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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">March 2021<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"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<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
</span></span><a href="mailto:join-env-czmail@listserv.state.ma.us"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">join-env-czmail@listserv.state.ma.us</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">.
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=March%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-march-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">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Upcoming Grant Opportunities 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">CZM anticipates the release of Requests for Responses (RFR) for two CZM grant programs this spring. Prior to the release of the RFRs,
CZM will host information sessions to discuss goals and requirements, answer questions, and provide feedback on potential project ideas for these grants:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Coastal Pollutant Remediation (CPR) Grants</b> - The
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CPR Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
provides funds to municipalities within the </span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-pollutant-remediation-cpr-grant-program-eligible-communities"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Massachusetts
Coastal Watershed</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 identify and improve water quality impaired by
nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. Funding can be used for water quality assessment, design and construction of structural Best Management Practices (BMPs), and commercial boat-waste pumpout facilities. In addition, funding is available to support capacity-building
activities and planning for stormwater infrastructure, such as the development of bylaws and ordinances and training for municipal staff on operation and maintenance.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Coastal Resilience Grants</b> - The
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/coastal-resilience-grant-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Coastal Resilience Grant Program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
provides funding and technical assistance to reduce risks associated with coastal storms, flooding, erosion, and sea level rise through innovative and transferable local projects. Coastal communities are eligible to apply for funding to assess vulnerabilities
and risks, and redesign and retrofit vulnerable, municipally owned facilities and infrastructure. Additionally, both coastal communities and eligible nonprofit organizations may seek funding for public education and communication efforts to conduct proactive
planning to address sea level rise impacts and implement non-structural (or green infrastructure) approaches that enhance natural shoreline resilience and provide coastal storm damage protection.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Stay tuned to the
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/czm-jobs-and-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZM Jobs and Grants page</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
for details on upcoming information sessions and the release of the RFRs.</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">Massachusetts Ocean Acidification Commission Report Released<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">On February 9, the Massachusetts Ocean Acidification Commission released its
</span></span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pcx8r-rSu8T4mf-FBHLRQH48KdGXP1uj/view"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Report on the Ocean Acidification Crisis in Massachusetts</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">
(PDF, 22 MB), which provides information on the rising acidity in the Commonwealth’s coastal and ocean waters primarily caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) levels and the discharge of pollutants into marine waters. This report
also includes details on the impacts of acidification on shellfish and other marine species, which can have a significant impact on the state’s marine economy. Lastly, the report presents a set of policy recommendations and a timeline for the state legislature
to address ocean and coastal acidification in Massachusetts. The report was written by 18 commission members that included legislators, commercial fishermen, representatives from environmental groups, scientists, CZM Director Lisa Engler, and representatives
from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). CZM’s role on the commission was instrumental in providing key information on ongoing and planned monitoring efforts in Massachusetts.
CZM Director Engler and CZM staff participated in the Monitoring and Barrier Beaches Work Group, supported the efforts of other work groups, and provided guidance with the development of the Commission’s policy recommendations and final report. For more information,
see the </span></span><a href="https://www.neaq.org/about-us/news-media/press-kit/press-releases/new-statewide-report-urges-fast-action-to-address-increasing-ocean-acidification/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Commission
Press Release</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Also see the links below for news coverage on the report.
