1. Watershed Practitioners Webcast Series Sharing Lessons Learned from EPA’s National Estuary Programs
COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION January 16, – 3:00 EST
21st Century Techniques for 21st Century Problems: Moving Beyond Traditional Approaches to Public Engagement Speaker: Dave Ward, Puget Sound Partnership
Creating Dynamic Relationships That Foster Increased Community Understanding and Action
Speakers: Rachel Rouillard, Director, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership Chris Carragher, Brand and Social Media Consultant, Alpha Brandz Jill Farrell, Community Impact Program Manager, PREP
Roger Stephenson, Executive Vice President of Programs, Cool Air-Clean Planet (invited) JT Thompson, Minister of Propaganda, Smuttynose Brewing Company (invited)
No One Gets Engaged on the First Night Out
Speakers: Josh Holcomb, Estuary Partnership Volunteer Coordinator;
Deb Marriott, Estuary Partnership Executive Director
HABITAT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION February 13, :00 EST
Fixing Tidal Restrictions: Tidal Marshes and Sea Level Rise Along Casco Bay
Speaker: Curtis Bohlen, Director, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
Estuarine Wetland Loss and Restoration Efforts
Speaker: Rachel Hagerty, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership
Inventory of Conservation, Restoration, and Protection Sites, San Antonio Bay Partnership
Speaker: Rosario Martinez, Coastal Bend Bays Estuary Program
NUTRIENTS March 20, – 3:00 EST
Nutrient Science and Management Strategy for San Francisco Bay
Speaker: Dave Senn, Senior Scientist San Francisco Estuary Institute
Clean Samish Initiative
Speakers: Rick Haley, Skagit County Washington, and Duane Fagergren, Puget Sound Partnership
FERTILIZERS April 17, – 3:00 EST
A Local Law to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution by Reducing Use of Fertilizer
Speaker: Alison Branco, Peconic Estuary Program
Urban Fertilizer Regulation in Tampa Bay and the “Be Floridian” Education Campaign
Speaker: Nanette O’Hara, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
STORMWATER May 15, – 3:00 EST
Stormwater Strategy for Puget Sound
Speaker: Bruce Wulkan, Puget Sound Partnership
Kim Harper and Andrew Kolosseus, Washington Department of Ecology
Stormwater Management for Santa Monica Bay
Speaker: Shelley Luce, Director Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program
Reducing Stormwater Runoff and Opening Shellfish Beds in the Massachusetts Bays
Speaker: Dr. Sara Grady, South Shore Regional Coordinator for the Mass Bays Program
To register: See forthcoming invites from Noemi Mercado
For More information Contact: Noemi Mercado or Nancy Laurson