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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">February 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Welcome to CZ-Mail, the monthly electronic newsletter from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Each issue provides
information on major CZM initiatives, available tools and publications, upcoming workshops and events, grants, contracting opportunities, job openings, and other news of interest to people working on coastal issues. Additional information about CZM’s programs,
publications, and other coastal topics can be found on the </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZM website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.
To subscribe to CZ-Mail, send a blank email (please be sure that the email is completely blank, with no signature line) to
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Also, please feel free to share CZ-Mail with colleagues and friends—and if you have any suggestions for future editions or would like to make a change to your CZ-Mail subscription, please email your request to
</span></span><a href="mailto:CZ-Mail@mass.gov?subject=February%202021%20CZ-Mail"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZ-Mail@mass.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.
For daily updates from CZM, please follow us on </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/MassCZM"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Twitter</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>If the text of this email is not displaying properly, please see the
</i></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/cz-mail-february-2021"><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="_Hlk19542204"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZM Staff and People<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Specialist</i></b> - In January, CZM’s Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Specialist, Cristina
Kennedy, left CZM to become a Coastal Wetlands Restoration Specialist for the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). Hired in 2015, Cristina was a key member of the Coastal Habitat and Water Quality team, supporting marine invasive species
monitoring and research, the Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program, and salt marsh monitoring and assessment among other efforts. She was instrumental in developing a marine invasive species data viewer, creating an iNaturalist project page, and updating
identification cards for the Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative (MIMIC), and was a lead author for the 2018 Rapid Assessment Survey. She gained technical expertise in nonpoint source remediation during her tenure at CZM and helped transition
the Coastal Remediation Grant Program toward a focus of green infrastructure and capacity building for municipalities. She also supported the establishment of the CZM Sentinel Site long-term salt marsh monitoring program, including the Quality Assurance Project
Plan, field data collection, and development of a systematic analysis approach. We will miss her exceptional skills, utmost professionalism, and steadfast sense of humor whether in the heat and mud of the marsh, hanging over the side of a dock, or inspecting
a stormwater best management practice in a downpour. Best of luck to you Cristina in all your future endeavors!</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:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Project Review Highlights from CZM<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"><b><i>Former Aerovox Facility Cleanup, New Bedford</i></b> - An Environmental Notification Form (ENF) was submitted to MEPA for a cleanup
project at this site that will excavate and remove contaminated soils, backfill with clean soil, monitor impacts, construct barriers to prevent movement of contaminants into New Bedford Harbor, treat groundwater to remove contaminants, and repair/replace onsite
storm sewers. The proposed project will temporarily alter coastal wetland resource areas, require restoration of these areas, and create additional wetland and salt marsh areas on the Aerovox shoreline portion of the site. CZM comments addressed issues surrounding
resource area delineation, coastal resiliency, salt marsh restoration and creation, coordination with similar work connected with the Superfund cleanup, and long-term sustainability.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>McConnell Park Improvements, Boston</i></b> - With this ENF, the City of Boston, through its Parks and Recreation Department,
proposes to reconstruct an existing active recreation park adjacent to I-93 and Savin Hill Beach in Dorchester to include fully lit natural turf fields, an accessible synthetic turf field, an inclusive playground, an improved and expanded parking area with
a designated emergency drive, a pedestrian plaza, a portable restroom shelter, and improved on-site stormwater management. The nearly seven-acre project site includes filled tidelands and is subject to coastal flooding. Portions of the site, including the
parking lot and emergency drive, will be elevated by up to four feet with fill to reduce the adjacent neighborhood’s vulnerability to coastal flooding and protect the highly used parking lot and emergency drive while allowing the less critical park areas to
flood. As a result of the project, impervious area will increase by almost one quarter of an acre and 8,355 gallons of water per day will be used. The project is partly funded by a $1 million Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant from the U.S. Department
of the Interior. CZM comments centered on climate change, sea level rise, and stormwater issues.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Federal Consistency Review</i></b> - In addition to state-level project review, CZM performs
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/federal-consistency-review-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">federal consistency review</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">—the
