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1 STAC MEETING CCMP Updates & Next Steps Tuesday, February 20 th Photo credit: Ron MacGillivray, Fortescue, NJ

2 SUMMER ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW Stakeholder Presentations Open Houses Online Comments Summer Engagement Summary Photo Credit: Thomas Davis, Brandywine Creek

SUMMER ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW Advertised on radio, website, social media, and in print Eight Open Houses Twelve presentations to stakeholder groups Summer Engagement reached over 700 people; with nearly

3 SUMMER ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW Advertised on radio, website, social media, and in print Eight Open Houses Twelve presentations to stakeholder groups Summer Engagement reached over 700 people; with nearly 100 people participating in-person at the Open Houses. Please see summary document for more information and analysis of feedback upon request Photo credit: Diane Granger, East Greenville, PA

4 KEY TOPICS Expert Workshops Creating, supporting, and promoting green jobs Conducting oyster restoration/shell planting Including climate change Installing green infrastructure Researching/monitoring the effectiveness of BMPs and Restoration Efforts Collaborating with high schools and institutes of higher learning Supporting or connecting with advocacy education Providing assistance to municipalities and the agricultural community Assessing and communicating the cost, value, or economic benefit of resources, ecosystem services, and environmental actions Creating, maintaining, and sharing databases and inventories Prioritizing and targeting places, programs, and elements for restoration, support, or focus Telling the story Summer Engagement Supporting the green economy, specifically promoting green jobs and investment in green infrastructure and ecotourism Including climate change and resilience in the CCMP Working with municipalities, businesses, and industries Tying economics and value to ecosystem services Creating a central repository for information and current projects in the watershed Establishing baselines, especially for water Support for land use planning (re: water quality) Creating opportunities for technology transfer, especially for small organizations and coastal communities Including invasive species in the CCMP Concern for funding Interest in seeing connections between CCMP strategies clearly represented in the document Including Departments of Transportation as partners, particularly for habitat goals Outreach on plastics (bags, microbeads) Research on emerging contaminants Photo Credit: Martha Gery, Prime Hook NWR

5 KEY TOPICS Expert Workshops Creating, supporting, and promoting green jobs Conducting oyster restoration/shell planting Including climate change Installing green infrastructure Researching/monitoring the effectiveness of BMPs and Restoration Efforts Collaborating with high schools and institutes of higher learning Supporting or connecting with advocacy education Providing assistance to municipalities and the agricultural community Assessing and communicating the cost, value, or economic benefit of resources, ecosystem services, and environmental actions Creating, maintaining, and sharing databases and inventories Prioritizing and targeting places, programs, and elements for restoration, support, or focus Telling the story Summer Engagement Supporting the green economy, specifically promoting green jobs and investment in green infrastructure and ecotourism Including climate change and resilience in the CCMP Working with municipalities, businesses, and industries Tying economics and value to ecosystem services Creating a central repository for information and current projects in the watershed Establishing baselines, especially for water Support for land use planning (re: water quality) Creating opportunities for technology transfer, especially for small organizations and coastal communities Including invasive species in the CCMP Concern for funding Interest in seeing connections between CCMP strategies clearly represented in the document Including Departments of Transportation as partners, particularly for habitat goals Outreach on plastics (bags, microbeads) Research on emerging contaminants Photo Credit: Martha Gery, Prime Hook NWR

6 KEY TOPICS 1. Supporting the green economy (promoting green jobs and investment in green infrastructure and ecotourism) 2. Ensuring that climate change and resilience (research, monitoring, BMPs) is woven throughout the CCMP 3. Providing assistance to municipalities (especially coastal locations) and the agricultural community 4. Assessing and communicating the cost, value, or economic benefit of resources, ecosystem services, and environmental actions 5. Creating, maintaining, and sharing databases and inventories (especially for information on baselines and current projects) Photo Credit: Stephanie Rindosh, Philadelphia Rain Garden

TOPICS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION Stakeholders were sensitive to the omission of toxics. People and communities did not appear in the Core Elements as much as participants had hoped.

7 TOPICS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION Stakeholders were sensitive to the omission of toxics. People and communities did not appear in the Core Elements as much as participants had hoped. Advocacy or advocacy education was routinely recommended. Facilitators had several Open House discussions about Environmental Justice issues and the importance of reaching underserved and minority communities. Photo Credit: Mark Houlday, Lewes, DE

8 RECENT DRAFT CCMP UPDATES Commitment to Diversity and Environmental Justice Strategy updates in Strong Communities Theme TREB references Updates to strategy language/associated narratives CCMP Measures & Deliverables

9 NEXT STEPS Measures & Deliverables to be completed at EIC meeting on Feb 22 nd Tracking CCMP progress CCMP tracking tool prototype Annual data collection process in concurrence with annual habitat/leveraging projects through NEPORT Steering Committee reviews Draft Revised CCMP April 4 th

10 2017 JULY Nov 3 Community/Partner Community/Partner OutreachInput Summary to EIC Nov 30 BOD/EIC Mtg; Draft #2 to EIC Dec 1 AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2018 JAN FEB Draft #3 to SC MAR APR EIC Review Core Elements Draft #4 resulting from SC Draft #5 out for public comment SC Meeting Core Elements 6/20/17 IAR Core Elements Review Draft #6 to EIC/SC for review EIC & IAR Review CCMP Draft #1 by Nov 15th Draft #7 Final Quick final review by EIC/SC EIC review of draft w/ compiled comments William Penn Foundation Grant Closes MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC EIC workshop & calls on draft w/ compiled comments SC Retreat First Draft Revised CCMP SC Review Public Comment EIC/SC/IAR Review (60 days) Technical editing/cleanup of Final Draft Review draft document Public Comment Summary to EIC SC Meeting Final Draft Revised CCMP Final Production CCMP Release/Press Event at Summit - January Last Revised COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISION: EIC/SC/IAR TIMELINE EIC Estuary Implementation Committee SC - Steering Committee IAR Inter- Agency Review

CI User Engagement Activities and Schedule Nov Apr 2013

CI User Engagement Activities and Schedule Nov Apr 2013 OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE Activities and Schedule Nov 2012 - Apr 2013 Julie Thomas, Operations Director Susanne Jul, User Experience Lead 1 Overview Review engagement points in the iterative release