The editors of Coastal Services strive to provide informative and interesting articles about coastal resource management programs and issues. Your input helps us ensure that this goal is being met.
Does your program or site have projects that you would like to share with other coastal managers? What are the biggest issues that your agency is currently addressing? What are the topics you find most interesting? What are your thoughts about this edition of Coastal Services? This is the kind of feedback we would like to receive from you.
The following are topics that our writers are exploring for the May/June 2000 edition. Are these subjects that you would like to hear more about?
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Lighthouses: The public is fascinated by these beacons of the past, but coastal erosion, new technology, and deterioration over time are forcing states to abandon these landmarks. How are coastal managers balancing the public's desire to preserve lighthouses with the need to protect the environment?
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Offshore Drilling for Oil and Gas: Gas prices are on the way back up, which may mean more drilling. How are coastal oil and gas lease sales and development activities managed?
If you would like to comment on this edition of Coastal Services, or have ideas for future articles, we would like to hear from you. Contact Hanna Goss via e-mail at Hanna.Goss@noaa.gov, or mail to 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-24 13. You may also contact her by phone at (843) 740-1332, or fax at (843) 740-1313.
