MEETING AGENDA

Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation
Wednesday, July 13th, 9:00 am
State Library of Louisiana
701 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

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9:00 - Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks - R. King Milling, Chairman

9:05 - Announcements and/or New Business - Commissioners

9:10 - 9:20 - Update on Efforts to Restore the Mekong River Delta in Southeast Asia and Parallels to Louisiana's Coastal Restoration Efforts - Dr. Gerald Galloway, Commissioner and Professor, University of Maryland

9:20 - 10:05 - Land Area Change in Coastal Louisiana (1932 - 2010) - Dr. Phil Turnipseed, USGS National Wetlands Research Center

10:05 - 10:20 - Update on 2012 Master Plan Development - Karim Belhadjali, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

10:20 - 10:50 -Current and Upcoming Efforts on the Management of Freshwater, Nutrients, and Sediments - Bren Haase, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

10:50 - 11:20 - Myrtle Grove as a Model of Data Collection, Modeling, and Design - David Muth and Alisha Renfro, National Wildlife Federation

11:20 - 11:50 - America's Wetland Blue Ribbon Community Panels Initiative - Val Marmillion and Sidney Coffee, America's WETLAND Foundation

11:50 - 12:20 - Lessons from Recent Flood and Deep-draft Navigation Crisis - Dr. Paul Kemp, National Audubon Society

12:20 - Public Comment

12:30 - Adjournment