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JANUARY 2008
January 11th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting, Port Angeles, WA
FEBRUARY 2008
February 26th - March 2nd - 35th Annual
Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting,
Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA
MARCH 2008
March 28th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting, Department of Natural Resources Building, Forks, WA
APRIL 2008
April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, (and May 1st) - Volunteer Training
April 26th - Washington Coast Cleanup Day!
Join us for this annual Earth Day event to remove marine debris from Washington's Pacific
Coast.
Plastic water bottles, fishing nets, tires, and all kinds of other items that are harmful to
the
environment wash up on Washington's beaches all year and need to be removed before they cause
irreparable damage to countless marine mammals, fish, plants, and birds.
You can help with general beach cleanup or several other tasks that will make this year's
event a
success. To sign up for your favorite place, visit
http://www.coastsavers.org
MAY 2008
May 1st - Volunteer Training (continued from April),
with field trips to Tongue Point on May 8th and Neah Bay on May 15th
May 2nd-4th - The 13th Annual
Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival will be held in Hoquiam, Washington with headquarters at Central Elementary
School.
May 30th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting, location TBA
JULY 2008
July 18th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting, location TBA
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 19th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting, location TBA
September 29th - Management Plan Review Scoping begins this week...
The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) was designated in 1994 and continues to
operate under its original management plan. As required by the National Marine Sanctuary Act,
OCNMS will begin the review of their current plan in 2008. A sanctuary management plan is a
site-specific planning and management document that describes the objectives, policies, and
activities for a sanctuary. Management plans generally outline regulatory goals, describe
boundaries, identify staffing and budget needs, set priorities and performance measures for
resource protection, research, and education programs. They also guide the development of
future management activities. OCNMS management plan review will begin with public scoping the
week of September 29th. At scoping the public will be asked to comment on the management of
the sanctuary's natural and cultural resources and overall administration.
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