(Articles may only be available for a limited time. Not working? Try copying the web address directly into your browser, rather than clicking on it.)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>As the oceans become more acidic, threat to sealife and industry grows, new study finds</i></b> -
<i>Boston Globe</i>, 2/9/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/09/science/oceans-become-more-acidic-threat-sealife-industry-grows-new-study-finds/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/09/science/oceans-become-more-acidic-threat-sealife-industry-grows-new-study-finds/</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ocean acidification spells trouble for Mass. shellfish industry, report says</i></b> -
<i>WBUR Radio</i>, 2/10/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2021/02/10/ocean-acidification-shellfish-industry-massachusetts-report-climate-change"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2021/02/10/ocean-acidification-shellfish-industry-massachusetts-report-climate-change</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Study: Acidic ocean could devastate Cape Cod and Islands shellfish industry</i></b> -
<i>Cape Cod Times</i>, 2/10/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/02/10/study-shows-impacts-ocean-acidification-shellfish-industry/4448522001/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/02/10/study-shows-impacts-ocean-acidification-shellfish-industry/4448522001/</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Panel: Tackle ocean acidity to save state's shellfish</i></b> -
<i>Gloucester Times</i>, 2/10/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/fishing_industry_news/panel-tackle-ocean-acidity-to-save-states-shellfish/article_4de0354a-a036-5156-8559-e58c075e48f6.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/fishing_industry_news/panel-tackle-ocean-acidity-to-save-states-shellfish/article_4de0354a-a036-5156-8559-e58c075e48f6.html</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Panel: Ocean acidification threatens lucrative shellfish sector</i></b> -
<i>The Herald News</i>, 2/9/21; <br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/environment/2021/02/09/panel-ocean-acidification-threatens-lucrative-shellfish-sector/4454343001/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/environment/2021/02/09/panel-ocean-acidification-threatens-lucrative-shellfish-sector/4454343001/</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ocean acidification endangers local aquaculture</i></b> -
<i>Martha’s Vineyard Times</i>, 2/9/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.mvtimes.com/2021/02/09/ocean-acidification-endangers-local-aquaculture/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.mvtimes.com/2021/02/09/ocean-acidification-endangers-local-aquaculture/</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>State report urges immediate action to slow ocean acidification</i></b> -
<i>Vineyard Gazette</i>, 2/9/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2021/02/09/state-report-urges-immediate-action-slow-ocean-acidification"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2021/02/09/state-report-urges-immediate-action-slow-ocean-acidification</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 class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Ocean acidification could wipe out shellfish industry: Report</i></b> -
<i>WCAI Radio</i>, 2/10/21;<br>
</span></span><a href="https://www.capeandislands.org/post/ocean-acidification-could-wipe-out-shellfish-industry-report#stream/0"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">https://www.capeandislands.org/post/ocean-acidification-could-wipe-out-shellfish-industry-report#stream/0</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Storm Team Activated for February Nor’easter<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">During the nor’easter on February 1-2, CZM, along with several other state agencies, staffed the State Emergency Operations Center in
Framingham. The Coastal Storm Damage Assessment Team (Storm Team) was also activated by CZM, which provided timely information on coastal impacts from the storm to the Operations Center. Specifically, impacts were recorded in 13 coastal communities across
the upper North Shore, South Shore, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. The storm’s three high tides resulted in overwash and widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding of homes, roads, and other coastal infrastructure, and extensive erosion threatened
buildings, roads, docks and piers, parking areas, beach access stairs, and sand fencing. The flooding and erosion damaged decks on houses in Salisbury, Sandwich, and Nantucket, substantially damaged foundations of three homes in Sandwich, and exposed portions
of septic systems in Sandwich and Nantucket. A total of 156 reports from the Storm Team were submitted using CZM’s
</span></span><a href="https://mycoast.org/ma"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">StormReporter tool</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">CZM and MassDEP to Present Workshop at MACC Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">On April 13, CZM and MassDEP will present a workshop as part of the
</span></span><a href="https://www.maccweb.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1448354&group="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) Annual Conference</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">,
which will be held online from April 6-17. The workshop, <i>Applying the Massachusetts Coastal Wetlands Regulations: Highlights and Tips to Protect the Storm Damage Prevention and Flood Control Functions of Resource Areas</i>, will provide an overview of this
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/applying-the-massachusetts-coastal-wetlands-regulations"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">CZM/MassDEP guidance document</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">,
offer tips on using it as a quick reference guide, and discuss some specific technical issues covered in the document.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk7440807"></span>
<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>Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Grants</i></b> - The Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs (EEA) is seeking applications for </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/dam-and-seawall-repair-or-removal-program-grants-and-funds"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Dam
and Seawall Repair or Removal 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">
construction grants to repair or remove dams, levees, seawalls, and other forms of inland and coastal flood control. To view the RFR, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-21-1042-ENV-ENV01-58195&external=true&parentUrl=close"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS
website</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Proposals must be submitted through the </span></span></span><a href="https://massgov.formstack.com/forms/fy2021_eea_dam_and_seawall_construction_grants_application"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">online
application</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">
by March 12.</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>Culvert Replacement Municipal Assistance Grants</i></b> - The Massachusetts Division
of Ecological Restoration (DER) is seeking 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. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2021/02/18/Final%20FY22_CRMA_RFR.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Culvert Replacement Grant RFR</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). Proposals must be submitted through the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/forms/culvert-replacement-grant-application"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">online
submission portal</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">
by March 18.</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>Massachusetts Dredging Program Grants</i></b> - The Executive Office of Housing and Economic
Development (HED) is seeking proposals 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">.
