Habitat/Resource Panel
Chair:
Laura Ernst (Environmental Science Services)
Staff
Support: (Save The Bay)
Purpose:
Address coastal and riverine habitat restoration, and coastal resource
protection.
Short-term
Charges:
- By March
2004, as part of the Phase I Strategic Plan, determine the best
means for advancing Rhode Island’s coastal habitat protection
and restoration programs. An initial step would be finalizing
a state coastal habitat restoration plan that includes a prioritized
project list developed using scientific analysis tools as well
as best professional judgment and community desires. The strategy
should identify the initial steps necessary to meet the following
long-term goals:
* By 2008,
restore 100 acres of coastal wetlands, plus an additional 100
acres by 2015;
* By 2008, restore 100 acres of riparian buffer, plus an additional
100 acres by 2015;
* By 2010, protect an additional 1500 acres of sensitive coastal
resource areas, including wetlands; and
* By 2010, restore and protect those areas around the Bay identified
as critical fish habitats
Panel Members
Laura Ernst, ESS
Tom Ardito, NBEP
Janet Coit/Julie Lundgren, TNC
Chris Powell, RIDEM F&W
Phil Edwards, RIDEM F&W
Andrew Lipsky, NRCS
Wenley Ferguson, STB
Megan Higgins, RICRMC
Fred Presley, RIDEM
Thomas Halavik, USFWS
Jim Turek, NOAA
Chris Ruhling/John Knowles, RIMTA
Chris Hatfield, USACE
Hunt Durey, Bruce Carlisle, MACZM
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