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Vehicles to be barred from the Obyan beach
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Posted on Nov 06 2006
This morning, Nov 7, government agencies and private groups will be meeting at the Obyan Beach at 9am to install used power poles to prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering this Green Sea Turtle nesting site.
Among the groups participating are the Coral Reef Management Office, Mariana Islands Nature Alliance secretary, CUC Power Division, and Department of Lands and Natural Resources’ Parks and Recreation Division.
CUC has donated several used power poles and is providing heavy equipment to move the poles from Lower Base to Obyan. DLNR Parks and Recreation is donating heavy equipment and rebar to secure the poles to the ground.
CRMO has conducted beach profiles and recorded beach vegetation patterns prior to their installation. They will be monitoring the changes in the beach over the next year and providing man power.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing a comprehensive conservation planting plan which will be used to revegetate the old lower parking area (first phase of the plan).
DLNR DFW will be asked to provide comment and approval of the planting plan before it is implemented and pictures for the information signs.
MINA is providing financial management of the project and working with the Beautify CNMI! coalition to solicit volunteers for future planting. [B][I](PR)
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