Breaux Act Newsflash - Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Announcement and Wetlands 2008: Wetlands and Global Climate Change Deadline Extended
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COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA ANNOUNCES COASTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD
WINNERS
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana will recognize seven award
recipients as outstanding stewards of Louisiana's coast at the thirteenth
annual Coastal Stewardship Awards Banquet to be held on Friday, May 9 at
the LSU Faculty Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Mike Poirrier,
Professor Emeritus, will receive the Coalition's Lifetime Achievement
Award following his 39 year career at the University of New Orleans.
Recipients of Coastal Stewardship Awards also include Dr. Joe Suhayda for
his work on hurricane storm surge modeling, Mr. John Giambrone for his
work with the Coastal Roots Program, Mr. Gregory M. Grandy for his work as
Senior Project Manager with the Coastal Engineering Division of the
Department of Natural Resources, Mrs. Marietta Greene for her work in
facilitating restoration and protection projects, America's WETLAND
Conservation Corps for engaging hundreds of volunteers in hands-on coastal
restoration and recovery activities and the National Wildlife Federation's
Coastal Louisiana Habitat Restoration Initiative for assisting wildlife
and citizens recovering from the impacts of hurricanes Katrina and Rita
The Coastal Stewardship Awards program is sponsored by the Coalition to
Restore Coastal Louisiana to recognize significant contributions by an
individual or group in the effort to save Louisiana's coast. This year's
recipients have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the preservation
and restoration of Louisiana's fragile coast and we congratulate them for
their outstanding accomplishments. The Governor's Executive Assistant on
Coastal Activities, Mr. Garret Graves, will be the keynote speaker for the
banquet. Reservations can be made by visiting www.crcl.org or by calling
the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana at (888)LACOAST.
CONTACT: Gwen Emick
(225) 767-4181
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Wetlands 2008: Wetlands and Global Climate Change
September 15-19, 2008
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center,
Portland, Oregon
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Abstracts Extended to May 15, 2008
Dear Colleagues:
On behalf of the Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., the Pacific
Northwest Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of State Lands
we would like to invite you to submit a paper for Wetlands 2008. The
deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to May 15, 2008. The
overall goal of this conference is to help wetland professionals in the
public and private sectors 1) gain a better understanding of the
challenges created by climate change and 2) identify discrete activities
and actions to take to reduce and mitigate impacts on wetlands and water
resources as well as communities. The conference will also address ongoing
changes and challenges in wetlands and water resources management.
Please go to http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2008/index.htm for more
detailed information on Wetlands 2008:
Two Major Topic Areas for Wetlands 2008:
This conference will help professionals A) gain a better understanding of
the challenges created by climate change and B) identify discrete
activities and actions to take to reduce and mitigate impacts on wetlands
and water resources as well as communities. (See Wetlands and Climate
Change below.)
This conference will help wetland professionals share information about
critical, emerging issues in wetland and watershed management such as
wetland assessment, wetland monitoring, and restoration that are
occurring. These include topics that are not part of the climate change
discussion but are important topics for wetland professionals. (See
Current Challenges in Wetland and Water Resources Management below.)
Call for Paper Topics:
Wetlands and Climate Change
Implications of Climate Change for Wetlands Science and Management:
-How do the uncertainties in our quantification of wetland function
interact with the uncertainties associated with climate change, what are
the implications?
-Sea Level Rise and Wetlands
-Changes in Wetland and Water Dependent Species Distribution
-Regional Changes in Wetlands Type in Response to Changes in Climate
-Carbon Sequestration and Wetlands
-Methane Production and Wetlands
Adapting Wetlands Management to Reduce Climate Change Impacts
-Wetland Management to Ensure Water Supply and Streamflow
-Wetland Restoration in a Changing Climate
-Wetland Restoration to Mitigate Natural Hazard Impacts
-Minimizing Impacts to Wetlands that Store Carbon
-Managing Wetlands to Sequester Carbon
-Financing Adaptive Management Practices
Minimizing Destruction and Alteration of Wetlands Created by Climate
Change
-Wetlands and Wildlife/Biodiversity
-Sustaining Wetland Types through Climate Change
-Planning for Wetland/Wildlife Migration
-Managing Critical Habitat for Endangered Species
-Creating Institutional Resiliency to Adapt to Changes in Climate
Current Challenges in Wetland and Water Resources Management
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Post Carabell/Rapanos, Wetlands Mitigation,
Wetlands Monitoring, Wetlands Assessment, Wetlands and Invasive Species,
Coastal and Freshwater Wetlands Restoration, Mitigating Natural Hazards
Through Integrated Wetlands/Water Resources/Floodplain Management,
Wetlands in Watershed Planning, Local Government Wetlands/Water Programs,
Managing Communities for Sustainable Water Resources, Measuring Wetland
Change, Wetlands and Urban Wildlife, Wetlands, GIS and Remote Sensing,
Adaptive Management: Case Studies, Wetland Policy and Regulations,
Economics of Wetlands and Aquatic Resources, Wetland Conservation
Planning, Integrating Wetlands into Metropolitan Green Space, Conserving
Wetlands to Ensure Water Supply, Wetlands and Urban Sprawl, Wetlands and
Ecosystem Marketplace Practices, Assessing Cumulative Impacts, Identifying
Environmental Thresholds, Ecosystem-based Management of Wetlands
Other Wetlands 2008 Information:
Questions Regarding Program, Call for Papers, and Abstracts, Please
Contact:
Jeanne Christie, Executive Director, Association of State Wetland
Managers, Inc., 2 Basin Road, Windham, ME 04062; (207) 892-3399; Fax:
(207) 892-3089; jeanne.christie@aswm.org
Questions Regarding General Registration, Speaker Registration, and
Exhibits, Please Contact: Laura Burchill, Association of State Wetland
Managers, 2 Basin Road, Windham, ME 04062; (207) 892-3399; Fax: (207)
892-3089; laura@aswm.org.
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