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.” Potential applicants are encouraged to join an online </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2021/02/16/2021%20Dredging%20Info%20Session%20Instructions.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Information
Session on March 2</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). To RSVP, please email </span></span></span><a href="mailto:eohedgrants@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">eohedgrants@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 the subject line “Dredging Info Session.” Also, see 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">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">
for details. Applications are due by March 17.</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>319 Nonpoint Source Competitive Grants Pre-RFR Meeting</i></b> - On March 23 at 10 a.m.,
MassDEP will hold a virtual informational meeting to answer questions and discuss the upcoming RFR for the next round of the §319 Nonpoint Source Competitive Grants. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend this online pre-RFR session. For meeting
details, check the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#section-319-nonpoint-source-competitive-grants-program-"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">MassDEP
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">
on or after March 9.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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</i></b> - MassDEP is seeking proposals for the
2021 </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#604b-ffy2021-grant-round-"><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">
to fund assessment and planning projects to address nonpoint source pollution. For more information, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2021/02/18/ffy2021-604brfr.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">§604b RFR</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, 2 MB). Project proposals are due by April 14. </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>Aquatic Animal Conservation Grants</i></b> - The
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-environmental-trust"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Massachusetts Environmental Trust</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">
is seeking proposals for the Aquatic Animal Conservation Grants Program to provide reimbursement funding for projects that proactively support aquatic animal species and ecosystems, with emphasis on endangered marine animals including North Atlantic right
whales, sea turtles and seabirds, and coldwater fish species. For more information, to view the RFR, and download required forms, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?bidId=BD-21-1042-ENV-ENV01-58341&parentUrl=activeBids"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">COMMBUYS
website</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk20140197"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
A question-and-answer period closes April 9 and full proposals are due on May 21. Funded projects will begin in January 2022.</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>American Lobster Research Funding</i></b> - The National Sea Grant College Program is seeking proposals for the 2021 National
Sea Grant American Lobster Research Program to fund research on how the American lobster fishery in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and southern New England is impacted by environmental changes. For details, including a link to the RFR, see the
</span></span><a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331627"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Grants.gov website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Proposals are due by April 20.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><a name="_Hlk6320610"></a><a name="_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"><b><i>Fishing for Energy Grants</i></b> - The
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in partnership the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, Covanta Energy, and Schnitzer Steel, is seeking proposals for
</span></a></span></span><a href="https://www.nfwf.org/programs/fishing-energy/fishing-energy-2021-request-proposals"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Fishing
for Energy Grants</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
to help facilitate the collection and proper disposal of derelict and retired commercial fishing gear. Grantees will coordinate placement of collection bin and program management at ports across the United States, as well as conduct outreach to encourage use
of collection bins. Up to $500,000 is available for the 2021 grant round. Potential applicants are encouraged to participate in an
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1675145960128601616"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">Applicant
Webinar</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk19528617"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk6320610">
on March 2. Full proposals are due by March 30.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_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>Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council Grants</i></b> - HED is also seeking proposals for the 2021
</span></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/seaport-economic-council-programs-and-grants"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">Seaport Economic Council 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 offers </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:_Hlk31270123">five categories</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">
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><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-seaport-economic-council-grant"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">application page</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk31270123">.