review of federal projects (including those requiring federal permits or receiving federal money) to ensure that they meet state standards. In January, CZM reviewed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rulemaking to create a uniform national
framework that streamlines the federal, state, and local requirements for commercial vessels. The purpose of the new rule is to establish national performance standards for marine pollution control devices for certain vessels (primarily non-military and non-recreational
vessels 79 or more feet). CZM evaluated the proposed rule, coordinated with the coastal programs of the New England states, and issued a concurrence that the project meets state standards.</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>Culvert Replacement Municipal Assistance Grants</i></b> - DER will soon seek proposals
from Massachusetts municipalities for the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/culvert-replacement-municipal-assistance-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Culvert
Replacement Municipal Assistance Grant Program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
to replace undersized, perched, and/or degraded culverts in areas with high ecological value with new structures that meet environmental design and structural standards along with climate resiliency criteria. Only projects that will meet the goals of the Massachusetts
Stream Crossing Standards are eligible (see DER’s </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/river-restoration-culvert-replacements"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">River
Restoration: Culvert Replacements 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">
for information on the standards). Total funding of $750,000 to $1.5 million is anticipated for the upcoming grant round. This Pre-Request for Responses (RFR) period provides an opportunity to preview the upcoming RFR and discuss possible projects with DER
staff prior to the RFR release on February 18. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact DER’s Bernadette DeBlander at (617) 921-0661 or
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:DERCulverts@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">DERCulverts@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">
and listen to the recorded grant briefing for details on the program, to ask questions, and to discuss projects ideas. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2021/01/12/FINAL%20FY22_CRMA_PreRFR_1.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Culvert Replacement Grant Pre-RFR
announcement</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">
(PDF, 1 MB).</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>Massachusetts Dredging Program Grants</i></b> - The Executive Office of Housing and Economic
Development (HED) anticipates the release of the RFR for the 2021 grant round of the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-dredging-program" target="_blank" title="https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-dredging-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Massachusetts
Dredging 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">
later this month. This program provides construction-phase funding, on a competitive basis, for saltwater dredging with a focus on “shovel-ready projects that contribute to the economic significance, recreational value, public safety, and/or coastal resilience
of Massachusetts’ coastal harbors.” Stay tuned to the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-massachusetts-dredging-grant" target="_blank" title="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-massachusetts-dredging-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">How
to Apply 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">
for details. Applications are anticipated to be due in mid-March.</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>Water Quality Management Planning Grants Pre-RFR Conference Call</i></b> - The Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) anticipates the release of the RFR for the 2021
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#604b-grant-program:-water-quality-management-planning-"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">§604(b)
Water Quality Management Planning Grants</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">
on February 18. This program funds nonpoint source assessment and planning projects. On February 10, MassDEP will hold a
</span></span></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdu6gqTspGtFXzfFoYanHMZ3aoJwm2d8V"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">virtual pre-RFR conference call</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">
to discuss ideas for potential projects. Pre-registration is required. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to join this call or contact MassDEP before the RFR issue date to refine project ideas and obtain feedback. Please contact Patricia Arp at
</span></span></span><a href="mailto:patricia.arp@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">patricia.arp@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">
with any questions or to discuss potential projects.</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>Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council Grants</i></b> - HED is also seeking proposals
for the 2021 </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/seaport-economic-council-programs-and-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Seaport Economic Council Grant
Program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">,
which offers </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-more-about-the-seaport-economic-council-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">five
categories</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">
of flexible funding for communities to implement projects that cultivate and stimulate the maritime economy and job growth. The grant program is open to all Massachusetts coastal communities and other qualified public entities. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-seaport-economic-council-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">application 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">.
