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NEWSWAVENEWS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: OCEANS, COASTS AND GREAT LAKESNEWSWAVE-Winner of NAGC’s 2015 Blue Pencil Award“Steel in the Water”Nation’s First OffshoreWind FarmFall 2015By Jessica Kershaw, DOIAs part of President Obama’sClimate Action Plan to createAmerican jobs, develop cleanenergy sources and cut carbonpollution, Secretary Jewell andBureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director AbigailRoss Hopper joined Rhode IslandGovernor Gina M. Raimondo, thestate’s congressional delegation,and representatives of DeepwaterWind – the project developers – incelebrating an historic “steel in thewater” milestone for America’sfirst commercial scale offshorewind farm.See Offshore Wind page 3From left: BOEM Director Abigail RossHopper, DOI Secretary Sally Jewell, andJessica Stromberg, Jim Bennett, andTracey Moriarty of BOEM witness “steel inthe water” with the construction of thenation’s first offshore wind farm in RhodeIsland. Photo credit: BOEMSecretary Jewell and Secretary Kerry met with the next generation of Arctic stewardswho are participating in the U.S. Arctic Youth Ambassadors program (from left-ByronNicholai, Barae Hirsch, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary ofState John Kerry, James Chilcote, Griffin Plush, and Haley Fischer (not pictured) at theGLACIER conference. Photo credit: DOIAddressing ArcticChallengesOn August 31, Secretary Jewelldelivered remarks at the Conference on Global Leadership inthe Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience(GLACIER). Jewell discussed U.Sactions to enhance climate resilience and adaptation planning. Shealso met with U.S. Arctic YouthAmbassadors, a program designedto increase outreach and educationduring the U.S. Chairmanship ofthe Arctic Council.The event was hosted by U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry, whobrought together foreign ministersof Arctic nations and key nonArctic states with scientists, policymakers and stakeholders to discussthe most urgent issues facing theArctic today.See related Arctic stories in this issue.See Arctic Youth page 3Coastal ErosionThreatens NativeAlaskan CommunitiesA new USGS study finds that someof the highest shoreline erosionrates in the nation are along thenorthern coast of Alaska.“Coastal erosion along the Arcticcoast of Alaska is threatening Native Alaskan villages, sensitiveecosystems, energy and defenserelated infrastructure, and largetracts of Native Alaskan, State,and Federally managed land,” saidSee Erosion page 5Erosion along the Arctic coast. Photocredit: Ben Jones, USGS
NEWSWAVE Fall 2015In this Edition:Nation’s First Offshore Wind.1Addressing Arctic Challenges.1Coastal Erosion in Alaska.1Arctic Youth Leaders.3Leaders Advance Ocean Policy .4NEWSWAVE Wins Blue Pencil.4Mapping in Alaska.5Sea-Level Rise Risk in Parks .6Guide to Paddling Trails.7Coastal Change Forecasting.7Oil Spill Settlement.8 1M for Coral Reef Initiatives .9Local Coral Management .9Hold Onto Balloons!.10Restoring Island Ecosystems.10Coastal Recreation Value.11Stewards for Coastal Lands.11Deterrent for Asian Carp.12Reaching Youth.13Threats to Pacific Coasts andIslands.14Caribbean Tsunami Threats.15Elegant Terns.16DOI and U.S. Arctic Council.17Seals on the Move.19Habitats on Ice: .19Connect with Your Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakesthrough Social Media! Follow us on eatlakesMore than one billion people useFacebook to connect with family, friends,and things that matter to them. Ourocean, coasts, and the Great Lakes affectpeople’s lives every day, around theworld.NEWSWAVE is a quarterly newsletterfrom the Interior Department featuringocean, coastal, and Great Lakes activities across the Bureaus.Visit us online:Social media is a great way to learn moreabout how Interior holds up our missionto conserve and protect America’sresources.Editor:Connect with our Facebook accountto keep up with news, learn fun facts,and see how we work with our manyinteragency partners to understandand address resource issues andpolicies using collaborative sciencebased management, conservation, andresponsible use.Visit and ‘like’ us today!Share your photos withInterior!Below is a beautiful image of theGreat Dismal Swamp NationalWildlife Refuge captured andshared with us by Tom Hamilton.You can share your amazing pictures of America’s public lands at:flickr.com/groups/americas-publiclandsTracking Kittlitz’s murrelets.21Regional Contacts .22Birds and Offshore Wind.22Sea-Level Rise Handbook.23Great Lakes Wetlands.23Everglades Wading Birds.24Hurricane Sandy Recovery.25NPS in Marine Education .27The Surfing Bison .28Contribute to NEWSWAVE!Contact: Ann Tihansky, tihansky@usgs.govwith any questions, comments