Public Meetings
Climate Change
Mass Audubon president Laura Johnson has been appointed by Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) secretary Ian Bowles to serve on the state's new Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee. The committee will draft a recommendation for the legislature over the coming months, and EEA will hold public information and input sessions to receive comments and suggestions.
Public information sessions will be held on:
Thursday, June 11, 2009
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MA Department of Environmental Protection - Central Region
627 Main Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01608
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hyannis Town Council Office
367 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MA Department of Environmental Protection - Northeast Region
205B Lowell Street
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Springfield City Library
220 State Street
Springfield MA 01103
Thursday, July 2, 2009
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MA Department of Environmental Protection - Southeast Region
20 Riverside Drive
Lakeville, MA 02347
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Minehan Auditorium
Hurley Building
19 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
Please view our previous Roundup for more information on the Advisory Committee.
Whittier Bridge Project
The first Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project public meeting will take place next week. The meeting is co-sponsored by MassHighway and the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA). Mass Audubon will be providing comments on this project.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.
Newburyport City Hall
60 Pleasant St.
Newburyport, MA
For more information, see the public notice.
Economic Decisions
Governor Patrick will hold a second round of community meetings focused on difficult choices facing the state in these challenging economic times. These meetings will take place in communities throughout the state, and will allow the public to provide input and ask questions. See the schedule to find an upcoming meeting near you. The Patrick administration has also recently launched an online forum where members of the public can participate in similar discussions: http://forum.state.ma.us/
Wind Power
The Department of Conservation and Recreation and Department of Energy Resources will host two public listening sessions focused on the development of wind power on state-owned lands. Members of the public will have the opportunity to submit testimony during these meetings.
Meeting schedule:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Admiral's Hall
101 Academy Drive
Bourne, MA
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6:00 p.m
Berkshire Community College
Main campus
K111 Theater
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA
Please view the press release for more information. You can also reference our previous Action Alert regarding wind siting.
Ocean Management for the Bay State
Last year, the Massachusetts Ocean Management Act was signed into law by Governor Patrick as a first-in-the-nation effort to manage state ocean waters. Mass Audubon was appointed by the Governor to the 17-member Ocean Advisory Commission to represent the Commonwealth's environmental interests and work with the administration to write the ocean plan.
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