting</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. The review of applications will begin on October
9.</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>Open Space Manager</i></b> - The Town of Ipswich is seeking a part-time Open Space Program Manager to administer the community’s open space acquisition program and initiatives,
in coordination with municipal boards and committees and the Planning Department. This position will remain open until filled. For details, see the
</span><a href="https://ipswichma.gov/Jobs.aspx?JobID=9"><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"><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 conducted virtually. For this
edition of CZ-Mail, events are listed by announced date with a link to more information.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.sdufex.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Undersea Film Exhibition</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 2-11, sponsored by the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition 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.smartoceans2020.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Smart Oceans 2020</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 5, 7, and 9, virtual workshops sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.</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://conference.naaee.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Environmental Education Workshops, Research Symposium, and Annual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 5-16, sponsored by the North American Association for Environmental Education 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/the-future-of-aquaculture-innovating-with-cutting-edge-tech-tickets-116636116765?_hsmi=93555191&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--FudX_kCKcOUDil3D8pJRVzOUopaMa9Hlz_WMpXDUQveMbxnHzi7KCOlu31lvH-K8hMeC_DI3UKJ0AjH0s_kR0xQ0T7zklMCZBvxGECBK7ASmbeJ0&aff=odeimcmailchimp&utm_source=MIT+Environmental+Solutions+Initiative+News&utm_campaign=0c1ed4ba54-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_20_05_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e72bab4498-0c1ed4ba54-242889409&mc_cid=0c1ed4ba54&mc_eid=c10a4f927c" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The
Future of Aquaculture: Innovating with Cutting Edge Tech</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 8, an online panel and networking event sponsored by SeaAhead Bluetech Innovation and
the Cambridge Innovation Center.</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.nalms.org/2021nmc/call-for-abstracts/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Monitoring Conference—Call for Abstracts Deadline
Extended—Moved Online</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 19, 2021, sponsored by the North American Lake Management Society and now held online. Abstracts are now due by October
8.</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://coastalgeotools.org/call-for-abstracts/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal GeoTools—Call for Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 8-11, 2021, hosted by the Association of State Floodplain Managers and held online. Abstracts are due by October 9.</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/5817186578460639246"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>How's My Waterway: A Tool for Exploring Your Water
Quality</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 13, 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.aiche.org/ifs/conferences/global-symposium-on-waste-plastic/2020"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Global Symposium on Waste Plastic</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 13-15, sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 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://conference.naaee.org/conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Environmental Education Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 13-16, sponsored by the North American Association for Environmental Education 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/the-green-connector-building-resiliency-through-nature-based-approaches-tickets-118210632183"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The
Green Connector: Building Municipal Resiliency through Nature-Based Approaches</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 14, 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="http://www.rargom.org/annualsciencemeeting"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>RARGOM Annual Science Meeting</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.</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 Fall 2020 Meeting</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 15 and 20-22, virtual meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS).</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/8264971041414295823"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Climate Displacement Forum Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 15-November 5, a five-part webinar series from the National Adaptation Forum.</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://peabody.andover.edu/2020/06/20/diggin-in-digital-speaker-series/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Diggin’ In: Digital Speaker Series
- Underwater Archaeology</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - October 21, webinar presented by the Peabody Institute of Archaeology featuring BUAR Director David Robinson.</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://conference.cerf.science/2021-call-for-session-and-workshop-proposals"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>CERF 2021 Conference—Call for Sessions
and Workshops</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - November 7-11, 2021, sponsored by the Coastal Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) and held in Richmond, Virginia. Submissions are due
by October 21.</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.massfm.org/upcomingevents"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>massFM First Annual Meeting</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 22, virtual meeting sponsored by the Massachusetts Association for Floodplain Management (massFM).</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://netzerocapecod.org/?blm_aid=59182"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Net Zero Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 23, presented by the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative 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://www.salemsound.org/calendar.html#October"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mapping Future Flooding Risks for Salem</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- October 26, webinar presented by Salem Sound Coastwatch.</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.mitwatersummit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MIT Water Summit—A World of Water: Reimagining Resilience</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- November 11-13, sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__r20.rs6.net_tn.jsp-3Ff-3D001VxwxTn161ylWTnWKaXy2-2DEM8FSlkiKpcefN7D6Xonr26byubQjZ2p7xbcyWqcbQRLBwxbRGcWZimdFl9JrrcYGL1Ema9iVnsad7BCZyDoMDh9ZBRA4ixXlioF7H-5FA9D6bGDPnR-5F5QZirodId6X9G7bJINgS5P1qDboAgzls-5FSzZuMGsaVG-2D7YsfIltyMxVfzWIl1N3vgpLlR35jvlfL0TAOTzBLMV0SJgS92qDDc1tMKdOkN4dOVB4xq4yXoSrDYWhVzuvNX-5FZbrRqxlImnTxCNhcXkg1X9CPIlU2gpiuws-3D-26c-3D3v49Vjq3d1-5FitgMHEyg3ONGxNjjULzcuYQlKVOVmqIYOV9XZIl5K-2Dg-3D-3D-26ch-3DEyYxBIQmXBHKvTTxtFp9sBlbhN6uONpOlyAa-5Fzr-2DbuwWs5NZcPKZOg-3D-3D&d=DwMFaQ&c=lDF7oMaPKXpkYvev9V-fVahWL0QWnGCCAfCDz1Bns_w&r=o_J6Iiyx6NcPKUyFcIkWQZxxn4Lrd2R8sED8RsMnHzE&m=46NXMZV2a1Fn0EBYdnx0eRyuX-ANdZDzH040Y_dli3s&s=mp1ghoS9FJEfsf6CjWZwVBn4ZXGkyernWvEGMdw7tG0&e=" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
