Breaux Act Newsflash - BTNEP Management Conference Meeting #31 Agenda
***********************************************************************Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
Management Conference
Meeting # 31 Agenda
Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Nicholls State University Campus
Multipurpose Room, 3rd Floor
Ellender Memorial Library
Thibodaux, LA
Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll-Call
B. Reading and Approval of Minutes of the May 13, 2004 meeting
9:10 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
II. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
A. Personnel
Michael Massimi-Invasive Species Coordinator, Lainey Pitre-Student Worker
B. Presentations/Exhibits
Ascension Sportsman's League (Gonzales); Lake Ponchartrain Basin Foundation
(New Orleans); WETTSHOP (Grand Terre); Jason Project Teacher Training
(Milwaukee, WI); NSU Foreign Film Group; Paul Kirby and Caravan Play Group;
NSU Dept of Education; Jason Project Site Assessment; Tarpon Rodeo (Grand
Isle); EPA Site Visit; Jason Project Summer Institute; LUMCON LEAD Camp;
Business Green Tour
C. Media Interviews
KTIB (LCA & NEPA Meetings); LPB Radio Show (coastal restoration issues);
KLRZ (coastal issues)
D. Meetings
Research discussion on cultural aspects of coastal restoration (Shirley
Laska-UNO and Bob Grambling - ULL); Jefferson Parish Parks; Wisner
Planting; Attakapas Landing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; EPA Implementation
Review Conference Call; Unveiling of Louisiana Bird Trail; Governor's
Advisory Committee; N. Lafourche Levee District; Bayou Lafourche
Legislative Committee; Davis Pond Advisory Board; Coastal Forestry Meeting;
Coastal Forestry Advisory Board; Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District; State
Wetlands Task Force; Brownsfield Site Selection Committee; Senate Committee
on Coastal Restoration; National Marine Educators Association Conference
(St. Petersburg, FL); CWPPRA Outreach Committee; LSU Ag Center Leadership
Council; LCA Public Meeting (Larose); GOMP State Project Meeting; Woodlands
Trail & Park Meeting; Plant Materials Center Technical Committee; Jefferson
Parish Wastewater Treatment; LCA Project Team; National Science
Foundation/NOAA; Southern Mutual Help Association
E. Projects Initiated:
1. Design & Production of the BTNEP 2005 Tidal Graph Calendar-Richard
DeMay
2. Boardwalk on Orleans Audubon Society Property, Terrebonne
Parish-Richard DeMay
3. Continuation of the BTNEP Website-Richard DeMay
4. Design & Production of a Guide Book "The Habitats of Barataria
Terrebonne and Their Importance to Migratory and Resident Birds"-Richard
DeMay
5. Support of the Wings Over the Wetlands Bird Festival-Richard DeMay
6. Sustainable Development Training for Public Officials Tour-Leslie
McVeigh
7. Media & Promotions Plan for the 8th Annual La Fete d' Ecologie-Leslie
McVeigh
8. Creative redesign & layout of BTNEP 2005 Fish Sticker-Dean Blanchard
9. Educational Updates on BTNEP Products-Deborah Schultz
10. Finalization of Estuarine Curriculum Project-Deborah Schultz
11. National Park Service Summer Camps-Deborah Schultz
9:20 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.
III. Schedule Next Meeting Date: Date Suggested is December 2, 2004
9:25 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
IV. Discussion Items
A. BTNEP Educator Webpage-Deborah Schultz, Cally Chauvin, Pam Blanchard(20
min)
B. Elevational Data for BTES-Tim Osborne (20 min)
Update on the new elevation and geodetic work in south Louisiana, the
production of new NOAA charts in the BTNEP area and the addition of new
tide and water level instrumentation in this area
C. Bayou Lafourche Project Update-Leslie McVeigh/Bob Roberts (LDNR)(10 min)
D. La Fete d'Ecologie Update-Leslie McVeigh (5 min)
E. Jason Project Update-Deborah Schultz (10 min)
F. Wings over the Wetlands Update-Richard DeMay (5 min)
G. Mekong Delta Tour Presentation-Kerry St. Pe' (20-30 min)
H. Update on BTNEP Display-Neil Pollock, Propaganda, Inc. (20 min)
12 noon
V. LUNCH SERVED
12:15 p.m.
VI. New Business
12:30 p.m.
VII. Adjourn
For additional information contact Sandra Helmuth at (985) 447-0868 or
sandra@btnep.org
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