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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Science Workshop for <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>ODFW’s Ecological Atlas<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>A component of Oregon’s Territorial
Sea Plan for Renewable Energy Siting<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>September 20-21, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Comfort Inn (Salbasgeon Suites), <st1:City
w:st="on">Corvallis</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Workshop goals<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>This workshop will focus on scientific review of data and
methods used in the Ecological Atlas project, a marine spatial planning tool
that will be incorporated into <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>'s
Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) process. For more information on the TSP, see
http://www.oregonocean.info/. The<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Ecological Atlas will have maps of individual marine
resources (e.g. kelp beds in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>
waters) and will also identify ecological hotspots. The TSP process will use
this ecological information, along with other information at a future series of
meetings to determine areas to be protected from ocean development projects in
the future, according to Goal 19 statewide policy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>The Ecological Atlas is a collection of ecological data
sets (biological, oceanographic, habitat) that can be displayed and analyzed in
a spatially explicit way to determine ecological hotspots in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Territorial</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Sea</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (0-3 miles offshore). To view data
sets that have already been finalized for the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Ecological Atlas, see Oregon Marine Map (OMM): <a
href="http://oregon.marinemap.org/">http://oregon.marinemap.org/</a>. The
Google Earth based OMM includes data sets for the Ecological Atlas, as well as
data sets for other topics (e.g. socioeconomic), and will be used as a marine
spatial planning decision-support tool. OMM will be the center piece of
discussion for a series of public meetings that will occur along the <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> coast and in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Willamette</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
later this year (October-November 2011).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Who may attend?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>The workshop intent is to bring together invited
scientific experts for specific technical review of data and analysis. However,
anyone is welcome to attend and observe the proceedings. There will be a way to
provide written public comment at the workshop, but there will be no public
comment time period for verbal submission of comments. No decisions about
marine spatial planning or ocean energy development will be made at this
workshop; these types of decisions will begin at the October-November 2011
public meetings mentioned above. A detailed agenda for the workshop (including
start/stop times) will be posted by September 15th at: <a
href="http://www.oregonocean.info/">http://www.oregonocean.info/</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Thanks to COMPASS for helping organize this workshop:<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><a
href="http://www.compassonline.org/regional/oregon">http://www.compassonline.org/regional/oregon</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>If you have questions on the Ecological Atlas, the TSP
process or the workshop, please direct them to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Caren Braby, ODFW<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Caren.e.braby@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>541-867-0300 x226<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>http://www.dfw.state.or.us/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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