14<sup>th</sup> Annual Dredging Conference: Cleaning Up Past Contamination—Rivers, Ports, Harbors, and Lagoons</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - November 13, sponsored by EBC 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.cwp.org/2021-conference-abstracts/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Watershed & Stormwater Conference—Call for Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 13-16, 2021, sponsored by the Center for Watershed Protection and held in St. Petersburg, Florida. Abstracts are due by November 20.</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://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, 5, 7, 8, sponsored by Massachusetts Marine Educators 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://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: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_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: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://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, online workshop sponsored by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center.</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://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: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.maccweb.org/page/EDFallConf_2020"><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: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://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: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_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: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://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: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 conducted virtually. For
this edition of CZ-Mail, announced events are listed alphabetically with a link to more information.</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/events"><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.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/environmental-history"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Boston Environmental History Seminar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Monthly webinars from the Massachusetts Historical Society.</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.</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"></span><a href="https://storm-surge.org/event-calendar/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Climate Resilience Speaker Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Monthly webinars presented by Storm Surge Climate Stewards.</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"></span><a href="https://www.ipswichriver.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ipswich 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 Ipswich 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"><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"><a name="_Hlk9007356"></a></span><a href="https://climate.mit.edu/symposia" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"><b><i>MIT
Climate Action Symposia</i></b></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"> - Climate change webinars presented
this fall by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.</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://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.<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="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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://www.salemsound.org/calendar.html#October"><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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.neponset.org/watershedwednesday/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Watershed Wednesdays</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Lunchtime webinars presented by the Neponset River Watershed Association.</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>2021 Marine Debris Calendar</i></b> - The NOAA Marine Debris Program has released the
</span><a href="https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/2020-marine-debris-calendar-art-contest-winners"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">2021 Marine Debris Calendar</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
featuring the winning artwork from the 2021 Marine Debris Program Art Contest. Hundreds of entries from kindergarten through 8<sup>th</sup> grade students were submitted with the goal of helping to raise awareness about marine debris and encourage people to
help combat ocean pollution. The 13 winning entries displayed in the 2021 calendar were selected based on creativity, artistic presentation, and relevance to the theme.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Youth Making Ripples Film Competition</i></b> - The
</span><a href="http://youthmakingripples.org/annual-film-competition/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Youth Making Ripples Film Competition</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> is seeking
short ocean documentary film submissions from K-12 students to educate the public on marine conservation. Students can win cash prizes. Finalist films will be featured on the Youth Making Ripples website and shown at events throughout the year. Entries are
due by January 15, 2021.</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>Science Without Borders Art Challenge</i></b> - The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has launched the 2021
</span><a href="https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Science without Borders Challenge</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">—a
contest for students and teachers involved and interested in ocean conservation through art. This year’s theme is
<i>The Magic of Mangroves</i> and students are encouraged to create a piece of art that illustrates the importance of mangroves. The challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to winning entries.
See the contest rules or more details. The deadline for entry is March 1, 2021.</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>Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest</i></b> - Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is now accepting submissions for the
</span><a href="https://bowseat.org/programs/ocean-awareness-contest/overview/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">2021 Ocean Awareness Contest</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. The 2021
theme is <i>Water Rising</i> and students ages 11-18 are invited to learn about the role of water and the need to protect this important resource. Students can work as individuals, a group, class, or club. Participants can earn cash awards and scholarships
up to $1,500. Also, students in Massachusetts can win $250 cash scholarships. Submissions are due by June 14, 2021.</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>Lloyd Center After School Programs
</i></b>- This fall, the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth will offer in-person after school programs that feature STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities for children ages 6-10. Programs will be held primarily outdoors
with a focus on habitat exploration, creature discoveries, and investigations of the natural world through games, activities, crafts, and trail walks. For details, see the
</span><a href="https://lloydcenter.org/new-after-school-programs-at-the-lloyd-center/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Lloyd Center website</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=October%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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