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Partnerships are essential to all effective restoration efforts. WRP has sought planning input and participation from the eight coastal communities within the study area, as well as from various government agencies and nongovernmental groups. The list below includes many of these partners, some of which participate with WRP in the Great Marsh Restoration Team. This group, originally called the Great Marsh Salt Marsh Team, originated after the first Great Marsh Summit in 1996 (organized by Massachusetts Audubon Society). Salt marsh restoration was one of four goals identified through the Summit . Today, the Team focuses on aquatic habitat restoration planning, implementation, monitoring, education, and outreach in the geographic region of the Great Marsh. The Team has helped identify and complete many restoration projects over the past decade. Future project development and implementation efforts that follow the completion of the Plan will also involve the Team members and many other partners including those listed below. Asterisks (*) indicate Great Marsh Restoration Team members. For links to the websites of numerous resouration and regional partners, please see the Great Marsh Resources and Weblinks page.
Federal Government
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency*
Fish and Wildlife Service*
National Marine Fisheries Service*
NOAA Restoration Center *
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
State Government
Department of Conservation and Recreation*
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Fish and Game*
Riverways Program*
Office of Coastal Zone Management*
Wetlands Restoration Program
Division of Marine Fisheries*
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Program*
Massachusetts Bays Program*
Natural Resources Damages Program
Lakes and Ponds Program
Regional Groups and Nonprofits
Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
Ducks Unlimited*
Eight Towns and the Bay*
Essex County GreenBelt Association*
Great Marsh Coalition*
Ipswich River Watershed Association*
Massachusetts Audubon Society*
The Nature Conservancy*
Northeast MA Mosquito Control & Wetlands Mgmt. Dist.*
Parker River Clean Water Association*
The Trustees of Reservations*
Local Government
Town of Essex
City of Gloucester
Town of Ipswich
Town of Newbury
Town of Newburyport
Town of Rockport
Town of Rowley
Town of Salisbury
Links to Partner websites are found in the Resources page.
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