Applications are due by May 1.</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>Woods Hole Sea Grant Research Funding</i></b> - Woods Hole Sea Grant is seeking proposals
from Massachusetts academic, research, and educational institutions for one- to two-year research projects that address one of these focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and resilient communities and economies. Approximately
$1 million will be available to fund projects for the 2022-2024 grant round. A 33% non-federal match is required. Pre-proposals are due by February 19. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/funding-2/funding/biennial-request-for-proposals/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Woods Hole Sea Grant 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">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></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>Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Small Research Grants</i></b> - The Nantucket Biodiversity
Initiative is seeking proposals for the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.nantucketbiodiversity.org/research-grants-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Small
Research Grants 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">
to conduct research on understudied taxonomic groups and the biodiversity of Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and/or Muskeget Islands. Grants up to $1,500 will be awarded. Proposals are due by March 1.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><o:p> </o:p></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> - These opportunities, listed previously in CZ-Mail, are still available:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><b><i>Small Communities Grants</i></b> - The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Division of Conservation Services
(DCS) is seeking applications for the </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/conservation-assistance-for-small-communities-grant-program" title="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-to-the-conservation-assistance-for-small-communities-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Small
Communities Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">, which provides funding to municipalities
with 6,000 or fewer residents to produce Open Space and Recreation Plans, complete other plans to facilitate land conservation, and/or prepare appraisals as required to apply for the other
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/grant-programs-offered-by-the-division-of-conservation-services" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">DCS grant programs</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The final deadline is May 7. See the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-to-the-conservation-assistance-for-small-communities-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">application instructions</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
for details.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk6320610"></a><a name="_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><b><i>Marine Debris Research Funding</i></b> - The NOAA
</span></a></span><a href="https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/funding/funding-opportunities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Marine Debris Program</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
is seeking proposals to support marine debris research through field, laboratory, and modeling experiments that explore the ecological risk, exposure levels, and 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:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">federal
funding opportunity</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">.
Proposals are due by February 8.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Online Tools and Resources<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>CZ-Tip: Cast Away with Coastal Podcasts!</i></b> - With quarantine and travel restrictions narrowing our horizons, take comfort that you can still easily explore the
world’s coasts and oceans…through podcasts. </span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/cz-tip-cast-away-with-coastal-podcasts"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZ-Tip: Cast Away with Coastal Podcasts!</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
provides a curated list of some of our favorite podcasts in categories such as adventure, activism, science, policy, and exploration. Tune in to learn about decoding the language of sperm whales, the bizarre lives of deep-dwelling microbes, how ballast helped
build cities, ways containerization and ports shaped global trade, current research on microplastic pollution, environmental justice in flood-prone areas, aquaculture and sustainable seafood practices, pirate history, tall tales from Navy sailors, solutions
for helping to save the planet, and so much more. Through engaging stories and conversations that span the globe from the Arctic to the Caribbean, listeners can expand their knowledge and be “transported” to destinations beyond their living rooms.</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>CoastSnap</i></b> - Woods Hole Sea Grant has launched
</span><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/coastsnap"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CoastSnap</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">—a network of simple camera mounts for the public to take
photos and upload them to social media—with sites at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich and at the State Beach in Oak Bluffs. Crowdsourcing through CoastSnap can record short- and long-term shoreline change in each picture, with a goal to understand why some beaches
are more dynamic or resilient than others. Photos that are uploaded with the hashtags
<i>#CoastSnapTownNeck</i> or <i>#CoastSnapStateBeachMV</i> will be posted on the </span>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/CoastSnapNESeaGrant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CoastSnap Facebook page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, reviewed by researchers from Woods Hole
Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and then compiled into time-lapse videos that capture shoreline position and beach width.</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>BOEM Ocean Alert App</i></b> - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released
</span><a href="https://www.boem.gov/boem-harnessing-citizen-science-new-ocean-alert-mobile-app"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Ocean Alert</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, a new mobile
data collection application for reporting large marine animal sitings such as sea turtles, sharks, and whales. Collected data will help BOEM plan offshore energy and mineral development in ways that lessen the potential impacts to these species and habitats.
