Salt Marsh Dieback Meeting Agenda

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STATE  OF  LOUISIANA
SALT  MARSH DIEBACK  MEETING
THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  14, 2000,  9:00 A.M.
WILDLIFE  AND  FISHERIES BUILDING
LOUISIANA  ROOM
QUAIL DRIVE
BATON  ROUGE,  LOUISIANA

AGENDA

9:00            INTRODUCTION
                        FRAMING THE ISSUE
                        CHARGE  TO PARTICIPANTS
                DR. LEN BAHR-GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF COASTAL ACTIVITIES

9:15            OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM
                        EXTENT AND PRESENT SEVERITY
                        CLIMATIC SETTING
                        SEA LEVEL AND RIVER FLOW HISTORY
                MR. KERRY ST PI-BARATARIA-TERREBONNE NATIONAL ESTUARY
PROGRAM

9:45            FINDINGS OF PANEL
                        POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE DIEBACK
                        EXPECTED DEGREE OF RECOVERY
                        RECOMMENDATIONS
                DR. ROBERT TWILLEY-UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LAFAYETTE

10:15           Q AND A

10:45           BREAK

11:00           IMMEDIATE STEPS
                        BEFORE NOVEMBER
                        IDENTIFYING FURTHER DATA NEEDS
                        IMMEDIATE FUNDING NEEDS

11:30           STATUS OF THE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE
                AND BROWN MARSH WEBPAGE
                SCOTT WILSON- UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

12:00           LUNCH

1:30-3:30       FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS
                (1) COORDINATING THE EFFORT
                        DEFINING THE ROLE OF A COORDINATING BODY
                        SELECTING ONE OR MORE GROUPS
                        DEVELOPING COORDINATION OF THE ISSUE

                (2) APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE

For more information contact: Len Bahr  (225) 342-3968

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