Breaux Act Newsflash - Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Announcements - CPRA and Gulf of Mexico Program
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY
The meeting of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has been
scheduled for:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
9:00 am - until
LSU Ag Center
103 J. NORMAN EFFERSON HALL
Baton Rouge, LA
If you need further information, please call
The Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968.
http://www.lacoast.gov/news/calendar/
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Gulf of Mexico Program
Bldg. 1100, Rm. 232, Stennis Space Center, Miss. 39529-6000
(228) 688-3726, Fax (228) 688-2709, www.epa.gov/gmpo
GULF PROGRAM SEEKS ENTRIES FOR
2008 GULF GUARDIAN AWARDS
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS. - The Gulf of Mexico Program is currently
soliciting entries for the 2008 Gulf Guardian Awards Program. The entry
forms for the award are available online at
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/gulfguard.html. The deadline for applications is
May 1, 2008.
The Gulf of Mexico Program partnership developed the Gulf Guardian Awards
in 2000 as a way to recognize an honor the businesses, community groups,
individuals, and agencies that are taking positive steps to keep the Gulf
healthy, beautiful and productive. The Gulf Guardian Award exemplifies
what the Gulf of Mexico Program stands for; innovative solutions that
occur when we pool resources and look for creative ways to tackle the
region's complex coastal environmental challenges in ways that also
positively impact our quality of life and economic well being. The Gulf
Program recognizes annually a first, second, and third winner in each of
the seven categories: 1) Business, 2) Government, 3) Civic/Nonprofit
Organizations, 4) Youth/Education, 5) Partnerships, 6) Individual and 7)
Binational, which jointly honors U.S/Mexico Partnership programs and
projects.
The Gulf of Mexico Program began in 1988 to protect, restore, and maintain
the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem in
economically sustainable ways. The Program is sponsored by the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency and is a non-regulatory, inclusive
consortium of state and federal government agencies and representatives of
the business and agricultural community, fishing industry, scientists,
environmentalist, and community leaders from all five Gulf States. The
Gulf Program seeks to improve the environmental health of the Gulf in
concert with economic development.
The Gulf of Mexico Program encourages you to apply for this prestigious
award. To apply, go to the web address above and click on the "2008 Gulf
Guardian Application" link. The application is available in English and
Spanish. Please email your completed application to
gulf.guardian@epa.gov. For more information, please call Diane Altsman at
228-688-7015 or LaKeshia Robertson at 228-688-1712.
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