Breaux Act Newsflash - Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act REMINDERS for April 9-13, 2007
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY
The following meeting of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
has been scheduled for:
Thursday, April 12, 2007
9:00 am-2:00 pm
State Capitol
House Committee Room 6
900 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
If you need further information, please call
The Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968
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Now Accepting Coastal America Award Nominations 2007
Due By: Friday, April 13, 2007
In 1997 Coastal America established an Awards Program to recognize
outstanding team efforts to restore and protect the coastal environment.
Since then, the Coastal America Partners have presented Partnership,
Spirit and Special Recognition Awards on an annual basis.
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/text/awards.html >
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MITIGATING STORM SURGE WITH VEGETATION SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Following the Hurricane season of 2005, intense interest has been focused
on the role of coastal wetlands in mitigating storm surge. The focus of
this one-day symposium/workshop is to examine the latest information on
the physics of water movement through wetland vegetation and to identify
approaches for quantifying frictional resistance and wave dampening
effects in different coastal wetland habitats.
Applications of this information to storm surge mitigation and freshwater
diversions will be presented and discussed.
Invited Speakers:
Dr. Heidi Nepf, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering, MIT
Dr. Robert Kadlec, Emeritus Professor, University of Michigan
Location: Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center Hotel
April 13, 2007
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel for $139
Registration: Free, but you must register prior at
www.lwrri.lsu.edu/apply.htm
ON THE WEB
http://www.lwrri.lsu.edu
Venue info: www.hiltoncapitolcenter.com
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Acadiana Migratory Bird Day Celebration April 12 and 14, 2007
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Wetlands Research Center will both
sponsor and partner with other groups to celebrate Acadiana Migratory Bird
Day.
Thursday, April 12, 2007 USGS National Wetlands Research Center
700 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506
Contact: Susan Horton, 337-266-8655
Activities for the General Public
6:30 p.m. Tour of Radar Lab. The National Wetlands Research Center's use
of Doppler radar to study bird migration will be demonstrated. Dr. Clint
Jeske will speak about migratory birds and avian influenza. Refreshments
will be served.
7:30 p.m. "Birds in a Changing Climate." Dr. Charles van Riper III,
ornithologist, USGS Sonoran Desert Research Center and University of
Arizona, will discuss how birds around the globe are responding to climate
change and how these changes may affect the habitats of many animals,
including birds.
Saturday, April 14, 2007, Other Events
7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Birds Along the Bayou Cruise, Vermilionville Dock, 300
Fisher Rd., 337-233-4077. A National Park Service ranger and ornithologist
aboard the Cocodrie will identify birds by sight and sound on this 1.5
hour boat tour, sponsored by the Acadian Cultural Center and
Vermilionville. Cost for adults is $10; seniors 62 years and older, $8;
and children 4-8 years old, $6. Reservations are strongly recommended.
8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Migratory Bird Day Festival. Acadiana Park Nature Station,
1205 E. Alexander St., 337-291-8448. The National Wetlands Research Center
will have a live bird on hand and scientists to explain "What makes a bird
a bird" and how researchers track birds with radio telemetry. Nature
Station naturalists will help children weave a nest, make a bird rubbing,
eat like a bird, paint a mural, and use a Global Positioning System to
find bird signs. Hummingbirds will be banded from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Visitors are invited to bring drinks, snacks, and insect repellent.
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project and West Bank
and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project,
New Orleans Louisiana Environmental Compliance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is conducting a series of nine
public scoping meetings in the New Orleans area regarding the proposed
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project (HSDR) being
investigated by the Corps. Purpose of the meetings is to obtain comments
from interested members of the public and Federal and state agencies on
the proposed action. Ideas and issues taken from this meeting will be
incorporated into the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study
process for the draft Individual Environmental Reports (IER) that the
USACE is preparing for the proposed HSDR work.
The public meetings will start at 7 PM and end at approximately 9 PM on
the days indicated below.
Scoping Meeting Schedule for the three remanding meetings:
April 10, 2007 - Belle Chasse Auditorium, 8398 Highway 23, Belle Chasse,
LA.
April 11, 2007 - Avalon Hotel & Conference Center 10100 I-10 Service Road
New Orleans, La 70121
April 12, 2007 - National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans,
LA.
Questions regarding the alternative NEPA arrangements or the Individual
Environmental Reports should be addressed to
Mr. Gib Owen, CEMVN-PM-RS, and P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, Louisiana
70160-0267 or at telephone number (504) 862-1337.
Mr. Owen may be reached via e-mail at
mvnenvironmental@mvn02.usace.army.mil.
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