Breaux Act Newsflash - Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program 44th Management Conference Meeting Agenda 9:00 AM June 5, 2008
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Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
44th Management Conference Meeting Agenda
9:00 AM
June 5, 2008
Nicholls State University Campus
Plantation Room-Student Union
Thibodaux, LA
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll-Call
B.Reading and Approval of Minutes of the March 6, 2008 meeting
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
II. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES-Kerry St. Pe
A. Presentations/Exhibits/Field Trips
Donaldsonville Knights of Columbus
Barataria Preserve Volunteer Debris Removal events
Terrebonne Parish Aquatic Clinic
Thibodaux Regional Hospital
Republican Women's Organization
Paddle Bayou Lafourche
NSU 12th Annual Jubilee-Cajun Zydeco Music & Dance Exhibit
Over 50 Club-Bayou Black
Bay Chaland trip with DNR staff
Wetland Watchers 10 year Celebration
Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration
Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation
LUMCON Open House
McMains Canoe Trip
Plover Survey Scouting Trip
GOMA Underserved Underrepresented Symposium
Leadership Terrebonne
Scouting apple snails in Schiever and Bayou Black
Pipeline video shoot at Ridge with Glen Pitre and Michelle Benoit
Fourchon Beach Sweep
Desk & Derrick Club of Westbank
Wish to Fish
COSEE at LUMCON
Great Rivers School Debris Removal event
Riverside Brookfield High School Beach Sweep/Planting on Fifi Island
B. Media Interviews
The St. Mary Journal
"Eagle Expo Feb. 14-16 includes Boat Tour."
The Tri-Parish Times
"Soar with the Eagles at Morgan City Expo."
The Daily Review
"Cypress plantings project help requested on Friday." (Volunteer project)
"Estuary program has funding for mini-grants." (BTNEP mini-grants
announcement)
"Paddling trip on bayou set." (Paddle Bayou Lafourche)
photograph of Paddle Bayou Lafourche
The Daily Comet
"Plant a tree." [photograph] (Volunteer project near Grand Bois)
"Bayou Saviors?" (bio-control and the salvina weevil)
"Grant money available to help preserve the coast." (BTNEP mini-grants
announcement)
"Fact sheets provide rare species info
"Paddle trip set for March 27 - 20."
"Birdwatchers to flock to Grand Isle."
"Cheers: Paddle Bayou Lafourche drew a record crowd." [Cheers & Jeers]
"Grand Isle is for the birds at annual celebration."
The Enterprise-Progress, Mansfield, LA.
"Louisiana Coastal Zone Rare Species and Natural Community - Fact sheet
Available on L.D.W.F. Web site."
The Courier
"Wonder Bug." (bio-control and the salvina weevil)
"Grant money available to help preserve the coast." (BTNEP mini-grants
announcement)
"Are there drugs in your drinking water?" (testing of drinking water
supplies)
"Fact sheets provide rare species info"
"Convoy of paddlers treks down Bayou Lafourche."
"Music, dance exhibit takes a feminine point of view." (NSU Jubilee)
"Cheers: Paddle Bayou Lafourche drew a record crowd." [Cheers & Jeers]
"Visitors, some feathered, expected to flock to island." (Grand Isle
Migratory Bird Festival)
"Biologists assess and kill invading snails." (Apple snail removal and
monitoring)
"Research facility opens doors to the public." (LUMCON open house)
"Cajun filmmaker Glen Pitre has made a career out of documenting life on
the bayou for the big screen."
(Pitre speaks of films he has produced for the BTNEP)
KTIB interview. [radio]. Thibodaux, LA.
Shelley Sparks and Kerry St. Pe spoke about Paddle Bayou Lafourche.
Vince Guillory and Shelley Sparks spoke about a volunteer crab trap
removal event.
Michael Massimi spoke about the apple snail.
The Advocate
"Wetlands require urgent action." [letter to the editor]
"Bayou trip educational." (Paddle Bayou Lafourche)
The La Life Magazine
"The Great Outdoors." (Top 10 Louisiana destinations cited Grand Isle
State Park and BTNEP's partnership)
The Donalsonville Chief
"Paddlers to bond with Bayou Lafourche."