or to receiveNEWSWAVE via email.For more information contact:Liza Johnson, CoordinatorDOI Ocean and Coastal Activities,1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 3530Washington, D.C. 20240Telephone: 202-208-1378liza m johnson@ios.doi.govTwilight at the Great Dismal SwampNational Wildlife Refuge. This refugeis the largest intact remnant of a vasthabitat that once covered more than onemillion acres of southeastern Virginiaand northeastern North Carolina. The112,000-acre refuge is home to forests,marsh land and Lake Drummond -- oneof only two natural lakes in Virginia.Photo credit: Tom Hamilton2www.doi.gov/pmb/ocean/index.cfmAnn Tihansky, USGS/DOIContributors:Sarah Abdelrahim, DOIRandal Bowman, DOISarah Cline, DOICheryl Fossani, DOITami Heilemann, DOIChristina Kish, DOI-International TechnicalAssistance ProgramCristóbal Barros, DOI-ITAP In-CountryCoordinator for Chile, DOIJessica Kershaw, DOITracey Moriarty, BOEMMarjorie Weisskohl, BOEMGary Bremen, NPSSarah Gulick, NPSErin Kunisch, NPSChris Sergeant, NPSMike Bower, NPSCliff McCreedy, NPSJamie Womble, NPSChris Darnell, USFWSChristie Deloria, USFWSDavid Eisenhauer, USFWSHope Kelley, USFWSMeghan Kearney, USFWSTom MacKenzie, USFWSNanciann Regalado, USFWSStacy Shelton, USFWSDebra Becker, USGSJames Beerens, USGSGabrielle Bodin, USGSBetsy Boynton, USGSHannah Hamilton, USGSJeff Hansen, USGSBen Jones, USGSNathan Miller, USGSChris Nealan, USGSRachel Reagan, USGSMichele Reynolds, USGSHilary Stockdon, USGSCurt Storlazzi, USGSBeth Kerttula, National Ocean CouncilJohn Jansen, NOAAAnthony Soto, U.S. Coast GuardBrian Manwaring, Udall FoundationJon Woodruff, UMass-AmherstKate Goodenough, BiologistTom Hamilton, PhotographerTim Melling, PhotographerKydd Pollock, PhotographerCole Goco, Comic Illustrator
NEWSWAVE Fall 2015Offshore Wind continued from page 1“Interior is proud to be a partner inthis historic milestone for offshorerenewable energy,” SecretaryJewell said. “Deepwater Wind andRhode Island officials have demonstrated what can be accomplishedthrough a forward-looking visionand good working partnerships.Block Island Wind Farm will notonly tap into the enormous powerof the Atlantic’s coastal winds toprovide reliable, affordable andclean energy to Rhode Islanders,but will also serve as a beaconfor America’s sustainable energyfuture.”Arctic Youth continued from page 1This Arctic Life: Young Leaders Lend Voices onCulture and Climate ChangeBy Secretary Sally Jewell“When we can excite and encourage youth to serve theircommunities and serve as an inspiration to the next generation ofleaders, as we know these five ambassadors will, then we’ve investedwisely in our future, and more importantly, in theirs.”“At the opening of the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic(GLACIER), I had the opportunity to meet some extraordinary youngAlaskans who are taking important steps to make a meaningful impacton the future of their communities. These young leaders realize there isa need to increase understanding and awareness of our rapidly changingArctic environment, among the fastest-warming regions on earth.“This is an excitingdevelopment for Block Islandand also demonstrates the wayforward for wind energy infederal waters off America’scoasts.”BOEM Director HopperTheir voices and solutions for how to sustain communities, cultures andthe environment in a changing Arctic are the reasons why they wereselected for the United States Arctic Youth Ambassadors program. In thecoming months, an additional 10-15 youth ambassadors will be selected.The program was created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and theU.S. State Department in partnership with nonprofit partner Alaska Geographic to increase outreach and education during the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.“As the Nation’s pioneering offshore commercial wind farm, thelessons learned from the BlockIsland project about facility design, fabrication and installationwill inform future projects to bedeveloped on the Outer Continental Shelf,” said BOEM DirectorHopper.I had the privilege of meeting James Chilcote, Haley Fischer, BaraeHirsch, Griffin Plush and Byron Nicholai, who are the next generationof conservation and community leaders – young Arctic stewards of theircultures, and our lands and resources, who we must invest in now to helpus take action against a changing climate.Spurring responsible developmentof offshore wind energy is part ofa series of Obama Administrationactions to increase renewable energy both offshore and onshore byimproving coordination with state,local, and federal partners. Whenbuilt, these projects could provideabout 14,600 megawatts – enoughenergy to power nearly 4.9 million homes and support more than24,000 construction and operationsjobs.I learned