Breaux Act Newsflash - CWPPRA Newsflash Announcements for PPL 18 RPT Voting and 43rd BTNEP Management Conference
***********************************************************************CWPPRA Newsflash Announcements and Reminders
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Coast Wide CWPPRA RPT Voting
When: March 5, 2008 9:30:00 AM
Affiliation: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
Location: La Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana Room 2000 Quail Dr
Baton Rouge, La
Contact Info: Melanie Goodman (504)862-1940 or
Melanie.L.Goodman@usace.army.mil
IMPORTANT CWPPRA PPL 18 Voting Procedure Changes:
During the PPL 18 Regional Planning Team meetings, only one project was
proposed in the Mississippi River Delta Basin and only one project was
proposed in the Atchafalaya Basin. The CWPPRA Technical Committee has
approved a change in the PPL 18 Nominee Project selection rules to allow
three projects to be selected for nominees in both the Breton Sound and
Calcasieu/Sabine basins due to the severity of the coastal land loss that
has resulted from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This would provide 20
nominees.
Therefore, the total number of project nominees will be selected in each
basin as follows:
2 Pontchartrain
1 Mississippi River
3 Breton Sound
3 Barataria
3 Terrebonne
1 Atchafalaya
2 Teche/Vermilion
2 Mermentau
3 Calcasieu/Sabine
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Fact Sheets and
Power Points of the proposed and demonstration projects from the PPL 18
Regional Planning Team (RPT) meetings can be found on the CWPPRA website
http://lacoast.gov/reports/multiproject/PPL/index.htm
or
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/cwppra_mission.htm
Anne E. Gallagher
CWPPRA Contractor
USACE New Orleans, LA
504.862.2032
504.862.1892 (fax)
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Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
MC Meeting # 43 Agenda
9:00 AM-March 6, 2008
Nicholls State University Campus
Multipurpose Room-Ellender Memorial Library
Thibodaux, LA
9:00 AM-9:10 AM
I.CALL TO ORDER
A.Roll-Call
B.Reading and Approval of Minutes of the November 7, 2007 meeting
9:10 AM-9:20 AM
II. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES-Kerry St. Pe
A.Personnel Changes
Lainey Pitre resigned
B.Presentations/Exhibits/Field Trips
Wal-Mart Executives
Dickenson College Field Trip
Debris Removal w/Verda Valley School, Sedona AZ
ILGIS Conference-Keynote Speaker, Chicago IL
Orange Festival-Belle Chasse
TMDL Bayou Petit Caillou with DEQ staff
E. Thibodaux Middle School
Union College Bayou Lafourche Field Trip
Houma-Terrebonne RV & Boat Show
Jefferson Parish Christmas Tree Project
NSU Pre-Service Teacher Workshop
Grand Isle Beach Sweep
Barataria Debris Removal w/E.D. White Teachers
Ben Franklin HS Career Day
Morris P. Hebert Dredging Operation-Big Bayou Blue
Plover Survey-Fourchon, Grand Isle, Big Timbalier,
E. Timbalier, Grand Terre, E. Grand Terre, W. Belle Pass, Elmer's Island
Eagle Expo
Leadership Lafourche
Louisiana Environmental Educators Symposium
E. D. White Wetland Ed. Training/Field Trip for Sisters of Mt. Carmel
C.Media Interviews
Katie Mayer-"Climate Ready Estuaries"
The Tri-Parish Times
"Our Work's Not Done," [editorial]
WWLTV
Kerry St. Pe, "Solution to Louisiana's coastal erosion half a world away,"
The Plaquemines Gazette
"Woodlands Trail earns National Coastal America Partnership Award,",
Richard DeMay - award recipient.
The Times-Picayune
"Community Report" BTNEP Coastal America award.
The Banner-Tribune
BTNEP Eagle Expo
Richard DeMay, 2008 Tidal Graph Calendar
KTIB radio
Kerry St.Pe, "NEP anniversary,"
Vince Guillory, LDWF and Shelley Sparks, Crab Trap Removal and BTNEP
volunteer program
The Houma Courier
Kerry St.Pe in listing of Governor Jindal's Coastal Restoration and
Hurricane Protection Advisory Council.
Michael Massimi, about how land loss affects birds and native plants
Discovery center organizers will work with LUMCON and BTNEP for guidance
in wetlands education
BTNEP volunteer project.
BTNEP Christmas tree volunteer project
Michael Massimi, invasive apple snail
The Cajun Gazette, (Pierre Part, LA)
BTNEP Eagle Expo.
The Daily Comet
Michael Massimi, about how land loss affects birds and native plants
BTNEP Christmas tree volunteer project.