To download the app, search for “Ocean Alert” in the Apple App Store or Google Play.</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>EPA Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance</i></b> - EPA has launched the
</span><a href="https://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/wfc/f?p=165%3A1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (Clearinghouse), an
online database that provides a catalog of more than 1,800 available funding, financing, and instructional resources to aid community efforts to improve the environment.</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>New Resource 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>
<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://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/green-virtual.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Hazards</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- This virtual training for coastal managers and planners focuses on how to design and implement natural infrastructure projects.</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/coastal-ecosystem.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Coastal Ecosystem Services Management Guide</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- This self-guided resource discusses incorporating ecosystem services into project designs.</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/f72a1882-8be9-4ad7-ac84-90b51348a1be/DCC_Jan21_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, 157 KB)<b><o:p></o:p></b></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"><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>Economic Value of Cape Cod Harbors</i></b> - The Cape Cod Commission has released
</span></span></span><a href="https://capecodcommission.org/our-work/harbor-study/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>Economic Impact of Cape Cod Harbors</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 study on the economic benefits of the Cape’s harbors using these six harbors as examples: Provincetown Harbor, Fish Pier and Stage Harbor in Chatham, Sesuit Harbor in Dennis, and Inner Harbor and Great Harbor in Falmouth. The Commission collaborated with
the Urban Harbors Institute at UMass Boston to interview business owners on or around these harbors and used the data to determine the effects of harbor-related employment on the regional economy. The report provides details for other towns to implement similar
studies as they consider harbor investments in a changing climate.</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>Tidal Restrictions Analysis</i></b> - EPA has released
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-12/documents/tidal_restrictions_synthesis_review_final_12.01.20.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>Tidal
Restrictions Synthesis Review: An Analysis of U.S. Tidal Restrictions and Opportunities for their Avoidance and Removal</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">
(PDF, 2 MB), which provides the current state of knowledge regarding dikes, dams, levees, and undersized culverts/road crossings in the United States, along with recommendations to avoid or remove tidal restrictions when practicable.</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>Whale Watching in Stellwagen Bank Report</i></b> - NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
has released </span></span></span><a href="https://nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/docs/20201103-sbnms-whale-watching.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>Whale
Watching in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Understanding Passengers and Their Economic Contributions</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">
(PDF, 2 MB), a report that details the significant expenditures of whale watching passengers in Sanctuary, which reinforces the conservation and management goals of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.</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>U.S. Marine Economy Report</i></b> - NOAA has released the
</span></span></span><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/pdf/econ-report-regional-state.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>NOAA Report on the U.S. Marine
Economy: Regional and State Profiles</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">
(PDF, 3 MB), which presents economic data for six marine sectors in 30 U.S. States. These data provide metrics, indicators, and impacts of the oceans and Great Lakes resources on the U.S. economy.</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>Dune Stabilization with Christmas Trees</i></b> - Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative
Extension have released </span></span></span><a href="https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2020/12/Xmas-tree_web.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>To
Tree or Not to Tree: The use of discarded Christmas trees for dune stabilization in Massachusetts</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">
(PDF, 9 MB), which examines this practice through history, discusses the mechanics of dune erosion and accretion, and provides best management practices to consider.<span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_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>Ebb & Flow</i></b> - The Late Fall 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ebbflow-late-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 DER eNewsletter, reports
on the continued impacts of drought conditions in the Commonwealth, a new culvert and small bridges working group report, 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>Marine Protected Area Newsletter</i></b> - The November-December 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://mpanews.openchannels.org/mpanews/issue/november-december-2020-223"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>MPA News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> covers management
and funding of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) after the COVID-19 pandemic, along with other MPA news and notes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA HabitatNews</i></b> - The December 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/2b0b413"><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 the NOAA Veterans Corps training program, restoration work on the Duwamish River in Washington state, 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>The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management</i></b> - The December 2020-January 2021 edition of
