Mary Horrigan, program director at New England Science and Sailing, gave us a tour of the facility, which provides year-round programming for children, youth, and adults to promote ocean literacy
Ocean planning is a hot topic here at CLF, and, while we have been plugged into the process in New England for a few years, newbies understandably find that the term “ocean planning” can, for lack of a better term, confuse more than clarify. For those passionate about the health of our oceans (you, I bet!) but confused about what ocean planning means for New England, consider this post your “Ocean Planning 101” crash course.
The public meeting of the Northeast Regional Planning Body galvanized excitement and made progress in development of an ocean management plan, a draft of which is due January 2016
Hartford, Conn. – On the evening of May 28th, members of the Connecticut Senate unanimously passed Bill No. 6839, historic legislation that will usher in the creation and implementation of a “Blue Plan” for the Long Island Sound.…
Read the rest
The following was released by the White House:
Presidential Proclamation– National Oceans Month, 2015 NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This summer, millions of Americans will take in the beauty and natural splendor of our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. …
Read the rest
Don’t forget to register for next week’s June Northeast Regional Planning Body Meeting! The meeting will be held on June 3-4 at the Hilton Mystic in Mystic, CT.…
Read the rest
Register now for the upcoming Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday, May 12. The forum will be held at the Salem Waterfront Hotel in Salem, MA. You can go to the event page to view the draft agenda and register.…
Read the rest
This post was originally featured by the Healthy Oceans Coalition. Today the White House’s National Ocean Council released its Report on the Implementation of the National Ocean Policy.…
Read the rest
There are three upcoming Northeast ocean planning events to be aware of.
April 8: Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop, University of New Hampshire
May 12: Stakeholder Forum, location to be determined
June 3-4: Regional Planning Body Meeting, location to be determined Registration for the EBM workshop is now open.…
Read the rest
The following was released by the Northeast Regional Planning Body: Thank you for your interest in ocean planning efforts in the Northeast. This is the first of a series regular email updates covering the broad range of stakeholder engagement efforts being undertaken in the intense period of ocean planning activities over the coming months.…
Read the rest
Recent Comments