[Coral-List] Scoping for Flower Garden Banks Management Plan
G.P. Schmahl
george.schmahl at noaa.gov
Wed Oct 11 11:20:11 EDT 2006
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary - Scoping Meetings
The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) is beginning
its Management Plan Review (MPR). A sanctuary management plan is a
site-specific planning and management document, which is periodically
reviewed, that describes the objectives, policies and activities for a
sanctuary and guides future management. In conjunction with the MPR
process, the sanctuary has just released the State of the Sanctuary
Report. This report details the sanctuary's natural resources,
research, education programs and current issues and invites public
involvement in the MPR process. Copies of this report may be requested
from the contact identified below. An electronic copy of the report is
available on the website: http://flowergarden.noaa.gov
The FGBNMS will hold public meetings to obtain input from resources
users, interest groups, government agencies, and other members of the
public on resource management issues. This input will help define the
range of issues that the program will address during the management plan
review.
Scoping meetings provide an opportunity for people to directly comment
on issues related to management of the sanctuary's natural and cultural
resources and overall administration. The meetings will follow an
open-house style format where sanctuary staff will be on hand to provide
information and answer questions.
We encourage interested members of the public to attend and provide
comments at a scoping meeting. Those unable to attend can mail, fax or
email written comments directly to the sanctuary. (See information
below for dates, locations, and contacts). The sanctuary will work with
its Advisory Council and other members of the public to help prioritize
issues that will be addressed during this management plan review, and
later to develop a draft management plan.
Scoping Meetings
October 17, 2006 Webster, TX (Houston/Galveston) 7:00 - 10:00
p.m.
Webster Civic Center
311 Pennsylvania Street
Webster, TX 77598
October 19, 2006 Corpus Christi, TX 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Harte Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
October 24, 2006 New Orleans, LA 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Audubon Zoo - Dominion Learning Center
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
For those unable to attend the scoping meetings, comments may be
submitted to the contact listed below. Comments on this initial scoping
phase of the management plan review are requested by November 10, 2006.
For more information contact:
Jennifer Morgan, Program Coordinator
jennifer.morgan at noaa.gov
Phone: 409-621-5151 ext. 103 Fax: 409-621-1316
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
4700 Ave. U, Bldg. 216
Galveston, TX 77551
Website: http://flowergarden.noaa.gov
Email comments to: fgbmanagementplan at noaa.gov
--
NOTE NEW ADDRESS!!
George (G.P.) Schmahl
Sanctuary Manager
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
4700 Avenue U, Building 216
Galveston, TX 77551
(409) 621-5151
(409) 621-1316 (fax)
george.schmahl at noaa.gov
http://flowergarden.noaa.gov
More information about the Coral-List
mailing list