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<DIV>As Mass Audubon now admits they intend to secure the Cape Wind avian
mortality monitoring contract, worth multi-millions of dollars, by their
own press release--see highlighted. </DIV>
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<DIV>Cape Cod Time's <A title=http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53 href="http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53">http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The condition of Mass Audubon's "support" for Cape Wind as expressed
in their "Challenge" (2006) press release is the Adaptive Management monitoring
and mitigation service contract. (Valued over term provided in Mass
Audubon's "Challenge" as an approximate $8 million dollar
contract). Adaptive Management is the "umbrella" term covering
"monitoring" counting mortalities, and "mitigation", attempting to reduce harm
to wildlife by "improvement (man's) to the environment, such
as by wind turbines. </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=1482&type=press href="http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=1482&type=press">Mass
Audubon | What's New!</A> (the smoking gun evidence that Mass Audubon is indeed
planning to secure the contract for AM (Adaptive Management). </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mass Audubon "What's New? press release excerpt: </DIV>
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<P><STRONG>Next Steps for Mass Audubon participation</STRONG><BR>Mass Audubon
will continue to analyze and report on Cape Wind through:</P>
<P>1. MMS’ OCS lease arrangement;<BR>2. ACOE Section 10 permit issued under the
US Rivers and Harbors Act; <BR><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80">3. EMS
adaptive management plan; and <BR>4. Avian monitoring and mitigation plan
implementation during the construction and three year post-construction phases
of the project.</FONT></P></DIV><A title=http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=1482&type=press href="http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=1482&type=press">http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=1482&type=press</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cape Wind media darling Mass Audubon brings bias to the project NEPA permit
review: (NEPA analysis should avoid taking on a project advocacy position as
Mass Audubon has with Cape Wind---Mass Audubon denies Mass Audubon's testimony
on bird kill by Cape Wind, in writing, published). </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/21/4046167-mass-audubon-condition-of-support-for-cape-wind-spells-bias href="http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/21/4046167-mass-audubon-condition-of-support-for-cape-wind-spells-bias">http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/21/4046167-mass-audubon-condition-of-support-for-cape-wind-spells-bias</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>'Dear Secretary Salazar: Please do not sign off on Cape Wind'
(establishes immitigable harm to wildlife presented by Cape Wind, technology to
monitor mortalities over water does not exist, mitigation has not worked on land
to reduce harm to wildlife) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/11/2534556-dear-secretary-salazar-please-do-not-sign-off-on-cape-wind href="http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/11/2534556-dear-secretary-salazar-please-do-not-sign-off-on-cape-wind">http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/11/2534556-dear-secretary-salazar-please-do-not-sign-off-on-cape-wind</A>-</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Outrage expressed over Mass Audubon's (brass AKA
leaders') duplicity in the Cape Wind NEPA review. Mass Audubon is an
MMS identified "Key Partner" thusly, Mass Audubon should not advocate on behalf
of Cape Wind as NEPA environmental analysis should remain objective. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/26/4364708-thanks-for-nothing-mass-audubon href="http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/26/4364708-thanks-for-nothing-mass-audubon">http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/26/4364708-thanks-for-nothing-mass-audubon</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A title=http://www.britell.com/audubon/audubon8.html href="http://www.britell.com/audubon/audubon8.html"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000>Audubon Papers: Essay 8</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV>
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<P>"We have even been offered free trips to foreign countries just to talk about
projects to be done locally. People troll for us all the time. One wimpy local
board member and one persuasive state office official is all it often takes to
get a local chapter to pass on opposing a project. And developers know
that."</P>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG><U>MA
Audubon also</U></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> manages <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType>
with <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$780, 000</U></B>
restoration mitigation anticipated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> lease payments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition, the state
and feds will fund <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$3.77 million
</U></B>to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for a feasibility
study.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P>Mass Audubon's Jack Clarke, through the US Offshore Wind Collaborative
(USOWC), intends to provide (his) their "<EM>Actions"</EM> that include
"<EM>Monitoring U.S. offshore projects</EM>" "<EM>environmental impacts</EM>",
"<EM>through all phases of development</EM>"; aMMs an MMS identified
"<EM>Key Partner"</EM> in the Cape Wind NEPA environmental and permit
review. </P>
<P>Party to the Altamont, CA lawsuits over the violations of federal species
protections by the wind industry, Michael Boyd-President of CAlifornians for
Renewable Energy, estimates the value of the Cape Wind monitoring contract as $3
million "startup"; and $1 million per each year following. MA Audubon's
"Challenge" press release stipulates that Cape Wind AM will continue for at
least 3 years post Cape Wind construction. If Cape Wind takes 2 years to
construct, the approximate future value of MA Audubon's "support" condition of
Cape Wind (MA Audubon "Challenge" press release) is $8 million dollars.
