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Updated ABP Draft Annual Plan Posted
The Atchafalaya Basin Program Draft Annual Plan that was approved by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, is available on the DNR web site at http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/2010-draft-annual-plan.pdf Most of the changes are clarifications or corrections of typos so the substance is the same, but if you want to be up to date, the new version is…
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March FOA Board Meeting Report
You missed a good meeting if you didn’t get by. Atchafalaya Basin Program Executive Director Steve Chutz came by and gave us an update on the Annual Plan, which has now been approved, unchanged, by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and is ready to be forwarded to the Legislature.
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2/19/2009 ABP Board Meeting
On Thursday, February 19, 2009, the Atchafalaya Basin Program (ABP) Research and Promotion Board (RPB) held a meeting for review of the public comments on the Draft Annual Basin Plan. The Board approved the Draft Plan essentially as presented in the public meetings, albeit with a few editorial changes. The revised Plan should be posted…
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Draft Annual Plan Public Comments
Two public meetings were held in February for collection of public comments on the Draft Atchafalaya Basin Program (ABP) FY2010 Annual Plan. In addition, interested parties were given until February 16th to submit written comments on the draft. The Plaquemine meeting was lightly attended, with few comments submitted. Comments included a plea for support for…
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LWF Releases Winners
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation has released the names of the 2008 Conservation Award winners. The Governor’s Award – Conservationist of the Year for 2008 – will be presented to coastal blogger, Leonard “Len” Bahr, recently retired Science Advisor in the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities at the February 28th banquet held in conjunction with the…
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ABP Draft Plan Online
The Atchafalaya Basin Program held it’s first Draft Annual Plan review meeting tonight in Plaquemine. The second and final meeting will be held at the Town of Henderson Rec. Building on Amy Street (Guidry Memorial Park) on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 6 PM. Steve Chustz, Acting Director of the Program, presented the plan and took…
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Basin Program has a new Acting Dir.
Just in case you were asleep, as i was, this press release showed up on the DNR web site a while ago… Atchafalaya Basin Board Prepares for Final Planning Push The Atchafalaya Basin Program’s Research and Promotion Board met this week to hear an outline of the progress that has been made in the first…
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Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
Have you ever wondered where the Sherburne Complex ends and the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) starts? What about that Bayou des Ourses area? Well, you are probably not alone. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) held a scoping meeting for a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP), which is being developed for the Refuge. The…
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Basin Program Web Site Updated
This press release came from the Department of Natural Resources: For Immediate Release January 21, 2009 Atchafalaya Basin site now hosts photo upload feature The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has added another new feature to its Atchafalaya Basin Program website – giving people who work and play in the Basin the chance to share…
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Report on Basin Program Official Mtgs
Unfortunately, i missed the Basin Program Research and Promotion Board (RPB) meeting on January 6, but i did make the Technical Assistance Group (TAG) meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. The Research and Promotion Board (RPB) is the official body that directs the Atchafalaya Basin Program and it has been given additional responsibility to submit…