Applications are due by May 1.</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 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Online Tools and Resources<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Barnstable County Dredge</i></b> - The Barnstable County Dredge provides dredging service to Cape Cod towns at below market rates. The dredged material has been used
to successfully renourish many of the Cape’s beaches, while at the same time allowing ease of navigation in several harbors and riverways. Check out the
</span><a href="https://www.barnstablecounty.org/dredge/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">dredge website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> for weekly reports, updates, photos,
and videos from dredge activities across the Cape.</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 Marine Debris Blog</i></b> - Recent posts in the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s
</span><a href="https://blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Marine Debris Blog</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> include strategies to reduce or eliminate waste
at conferences and tips to reduce waste at home by developing new habits. All blog topics can be searched by category and date. To receive notifications of new posts,
</span><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNOAANOS_77"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">sign up for email updates</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></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/marine-economy-virtual.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Estimating the Local
Marine Economy: Telling Your Story</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - This virtual training focuses on communicating the economic importance of waterfronts to help support local efforts to
address flooding and promote other coastal resilience strategies.</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/facilitation-basics-virtual.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Facilitation Basics
for Coastal Managers</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - This virtual training teaches basic skills to effectively plan and manage meetings with minimal conflict.</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/stories/saltmarsh.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b>Creating a Comprehensive Plan for Resilient
Tidal Marshes in New Hampshire</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - This Story from the Field highlights efforts to develop a high-resolution map of salt marsh habitats in New Hampshire to
inform marsh protection efforts. </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/5252c462-632e-46e3-9f83-8665677363f0/DCC_Feb21_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, 154 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">Newsletters and Other Periodicals<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>Neponset River Watershed News</i></b> - The
</span></span></span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/neponset/feb022021-3241412?e=caa684645d"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><i>February Watershed Update</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">
from the Neponset River Watershed Association includes details on a recent presentation on the City of Boston’s climate plans for Dorchester, efforts to provide better access to the Neponset River in Mattapan, a call to nominate sites for the Association’s
socially distanced spring cleanup, and other Neponset River news, events, and updates.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk251150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4148434"><o:p> </o:p></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>NOAA HabitatNews</i></b> - The February 2021 issue of
</span><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/2bfd383"><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 role of coastal habitats in addressing climate change, dam removal efforts on the Bellamy River in New Hampshire, and other marine fisheries habitat news.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Right Whale News</i></b> - The January 2021 issue of
</span><a href="http://www.narwc.org/uploads/1/1/6/6/116623219/rwnjan21.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Right Whale News</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (PDF, 810 KB), a quarterly
e-newsletter distributed by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, includes a report on the calving season in the southeast waters of the United States, 2020 observations in the Bay of Fundy, and other right whale news and commentary.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Sandbar</i></b> - The January 2021 issue of
</span><a href="http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/archives/vol20/index.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>The Sandbar</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, a quarterly publication
from the National Sea Grant College Program on U.S. ocean and coastal legal issues, covers efforts to address plastic pollution by challenging plastic manufacturers, a new U.S. Supreme Court report on state groundwater rights in Tennessee and Mississippi,
and other ocean- and coastal-related legal issues.</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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><b><i>Onset Bay Center Positions</i></b> - The Buzzards Bay Coalition seeks a full-time, year-round
Waterfront Manager; full-time, year-round Events Manager; and seasonal Exploration Leaders and Program Interns for the 2021 season of the
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/about-us/our-centers-reserves/onset-bay-center/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">Onset Bay Center</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">,
the Coalition’s new year-round recreation program facility in Wareham. The Coalition is also seeking a part-time, summer Assistant Coordinator for the Baywatchers Monitoring Program. For details on all positions, see their
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/about-us/our-team/job-opportunities/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">Job Opportunities page</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><b><i>Summer Environmental Education Internships</i></b> - The Westport River Watershed Alliance
(WRWA) is seeking two summer interns to work under the supervision of the WRWA Education Director, assisting with school and summer programs, field studies, water quality monitoring, and other duties. Preference will be given to applicants enrolled at Bristol
Community College or the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. For details, see the
</span></span></span><a href="https://westportwatershed.org/join-our-team/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">WRWA Join Our Team page</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk3533689"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk856524"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Marine Education Internships</i></b> - The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown is seeking applicants for summer Marine Education Internships to assist with environmental
education programs. The internships are open to college students and recent graduates. For more information, including application details, see the Center’s
