GLIN==> Proceedings online for 2010 annual conference for the U.S. Areas of Concern Program

~~ Conference Proceedings Now Available ~~

2010 U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting:
Advancing Restoration Actions under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

September 22-23, 2010
Buffalo, NY

http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference10recap.html

Proceedings from the 2010 conference for the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of
Concern program are now available online at
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference10recap.html. The proceedings include
the conference presentations; survey responses from the U.S. Areas of
Concern; information on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the
initial grants under the Initiative; factsheets on federal funding programs;
the conference attendance list; and other useful information.

Conference highlights 

Status Report on the U.S. Areas of Concern Program
*	How the Areas of Concern Program is Operating under the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative
*	Status of the Great Lakes Legacy Act
*	Status of the Canadian Areas of Concern and Coordination of the
Binational Areas of Concern
*	Accelerating Restoration of the Areas of Concern: Perspectives from
the Great Lakes States
*	Update on Re-Negotiation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement:
Implications for the Areas of Concern

Perspectives from federal agencies on the GLRI: Progress to Date and Looking
Forward to Year Two 

Keynote Speaker: Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor for the Great Lakes, U.S. EPA
*	Forging Ahead for the Great Lakes: Making the Most of Year Two of
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Demonstrating Restoration Success Through an Environmental and Economic Lens

Best practices training workshops
*	How to implement your habitat restoration project  
*	Tips for writing an excellent habitat restoration proposal  
*	Removing dams and providing fish passage: issues to consider and
examples of successful projects 
*	Options for generating non-federal cost share for GLRI projects 
*	Implementing a strategic approach to delisting Areas of Concern 
*	Accommodating climate change impacts in habitat restoration project 
*	Overview of federal regulatory requirements for Great Lakes
restoration projects

Conference Background

The annual conference for the U.S. Areas of Concern (AOC) program convened
over 200 participants to review recent developments affecting the AOC
program; discuss approaches for implementing delisting targets; build
capacity to implement on-the-ground restoration actions; identify
opportunities to address AOC restoration priorities under President Obama's
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; improve linkages between the AOCs, LaMPs
and other programs; and consider actions that will strengthen the regional
U.S. AOC program. The 2010 AOC meeting was held in conjunction with the 6th
Annual Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Restoration Conference
(http://www.healthylakes.org/news-events/events/great-lakes-conference/great
-lakes-restoration-conference-re-cap). 

Sponsors

The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great
Lakes National Program Office; National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration-Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program; the Great Lakes
Commission; and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Contacts

For more information, contact Matt Doss at the Great Lakes Commission,
734-971-9135, mdoss at glc.org. Go to
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference10recap.html to see the full meeting
summary.

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