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May 20, 2024

Sears Island: Federal officials involved. Contacts and backstories 5/19/24

 Federal Staff involved in 2024 Sears Island Port & Factory Plan
Below are links to the federal officials of  ACOE FHWA, EPA, NOAA , USFWS  presently  awaiting  the release of two  completely different designs for a Maine Windport.

*US Army Corps of Engineers
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Christine Jacek ACOE Christine.M.Jacek@usace.army.mil
 (978) 318-8026,. (800) 343-4789 or (800) 362-4367.

Shawn Mahaney ACOE Waldo County, Maine Project Office
 207-233-3243  978-318-8492 Shawn.B.Mahaney@usace.army.mil

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* Federal Highway Administration
Gary Scholze, FHWA Enviro Specialist,
gary.scholze@dot.gov 207-512-4917
40 Western Ave Rm 614 Augusta ME 04330
FHWA ME office email:  Maine.fhwa@dot.gov. Phone: (207) 622-8350

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* US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1
Region 1 media contacts
Phil Colarusso EPA EELGRASS  
 colarusso.phil@epa.gov  617-918-1506
USEPA REGION 1
5 Post Office Square
Mail Code: 06-1
Boston, MA 02109-3912 

Tim Timmerman EPA NEPA LEAD
 617) 918-1025  Timmermann.Timothy@epa.gov 

Alexandra Dwyer,   EPA  PHYSICAL SCIENCES 
617-918-1150  <Dwyer.Alexandra@epa.gov>  
 Former President of Women in Geosciences
Graduated from college in 2022  "Physical scientists study the relationships between matter, energy, and other physical phenomena. "

["In May 2023  ] I graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's of Science in Geoscience and a Bachelor's of Arts in Environmental Studies from Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS). I am honored to exit HWS as junior-elected member of the Zeta Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, a Goldwater Scholar, and a former NOAA Hollings Scholar. My experience at the Colleges has been life changing, one that has both allowed and pushed me to become the best version of myself as a thinker, researcher, communicator, colleague, and friend.

The skills that I have gained as a Geoscience Teaching Fellow, an Atmospheric Science Research Assistant, and a research intern for NOAA's National Sea Grant Office would not have been possible without support and opportunity from the Geoscience Department, particularly from Neil Laird and Nicholas Metz.

Looking ahead, I am beyond excited to enter into the world of climate and environmental sustainability, and to begin realizing the impact that I can make. Thank you, thank you, HWS!"

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* NOAA
Kaitlyn Shaw NOAA  (978) 282-8457 <kaitlyn.shaw@noaa.gov
Marine Resources Mgmt  Specialist in the  Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division  Gloucester, performs Essential Fish Habitat consultations in the Gulf of Maine."
 YOU TUBE "Coastal Matters" interviews Kaitlyn Shaw 8/7/17  She was then  water resource specialist Town of Nantucket

Kaitlyn Shaw's research interests:  (LinkedIn )
* coastal nutrient enrichment, 
* eutrophication, 
* phytoplankton metabolism, 
* hypoxia, 
* seagrass restoration, 
* shellfish & fish habitat protection.

"Shaw holds a Masters degree in Coastal Systems Science.  Shaw employs the systems approach to ecosystem management and believes that multidisciplinary approaches are crucial to addressing the issues facing riverine, coastal, and marine waterways."

"Her graduate research focused on nutrient related coastal system processes, specifically eutrophication and opportunistic macroalgae habitats."

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* US Fish and Wildlife Service

Patrick Dockens USFWS    
  Cell  207 460 2566
306 Hatchery Rd East OrlandME 04431   (207) 902-1586    
Endangered Species Biologist - Transportation Liason 
306 Hatchery Road East OrlandME 04431  

 He works with the Federal Highway Administration  FHWA  and its  

From his USFWS  Profile: "Patrick Dockens is an endangered species biologist and transportation liaison for the Maine Field Office. He works closely with the MDOT, Federal Highway Administration and Army Corps of Engineers to promote conservation and ensure compliance with the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act among others; primarily for transportation related projects.
 Areas of expertise  Transportation projects, ESA consultations"  
Species expertise Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
(Dockens complements  Wende Mahaney,  USFWS's longtime Maine staffer) 

Pat Dockens mentions 
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/webinars/webinar_05092017.aspxAdministration - Maine Division Patrick Dockens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eric...207-215-7356 Eric.Ham@maine.gov Patrick Dockens USFWS Maine ...

FHWA | Environmental Review Toolkit | Eco-Logical | Case Study - Maine DOT - Year One Snapshot

https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/documents/Case_Study_MaineDOT_Year2_snapshot.aspx...recovery plan for the species.” - Patrick Dockens, USFWS Maintaining Relationships MaineDOT

FHWA | Environmental Review Toolkit | Eco-Logical | Eco-Logical Webinar Series

https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/webinars/webinar_09192017.aspxCindy Callahan, FHWA biologist Patrick Dockens, USFWS liaison Judy Gates, MaineDOT

FHWA | Environmental Review Toolkit | Eco-Logical | Webinar Series

https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/webinar_series.aspxChase, FHWA-Maine Division Patrick Dockens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eric

Case_Study_MaineDOT_Year2_snapshot.pdf

https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/documents/Case_Study_MaineDOT_Year2_snapshot.pdf...recovery plan for the species.” – Patrick Dockens, USFWS https://www.maine.gov/mdot

PowerPoint Presentation

https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_initiatives/eco-logical/webinars/webinar_05092017.pdfAdministration - Maine Division Patrick Dockens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eric



Mar 18, 2008

PEER: No new port on Sears Island!

EAST COAST’S LARGEST UNDEVELOPED ISLAND SLATED FOR CARGO PORT — Development Scheme for Maine’s Sears Island Resurfaces Again after 12 Years

Washington, DC — The Maine Department of Transportation wants to turn Sears Island in Penobscot Bay into a cargo container port, according to an agency scenario released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Under the plan, more than a third of the largest uninhabited island on the Eastern Seaboard would be paved over. The rest of the island would be used as a “mitigation bank” to facilitate wetlands destruction in other parts of the state. See Maine DOT's 2008 sales prospectus for Sears Island! (20 page pdf)

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“Carving up Sears Island was a bad idea a decade ago and is even a worse idea now,” stated New England PEER Director Kyla Bennett, a biologist and lawyer who formerly worked for the EPA, noting that the DOT Prospectus brags that “protection of parts of Sears Island would add a significant jewel” to Maine’s conservation efforts. “If protecting ‘parts’ of Sears Island would add a jewel, saving all of Sears Island would be like appending the Hope Diamond.”

A mitigation credit bank allows developers to buy the right to fill in naturally functioning wetlands by purchasing the promise of the creation or restoration of wetlands elsewhere. In the case of Sears Island, DOT proposes that some lands be saved only in exchange for the destruction of wetlands elsewhere in the state. In addition, there are big questions about whether Sears Island could function as a mitigation bank.

“Offering Sears Island up for a wetland mitigation bank does not even pass the straight face test when the only restoration opportunities on the island consist of two sites, totaling three-eighths of an acre,” Bennett added. “The Governor of Maine should put an end to these ridiculous development scenarios and save Sears Island once and for all.”

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