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Michigan Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Habitat and Species Workshop


Overview

To facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue about advancing habitat protection and conservation through demonstrations of web-based tools, discussion of state priorities and needs, updates on federal activities and funding programs and interactive discussion about innovative approaches for moving selected projects from planning to implementation.

March 13, 2009
Secondary Governmental Complex
MDOT Construction & Technology Building
Lansing, Michigan

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Time Agenda Item Leader
9:00 a.m. Welcome, Review of Workshop Objectives and Introductions

Sharon Hanshue, MDNR, Fisheries
Victoria Pebbles, GLC
9:15 Habitat and Species Chapter of the GLRC: Progress to Date

Mike Greer, USACE
9:30 State Habitat Restoration Strategies, Initiatives
and Priorities
  Michigan Great Lakes Plan: Habit/Species Focus Emily Finnell, MDEQ, OGL
  Great Lakes Fishery Trust Habitat Initiative Mark Coscarelli, GLFT
  Michigan Wildlife Action Plan Barbara Avers/
Amy Derosier, MDNR Wildlife

11:00 Update and Demo on Web-based Habitat Tools to Advance Collaboration

Roger Gauthier, GLC
Noon Networking Lunch

Box lunch
12:30 Collaborative Models and Approaches for
Implementing Restoration
  Healing Our Waters (HOW) Coalition Habitat Restoration Priorities Amy Beyer, Cons Resource Alliance
  Joint Ventures: A Model for Collaborative Project Implementation

David Brakhage, Ducks Unlimited
1:00 Fostering Collaboration to Advance Restoration: Example Projects
  Dimondale Dam Issues Relating to the Clean Water Act Chris Freiburger, MDNR Fisheries
  Lake St. Clair St. Johns Marsh Phragmites Eradication Demonstration

Ernie Kafcas, MDNR Wildlife
2:00 Highlights on Federal Habitat/Wetlands Funding/Assistance Programs - Jim Galloway,
  USACE
- Bob Kavetsky,
  USFWS
- James Marshall III/
  Tim Redder, NRCS

2:30 Round Robin Discussion on Identifying Challenges to Progress Sharon Hanshue, MDNR
  Advancing Collaboration on Habitat Projects: Next Steps

Victoria Pebbles, GLC
3:00 Adjourn  

 


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