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Volume 1, Issue
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January 2009 | |
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You Are Now... IN THE
ZONE
IN THE
ZONE is a service from
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Chesapeake & Coastal Program (CCP) that delivers timely
information, tools and resources to those living and
working in Maryland's coastal
zone. |
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 CCP REQUESTS PRE-PREPOSALS FOR THE
FY10 CELCP
COMPETITION
On January 2, NOAA published a federal
register notice announcing the FY10 Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation
Program (CELCP) competition. CCP
implements the CELCP program and state-review portion of
the competition for Maryland and project pre-proposals
for FY10 funding will be due no later than March 10,
2009.
This program offers eligible state or
local government entities the opportunity to apply for
up to $3,000,000 (with 1:1 non-federal match) in federal
funds through a competitive process to purchase
fee-simple or place into permanent conservation easement
important coastal properties. The CELCP program
offers this funding to help protect important coastal
and estuarine areas with significant conservation,
recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values,
or that are threatened by conversion from their natural
or recreational state to other uses. Once a
project goes through the state review, CCP will work
with the selected project leads to prepare them for
entry to the national competition at the end of
March.
Communities with
questions about CELCP eligibility, the state review
process and the state CELCP Plan, application
requirements, or other CELCP-related subjects, please
contact Catherine
McCall at 410-260-8737.
Communities interested in submitting a CELCP
project to CCP for FY10 or those requiring assistance
with pre-proposals should not hesitate to contact
Catherine
McCall. |
 WATERSHED ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Watershed Assistance Grant
Program is currently accepting applications
for planning and design grants through the Maryland
Department of Natural Resources and the Chesapeake
Bay Trust.
A major
part of the Watershed
Assistance Collaborative established in response
to the Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust
Fund, the Watershed Assistance
Grant Program will provide
technical and funding assistance to local
governments and communities for planning, design and
training related to watershed implementation activities.
The Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Department of
Natural Resources welcome requests that will address
protection and restoration efforts that lead to improved
water quality in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake
Bay watershed and the Maryland Coastal Bays. Watershed
planning, assessment, site design (small watershed
action plans), forestry, agriculture, wetland,
stormwater and other urban design practices will be
accepted.
Click here for more information and to download the
application package. Applications will be accepted on a
rolling basis.
Communities needing help applying
for the grant program or interested in other assistance
undertaking comprehensive watershed restoration
projects with the Department of Natural Resources
and its partners should contact Carrie
Decker at 410-260-8723.
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 MEET EVA:
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY EROSION VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
TOOL
A new decision support
tool has been developed to identify shoreline areas in
the Chesapeake Bay that have demonstrated historic
patterns of instability, and currently support valued
natural, social, or economic resources. As a
planning tool, the Erosion Vulnerability Assessment
(EVA) uses a 50-year planning window to
project shoreline position in 50 years and identify what
resources will be vulnerable.
EVA was
developed through a partnership between Maryland
Department of Natural Resources, the Baltimore District
Army Corps of Engineers, and the Virginia Institute of
Marine Science (VIMS). It was designed as an
online interactive map interface to inform local
planners where community infrastructure, cultural
resources, and habitat are potentially at risk from
erosion in the future. As a planning tool, the
final products can enhance or redirect future
development options for individual communities, and
define areas where opportunities for conservation
easements could be directed.
Local governments and organizations interested
in shoreline erosion and potential impacts on your
community, or in arranging EVA presentations
or training should contact Gwen
Shaughnessy at 410-260-8743.
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 NOAA
COASTAL FELLOW AWARDED TO CHESAPEAKE & COASTAL
PROGRAM TO WORK ON SEA LEVEL RISE AND COASTAL
HABITATSNOAA's Coastal Services Center selected
Maryland's Chesapeake & Coastal Program as one of
the state coastal programs that will receive a
Coastal Fellow from 2009-2011. The Fellow's
project will be "Coastal Land Conservation in
Maryland: Targeting Tools and Techniques for Sea Level
Rise Adaptation and Response" and will
help CCP and the state of Maryland identify high
priority coastal habitats threatened by sea level rise
and climate change and direct management and restoration
activities to protect their long-term viability.
CCP is currently identifying individuals
to serve on the Fellow's advisory group. If you
are interested in discussing the project, please contact
Catherine
McCall at 410-260-8737. Students who
will complete a master's, doctoral or professional
degree program in natural resource management or
environmental-related studies at an accredited U.S.
university between January 1, 2008 and July 31,
2009 are eligible to apply for the fellowship
program.
Applications are due to local Sea Grant programs by
January 26, 2009. Click here to be redirected to
more information from NOAA's Coastal Services
Center. |
 ANNOUNCING DNR'S STREAM WADERS
VOLUNTEER STREAM SAMPLING
TRAINING
Maryland DNR needs your help to fill the gaps in
areas being sampled by Maryland Biological Stream
Survey crews in 2009. The Stream Waders Volunteer Stream
Sampling Program will be holding four Stream Waders
training sessions. Please come learn how you can
continue to help Stream Waders
contribute to Maryland's statewide water quality
monitoring on a Saturday.
- Horn Point Environmental
Science Education Center (Dorchester County): February
7
- Patuxent River 4-H Center in
Upper Marlboro (Prince George's County): February
21
- Fairview Outdoor Center in
Clearspring (Washington County): February 28
- West Nottingham Academy in
Colora (Cecil County): March 7
Click here
to register for a training session. For more
information, email Stream
Waders or call 1-877-620-8DNR (x8623). Please
provide your name, contact information, and expected
training location. |
REGISTER FOR THE 13TH
ANNUAL MEETING OF MARYLAND'S TRIBUTARY
TEAMS
Mark your calendars! The 13th Annual Meeting of Maryland's
Tributary Teams will be held Saturday, February 7, 2009
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Maryland
Department of the Environment (MDE) Montgomery Park
Building in Baltimore, MD. The registration table opens
at 8:30 a.m. This year's meeting theme will be,
"Close to the Source: Local Success Stories in Bay
Restoration".
All tributary team
members, team meeting participants, future team members
and anyone interested are invited to attend. There is no
registration fee however, registration space is limited.
Lunch, breaks and parking will be provided.
Click here to register
now. You will receive an email confirmation once
we process your registration form. If you should
have any questions, please contact LaVon
Boston at
410-260-8711. |
 SOCK HOP TO BENEFIT THE MARYLAND
COASTAL BAYS
PROGRAM
Break out your poodle skirt or blue suede
shoes, and go back in time for a musical blast from the
past to raise money for the Coastal Bays Program at the
707 Sports Bar and Grille Sock Hop on Sunday, Jan. 25 at
6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and include a
buffet, happy hour drink prices and entertainment by DJ
Hey Mick. Twist and shout the night away to the sounds
of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis and at
the same time help ensure the health of our
bays.
The 707 Sports Bar & Grille
is located at 12702 Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City.
For tickets call 707 at 410-213-9507 or the Maryland Coastal Bays Program
at 410-213-BAYS. Tickets will also be sold at the
door.
For more information you may also contact Anita
Ferguson with Maryland Coastal Bays Program
at 410
213-2297. | |
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 Please feel free to contact us
with any comments, questions or ideas for future IN THE ZONE e-mails.
Sincerely,
Your Chesapeake & Coastal Program
Team
Maryland Department of
Natural Resources |
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A publication of the
Maryland Coastal Zone Management Program pursuant to National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award
No.NA08NOS4190469. This publication is funded (in part) by a
grant/cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The views expressed herein
are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
views of NOAA or any of its
sub-agencies.
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