</span><a href="http://coastalstudies.org/about/internships/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Internships page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Applications are due by March 19.</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>Seaside Sustainability Internships</i></b> - Seaside Sustainability, a Gloucester-based environmental nonprofit, is seeking high school and college students and graduates
for part-time internships to work on a diverse array of projects and initiatives. Interns engage in focused, mentored, learning experiences to develop strategies and skills that tackle local and global environmental challenges. Applications for these unpaid
internships are due by March 31. For details, see the </span><a href="https://www.seasidesustainability.org/intern-details"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Internship details page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Land Research and Stewardship Internship</i></b> - The Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) is seeking a summer Land Research and Stewardship Intern to research the historical,
cultural, and ecological significance of OCT properties. The intern will also help with property inspections, trail maintenance, and property boundary marking, all for use in OCT educational initiatives. For details, see the
</span><a href="https://orleansconservationtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-Land-Research-and-Stewardship-Internship-Description.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">internship posting</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 170 KB). Applications are due by March 19.</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>Chief Scientific Officer</i></b> - The
</span><a href="https://www.gmri.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Gulf of Maine Research Institute</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> in Portland, Maine, is seeking a Chief Scientific
Officer to lead a multidisciplinary team of scientists conducting marine research to better understand and steward the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. For more information, see the
</span><a href="https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/451541?fbclid=IwAR3v_TU7mrAWq0yRCctucKaPSmDCiM_R96XY2E0X4UicTmO5m0pEwXjt5jk"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">job posting</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Public Comment<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>Please note: All official CZM requests for public comment are published in the Public Notices section of the</i>
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/the-environmental-monitor"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Environmental Monitor</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><i>, the bi-weekly
publication from the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office.<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"><b><i>Review of the East Boston DPA Boundary/La revisión del límite Área Portuaria Designada de East Boston</i></b> - On March 16, 2020, CZM accepted the Boston Planning &
Development Agency’s request to review the boundary of the East Boston Designated Port Area (DPA). CZM is seeking public comments on the review of the DPA boundary as detailed in the
</span><a href="https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/emepa/mepadocs/2021/021021em/pn/Notice%20of%20Intent%20to%20Review%20the%20EBDPA%20Boundary.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Notice of Intent</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 139 KB) included in the February 10, 2021, edition of the <i>Environmental Monitor</i>. Submit comments on the review by 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2021 to Erikk Hokenson at
</span><a href="mailto:erikk.hokenson@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">erikk.hokenson@mass.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> or by mail to the Office of Coastal Zone Management,
Attention: Erikk Hokenson, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114. [Una traducción al español de este aviso está disponible en la segunda página del
</span><a href="https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/emepa/mepadocs/2021/021021em/pn/Notice%20of%20Intent%20to%20Review%20the%20EBDPA%20Boundary.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Aviso de Intención</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 139 KB).]<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MEPA Regulatory Review</i></b> - MEPA is seeking comments and suggestions for its review of MEPA regulations (</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/regulations/301-CMR-1100-mepa-regulations"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">301
CMR 11.00</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">) and associated policies and guidance. This review coincides with statewide initiatives led by EEA under Governor Baker’s Executive Order 569 to prepare
for the impacts of climate change. For details on the review, see this </span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/mepa-regulatory-review-presentation/download"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">presentation</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 174 KB). Please email comments to MEPA at </span><a href="mailto:MEPA-regs@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">MEPA-regs@mass.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> by March
31. During this review, MEPA has proposed two interim protocols for </span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/draft-mepa-interim-protocol-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-resiliency-0/download"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">climate adaptation and
resiliency</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (PDF, 246 KB) and
</span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/doc/draft-mepa-interim-protocol-for-environmental-justice-outreach-0/download"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">environmental justice outreach</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 114 KB). Email comments on these draft protocols to </span><a href="mailto:MEPA-regs@mass.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">MEPA-regs@mass.gov</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
by March 10. For the latest information on this regulatory review effort, see the
</span><a href="http://mass.gov/service-details/information-about-upcoming-regulatory-updates"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">MEPA website</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. To subscribe
and receive updates regarding the MEPA regulatory review effort, send a blank email (please be sure that the email is completely blank, with no signature line) to
</span><a href="mailto:subscribe-mepa_reg_review@listserv.state.ma.us"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">subscribe-mepa_reg_review@listserv.state.ma.us</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan</i></b> - DMF is seeking public comments on the initial draft of the
</span><a href="http://www.massshellfishinitiative.org/uploads/1/0/4/9/104987295/msi_strategic_plan_consensus_draft.docx.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative (MSI) Strategic Plan</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
(PDF, 211 KB). <span style="color:black">The plan presents six categories of recommendations to “balance the growing and competing demands for the Commonwealth’s shellfish resources” and was developed “with the goal of enhancing the economic, environmental,
and social benefits of shellfish resources to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its residents.”
