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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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Meetings on Atchafalaya Diversion
From http://www.lca.gov/feb2009.aspx The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state of Louisiana are hosting a series of six scoping meetings to gather input for the planning and execution of near-term critical restoration projects identified in the Louisiana Coastal Area Plan (LCA Plan). The LCA Plan and the recommended projects contained within it are the culmination…
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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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Don’t Miss These ABP Meetings in Feb
Public Hearings for the Proposed Annual Basin Plan for FY 09/10 February 9, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. Iberville Parish Council Chambers 58050 Meriam St. Plaquemine, La 70764 February 11, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. Town of Henderson Rec. Building Amy Street (Guidry Memorial Park) Henderson, LA 70517 These two hearings give us a chance to comment…
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Make Your Voice Heard: Another Mtg
This message was forwarded from Danny Breaux, Refuge Manager of the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge for the US Fish and Wildlife Service: If you are interested in the future of the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, now is the chance for you to speak up!! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting work on a…
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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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Clean-up At Morgan City Delayed
The congestion of activities in the next few weeks has convinced us to postpone the Morgan City Boat Landing clean-up day to later in the year. We haven’t picked a date yet but it will be after the Eagle Expo and Mardi Gras. Go to http://eagles.btnep.org/ for more info on the Eagle Expo – Feb…