"Paddlers bond, journey down Bayou Lafourche."
Gonzales Weekly Citizen
"Paddlers to bond with Bayou Lafourche."
"Paddlers bond with Bayou Lafourche."
The Times-Picayune
"Birding Guide" [events section]. (Grand Isle Migratory Bird Festival).
Gambit Weekly
"Coastal Loss, Coastal Cost."
KKAY interview. [radio]. Donaldsonville, LA.
Kerry St. Pe spoke about the history of Bayou Lafourche
WWLTV
"Fist sized snails invade Terrebonne." (Apple Snail removal and
monitoring)
"Snails found in Gretna, Terrytown and Belle Chasse worry scientists."
(Apple snail removal and monitoring)
C. Meetings
America's Wetland Conservation Corp Volunteer Training Workshop
American Advanced Technologies Public Meeting
Association for Supervisors & Curriculum Conference
CPRA
Lafourche CZM
HET/LACPR
LAIS Task Force
Davis Pond Advisory Board
CELP
Ryan Fikes-GOMA Debris Removal Grant Mgr.
DEQ State Revolving Fund
NSU Jubilee Rotary Lunch
Rapid Assessment
Louisiana Nutrient Hypoxia Strategy
ORRAP-Washington DC
Donaldsonville to the Gulf
2008 Mini Grants Review
Wal-Mart
Donaldsonville Salinity Model
Recreational Trails
LUMCON Executive Board
Bonnet Carre Implications teleconference
LDEQ Clean Water Program
Wetshop & Environmental Education
EPA Performance Evaluation Conference Call
John Hoffmeishter-Shell
CWPPRA Task Force Meeting
D. Projects Initiated
1. "Invasive Species Rapid Assessment and Symposium"-M. Massimi
2. Cost increase and Time extension for "Post-Pump Installation and
Evaluate Impacts of Stormwater Discharge to Coastal Wetlands Adjacent to
the Pointe Au Chien Pumping Station, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana"-A.
Barron
3. "2008 Louisiana Preservation Conference"-S. Testroet-Bergeron
4. "2008 WETSHOP Teacher Workshop"-S. Testroet-Bergeron
5. "False River Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography
(WETMAAP) Teacher Training Workshops and Material"-S. Testroet-Bergeron
6. "Design and Layout of the 2009 Calendar Depicting Oil & Produced Water
Spill Prevention Measures"-D. Blanchard
7. "2009 Calendar Depicting Oil & Produced Water Spill Prevention Measures
Applicable to the Oil & Gas Industry within the Barataria-Terrebonne
National Estuary"-D. Blanchard
8. "2009 Bird Calendar Text"-R. DeMay
9. "2009 Bird Calendar Layout"-R. DeMay
10. "Wilson Plover Breeding Biology Study - Third Year"-R. DeMay
11. "Construction of the Pointe aux Chene WMA Boardwalk and Observation
Platforms"-R. DeMay
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM
III. Schedule Next Meeting Date: Date Suggested is Thursday, September 4,
2008.
9:25 AM - 10:50 AM
IV. Action Items
FY 2009 Workplan (45 minutes)
This draft workplan for fiscal year 2009(October 1, 2008- September 30,
2009), will be submitted to EPA in June. The workplan describes a budget
request to EPA for executing 23 contractual projects and several
administrative type budgets.
ACTION: The MC is requested to approve the FY 2009 Workplan (Enclosure: FY
2009 Workplan)
V. Discussion Items
A. Importance of Spill Prevention and Louisiana One Call-Ed Landgraff,
Shell Pipeline (20 minutes)
B. Barataria-Terrebonne Rapid Assessment Project-Marilyn Barrett O'Leary,
LSU (10 minutes)
C. Update on Apple Snail and invasive Carp in Davis Pond-Brac Salyers,
Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator, LDWF (10 minutes)
VI. New Business
VII. Adjourn
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For future CWPPRA announcements, comments, or questions, contact
Dave Marks, CWPPRA Outreach Coordinator/USGS
marksd@usgs.gov
337-266-8623
700 Cajundome Blvd
Lafayette, La 70506
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