</span><a href="https://meam.openchannels.org/meam/issue/december-2020-january-2021-142"><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 potential ocean policies of the upcoming Biden-Harris administration, as well as other ocean
resources and news.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Urban Harbors Institute E-News</i></b> - The December 2020 issue of
</span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/93920b8e2f27/uhi-e-newsletter-december-19100800?e=31331fdfca"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Urban Harbors Institute E-News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">,
the newsletter of the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, reports on the launch of the new Stone Living Lab—a collaborative that will work to develop nature-based coastal resilience solutions, a new report on the economic
impact of Cape Cod harbors, and other news and updates from UHI.</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"><a name="_Hlk856524"></a><a name="_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Jobs/Internship Postings<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Seasonal Jobs and Internships</i></b> - The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) is seeking a range of seasonal staff and interns,
including Aquaculture/Water Quality Interns, Water Quality Monitoring Assistant, Seasonal Island Manager, Seasonal Island Monitors, and Seasonal Island Rangers. For details and application instructions, see the
</span><a href="https://bcleanwater.org/ways-to-get-involved/seasonal-job/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">BCWC Seasonal Job Opportunities page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></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"><b><i>Summer Science Internship</i></b> - The Great Pond Foundation in Edgartown is seeking two summer interns to assist with their Ecological Monitoring Program and help
monitor eelgrass beds and conduct surveys for invertebrates. Candidates should have an interest in marine biology, environmental science, and science communication. For details, see the
</span><a href="https://greatpondfoundation.org/jobs/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Great Pond jobs page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Applications are due by March 1.</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>Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Internships</i></b> - The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine, is seeking qualified candidates for three summer
2021 internships: Avian Monitoring Internship, Habitat Management Internship, and Salt Marsh Internship. For more information, see the
</span><a href="https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/North_Zone/Rachel_Carson/PDFs/2021_RachelCarsonNWR_Internships.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">internships posting</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 320 KB). Applications are due by February 20.</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 protocols 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>
<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/program-catalog/mass-audubon-education/76232-sea-turtle-rescue-sea-turtle-cold-stunning-research-online"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sea
Turtle Rescue: Sea Turtle Cold-Stunning Research</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 2, webinar from Mass Audubon.</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://waquoitbayreserve.org/event-registration/?ee=1095"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Living with White Sharks</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 3, webinar presentation by Dr. Gregory Skomal, sponsored by the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.</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://web.uri.edu/steep/lets-talk-about-pfas-new-monthly-speaker-series-to-help-communities-address-contamination-and-reduce-exposures/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Let’s
Talk about PFAS in Cape Cod Drinking Water</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 3, webinar presented by the Sources, Transport, Exposure, & Effects of PFASs (STEEP) program at
the University of Rhode Island.</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/7615126684909227789"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EPA Transportation Stormwater Permit (MS4) Compendium</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 3, 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.eventbrite.com/e/mvp-winter-webinar-3-building-resilience-through-partnerships-tickets-132597014239"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MVP
Winter Webinar: Building Resilience through Partnerships</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 4, webinar sponsored by EEA’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/research-states/epa-science-training-webinar-ecotox-knowledgebase"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>ECOTOX Knowledgebase</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 4, science training webinar from EPA on the ECOTOXicology Knowledgebase, which provides data on environmental toxicity of chemicals.</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/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal GeoTools 2021</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 8-11, biennial conference sponsored by the Association of State Floodplain Managers and held virtually.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jUbR_HJsRf-nohvlBq3fhA"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Building a State Plan to Monitor and Assess
Marine Litter: Lessons Learned</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 9, webinar sponsored by Open Communications for the Ocean.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jmuwIuxLR0GD02H-ZScnjg?fbclid=IwAR3SU6m_1USugOXzAgSf7tzHsGfnH6snL4UhezxjMpnkuyIYq7spk-wFxc4&blm_aid=59182"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Nature's
Best Hope</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 10, webinar sponsored the Association to Preserve Cape Cod presenting a talk by professor and author Douglas W. Tallamy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5016116293939/WN_9gmvao1LT2K0QicRkPRC3g?utm_source=Mission+Blue+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2102a68705-january2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_da58e310c1-2102a68705-320775133&ct=t()&mc_cid=2102a68705&mc_eid=1f1a663ea7"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Remember...You
