Management Plan - National Estuarine Research Reserve System

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◊◊◊◊◊Parking Booth Volunteers greet visitors as theyarrive. They collect and record admission feesand provide information about the Reserve andthe events of the day.Library Assistants help catalog materials andstaff the Coastal Resource Library.Research Volunteers participate in ongoingand special projects including water qualitymonitoring, beach profiling, shoreline surveys,marsh restoration, and beach clean-ups.The Watershed Evaluation Team (WET)involves students and community volunteers inwater quality monitoring. Along with researchstaff scientists, WET volunteers monitor riversand identify pollution sources.Special events volunteers help with the planningand implementation of Winter FamilyFun Day, Earth Day, Punkinfiddle: a NationalEstuaries Day Celebration, and severalLaudholm Trust fundraising events.Wells Reserve Advisory CommitteesEight standing committees advise the WellsNational Estuarine Research Reserve on a range offacility and program issues. Committee membersrepresent government agencies, research institutions,academia, community organizations, schools,and Laudholm Trust.The Education Advisory Committee providesguidance to the Education Coordinator on effortsto educate residents and visitors about coastal ecosystems.The committee’s advice addresses on-siteprograms, exhibits, guided tours, interpretive trailsand signs, and community outreach. The committeealso recommends educational uses of Reservefacilities (library, teaching lab, historic structures).The Research Advisory Committee provides guidanceto the Research Coordinator on research andmonitoring activities in southern Maine coastalwatersheds and in salt marshes throughout theGulf of Maine. The committee also explores linksand partnerships between Wells Reserve and theother institutions in New England that conductmarine research.The Stewardship Advisory Committee providesguidance to the Reserve Manager and theNatural Resource Specialist and the StewardshipCoordinator on protecting the natural and culturalresources of Wells Reserve while providing forresearch, education, recreation, and interpretation.The committee’s advice addresses habitat management,control of exotic species, and protectionof sensitive, threatened, and endangered species.Committee members also assist with publicoutreach activities pertaining to natural resourcemanagement and protection.The Building Advisory Committee provides guidanceto the Reserve Manager and the RMA onbuildings and lands of the main campus, housingarea, and Life Estate. The committee’s adviceaddresses the historical integrity, maintenance, andappearance of structures and grounds, site improvements,and construction projects.The CTP Advisory Committee provides guidanceto the Coastal Training Program Coordinator andthe Education Coordinator on programs to supportcoastal decision- makers.The Library Advisory Committee helps theEducation Coordinator and the Coordinator ofVolunteer Programs to develop and maintain theCoastal Resource Library. The committee assistswith organizing and improving collections, exploitingtechnology, and staffing the library.In addition to these standing advisory committees,ad-hoc committees and task forces are formed whenthe need arises. Recent examples include exhibitdevelopment, technology upgrades, and buildingdesign and construction.Wells Reserve Program IntegrationStrategyThe Wells Reserve integrates its programs throughfrequent inter-program meetings, shared staffresponsibilities, and linkages developed for specificprojects.48 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Figure VI.4. An October sunrise graces the Laudholm Farm campus. Photo Sue Bickford.The Reserve Manager organizes regular staffmeetings, where information is shared and ideasexchanged. The meetings are designed specificallyto ensure cross-program collaborations. TheLaudholm Trust staff attend these meetings.The Communications Coordinator organizes regularmeetings of department coordinators, the ReserveManager, and the Trust President to discuss grantopportunities, program needs, and proposal status.The Coastal Training Program (CTP) Coordinatorholds regular meetings that exemplify integrationof the Wells Reserve core programs. The ReserveManager, Education Coordinator, StewardshipCoordinator, two Research Associates, and theCommunications Coordinator join the CTPCoordinator on an internal team that identifies,implements, and coordinates programs and productsfor the public and coastal decision-makers. TheCTP team also conveys information from completedresearch projects to appropriate audiences.Integration is achieved at the staff level when individualsshare duties. For example, the StewardshipProgram encompasses on-site natural resourcemanagement as well as stewardship activities inthe communities in the region. The program plansand implements land acquisition and restorationwithin the boundaries of the Reserve, but alsoworks on initiatives in communities that involveland management and acquisition planning andhabitat restoration. The Stewardship Program isalso involved in research and is responsible for theGIS function. Rather than consolidating thesediverse responsibilities under a single staff person,they are shared among several individuals whosestrengths complement the tasks. By consultingone another and other appropriate personnel andpartners, the program itself is integrated.Many Wells Reserve activities and projects requirethe expertise of staff from different programs.The Stewardship Coordinator works with theCTP Coordinator in partnership with land trustsand municipal conservation commissions. TheEducation Coordinator frequently requests scientificexpertise from research staff and colleagues.The Research Coordinator and staff are intimatelyinvolved with developing watershed conservationstrategies and management plans, and conveyingresearch results to decision-makers in cooperationwith the CTP Coordinator.Management Plan: Administration49
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments..
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AppendicesAppendix A: Memoranda of
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Appendix E: NaturalResource LawsMan
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Appendix Ecomponents of the Program
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Appendix F: FederalRegulations—NE
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