About the Council: Habitat Restoration

Committees > Habitat Restoration

Restoring habitats in the Gulf of Maine

The Habitat Restoration Subcommittee is developing a Gulf-wide coastal and marine habitat restoration strategy, assisting in implementation of the Council/NMFS restoration partnership grant program, and pursuing land protection initiatives.

Click here for information about the Habitat Restoration Grants Program.

Co-chairs:	John Catena Vacant (See below for full contact information)
Coordinator:	Jon Kachmar
Members:	Mr. John S. Banks DNR Director Penobscot Nation Director of Natural Resources Penobscot Nation 12 Wabanaki Way Indian Island, ME 04401 USA 207.817.7330 Mr. Tony Mark Bowron Coastal Wetland Ecologist CB Wetlands & Environmental Specialists 5679 Harris Street Halifax, NS B3K 1H3 Canada 902.431.5772 Dr. Robert Buchsbaum Coastal Advocacy Network c/o MA Audubon North Shore 346 Grapevine Road Wenham, MA 01984 USA 978.927.1122 Mr Bruce K Carlisle Assistant Director MA Office of Coastal Zone Management 251 Causeway St • Suite 900 Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114-2119 USA 617.626.1205 Mr. John Catena Restoration Coordinator NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, F/HC3 Restoration Center One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 USA 978.281.9251 Brad Chase Mass. DMF 30 Emerson Ave. Gloucester, MA 01930 USA Dr Gail L Chmura Associate Professor McGill University Department of Geography 805 Sherbrooke St W Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Canada 514.398.4958 Ms. Kathryn Ann Collet, BSc. Fish Habitat Biologist New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy PO Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Canada 506.453.2440 Mathias Collins Mr Ted Diers Coastal Program Manager New Hampshire Coastal Program Department of Environmental Services 50 International Dr ? Suite 200 Portsmouth, NH 03801 United Statse 603.559.0027 Dr Michele Dionne, PhD Research Director Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve 342 Laudholm Farm Road Wells, ME 04090 USA 207.646.1555 ext 136 Mr. Stewart Fefer Project Leader USFWS, Gulf of Maine Program 4R Fundy Rd. Falmouth, ME 04105 USA 207.781.8364 John Munson Gilbert J.D. Irving Ltd. PO Box 5777 300 Union Street Saint John, NB E2L 4M3 Canada 506.636.1051 Mr. Mark Gloutney Manager of Conservation Programs - Atlantic Canada Ducks Unlimited Canada PO Box 430 64 Hwy 6 Amherst, NS B4H 3Z5 Canada 902.667.8726 Ms. E. Anita Hamilton Department of Fisheries and Oceans PO Box 1006 Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Canada 902.426.1642 Alan R Hanson Wetland and Waterfowl Ecologist Canadian Wildlife Service PO Box 6227 Sackville, NB E4L 1G6 Canada 506.364.5061 Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Hertz ME Coastal Program ME State Planning Office 187 State St 38 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0038 USA 207.287.8935 William Hubbard U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERB 696 Virginia Road Suite 1 Concord, MA 01742-2751 USA 978.318.8552 Eric W. Hutchins Fisheries Biologist NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, F/NER4 Habitat Conservation Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 USA 978.281.9313 Christopher Jones Assistant State Conservationist for Technology and Planning USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service 967 Illinois Av • Suite #3 Bangor, ME 04401 US 207.990.9100 x3 Mr. Jon Laurence Kachmar Senior Planner Maine State Planning Office 38 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 USA 207.287.1913 Mr. Dan Kircheis Fisheries Biologist National Marine Fisheries PO Box 190 31 Maine Street Orono, ME 04473 USA 207.866.7320 Dr Ray Konisky The Nature Conservancy 18 Patridge Hill Rd Newfields, NH 03856 USA 603.772.0706 Beth C Lambert River Restoration Scientist Riverways Program Riverways Program Department of Fish and Game 251 Causeway St. Suite 400 Boston, MA 02114 617.626.1526 Ms Deborah Loiselle River Restoration Coordinator NH Department of Environmental Services PO Box 95 Concord, NH 03302-0095 US 603.271.3503 Kevin Lucey Art MacKay Executive Director St. Croix Estuary Project, Inc. 49 King St PO Box 374 St. Stephen, NB E3L 1G8 Canada 506.467.9905 Ms. Elizabeth Maclin Director of Field Operations, Dam Programs American Rivers 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 720 Washington, DC 20005 US 202.347.7550 x3014 Mr. G. Randy Milton Manager, Wildlife Resources Wetlands and Coastal Habitats Program NS Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division 136 Exhibition Street Kentville, NS B4N 4E5 Canada 902.679.6224 Hilary Neckles - USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 196 Whitten Road Augusta, ME 04330 USA 207.622.8205 ext 119 Jeff Reardon Trout Unlimited 8 Crosby Street Augusta, ME 04330 USA 207.623.1470 Mr. Ed Reiner Senior Wetland Scientist USEPA 1 Congress Street - Suite 1100 (CWP) Boston, MA 02114-2023 USA 617.918.1692 Peter Shelley Conservation Law Foundation - Maine Advocacy Center 120 Tillson Av ? Suite 202 Rockland, ME 04841-3416 US 207.594.8107 Fred Short UNH Jackson Lab 85 Adams Point Rd Durham, NH 03824-3427 USA 603.862.2175 Mr. Jan Smith Director Massachussets Bays Program MA Bays Program 251 Causeway St ? Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114-2151 United States 617.626.1231 Mr Tom Squiers ME US Jack Terrill Steve Tinker, M.Sc. Biologist Atlantic Salmon Federation P.O. Box 5200 St. Andrews, NB E5B 3S8 Canada 506.529.1062 Ms Michele L Tremblay Council Coordinator Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment naturesource communications PO Box 3019 Boscawen, NH 03303 USA 603.796.2615 Steve Walker Mr. Ray Whittemore Regional Biological Supervisor Ducks Unlimited Inc. 122 Joe English Rd New Boston, NH 03070 US 603.487.2175 Dr. Fred Whoriskey VP Research & Environment Atlantic Salmon Federation PO Box 5200 St. Andrews, NB E5B 3S8 Canada 506.529.1039 Ms. Laura A. S. Wildman Associate Director of Dam Programs American Rivers Northeast Field Office 20 Bayberry Rd Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA 860.652.9911 Ms. Gail Wippelhauser ME Department of Marine Resources 21 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0021 USA 207.624.6349