2014 Gulf Coastal Management & National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Workshop

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

  Attendance sheets and contact information are available upon request. Contact Jon Truxillo for additional information.
   
  PRESENTATIONS
 

Welcome Presentation
  Don Haydel, Acting Administrator - Interagency Affairs / Field Services Division; Director - Atchafalaya Basin Program
Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources
   
  Louisiana: Louisiana's Restoration Strategy 
  Bren Haase, Deputy Chief
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority 
   
  Texas: Restoration Efforts in Texas 
  Kate Zultner, Coastal Resources Planner
Coastal Resources Division, Texas General Land Office
   
  Alabama: The RESTORE Act, Restoration Activities in Alabama and Permitting Implications 
  Carl Ferraro, Biologist III State Lands Division
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
   
  Mississippi: Beneficial Use Program and Permitting Strategies  
  George Ramseur, Beneficial Use of Dredge Material Program
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
   
  Florida: Gulf Restoration in Florida 
  Kelly Samek, Coastal Program Administrator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
   
  Natural Resource Damage Restoration Planning for DWH Oil Spill
  Cheryl Brodnax, Habitat Restoration Specialist
NOAA Habitat Conservation Restoration Center
   
  USFWS Restoration Strategies in the Gulf 
  Chris Pease, Gulf Coast Restoration Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
   
  Louisiana's NERR Establishment Efforts and the NERR Establishment Process 
  Dave Ruple, Manager
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Dr. Matthew B. Bethel, Assistant Executive Director of Research
Louisiana Sea Grant Law and Policy Program (LSGLPP) 
   
  NOAA Update on OCRM and CSC Merger/Initiatives 
  Todd Davison, Director of the Southern Region
NOAA Office for Coastal Management  
   
  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: Update of Activities
  Dr. Chuck Wilson, Chief Science Officer
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative 
   
  NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program 
  Dr. Julien Lartigue, Engagement Working Group Lead
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program 
   
  NERRs - Future RESTORE and NRDA Related Research 
  Matt Chasse, Program Specialist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dave Ruple
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
   
  Marine Debris in the Gulf of Mexico 
  Kimberly Albins, Gulf of Mexico Regional Coordinator
NOAA Marine Debris Program 
   
  Storm Surge Risk Analysis for the U.S. Gulf Coast 
  Hal Needham, Southern Climate Impact Planning Program Manager
   
  Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMS) Analysis and Re-Modeling Process in St. Tammany Parish 
  Dr. Elizabeth deEtte Smythe, Regulatory Manager
St. Tammany Parish
   
  National Flood Insurance Program 
 

Pat Skinner, Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Specialist  
LSU AgCenter Cooperative Extension

   
  Biggert-Waters Act of 2012: Changes on the Horizon
  Niki Pace, Sr. Research Counsel/Adjunct Professor
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program 
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  Useful links and Additional Information  
  National Flood Insurance Program Challenges and Solutions, Caitlin Berni, Director of External Affairs, Greater New Orleans Inc.
  Notes from Floodplain Management Session
  Notes from: Where are the State Coastal Programs and NERRs in the restoration planning process? Funding Strategies/Permitting and Policy Integration/Plans for Public Involvement
  Relating Oil Spill Preparedness Operation Planning to New Well Planning Processes
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration
  Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP)
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vision for a Healthy Gulf of Mexico Watershed
  U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM)
  U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
  FY2014 Coastal Resiliency Networks (CRest FFO)
  Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA)
  LSU AgCenter Cooperative Extension
  LSU AgCenter Flood Maps
  SURGEDAT: The World's Storm Surge Data Center
  Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council
  Alabama Coastal Restoration
  Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
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