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7/31/2017 1 Margaret Byrne Assessment & Restoration Manager U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service July 2017 Hudson River NRDAR Communications Hudson River PCB Pollution
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MargaretByrneAssessment&RestorationManager
U.S.Fish&WildlifeServiceJuly2017
Hudson River NRDARCommunications
Hudson River PCB Pollution
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Communication: DOI NRDA Regs
Wecommunicatewith:1. Co‐Trustees2. Researchers3. Public/NGOs4. Media5. ResponsibleParty6. RemedialAgency
Communication
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NewYorkState,representedbytheDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation(NYSDEC)
U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior(DOI),representedbytheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)
U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,representedbytheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)
Communication: Trustees
Communication: Researchers
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Communication: Public/NGOs
Communication: Public/NGOs
• Makeyourinformationavailable.Developawebsite,listserveorothergroupcommunicationstool.
• Seekoutinterestgroupsandattendtheirmeetings.• Communicateconsistentlytobuildtrust.• Makeyourdocumentscompelling– tellastory.
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Communication: Public/NGOs
Communication: Media
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Communication: Media
Communication: Media
• Tellthestoryofwhyyourworkmatters.Shareyourgoodnews!
• Beresponsivetopressrequests.PlanAhead!
• BefriendyourcolleaguesinExternalAffairs.Theywanttotellyourstory!
• Beatrustedsourceofinformation.
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Communicate as Partners
Cliffs Notes
• Developmessagesonwhatyouaredoing andwhyitmatters.
• Understandthelargercontextofyourcommunications.
• Dooutreachonyourprojectfromstarttofinish.
• Buildtrustthroughtransparentcommunication.
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• LearnaboutNRDARintheNortheasthttp://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/nrdar.html
• VisitTrusteewebsitesNOAA – www.darrp.noaa.gov/northeast/hudson/index.htmlNYSDEC – www.dec.ny.gov/lands/25609.htmlFWS – www.fws.gov/contaminants/restorationplans/
HudsonRiver/index.html
• Join our ListserveSendablankemailto Hudson‐nrda‐[email protected]
• Contact usMargaretByrne‐‐ (413)253‐8593‐‐ [email protected]
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