a lot about these young students’ lives in Alaska and their plansfor the future. James, a Gwich’in Athabascan from Arctic Village whowill attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks this year, said his dreamin life is to keep the porcupine caribou safe from environmental harm;Haley recently participated in the Inter Tribal Youth Climate Leadership Congress and is a member of a whaling crew in her home town ofBarrow, Alaska; Barae is president of the West High School Green Teamin Anchorage and is a teen reporter for the Alaska Teen Media Institute;Griffin is a member of Alaska Youth for Environmental Action whowill study environmental policy at the University of Alaska Southeastthis year; and Byron Nicholai, who remarkably, has more than 18,000followers on Facebook, is a talented musician from Toksook Bay whoperformed for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Arctic CouncilChairmanship reception. These young leaders are impressive!”Read the entire blog: re-wind-farm3
NEWSWAVE Fall 2015Leaders Reconvene for National Ocean PolicyBy Beth Kerttula, National Ocean CouncilWith the advent of the NationalOcean Policy five years ago, theAdministration recognized thecritical role of states and localcommunities in ocean decisionsby empowering local regions toparticipate in decision making thataffects their coasts and our ocean.Next year, the Northeast and theMid-Atlantic will deliver the Nation’s first Regional Marine Plans.In an important step toward a fullycollaborative ocean policy, State,tribal, and local leaders chargedwith coordinating national oceanpolicies across jurisdictions recently reconvened at the White House.Known as the National OceanCouncil (NOC)’s GovernanceCoordinating Committee (GCC),these leaders are championingimportant ocean issues that haveenormous impacts to our economicand cultural relationship with theocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Forthe next two years, the new GCCmembers will guide the development of strategic action plans,policy and research priorities, andthe implementation of the NationalOcean Policy through meaningful dialogue with the NOC. Theseleaders are championing importantocean issues that have enormousimpacts to our economic and cultural relationship with the ocean,coasts, and Great Lakes.Interior’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Lori Faeth and RickMurray of the National ScienceFoundation were invited to theGCC meeting where they providedremarks about recent accomplishments and outlined issues andpriorities for the next two years.Following her presentation at Interior,National Ocean Council Director BethKerttula (left) visited with Interior’s LoriFaeth on World Ocean Day, June 8, 2015.Photo credit: Ann Tihansky, USGSNEWSWAVE Wins NAGCBlue Pencil AwardsMembers of the National Ocean Council’srecently reconvened GovernanceCoordinating Committee. Photo credit:Brian Manwaring, Udall FoundationNational Ocean Council’sNew GovernanceCoordinating Committee(GCC) Members:Leo Asuncion, Acting Director, Stateof Hawaii Office of Planning and Stateof Hawaii Coastal Zone ManagementProgram (Co-Chair)Senator Kevin Ranker, WashingtonState Senate (Co-Chair)Ted Diers, Administrator, State of NewHampshire Department of Environmental Services (Vice Co-Chair)Tribal Chairman T.J. Greene, MakahTribe (Vice Co-Chair)Michael Bolt, Chairman, United Southand Eastern Tribes Natural ResourcesCommitteeCouncil Member Elle Cochran, MauiCounty Council, HISupervisor Greg Cox, San DiegoCounty, CAJennifer Hennessey, Senior PolicyLead, State of Washington Departmentof EcologyJoe Oatman, Deputy Manager of theDepartment of Fisheries Resource Management, Nez Perce TribeMayor Philip Stoddard, South Miami,FLNick Tew, Alabama State Geologist4The NEWSWAVE, published byInterior’s Office of Policy Analysis, was selected for two 2015 BluePencil & Gold Screen Awards. TheU.S. Government-wide competitionhosted by the National Associationof Government Communicators recognized NEWSWAVE in the categoryof ‘Most Improved Publication’ andalso honored it with an Award ofExcellence in the Shoestring Budgetcategory. The awards were presentedto Editor Ann Tihansky, Betsy Boynton, Liza Johnson and Lori Faethduring the Awards Ceremony thispast June.NEWSWAVE compiles ocean,coastal and Great Lakes news fromacross Interior’s Bureaus in oneplace. Each issue reflects Interior’sdiverse roles in recreation, science,energy, conservation, restoration, climate change, natural hazards, invasive and endangered species, culturalhistory, tribal and native activities,international affairs, partnershipsand policies. It is distributed onlineto over 5,000 subscribers. Sign upto receive it via email or read it online: https://www.doi.gov/pmb/ocean/newswaveRead NEWSWAVE today!