</span>Please email comments with the subject “Public Comment on MSI Strategic Plan” by March 5 to
</span><a href="mailto:MassShellfishInitiative@gmail.com"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">MassShellfishInitiative@gmail.com</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif">Calendar - Individual Events and Announcements<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Please note:</i></b><i> Due to COVID-19, social distancing 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://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5793171048229503501"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Planning Ocean Uses in 3D</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 3, webinar sponsored by the NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center and Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO) to present
<span class="registration-description">NOAA’s <i>Guide to Building and Applying Space Use Profiles for Ocean Management</i>, which promotes effective ocean management through three-dimensional visualization of diverse ocean</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.ecolandscaping.org/event/ela-virtual-conference-eco-marketplace-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Environmental Landscaping
Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 3-4, virtual conference and Eco-Marketplace sponsored by the Environmental Landscape Alliance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/networking-lunchbreak-with-nsbpa-and-massfm-tickets-141971080323"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Networking Lunchbreak
with NSBPA and massFM</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 4, virtual networking meeting sponsored by the Northeast Shore and Beach Preservation Association (NSBPA) and the Massachusetts
Association for Floodplain Management (massFM) with opportunities to discuss climate change, professional development, and innovative tools and resources.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/expanding-clean-energy-under-biden-harris-administration-policy-finance-and-womens-leadership" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Expanding
Clean Energy under the Biden-Harris Administration: Policy, Finance, and Women's Leadership</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 4, virtual panel discussion hosted by the Columbia
Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.</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://snepnetwork.org/events/maintenance-of-green-stormwater-infrastructure/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Maintaining Green Stormwater
Infrastructure</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 5, training webinar presented by the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center in partnership with the Southeast New England Program
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://seagrant.mit.edu/blue-lobster-bowl/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Blue Lobster Bowl</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 6-7, virtual science competition for Massachusetts high school students sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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://miami.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FdZ_aOffRISanAu2sKiBEA"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Climate Change 2021: Managing Floods, Heat,
and Fires to Keep People and Nature Safe</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 9, webinar presented by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.</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_BK2apnGzSTWUWHWy11dd_A"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Future of Coastal Megaprojects</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 9, webinar sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant as part of the </span><a href="https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/special-programs/coastal-state-discussion-series/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Coastal State Discussion Series</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://ebcne.org/event/ebc-site-remediation-and-redevelopment-webinar-managing-your-soils-for-successful-project-outcomes-in-2021/?instance_id=14114" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Site Remediation and Redevelopment Webinar: Managing Your Soils for Successful Project Outcomes in 2021!</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 10, webinar presented by the Environmental
Business Council of New England (EBC).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.mitenergyconference.org/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>MIT Energy Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 10-12, annual clean energy conference from the MIT Energy Club 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.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news-events/online-natural-history-conference"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Cape
Cod Natural History Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 13, virtual conference sponsored by Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.aaas.org/events/engaging-policymakers-workshop-aaas-hosted-virtual-workshop" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Engaging
Policymakers Workshop</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 16, virtual workshop from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
</span><a href="https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/5673281399849293825?utm_source=MIT+Environmental+Solutions+Initiative+News&utm_campaign=bebd728704-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_20_05_01_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e72bab4498-bebd728704-242889409&mc_cid=bebd728704&mc_eid=c10a4f927c" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Register
online</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://ebcne.org/event/ebc-leadership-webinar-massachusetts-department-of-environmental-protection-commissioner-martin-suuberg/?instance_id=13971" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Leadership Webinar: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 17, webinar presented by EBC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.acwa-us.org/event/mid-year-meeting-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i><span style="background:white">Clean Water Administrators
2021 Mid-Year Meeting</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="color:#404041;background:white"> - March 17-18, virtual meeting of the Association of Clean Water Administrators,
which represent state and interstate clean water programs.<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"></span><a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/MARILandConf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Massachusetts & Rhode Island Land Conservation Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 20-21, virtual conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and the Rhode Island Land Trust 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.earthecho.org/virtual-events/world-water-week-student-forum-2021"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>World Water Week Student Forum</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 22-26, daily virtual sessions on water scarcity, careers in the water industry, and sustainability regarding water, sponsored by Earth Echo International.</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/get-watersmart/gardening-green-expo-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Gardening Green Expo</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 22-28, virtual conference and exposition sponsored by the WaterSmart program, North and South Rivers Watershed Association, and Kennedy’s Country Gardens.</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/8459205270220085519"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Shifting MPAs for Conservation and Fisheries under
a Changing Climate</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 23, webinar sponsored by OCTO on the need to reconfigure protected areas due to climate change.</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/workshop-trapping-trash-and-diverting-it-from-our-waterways-tickets-135392284969"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Trapping
