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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

ABSTRACT

OVERVIEW

The Great Egg Harbor River was designated into the National Wild Scenic River System in 1992. The NPS manages, oversees and participates in Great Egg Harbor River conservation projects.

RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT

The Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association is responsible for the following:

Assist municipalities in updating and/or reviewing Local River Management plans and provide information when needed and also provide limited technical assistance. Participate in municipal zoning and planning meetings when issues arise affecting the Great Egg Harbor River and its resources. Work with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the NJ Pinelands Commission, various counties, municipal and non-profit organizations to accomplish the goals identified in the Great Egg Harbor River Comprehensive Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (CMP/EIS). Assist in the development and production of education, interpretive exhibits, publications, other media and programs that interpret the resources of the river and watershed. Assist in projects that promote the long-term protection of the river and its outstandingly remarkable resources. Provide technical and financial support for planning, education, outreach and research activities as they relate to the Great Egg Harbor River. Provide staff support as agreed in future amendments to this agreement. Serve as the lead partner on specific projects and grants of mutual interest. Support the needs and goals of the Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and

Recreational River Council, a subsidiary of GEHWA. Provide GIS analysis, technical assistance and recommendations to the NPS, municipalities, other Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the State of New Jersey concerning the management of river resources. Provide general technical assistance to the NPS with regard to all the above articles.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AGREES TO:

NPS manages, oversees and participates in Great Egg Harbor River conservation projects conducted by GEHWA. These projects that involve NPS staff with GEHWA include the preparation of interpretive media, educational programs, better river signage, water quality testing, stream characterization studies, GIS data, public tours, river enhancement projects, terrestrial biology classes for public and school populations, bird and plant surveying, and the rendering of technical assistance from GEHWA on matters involving municipal zoning changes, interactive interpretive projects, state-planned land use changes, coordinating environmental policy among State and federal agencies and the scenic impacts of cell towers and other land uses within the river’s established river conservation zones. In addition, GEHWA has continued to coordinate with NPS on water quality and quantity issues, enforcement issues, scenic impacts, special research projects, and other special projects such as signage and exhibits.

National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

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