BTNEP volunteer event.
Michael Massimi, invasive apple snail
Gumbeaux Magazine (Lake Charles, LA)
BTNEP Eagle Expo.
'E' The Environmental Magazine
Kerry St. Pe about wetland loss in Louisiana.
The Tri-Parish Times
Michel Claudet, Terrebonne Parish President spoke with BTNEP about coastal
restoration and preservation.
The Advocate
BTNEP Eagle Expo.
BTNEP volunteer event
2008 Birding Calendar
Richard DeMay, 2008 Tidal Graph Calendar
Mel Landry, Christmas tree restoration volunteer project
The Daily Review
BTNEP volunteer project, Grand Isle Beach Sweep
Southwest Daily News (Sulphur, LA)
Richard DeMay, 2008 Birding Calendar.
Bayou Catholic
Volunteer event in Barataria preserve.
"WWLTV Investigates on Eyewitness News
"Coastal restoration yet to get into full swing," BTNEP wetland loss
animation used.
D.Meetings
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Multiple Lines of Defense Plan
Workshop
ANEP/NEP Fall Meeting-San Juan, Puerto Rico
LUMCON Open House Meeting
Eagle Expo Planning Meeting
Invasive Species Rapid Assessment Meeting
Wading Bird Colonies Meeting
America's Wetlands "A New Sustainability for the Future of the Gulf Coast"
Governor's Transition Team Meeting
CWPPRA Technical Committee Meeting
Staff EPA Performance Evaluation Meeting
USDA Plant Materials Evaluation
Wetlands Discovery Center
E. D. White Education Training Plan w/Sister Barbara
Elmer's Island Meeting
Invasive Plant Control Training Workshop-Alabama
Terrebonne Parish Science Fair Judging
Bayou Lafourche Focus Team Meeting
LSU Ag Center & America's Wetland Partnership Opportunities w/ Volunteers
CWPPRA Outreach Meeting
Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force
Ecosystems Function & Dynamic: Atchafalaya River
Bayou Lafourche History Outreach Project to Support Bayou Lafourche
Corridor Plan & Reintroduction
Sustainable Development w/Terrebonne Parish
SCPDC Sustainable Economic Development
Senate Natural Resource Committee
Underserved/Under-represented/GOMA Grant w/Dr. Diane Austin
Habitat Evaluation Team/LACRP
CPRA Annual Plan Meeting-Houma
Smart Growth Conference-Washington, DC
LACRP meeting with NGO's-Vicksburg, MS
CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
LDEQ NPS Interagency Meeting
Regional Planning Team Meeting -Morgan City
Regional Planning Team Meeting-New Orleans
Migratory Bird Action Plan Team Mtg.
ANEP/NEP Spring Meeting-Washington, DC
New Orleans Historic Collection
Donaldsonville to the Gulf
Chuck Wilson w/SeaGrant-Children's Museum
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Env. Ed. 5 Yr. Strategic Plan
Clean Water Initiative w/DEQ
CWPPRA RPT Voting-Baton Rouge
E.Projects Initiated
1."Conversion of Educational BTNEP Videos to DVD" -S. Testroet-Bergeron
2."Organization and Development of Symposia and Mini-Grants Program for
Strengthening the GOMA: Enhancing Local Capacity to Reach Underserved and
Underrepresented Populations" -Shelley Sparks
3."Technical and Logistical Support for Strengthening the GOMA: Enhancing
Local Capacity to Reach Underserved and Underrepresented Populations"
-Shelley Sparks
4."Production of the Paddle Bayou Lafourche Paddling Trip 2008" -Shelley
Sparks
5."Development of a Video Addressing Coastal Land Loss and the Use of
Pipeline Slurry as a Restoration Tool-R. DeMay
6."Development and Production of 12th Annual Cajun Zydeco Music & Dance
Exhibit/Wetland Cultural Day in Conjunction with other Jubilee
Festivities" -Sandra Helmuth
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM
III. Schedule Next Meeting Date: Date Suggested is Thursday, June 5th,
2008.
9:25 AM - 11:00 AM
IV. Discussion Items
A.Christmas Tree Project-Jason Smith, Jefferson Parish Environmental Dept.
(20 minutes)
B.H-2-0 Water Quality Workshop-Jennifer "Murt" Conover, LUMCON (15
minutes)
C. LaCPR HET Restoration Alternatives for the B-T-Ronnie Paille, US Fish &
Wildlife Service (45 minutes)
D.Point-aux-Chiene Stormwater Redirection Project Update-Dr. John Day, LSU
(30 minutes)
VI. New Business
VII. Adjourn
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