Trash and Diverting It from Our Waterways</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 24-25, virtual workshop from the University of Toronto Trash Team.</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.crwa.org/annual-meeting.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>CRWA 54<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- March 25, virtual meeting sponsored by the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-emerging-contaminants-and-water-resources-webinar-pfas-in-wastewater-surface-water-and-biosolids-the-next-big-thing/?instance_id=14056" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Emerging Contaminants and Water Resources Webinar: PFAS in Wastewater, Surface Water, and Biosolids - The Next Big Thing?</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 25, webinar hosted by
EBC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://cerf.memberclicks.net/index.php%3Foption=com_jevents&task=icalevent.detail&evid=114&year=2021&month=02&day=16&uid=119e6cce15dcbe92c02f9760d204af96"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Data
Science and Transdisciplinary Problem Solving in the Future of Estuarine and Coastal Science</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - March 30, webinar sponsored by the Coastal and Estuarine
Research Foundation on the use of data science to process large amounts of multidisciplinary data relevant to estuarine science.</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>Zosterapalooza XXX</i></b> - March 31, virtual workshop from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 with a focus on current eelgrass research in coastal
waters. For details, contact EPA’s Phil Colarusso at </span><a href="mailto:colarusso.phil@epa.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">colarusso.phil@epa.gov</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://ebcne.org/event/ebc-new-england-state-water-resources-leadership-conference/?instance_id=14024" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
New England State Water Resources Leadership Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 2, webinar sponsored by EBC with speakers from leadership of EPA and New England state
water programs.</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 Annual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 6-17, virtual conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC), which will include a workshop by CZM and MassDEP on Applying the Massachusetts Coastal Wetlands Regulations, along with dozens of other offerings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-eighth-annual-new-england-talking-trash-conference/?instance_id=14125" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EBC
Eighth Annual New England “Talking Trash” Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 9, online conference sponsored by EBC on solid waste management in New 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="http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>2021 Shifting Seasons Summit - Sharing Adaptation and
Resilience Knowledge across Indigenous Communities</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 19-22, virtual conference on climate resilience planning and implementation presented by the
Northeast Indigenous Climate Resilience 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.crwa.org/cleanup.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Charles River Watershed Cleanup</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- April 19-24, annual cleanup sponsored by the Charles River Watershed Association. Registration opens on March 8.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A77mYq9MR5mDA80ASn_YAw"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>The Marine Social Science Network: Promoting
Understanding of People’s Relationship with the Sea</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 20, webinar sponsored by Octo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="http://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/page-1769372"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Spring NEERS/AERS Joint Meeting—Call
for Abstracts</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - April 27-30, virtual meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS) and the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS).
</span><a href="http://newenglandestuarineresearchsociety.wildapricot.org/Guidelines-Virtual"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Abstracts</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> 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"></span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7852037358498897164"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Planning for 30×30 in the US: Assessing Protection
in US Waters</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - May 6, webinar sponsored by the National Marine Protected Areas Center and OCTO on the goal to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans
by 2030 and how this goal is being addressed in the United States.</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.floods.org/conference/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>45<sup>th</sup> Annual National Flood Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- May 10-14, virtual conference sponsored by the Association of State Floodplain Managers.</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.rivernetwork.org/connect-learn/river-rally/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>River Rally 2021</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- May 17-20, virtual conference on equitable and sustainable water resources sponsored by the River 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://marinesanctuary.org/capitol-hill-ocean-week-2021/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Capitol Hill Ocean Week</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- June 8, online conference hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation that will bring together policymakers, scientists, managers, business leaders, conservationists, students, and educators to discuss issues that impact the oceans and the Great Lakes.</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.marine-ed.org/conference/2021"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NMEA 2021 Virtual Conference</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- July 14-17, conference sponsored by the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), which will focus on the theme “Your Connection to Water.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Reminders</i></b> - The following calendar items posted previously in CZ-Mail are still to come:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://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: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://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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.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: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://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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.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: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://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: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://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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.cwp.org/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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nalms.org/2021nmc/"><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:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.neafwa.org/conference.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Northeast Fish & 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: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://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: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://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/nps/annual-nps-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>31<sup>st</sup> Annual 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: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,
listings are presented 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.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"></span><a href="https://www.somervillema.gov/events?title=climate+forward&field_event_department_target_id="><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Climate Webinar
Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Locally focused webinars on climate-related topics from the City of Somerville’s
