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Appendix Fa research and education information exchange throughout the National Estuarine Research ReserveSystem. As part of this role, NOAA will ensure that information and ideas from one Reserve are madeavailable to others in the System. The network will enable Reserves to exchange information and researchdata with each other, with universities engaged in estuarine research, and with Federal, state, and localagencies. NOAA’s objective is a system- wide program of research and monitoring capable of addressingthe management issues that affect long-term productivity of our Nation’s estuaries.[58 FR 38215, July 15, 1993, as amended at 62 FR 12540, Mar. 17, 1997; 63 FR 26717, May 14, 1998].Sec. 921.2 Definitions(a) Act means the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.(b) Assistant Administrator means the Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal ZoneManagement or delegee.(c) Coastal state means a state of the United States, in or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or ArcticOcean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes. For the purposes ofthese regulations the term also includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth ofthe Northern Marianas Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa (see 16U.S.C. 1453(4)).(d) State agency means an instrumentality of a coastal state to whom the coastal state has delegatedthe authority and responsibility for the creation and/or management/operation of a National EstuarineResearch Reserve. Factors indicative of this authority may include the power to receive and expend fundson behalf of the Reserve, acquire and sell or convey real and personal property interests, adopt rules forthe protection of the Reserve, enforce rules applicable to the Reserve, or develop and implement researchand education programs for the reserve. For the purposes of these regulations, the terms ``coastal state’’and ``State agency’’ shall be synonymous.(e) Estuary means that part of a river or stream or other body of water having unimpaired connectionwith the open sea, where the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage.The term also includes estuary-type areas with measurable freshwater influence and having unimpairedconnections with the open sea, and estuary-type areas of the Great Lakes and their connecting waters (see16 U.S.C. 1453(7)).(f) National Estuarine Research Reserve means an area that is a representative estuarine ecosystemsuitable for long-term research, which may include all of the key land and water portion of an estuary,and adjacent transitional areas and uplands constituting to the extent feasible a natural unit, and whichis set aside as a natural field laboratory to provide long-term opportunities for research, education, andinterpretation on the ecological relationships within the area (see 16 U.S.C. 1453(8)) and meets therequirements of 16 U.S.C. 1461(b). This includes those areas designated as National Estuarine Sanctuariesor Reserves under section 315 of the Act prior to enactment of the Coastal Zone Act ReauthorizationAmendments of 1990 and each area subsequently designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve.Sec. 921.3 National Estuarine Research Reserve System Biogeographic Classification Scheme andEstuarine Typologies.(a) National Estuarine Research Reserves are chosen to reflect regional differences and to include a varietyof ecosystem types. A biogeographic classification scheme based on regional variations in the nation’scoastal zone has been developed. The biogeographic classification scheme is used to ensure that theNational Estuarine Research Reserve System includes at least one site from each region. The estuarinetypology system is utilized to ensure that sites in the System reflect the wide range of estuarine typeswithin the United States.196 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Appendix F(b) The biogeographic classification scheme, presented in appendix I, contains 29 regions. Figure 1graphically depicts the biogeographic regions of the United States.(c) The typology system is presented in appendix II.Sec. 921.4 Relationship to other provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act, and to the MarineProtection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.(a) The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is intended to provide information to state agenciesand other entities involved in addressing coastal management issues. Any coastal state, including thosethat do not have approved coastal management programs under section 306 of the Act, is eligible for anaward under the National Estuarine Research Reserve Program (see sec. 921.2(c)).(b) For purposes of consistency review by states with a federally approved coastal management program,the designation of a National Estuarine Research Reserve is deemed to be a Federal activity, which, ifdirectly affecting the state’s coastal zone, must be undertaken in a manner consistent to the maximumextent practicable with the approved state coastal management program as provided by section 1456(c)(1)of the Act, and implementing regulations at 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart C. In accordance with section1456(c)(1) of the Act and the applicable regulations NOAA will be responsible for certifying thatdesignation of the Reserve is consistent with the state’s approved coastal management program. The statemust concur with or object to the certification. It is recommended that the lead state agency for Reservedesignation consult, at the earliest practicable time, with the appropriate state officials concerning theconsistency of a proposed National Estuarine Research Reserve.(c) The National Estuarine Research Reserve Program will be administered in close coordination withthe National Marine Sanctuary Program (Title III of the Marine Protection, Research and SanctuariesAct, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1431-1445), also administered by NOAA. Title III authorizes the Secretaryof Commerce to designate discrete areas of the marine environment as National Marine Sanctuariesto protect or restore such areas for their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, research,educational or esthetic values. National Marine Sanctuaries and Estuarine Research Reserves may notoverlap, but may be adjacent.Sec. 921.10 General.(a) A coastal state may apply for Federal financial assistance for the purpose of site selection, preparation ofdocuments specified in sec. 921.13 (draft management plan (DMP) and environmental impact statement(EIS)), and the conduct of limited basic characterization studies. The total Federal share of this assistancemay not exceed $100,000. Federal financial assistance for preacquisition activities under sec. 921.11and sec. 921.12 is subject to the total $5 million for which each Reserve is eligible for land acquisition.Notwithstanding the above, when financial assistance is provided from amounts recovered as a result ofdamage to natural resources located in the coastal zone, such assistance may be used to pay 100 percentof all actual costs of activities carried out with this assistance, as long as such funds are available. In thecase of a biogeographic region (see appendix I) shared by two or more coastal states, each state is eligiblefor Federal financial assistance to establish a separate National Estuarine Research Reserve withintheir respective portion of the shared biogeographic region. Each separate National Estuarine ResearchReserve is eligible for the full complement of funding. Financial assistance application procedures arespecified in subpart I.(b) In developing a Reserve program, a state may choose to develop a multiple-site Reserve reflectinga diversity of habitats in a single biogeographic region. A multiple-site Reserve allows the state todevelop complementary research and educational programs within the individual components of itsmulti-site Reserve. Multiple-site Reserves are treated as one Reserve in terms of financial assistanceManagement Plan: Appendix F197
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I. OverviewIntroduction to the Rese
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Exhibits and Interpretive Trails; P
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II. IntroductionThe Value of Estuar
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1.2.3.Address coastal management is
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III. Wells NERR SettingPhysical Set
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IV. Strategic Plan29
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V. Accomplishments33
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VI. Administration41
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RMAManagerEducationResearch & Stewa
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VII. Facilities andConstruction51
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◊Make facilities available to par
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Killing House (early 1900’s)This
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VIII. Public Access61
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Figure VIII.4. A family enjoys a wa
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IX. Education and Outreach67
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Strategies◊ Work with partners to
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K-12 EducationThe Wells Reserve edu
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X. Research and Monitoring77
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Figure XI.6. The Wells Reserve Stew
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XII. Reserve Boundary andAcquisitio
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forests, and wetlands. It has habit
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Conservation EasementThe Wells Rese
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XIV. Communications113
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AppendicesAppendix A: Memoranda of
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