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2011 U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting Celebrating Progress; Confronting Challenges; Moving Forward! 
October 13-14, 2011Westin Book Cadillac Hotel Detroit, Michigan Overview The annual Areas of Concern (AOC) conference convened over 250 participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs to review recent developments affecting the AOC program; discuss approaches for implementing delisting targets; build capacity to implement on-the-ground restoration actions; identify opportunities to address AOC restoration priorities under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; improve linkages between the AOCs, LaMPs and other programs; and consider actions that will strengthen the regional U.S. AOC program. Sponsors The meeting is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office; the Great Lakes Commission; and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Contacts
Conference Materials All materials are provided as PDFs.
Presentations Thursday, October 13, 2011 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Keynote Speaker Rachel Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of Interior Accomplishments under the U.S. Areas of Concern Program Progress in the Areas of Concern Program under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (PDF);
Wendy Carney, Deputy Director, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office
Status of the Great Lakes Legacy Act (PDF);
Marc Tuchman, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office
Progress in the Canadian Areas of Concern (PDF);
Jon Gee, Manager, Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program, Environment Canada
Perspectives from the Great Lakes States (PDF);
Frank Ruswick, Deputy Director, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Progress to Date and Looking Forward to Year Three Measuring Progress and Tracking Accountability for the Areas of Concern under the GLRI (PDF);
John Perrecone, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office, perrecone.john@epa.gov Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Year Three of the GLRI
Breakout Sessions Confronting challenges, overcoming obstacles and making midcourse corrections when implementing your habitat restoration project Problems and pitfalls: Anticipating problems, finding solutions, and working with your funders to implement successful habitat restoration projects (PDF);
Terry Heatlie, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), terry.heatlie@noaa.gov
Problem solving in action: Case studies of Great Lakes habitat restoration projects:
Understanding when you need legal counsel when implementing your habitat restoration project (no presentation available);
Beth S. Gotthelf, Attorney at Law, Butzel Long, gotthelf@butzel.com
Partnering with industry and local governments to implement Great Lakes Legacy Act projects and other restoration actions in the AOCs Leadership from the City of Lorain, Ohio for restoration of the Black River (PDF);
Corey Timko, Utilities Director, City of Lorain, corey_timko@cityoflorain.org
Outstanding teamwork in Sheboygan County, WI to clean up and restore the Sheboygan River and harbor (PDF);
Adam Payne, Sheboygan County Administrator, payneanp@co.sheboygan.wi.us
Industry perspectives on partnering on Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanup projects (PDF);
John Morris, Remediation Director, Honeywell, John.morris@Honeywell.com
Working with industries to advance restoration of the Rouge River (PDF);
Tim O’Brien, Policy Director, Blue Economy Center and founding member, Rouge River Gateway Partnership, tobrien@blueeconomycenter.org
Working with industries: Perspectives from a local AOC committee (PDF);
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Buffalo River Remedial Action Plan Coordinator, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, jedlicka@bnriverkeeper.org
Life after delisting: Issues to consider when planning for the future of your AOC and your local RAP committee AOCs and life after delisting: A new model for environmental protection programs (PDF);
Frank Ruswick, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, ruswickf@michigan.gov
The evolution of an AOC: Presque Isle Bay from a state manager’s perspective (PDF);
Lori Boughton, Pennsylvania Dept of Environmental Protection, lboughton@pa.gov
Local ownership for life after delisting: Perspectives from the White Lake AOC (PDF);
Tanya Cabala, White Lake AOC, tcabala@charter.net
Life after delisting: Integrating AOCs into the Lakewide Management Plans (PDF);
John Perrecone, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, perrecone.john@epa.gov
Tips for complying with federal grant requirements and administering your GLRI project efficiently U.S. EPA-Great Lakes National Program Office (PDF);
Patricia Thompson, Chief, Policy Coordination and Communications Branch, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, thompson.patricia@epa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (PDF);
Jessica Berrio, Federal Program Officer, Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program, NOAA Restoration Center, jessica.berrio@noaa.gov
Sustain Our Great Lakes Program (PDF);
Todd Hogrefe, Great Lakes Program Director, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, todd.hogrefe@nfwf.org
Accounting and administering GLRI grants: Perspectives from the pros! (PDF);
Russ Terry, Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited, rterry@ducks.org
Building capacity to administer habitat restoration projects: Lessons learned on the Detroit River (PDF);
Charlie Bristol, chair, Detroit River Public Advisory Council, charlie.bristol@gmail.com
Resources, tools and innovative approaches for tracking progress in restoring your AOC Michigan’s AOC Delisting Strategy and Statewide BUI assessments (PDF);
Rick Hobrla, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, hobrlar@michigan.gov
AOC Tracking Systems for the Maumee and Grand Calumet River AOCs (PDF);
Jeff Edstrom, Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc., jedstrom@ectinc.com
The St. Louis River Estuary: Area of Concern to Area of Recovery - A framework for delisting (PDF);
Nelson T. French, Lake Superior Unit, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, nelson.french@state.mn.us
Tracking progress at the project level in the Ashtabula River AOC (PDF);
Amy Mucha, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, mucha.amy@epa.gov
Telling your story: Tips for communicating with the press, the public and elected officials about restoration work in your AOC and its economic benefits Approaches for assessing economic benefits from restoration efforts (PDF);
Dr. Paul Isely, Grand Valley State University, iselyp@gvsu.edu
Cuyahoga State of the River 2011 (PDF);
Jim White, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Programs, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, James.White@PortofCleveland.com
A Unified Theme for Wisconsin AOCs Outreach and Communication (PDF);
Debbie Beyer, University of Wisconsin-Extension, deb.beyer@ces.uwex.edu
Communicating with your community about AOC restoration efforts (PDF);
Tanya Cabala, White Lake AOC, tcabala@charter.net
Friday, October 14, 2011 Keynote Speaker Burning Rivers: Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers that Caught on Fire (PDF);
Dr. John Hartig, Refuge Manager, Detroit International Wildlife Refuge Cross Fertilizing Our Best Ideas: Focused Discussions on Innovative Approaches for Assessing and Removing Beneficial Use Impairments Overview & Agenda for BUI Breakout Sessions (PDF)
Group 1: Fish and wildlife habitat and populations
Group 2: Tainting of fish and wildlife flavor and restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption
Group 3: Fish tumors and deformities and bird or animal deformities or reproduction problems
Group 4: Degradation of benthos and restrictions on dredging activities
Group 5: Added costs to agriculture or industry and restrictions on drinking water consumption or taste and odor problems
Group 6: Eutrophication or undesirable algae; beach closings; degradation of phytoplankton and zooplankton populations; and degradation of aesthetics
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