</span><a href="https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/programs/climate-forward-ambassadors"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Climate Forward Ambassador program</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://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars through April from Connecticut Sea Grant and the University of Connecticut.</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.eesi.org/010421climatecamps"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Congressional Climate Camp Briefing Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute that focus on addressing climate change issues through the congressional legislative process.</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.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/environmental-history"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>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://keepmassbeautiful.org/what-we-do/litter-prevention-cleanup/great-massachusetts-cleanup.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Great Massachusetts
Cleanup</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Volunteer and coordinator opportunities through the spring from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><a name="_Hlk9007356"></a></span><a href="https://worcesterconservation.org/programs/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"><b><i>Green
Landscaping Workshops</i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk9007356"> - Webinars from the Worcester County
Conservation District that focus on environmentally friendly landscaping and gardening practices.</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.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"></span><a href="https://keepmassbeautiful.org/news-events/events-calendar.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Talks and volunteer opportunities to tackle trash issues across the Commonwealth.</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://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/pollution-control/tmdl/303d-tmdl-webinars/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>National 303(d)/TMDL Webinar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars from NEIWPCC on the §303(d) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) requirements of the Clean Water Act.</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://seagrant.whoi.edu/suggested-educational-resources-for-use-during-school-closures/webinars-noaa-live/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA
Open House Webinar Series</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> - Webinars in March that feature facilities across the country where NOAA scientists, educators, and technicians work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/planet-stewards/welcome.html"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>NOAA Planet Stewards Educator Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Webinars, workshops, and book club sessions from the NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.nsrwa.org/events/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>North and South Rivers Watershed Association Events</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">
- Events listings on the South Shore.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span><a href="https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/OneNOAASeminars.php"><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#Mar"><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://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 Climate Adaptation Webinars</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="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>2021 Nickerson Fellowship</i></b> - The Nickerson Conservation Fellowship Committee is soliciting proposals to support scientific research on the natural and cultural
resources of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Proposals will be accepted for research in natural and social sciences, including terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, biotic and abiotic ecosystems, cultural and natural resource management, and the political and
social implications of resource protection. For details, including application information, see the
</span><a href="http://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/nature/nickerson-fellowship.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">fellowship web page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. The application deadline
is March 12.</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>Hydrographic Surveying Scholarship</i></b> - The Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA) is seeking applications for the THSOA New England Chapter Scholarship. Four
$1,000 scholarships are available for full-time college students and high school seniors in New England who demonstrate an interest in pursuing careers in hydrographic surveying or related fields. For more information, see the
</span><a href="http://thsoa.org/Scholarships"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">THSOA Scholarships page</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (scroll down to “New England Chapter Scholarship”).
</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bBCq-uG5X0wmHUqJ2rVSenQ5ddi0eWG6/view?usp=sharing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Applications</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> (PDF,
168 KB) are due by April 30.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><i>EarthEcho STEM Challenge</i></b> - EarthEcho International, a nonprofit working to motivate young people to work toward sustainability, is seeking entries for the
</span><a href="https://www.earthecho.org/ourecho-challenge"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">OurEcho Challenge</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">, a science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) competition for middle school students. The competition challenges student teams to analyze biodiversity where they live, identify threats to the local ecosystems, and propose solutions to protect and fix affected natural resources. The 10 teams
selected as finalists will virtually present their biodiversity protection and restoration ideas on June 10-11, and the top three teams will be awarded grants of $1,000-$5,000 to fund their projects. Entries are due by April 22.</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>Barnstable Land Trust Photo Contest</i></b> - The Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is seeking photos of “landscapes, wildlife, and people on the land” for the
</span><a href="https://www.blt.org/news/2021-photography-contest"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">BLT Photo Contest</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">. Photos must be taken in the Town
of Barnstable in the last 12 months by the person submitting them. The winner will receive a one-year BLT membership, a BLT hat, and a jar of BLT honey. Winning images will also be shared on social media and the BLT website.
</span><a href="https://form.jotform.com/210205581486150"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841">Submit entries</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"> by June 15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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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=March%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>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">251 Causeway Street, Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Boston, MA 02114-2136<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">(617) 626-1200<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">CZM Information Line - (617) 626-1212<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">CZM Website -
</span></b></span><a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">www.mass.gov/czm</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">A publication of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant<br>
to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA20NOS4190039.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">This publication is funded (in part) by a grant/cooperative agreement from the<br>
<a name="_Hlk32329264">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk18488841"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and<br>
do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA.</span></b></span></p>
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