</P>
<P>NEPA analysis should avoid taking on a project advocacy position.
Accordingly, MA Audubon has corrupted the Cape Wind NEPA review. As
MA Audubon has upstaged the federal regulator functioning under the ESA
Section 7 consultation process, by offering their "support" for Cape Wind as an
MMS identified (Key Partner), for the value of U.S. offshore wind AM
monitoring contracts. </P>
<P><FONT size=3 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>Mass Audubon Founding
Member of New Wind Collaborative</B></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></P>
<P>The new non-profit, named the US Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC), will
work to ramp up the growth of a sustainable offshore wind industry nationwide.
Recognizing the urgency of our energy and climate change challenges, the
Collaborative will address technical, environmental, economic and regulatory
issues that serve as obstacles to wind development. Specific goals include
providing a forum for cross-sector communication, planning, and action, and
distributing information that informs and advances the industry. </P>
<P>The collaborative recently released a <A title=http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=jqafKJ6C2BIdXslzkuElmg.. href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=jqafKJ6C2BIdXslzkuElmg..">working
paper</A> titled U.S. Offshore Wind Energy: A Path Forward as a resource
for stakeholders. titled U.S. Offshore Wind Energy: A Path Forward as a resource
for stakeholders. This document provides an overview of current offshore wind
regulation and government policies, technology development, and
environmental/marine use, among other issues. <A title=http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701 href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701">http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701</A></P>
<P>For more information, visit <A title=http://www.usowc.org/ href="http://www.usowc.org/">http://www.usowc.org/</A>.</P>
<P><A title=http://www.massaudubon.org/advocacy/roundup_archive.php?id=178 href="http://www.massaudubon.org/advocacy/roundup_archive.php?id=178">http://www.massaudubon.org/advocacy/roundup_archive.php?id=178</A></P></FONT>
<DIV>"Actions"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Monitor U.S. offshore projects through all phases of development,
including regulatory procedures, stakeholder involvement, siting analysis, best
management practices, turbine performance, environmental impacts, and public
perception." (page 10) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.usowc.org/pdfs/USOWCProspectus.pdf href="http://www.usowc.org/pdfs/USOWCProspectus.pdf">http://www.usowc.org/pdfs/USOWCProspectus.pdf</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701 href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701">http://web.massaudubon.org/site/DocServer/USOWC_working_paper.pdf?docID=2701</A></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Minerals Management Service FY 2006
Cooperative Conservation Project’<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">“Project
Title:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Cape</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> Energy Project<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Examples of Key
Partners<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cape Wind LLC, State of Massachusetts, Cape
Cod Commission, <U>Massachusetts Audubon Society,</U> Alliance to Protect
Nantucket Sound, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head, and the U.S. Minerals Management Service.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A title=http://www.mms.gov/offshore/PDFs/CooperativeConservationReport2006.pdf href="http://www.mms.gov/offshore/PDFs/CooperativeConservationReport2006.pdf"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://www.mms.gov/offshore/PDFs/CooperativeConservationReport2006.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A title=http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53 href="http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53">http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/06/28/mass-audubon-supports-cape-wind-energy-p?blog=53</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MA Audubon is in an
enviable position if Cape Wind is permitted. </SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></U></B> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MA
Audubon</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> manages <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType>
with <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$780, 000</U></B>
restoration mitigation anticipated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> lease payments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition, the state
and feds will fund <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$3.77 million
</U></B>to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for a feasibility
study.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MA
Audubon conditions their “support” for Cape Wind, a project they are reviewing
as an MMS identified “Key Partner”, upon Agency acceptance of Adaptive
Management monitoring and mitigation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This service contract is valued, over the term prescribed by MA Audubon
in “Challenge” press release, as <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>$8
million dollars “funded by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>…,"</U> to the AM contract
holder. </B></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">However;
Adaptive management monitoring and mitigation as proposed for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wind</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> is doomed to failure according to the
federal permitting authority under ESA Section 7 review process, USFWS, comments
on the Cape Wind MMS DEIS. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Northeast Coastal Areas Study
</FONT></STRONG><B><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Significant
Coastal Habitats </FONT></STRONG></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Site 34 (MA)</STRONG>
