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** Conference Proceedings Now Available **

2011 Annual Conference for the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program

 

Proceedings are available online at
<http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference11recap.html>
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference11recap.html for the 2011 U.S. Areas of
Concern Program Annual Meeting: Celebrating Progress; Confronting
Challenges; Moving Forward!, held Oct. 13-14, 2011 in Detroit, Mich. 

Overview

The annual Areas of Concern (AOC) conference convened nearly 300
participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs 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 the 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.

 

Agenda Highlights

 

.         Keynote remarks from Rachel Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of Interior

.         Special presentation: Burning Rivers: Revival of Four
Urban-Industrial Rivers that Caught on Fire, by Dr. John Hartig, Refuge
Manager, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge

.         Updates from state and federal agencies on accomplishments under
the AOC program

.         Progress to date and looking forward to year three of the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative

.         Breakout sessions:

o   Confronting challenges, overcoming obstacles and making midcourse
corrections when implementing your habitat restoration project

o   Partnering with industry and local governments to implement Great Lakes
Legacy Act projects and other restoration actions in the AOCs

o   Life after delisting: Issues to consider when planning for the future of
your AOC and your local RAP committee

o   Tips for complying with federal grant requirements and administering
your GLRI project efficiently

o   Resources, tools and innovative approaches for tracking progress in
restoring your AOC

o   Telling your story: Tips for communicating with the press, the public
and elected officials about restoration work in your AOC and its economic
benefits

 

The website includes presentations from these sessions, handouts, and other
materials distributed at the conference.

 

The 2011 AOC conference was held as part of the first annual Great Lakes
Week (http://glri.us/glweek.html). Live coverage of Great Lakes Week 2011
was provided by Detroit Public Television. Archived videos from the AOC
conference and other Great Lakes Week events can be viewed at
http://greatlakesnow.org.

 

The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great
Lakes National Program Office; the Great Lakes Commission; and the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality.

For more information, contact Matt Doss at the Great Lakes Commission,
734-971-9135,  <mailto:mdoss at glc.org> mdoss at glc.org.

 

 

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