Are Wild!</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 10, webinar presented by Mission Blue featuring Dr. Sylvia Earle and Craig Foster, co-creator of Sea Change Foundation, who will
discuss the Sea Change Project that protects the South African kelp forest.</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://opakedu.org/events/carl-alderson"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Living Shorelines, Breakwaters, and Dunes</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 11, webinar sponsored by Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids (OPAK).</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.massclimateaction.org/net_zero_pathways_webinar"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Net Zero Pathways and Opportunities under the Biden-Harris
Administration: Prospects for Community Climate Action</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 16, webinar presented by the Massachusetts Climate Action Network.</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/marine-plastics-from-local-to-global-tickets-115522297301?aff=erellivmlt&keep_tld=1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Marine
Plastics: From Local to Global</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 16, webinar presented by Dr. John Hardy, Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry at Lancaster University in England.</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://seagrant.mit.edu/blue-lobster-bowl/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Blue Lobster Bowl—Volunteers Needed</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 6-7, virtual competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant. Volunteer applications are due by February 17.</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.com/v3/__http:/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001J1ZXX0RQVV6jPMHyjib7ZuO5Ib9wP5K34rQvkgekJRo7yyleJb5vZCru7kXCo-wInnUe5yEfgWkQp_rkvFiY65bNOHhqIIw_u3OSH6_EG13DRAs4l9rqzKumRaJdJOesWczS9Z22MinYweTb2a_LWeI3mvoCIk7GtFAvfCWXMyxiV2Ma67Tg3XZAZ7peeOUWjxres3epIuJdu_eBTdmfYuYjoIZz63s8vvjzdo34o8l2sJ_KWp4WIS7OykPA-Ln0M2ESBCYexjQU_NfvR4SKDW0t0I-csmo5&c=yiDkKC3pHSF_LB9fQfeGiNHiVU22fJpT3Ta-3sqEfjzvLgDGpI533w==&ch=PcxaTiziCpiAsdWGOl9bjIT22eSS6l4WTmgdjl8O4Hd7ztmOx9EJUw==__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!3F-qKe42fCdjL4zVv6USFXFcImBx4k59GCcRl3To7SAo4xa78YH1FE1CjngmH8EerzQ$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001J1ZXX0RQVV6jPMHyjib7ZuO5Ib9wP5K34rQvkgekJRo7yyleJb5vZCru7kXCo-wInnUe5yEfgWkQp_rkvFiY65bNOHhqIIw_u3OSH6_EG13DRAs4l9rqzKumRaJdJOesWczS9Z22MinYweTb2a_LWeI3mvoCIk7GtFAvfCWXMyxiV2Ma67Tg3XZAZ7peeOUWjxre"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Ocean and Coastal Resources Webinar: Protecting Coastal Structures - Part Two</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - February 24, virtual meeting presented by the Environmental Business Council
of New England (EBC).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://westportwatershed.org/2021/01/something-about-sharks/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Something about Sharks - Featuring Dr. Greg Skomal</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 25, webinar from the Westport River Watershed Alliance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://events.economist.com/world-ocean-summit/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>World Ocean Summit Virtual Week</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 1-5, virtual summit sponsored by the Economist Group.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/ela-virtual-conference-eco-marketplace-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ecological Landscaping Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 3-4, sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Alliance 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://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/assessment-and-research/nab/northeast-aquatic-biologists-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Northeast
Aquatic Biologists Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 3, 5, 9, and 11, virtual conference sponsored by NEIWPCC.</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-mapping-inequality-project-tickets-136940963107"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Mapping Inequality Project</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 4, webinar sponsored by the EPA Office of Environmental Justice.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://massmees.org/2021-conference/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2021 Annual Environmental Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 10-13, sponsored by the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society 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.massachusettsmarineeducators.org/high-school-marine-science-symposium"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2021 High School Marine Science
Symposium</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 15-19, virtual symposium sponsored by Massachusetts Marine Educators and Northeastern University’s Marine Science 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://watershedaction.org/2021-conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Environmental Justice in Southeastern Massachusetts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 17, 24, and 31, virtual conference sponsored by the Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts.</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://events.ceres.org/2021"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ceres 2021</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 22-25, virtual conference sponsored by Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1448354&group="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MACC Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 6-17, annual conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) 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-registration/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Watershed & Stormwater Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 13-16, virtual conference sponsored by the Center for Watershed Protection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2021_Spring_NCR_Conference.