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The Gulf of Mexico AlliancesThe Gulf of Mexico Alliances
Priority Issue Team onPriority Issue Team onHabitat Conservation & RestorationHabitat Conservation & Restoration
Governors Action Plan I Accomplishments andGoals for Action Plan II
James W. Pahl, Ph.D.Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration
Presentation to the 2009 NGI Annual Conference
Mobile, Alabama20 May 2009
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HCRT PrincipalsHCRT PrincipalsState Leads Gregory J. DuCote*, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
James W. Pahl, Ph.D.*, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration Tom Calnan, Texas General Land Office Carl Ferraro, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Cherie OBrien, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department George Ramseur, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Randy Runnels, Ph.D., Florida Department of Environmental Protection* Co-chairs
Federal Co-Facilitators
Drew Puffer, EPA GMP Heather Young, NOAA NMFS
Grant Administrators (Gulf of Mexico Foundation) Quenton Dokken, Ph.D.
Ryan Fikes Bobbi Reed
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Governors Action PlanGovernors Action PlanPriority Issues
Water Quality for Healthy Beachesand Shellfish Beds
Wetland and Coastal ConservationWetland and Coastal Conservation
and Restorationand Restoration
Environmental Education
Identification and Characterization ofGulf Habitats
Reducing Nutrient Inputs to Coastal
Ecosystems
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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and
conservation efforts
1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance RegionalRestoration Coordination Team.
2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, currentwide issues, current
successes and identify restoration priority sites.successes and identify restoration priority sites.
3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwaterinflows to maintaining estuarine health.
4. Resolve state/federal environmental complianceissues.
5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federalpermitting requirements for wetland restoration.
6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/orIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or
impede wetland restoration and conservation.impede wetland restoration and conservation.
7. Further develop public-private partnerships.
8.8. Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment ManagementDevelop a Gulf Regional Sediment ManagementMaster Plan.Master Plan.
9.9. Provide current statistics on population growth.Provide current statistics on population growth.
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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-2: Increase the safety of Gulf communities
by better understanding the risks of
localized sea level rise, storm surge andsubsidence
Now the Priority Issue Team for Coastal
Community Resilience
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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and conservation efforts
1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Restoration Coordination Team.
2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, current successes and identify restorationwide issues, current successes and identify restoration
priority sites.priority sites.
New Orleans, LA, 2-3 November 2006
Spanish Fort, AL, 6-9 March 2007
Galveston, TX, 21-24 May 2007 St. Petersburg, FL, 25-27 September 2007
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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and conservation efforts
1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Restoration Coordination Team.
2. Workshops to determine Gulf-wide issues, current successes and identifyrestoration priority sites.
3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwater inflows to maintaining estuarinehealth.
4. Resolve state/federal environmental compliance issues.5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federal permitting requirements for wetland
restoration.
6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetlandIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetland restoration andrestoration and
conservation.conservation.
Increase funding to existing coastal habitat conservation and reIncrease funding to existing coastal habitat conservation and restoration programs.storation programs.
Implement and adequately fund land acquisition programs.Implement and adequately fund land acquisition programs.
Federal agencies should coordinate the timing and administrationFederal agencies should coordinate the timing and administration of grants.of grants.
Reduce bureaucracy by eliminating duplicative grant administratiReduce bureaucracy by eliminating duplicative grant administration programs.on programs.
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Action Items in Support of GAPAction Items in Support of GAPR-1: Streamline coastal restoration and conservation efforts
1. Establish a Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Restoration Coordination Team.
2.2. Workshops to determine GulfWorkshops to determine Gulf--wide issues, current successes and identify restorationwide issues, current successes and identify restoration
priority sites.priority sites.
3. Host a workshop on the importance of freshwater inflows to maintaining estuarinehealth.
4. Resolve state/federal environmental compliance issues.5. Devise a strategy to streamline certain federal permitting requirements for wetland
restoration.
6.6. Identify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetlandIdentify agency processes that facilitate and/or impede wetland restoration andrestoration and
conservation.conservation.
7. Further develop public-private partnerships.
8.8. Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan.Develop a Gulf Regional Sediment Management Master Plan.
9.9. Provide current statistics on population growth.Provide current statistics on population growth.
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Governors Action Plan IIGovernors Action Plan IIPriority Issues
Water Quality for Healthy Beachesand Shellfish Beds
Habitat Conservation andHabitat Conservation and
RestorationRestoration
Ecosystems Integration andAssessment
Reducing Nutrient Inputs to CoastalEcosystems
Coastal Community Resilience Environmental Education
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HCRT 20HCRT 20--Year Mission StatementYear Mission Statement
Provide leadership to advance conservation andrestoration of coastal habitats and ecosystemsthroughout the Gulf of Mexico and associated
watersheds to reverse the downward trend in habitatquantity, quality and ecosystems services.
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GAP II HCRT Action PlanGAP II HCRT Action Plan
Expanded Partnerships
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Policy Changes
Addressing specific public policy issuesimpeding habitat conservation andrestoration.
Increased coordination between federal fundingprograms (2010)
Recommendations for the Federal Standard(October 2009, New Orleans)
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Policy Changes
Technology Development
Identifying and resolving specific scientific andtechnical issues so that conservation andrestoration of Gulf habitats is more successful.
Sea-level rise modeling (TNC, NWF, USF&WS?)Proposed working session at All-Hands in August
Proposed conference in 2010
Freshwater inflows conference (2010)
Assessment of ecosystem services valuation (2010?)
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http://www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/research/other/climate_change_and_sea_level/sea_level_rise/louisiana/slr_usala_i.htm
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Clough, 2006Report to NWF
Sea-Level Affecting
Marshes Model(SLAMM) forTampa Bay, FL
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GAP II HCRT Action PlanGAP II HCRT Action Plan
Expanded Partnerships
Policy Changes
Technology Development
Gulf Regional Sediment Mgmt. Master Plan Draft technical framework document by mid-summer
2009
Push for adoption by all relevant stakeholders Expansion of GRSMMP partnership into Mexican
coastal zone
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GAP II HCRT Action PlanGAP II HCRT Action Plan
Expanded Partnerships
Policy Changes
Technology Development
Gulf Regional Sediment Mgmt. Master PlanReversing the Downward TrendMonitoring a Gulf-wide inventory of
measuring ecosystem services Provide EIA with information on federal and statehabitat projects
Translate technical assessments of how to value habitat
ecosystem services
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