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<p class="xmsonormal">** NBEP Wants to Hear From You!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/nbep.org/2025ccmp__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!IJEWmM1GHNrrmIYtt22Dcl2K2SyFipyGMTDeW8EkwY-acpRtmKEPg5jysOC8ou9_kpIZutQjvG_EQirNcw$">http://nbep.org/2025ccmp [nbep.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) is now available for public comment. This document is an update to our 2012 CCMP and provides guidance for collaborative work related to preservation
and management of water quality, wildlife, and way of life in the Narragansett Bay region for the next ten years (2025-2035). For more information, please go to
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nbep.org/2025ccmp__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!IJEWmM1GHNrrmIYtt22Dcl2K2SyFipyGMTDeW8EkwY-acpRtmKEPg5jysOC8ou9_kpIZutQjvG-2cyIfmA$">
https://www.nbep.org/2025ccmp [nbep.org]</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">A graphic showing the CCMP Action Plans at a Glance. The action plans include: People Ready to Act, Water Quality Improvement, Habitat Protection and Restoration, and Public Spaces Accessible to All.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">The CCMP is broken down into four action plans: People Ready to Act, Water Quality Improvement, Habitat Protection and Restoration, and Public Spaces Accessible to All. In each action plan, specific actionable items are listed in each
plan. Our public comment form has been set up in the same format so that you can easily find the action item(s) that you wish to comment on.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Your input on the draft CCMP will help to shape future efforts to protect and manage the Narragansett Bay watershed, and we appreciate your insights. NBEP will post public comments and responses to every public comment in 2025. You can
send in your comments by filling out the form at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/YJXFQafnLX54e8G5A__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!IJEWmM1GHNrrmIYtt22Dcl2K2SyFipyGMTDeW8EkwY-acpRtmKEPg5jysOC8ou9_kpIZutQjvG9t9UeNdQ$">
https://forms.gle/YJXFQafnLX54e8G5A [forms.gle]</a> or by emailing <a href="mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com">
nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com</a> (<a href="mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com">mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com</a>) .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">All comments are due by 11:59 pm on January 14th, 2025.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">We appreciate both your comments and you sharing the word with others about this public comment period. If you have any questions, please reach out to
<a href="mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com">nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com</a> (<a href="mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com">mailto:nbep.ccmp2025@gmail.com</a>) .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">============================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Our mailing address is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Narragansett Bay Estuary Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">235 Promenade St. Suite 393<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">(401) 633-0550 | <a href="mailto:info@nbep.org">info@nbep.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Danielle Moore
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">(she/her)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Watershed Outreach Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Narragansett Bay Estuary Program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">235 Promenade Street, Ste 393 | Providence, RI 02908</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Phone: 401-633-0552</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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