Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
Our work is informed by our Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). This plan details strategies and actions to tackle environmental challenges and promote sustainable estuary and watershed resources. It informs our work, our priorities, and the many organizations we partner with to carry out the plan. We update our CCMP approximately every ten years. Therefore, our CCMP is adaptive to emerging and present needs.
We have been implementing the 2010 Piscataqua Region Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) which is an update of the 2000 CCMP. This work addresses current and emerging issues impacting the water quality and environmental health of estuaries in the Piscataqua Region.
We are currently working on a updated CCMP for 2024-2034. More soon!
How we Develop our CCMP
Our CCMPs are developed over time, as much an 18-month process involving representing federal and state resource management agencies, nongovernmental organizations, industry, legislators, and the 52 communities in the Piscataqua Region Watershed.
Our CCMP covers watershed areas in New Hampshire and Maine for the Great Bay and Hampton-Seabrook estuaries. It is designed to provide a cohesive, regional approach for agencies, municipalities, conservation organizations, watershed groups, and others that have an interest in maintaining and improving the health of coastal ecosystems.