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2021 Water Symposium</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 15-16, virtual conference sponsored by the American Water Resources Association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nalms.org/2021nmc/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Monitoring Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 19-23, sponsored by the North American Lake Management Society 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.neafwa.org/conference.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- From April 26-28, sponsored by the Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies 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://citynaturechallenge.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>City Nature Challenge 2021</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- From April 30-May 3, a citizen-science opportunity organized by the Natural History Museum Los Angeles County and the California Academy of Sciences and held virtually.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/nps/annual-nps-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- May 20, 25, and 27, virtual conference sponsored by NEIWPCC.</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 item posted previously in CZ-Mail is 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.ieca.org/IECA/IECA_Events/2021_Events/2021_Virtual_Annual_Conference.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>IECA Annual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- February 22-25, virtual conference sponsored by the International Erosion Control Association (IECA).</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 protocols 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.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.eventbrite.com/o/boston-harbor-now-10776815314"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Boston Harbor Now Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events throughout the Boston Harbor area.</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="http://www.ccmnh.org/Events"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Programs</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- A calendar of events at the museum.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Conservation Commission Education</i></b> - Workshops, webinars, and trainings scheduled across Massachusetts and posted by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation
Commissions. See the MACC </span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/page/EDMACCCatalog"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Complete Education Catalog</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> and
</span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/events/event_list.asp"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Community Calendar</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></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"></span><a href="https://mysticriver.org/calendar"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Mystic River Watershed Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events throughout the watershed compiled by the Mystic River Watershed Association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National Marine Sanctuaries Webinars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Periodic webinars hosted by the sanctuary system.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/calendar.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Coastal Training and Learning Resources</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- A range of training opportunities from NOAA’s Digital Coast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/welcome.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Planet Stewards Educator Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars, workshops, and book club sessions from the NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nsrwa.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>North and South Rivers Watershed Association Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events listings on the South Shore.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://neoceanplanning.org/news/save-the-dates-offshore-wind-transmission-webinar-series/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Offshore Wind Transmission
Webinar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Webinars in February sponsored by the Northeast Regional Ocean Council.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/seminars/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>OneNOAA Science Seminars</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars and seminars on science and climate issues from several NOAA partners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://waquoitbayreserve.org/education-programs/summer-programs/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Research at the Reserve Lectures</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars presented by the Waquoit Bay National Estuary Research Reserve.</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#Feb"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Salem Sound COASTWATCH Community Calendar</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events posted in the Salem Sound region.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://coastalstudies.org/event/sea-change-film-shorts-2-2/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sea Change Film Shorts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Three short films available for streaming through February 14 sponsored by the Center for Coastal Studies.</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.deseagrant.org/registration-form"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sea Story Time: Marine Science through Storybooks</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars for young children presented by Delaware Sea Grant.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://necsc.umass.edu/news/save-dates-spring-2021-webinar-series"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Spring 2021 Webinar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Monthly webinars presented by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science 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.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>
