Wisconsin’s Great Lakes AOC meeting Nov 3-4 2011 in Green Bay
1. Explore and Restore – Transferring and Transforming our Successes Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern MeetingNovember 3-4, 2011Green Bay, Wisconsin
12. Invited guests from other AOCs (Michigan, New York, Ontario)For example, from Sheboygan River AOC this might include: Stacy Hron, Vic Pappas and Debbie Beyers Paula Bizot, NOAA (NRD assessment) Patrick Forsythe, UW-GB (fisheries biologist, was with USFWS) Betsy Galbraith, USFWS (NRD assessment) Jon Gumtow, private consultant, SRBP board member, Pete Pittner, private consultant, SRBP board member
13. Goals 1. Strengthen Communication Network to provide a forum for Wisconsin Areas of Concern staff and citizen/technical committee members to meet and share project information, exchange ideas and discuss issues of common interest. 2. Coordinate strategies, plans, evaluations to provide a face-to-face opportunity to discuss and coordinate delisting strategies, Remedial Action Plans and ways of measuring success as a state and in collaboration with EPA’s guidelines.
14. DRAFT Meeting at a glanceThursday, Nov 3 Heritage Hill State Historical Park10:30am - dinner Updates from Wisconsin’s Areas of Concern Discussion on RAP 2, Delisting Strategies Displays of outreach materials/project posters Walking tour of Heritage HillDinner on-siteLodging at Tundra Lodge Friday, Nov 4 Tundra Lodge Resort & Conference Center 8:30am-2:30pm Discussion of Statewide Public Advisory Council Breakout sessions: sediment, outreach, CACs, etc. Field trip to Green Bay Contaminated Sediment Facility