NEWSWAVE Fall 2015Erosion continued from page 1Suzette Kimball, acting director ofthe USGS.The scientists studied more than1,600 kilometers of the Alaskancoast between the U.S.-Canadianborder and Icy Cape. Whilechanges in these areas include botherosion and expansion, the highesterosion rate exceeded 18 metersper year.“There is increasing need for thiskind of comprehensive assessmentin all coastal environments to guidemanaged response to sea-level riseand storm impacts,” said Dr. BruceRichmond of the USGS. “It is verydifficult to predict what may happen in the future without a solidunderstanding of what has happened in the past. Comprehensiveregional studies such as this are animportant tool to better understandcoastal change.”Compared to other coastal areasof the U.S., where four or morehistorical shoreline data sets areavailable, generally back to themid-1800s, shoreline data for thecoast of Alaska are limited. Theresearchers used two historical datasources, from the 1940s and 2000s,such as maps and aerial photographs, as well as modern data likelidar, or “light detection and rang-The low-lying airstrip at Barter Island, a lifeline to the City of Kaktovik, can floodannually during summer storms, cutting this remote community off from accessand transport of vital supplies. This photo is from the USGS oblique imagery k/html/a-1-06-ak.BarterIsland.images.htmling,” to measure shoreline changeat more than 26,567 locations.The report is the 8th Long-TermCoastal Change report producedas part of the USGS’s NationalAssessment of Coastal ChangeHazards project. A comprehensivedatabase of digital vector shorelines and rates of shoreline changefor Alaska, from the U.S.-Canadianborder to Icy Cape, is presentedalong with this report. Data forall eight long-term coastal changereports are also available on theUSGS Coastal Change HazardsPortal. (See related story below)http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID 4261#.VZr0iflVhBcVIDEO-Coastal ErosionTimelapseTimelapse photography of BarterIsland in Alaska during threesummer months in 2014 showsthe pack ice melting and subsequent impact to the beach andcliffs from at.htmlMapping Technologies Track Climate Change Impacts in AlaskaThe USGS-National Geospatial Program, in partnership with the State of Alaska, is leading efforts to fly theAlaskan Arctic with new sensors, generating Interferometric Synthetic Aperature Radar (IfSAR) data that willcomplement Alaska and Arctic digital elevation models (DEMs), improving maps and elevation models of theseregions to unprecedented levels of accuracy. By November 2016, USGS expects to acquire over 30,000 squaremiles of new ifSAR data over northeast Alaska, including critical coastal lands within the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. More than 1,000 new digital U.S. Topo quad maps will be produced for Arctic Alaska, providinghighly detailed maps for many coastal communities. Some of the north Alaska coastal lidar data can already bedownloaded from the USGS Earth Explorer website. http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/Funding is provided by a variety of Interior programs including the Bureau of Land Management, USFWS Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, and USGS’ Alaska Science Center, National Geospatial Program, andCoastal and Marine Geology Program.5
NEWSWAVE Fall 2015NPS Assets at Risk fromSea-Level RiseBy Cheryl Fossani, DOIMore than 40 billion of NationalPark Service assets, includinginfrastructure and historic and cultural resources, are at high risk ofdamage from sea-level rise causedby climate change according to areport released in June.The report, “Adapting to ClimateChange in Coastal Parks: Estimating the Exposure of Park Assetsto 1 m of Sea-Level Rise,” is thefirst in a series of risk assessments,being conducted by scientists fromNPS and Western Carolina University to present a broad overviewof the level of exposure NPS faceswith rising sea levels.“Climate change is visible atnational parks across the country, but this report underscoresthe economic importance of cutting carbon pollution and makingpublic lands more resilient to itsdangerous impacts,” said SecretaryJewell.Scientists considered the impactson 40 of the 118 National Parksthat are vulnerable to sea-levelrise, including urban areas such asGateway National Recreation Areain New York City, Golden GateNational Recreation Area in SanFrancisco, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina.Data sources included USGS’Coastal Vulnerability Project Data,which also provided the basis forselecting the 40 parks used in thefirst phase of this study.The report categorized park assets such as infrastructure, historicsites, museum collections, andother cultural resources, as highor limited-exposure based on riskFind the report: “Adapting To Climate Change in Coastal Parks: Estimating theExposure of Park Assets to 1 m of Sea-Level Rise” Natural Resource TechnicalReport NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/916 http://go.nps.gov/coastalassetsWatch a video on shoreline dynamics and barrier line-dynamics.htmIn 1999, NPS moved the Cape
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