<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://harwichconservationtrust.org/winter-virtual-talks-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Winter Talks in Harwich</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Weekly webinars into February from the Harwich Conservation Trust.</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.nantucketconservation.org/events/walking-tours/winter-walking-tours/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Winter Walks on Nantucket</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Free community winter walking tours from the Nantucket Conservation Foundation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Other Items of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Lewis E. Kimball Scholarship</i></b> - The Friends of Chatham Waterways (FCW) is seeking applications for the Lewis E. Kimball Environmental Scholarship. Up to $3,000
is available for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students from Cape Cod or the Islands that are majoring in environmental studies, marine ecology, or a related field. For more information, see the FCW
</span><a href="https://chathamwaterways.org/wp/scholarships/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Scholarships & Awards page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. The application deadline is
March 31.</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>New England Fishery Management Council</i></b> - Massachusetts is seeking a qualified individual for an upcoming, open seat on the
</span><a href="http://www.nefmc.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">New England Fishery Management Council</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, one of eight regional councils that manage
fisheries in U.S. federal waters. Qualified individuals interested in being considered for nomination by Governor Baker should contact Julia Kaplan at
</span><a href="mailto:Julia.kaplan@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Julia.kaplan@mass.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> to receive a nomination kit. Nominations are due by
February 5.</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>National Environmental Justice Advisory Council</i></b> - EPA is seeking nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to fill seven vacancies on the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!zfv-TeMJnXjutAEHc506GRCHUq6xlSEkWyFKsuLXyF9uUtHcgS2EXFMGzFOnltCxhJVx$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!zfv-TeMJnXjutAEHc506GRCHUq6xlSEkWyFKsuLXyF9uUtHcgS2EXFMGzFOnltCxhJVx$"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">National
Environmental Justice Advisory Council</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (NEJAC), a federal advisory committee that “provides advice and recommendations on broad, cross-cutting issues related
to environmental justice.” Individuals are encouraged to self-nominate. For details, see the
</span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nominations-nejac"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Nominations to the NEJAC web page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Nominations
are due by March 24.</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>Youth Preparedness Council</i></b> - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking applicants for its Youth Preparedness Council, which allows young leaders
in grades 8-11 to serve on a national council and meet peers from across the country to work together on disaster preparedness projects. Council members are selected based on their desire for public service, community service efforts, and potential to be national
advocates for youth preparedness. For applications instructions, see the </span>
<a href="https://www.ready.gov/kids/youth-preparedness-council"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">FEMA website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Applications are due by March 7.</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>Recast & Recycle Contest
</i></b>- The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water, along with Berkley and other partners, is seeking new ideas to increase recycling of fishing line and soft bait (molded soft plastic, rubber, or silicone items used as fishing bait). The
first-place winner will be awarded $15,000. For details see the </span><a href="https://www.boatus.org/contest/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Recycle & Recast Contest website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.
Submissions are due by May 14.</span></p>
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<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 for more details. The deadline for entry is March 1.</span></p>
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<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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Sea Education Association High School Programs</i></b> - The Sea Education Association (SEA) in Woods Hole is seeking applications for the 2021 High School Summer Programs.
</span><a href="https://www.sea.edu/high_school_programs/seascape"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">SEASCape: SEA Science on the Cape</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> allows students to
study the marine environment while living in Woods Hole. </span><a href="https://www.sea.edu/high_school_programs/sea-expedition"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">SEA Expedition</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
is a two-week offshore sailing and oceanographic research voyage where high school students and recent graduates get a hands-on science and sailing experience.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Waquoit Bay Summer Science School</i></b> - In July and August, the Friends of the Waquoit Bay Reserve hosts the Waquoit Bay Summer Science School, offering week-long,
full-, and half-day educational sessions that introduce students entering grades 2-12 to coastal ecology. For details, program brochures, and registration information, see the
</span><a href="http://waquoitbayreserve.org/education-programs/science-school/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Summer Science School web page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Charles D. Baker, Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Karyn E. Polito, Lieutenant Governor<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Kathleen A. Theoharides, Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Office of Coastal Zone Management - Lisa Berry Engler, Directory<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=February%202021%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>
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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">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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