Habitat Restoration Team

Purpose l Habitat Restoration Team l Meeting Summaries l Related Products

Purpose: The Habitat Restoration Team is responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing restoration of the twelve priority habitat types as outlined in the LISS Habitat Restoration Strategy adopted by the Policy Committee in 1998.

Work Group Members

Harry Yamalis, Coordinator, CT Department of Environmental Protection
Heather Young, Coordinator, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Nancy Balcolm, CT Sea Grant
Juliana Barrett, CT Sea Grant
Nancy Brighton, U.S. Amy Corps of Engineers
Lisa Cavallero, NOAA Northeast Restoration Center
Karen Chytalo, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Kate Clark, NOAA Northeast Restoration Center
Allan Connell, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chris Cryder, CT Fund for the Environment
Sylvain De Guise, CT Sea Grant
Tessa Getchis, CT Sea Grant
David Gumbart, The Nature Conservancy - CT Chapter
Tom Halavik, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Louise Harrison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Liaison to the Long Island Sound Study
Roselle Henn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Leonard Houston, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
William Hubbard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Johanna Hunter, U.S. EPA, New England
Mark Johnson, CT DEP
Robert Kurtz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gary Lawton, New York State Parks
Ron Rozsa, CT DEP - Office of Long Island Sound Programs
Victoria Ruzicka, New York City Parks and Recreation
Paul Stacey, CT DEP
Mark Tedesco, U.S. EPA Long Island Sound Office
Jim Turek, NOAA Northeast Restoration Center
Tim Visel, The Sound School
Tim Wenskus, NYC Parks and Recreation Natural Resources Group
Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy - CT Chapter

Long Island Sound Study  
EPA Long Island Sound Office
888 Washington Boulevard 
Stamford, CT 06904-2152
Phone: (203) 977-1541  Fax: (203) 977-1546