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><A title=http://training.fws.gov/Library/pubs5/necas/web_link/images/bbcbn1_2.htm href="http://training.fws.gov/Library/pubs5/necas/web_link/images/bbcbn1_2.htm"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Maps</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>I. SITE NAME:</STRONG>
<st1:place w:st="on">Buzzards Bay</st1:place> Colonial Bird Nesting and Feeding
Areas<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>II. SITE LOCATION:</STRONG>
Bird Island and Ram Island are located just offshore the western shoreline of
Buzzards Bay, northeast of the city of New Bedford, in the vicinity of the Towns
of Marion and Antassawamock, respectively.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>TOWNS:</STRONG>
Mattapoisett, Marion<BR><STRONG>COUNTY:</STRONG>
Plymouth<BR><STRONG>STATE:</STRONG> Massachusetts<BR><STRONG>USGS 7.5 MIN
QUADS:</STRONG> Naushon Island, Mass 41070-47; Woods Hole, Mass 41070-56;
Sconticut Neck, Mass 41070-57; Onset, Mass 41070-66; Marion, Mass
41070-67<BR><STRONG>USGS 30x60 MIN QUADS:</STRONG> Martha's Vineyard 41070-A1;
New Bedford 41070-E1<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>III. GENERAL
BOUNDARY:</STRONG> There are two distinct, separate and yet closely related
areas comprising this complex: 1) an area on the western and upper portions of
Buzzards Bay enclosing two small offshore islands (Ram Island and Bird Island)
and a large group feeding area; and 2) a nearshore area of open waters along the
lower, eastern shoreline of Buzzards Bay important as a general feeding area for
individual birds. <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ram</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType> forms the southwestern boundary of the first
area and is situated about 0.5 miles (1 km) south of Antassawamock in the Town
of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mattapoisett</st1:place></st1:City>.
Moving northeastward from Ram Island the boundary encloses Bird Island, located
about 0.5 miles (1 km) south of Sippican Neck in the Town of Marion, to Great
Neck and up into Buttermilk Bay at the head of Buzzards Bay. The dimensions for
this area are approximately 10 miles (16 km) long in a southwest-northeast
direction and about 3 miles (5 km) wide in a northwest-southeast direction along
the western shoreline of <st1:place w:st="on">Buzzards Bay</st1:place>. The
second area is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType>
and consists entirely of the nearshore waters around Woods Hole and the northern
half of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Naushon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> out to about 0.5
miles (1 km) from the shoreline. This second area is approximately 6 miles (10
km) long in a southwest-northeast direction and 2 miles (3 km) wide in a
northwest-southeast direction. The general boundaries for both areas are
delineated on the accompanying maps.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>IV. OWNERSHIP/PROTECTED
STATUS:</STRONG> These areas consist entirely of public lands and waters. Ram
Island is owned by the State of Massachusetts, Division of Fisheries and
Wildlife; Bird Island is owned by the Town of Marion and managed by the <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow">Massachusetts Audubon
Society.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><A title="http://training.fws.gov/Library/pubs5/necas/web_link/34_buzzards bay.htm" href="http://training.fws.gov/Library/pubs5/necas/web_link/34_buzzards%20bay.htm"><FONT color=#800080 size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://training.fws.gov/Library/pubs5/necas/web_link/34_buzzards%20bay.htm</FONT></A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A title=http://www.wickedlocal.com/marion/news/lifestyle/x636389237/Bird-Island-tern-restoration-project-gets-federal-state-help href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/marion/news/lifestyle/x636389237/Bird-Island-tern-restoration-project-gets-federal-state-help">Bird
Island tern restoration project gets federal, state help - Marion, MA - Wicked
Local Marion</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">Bird</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"> tern restoration project gets federal,
state help<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">By
Chris Reagle<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">Wed
Sep 17, 2008, 11:45 AM EDT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">After seven years, erosion
control and soil restoration work will resume at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bird</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, which had become badly degraded
due to weather, and wave action, and put in peril delicate sea bird
habitat.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bird</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, on
which</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> sits the historic
Bird Island Lighthouse, is a significant habitat for the endangered roseate
tern, as well as common terns.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A collaboration between the
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the state Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs and the town will offer much respite for the battered
island on the outskirts of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sippican</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“I would say construction
is three years down the line. Planning will take about two years,” Carolyn
Mostello, Tern Project Leader at the state Division of Fish and Wildlife,
said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">She
said the <U>state and feds would kick in a total of $3.77 million to pay for a
feasibility study, plan preparations, and specifications, and new revetment and
replacing eroded substrates to restore suitable habitats.</U></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Thank You, </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">Barbara Durkin </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND: #ffff80; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">(508)
612-4133</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>