Open for comment · closes December 21
Support designation of Green Bay as a federal research reserve
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- What
- NOAA is deciding whether to give Green Bay estuary lasting federal protection for research and stewardship.
- Where
- Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- How much
- The Green Bay estuary could lose its chance at formal federal protection for research, monitoring, education, and conservation.
- By when
- Comments to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by December 21, 2026.Date from Federal Register ↗, read November 6, 2026.
What to ask forAll 3 points →
Support designating Green Bay as a National Estuarine Research Reserve under the Coastal Zone Management Act, which would formally establish research, monitoring, education, and stewardship programs for this estuary.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur plain-English read of the Federal Register 2026-22673 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchThe first sentence of our What’s at risk read of the notice; the whole read is under Case.
- By whenDecember 21, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read November 6, 2026.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 6, 2026.
Two ways to be heard on this, and both count. Comment for the legal record, then call the members who answer to you.
Comment now3 holes in the agency’s own analysis
Make these points, in your own words
- Support designating Green Bay as a National Estuarine Research Reserve under the Coastal Zone Management Act, which would formally establish research, monitoring, education, and stewardship programs for this estuary.
- The draft management plan and environmental impact statement evaluate real alternatives for protecting the Green Bay estuary, so submit your comments during this 45-day public comment period to shape the final decision.
- NOAA should move forward with the Green Bay Reserve designation because it creates a dedicated framework for studying and safeguarding the estuarine ecosystem that the Green Bay coastal community depends on.
Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.
Protective action worth supporting
NOAA is deciding whether to give Green Bay estuary lasting federal protection for research and stewardship.
What’s at risk
If we stay silent
Our plain-English read of the official notice ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words below.
In the agency’s own words
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended (CZMA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management is announcing a 45- day public comment period and public hearings to solicit comments on the draft management plan (DMP) and draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed designation of the Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Green Bay Reserve). The DMP addresses research, monitoring, education, and stewardship needs for the proposed Green Bay Reserve, and the DEIS evaluates alternatives to the proposed actio…
Federal Register 2026-22673 ↗Read the docket on regulations.gov ↗
Who signs it
The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.
The ground
This fight isn’t bound to a map place in PLAN’s record yet. The notice names Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; none is a unit on the threatened lands map, so there’s no place page to open or watch.
In court on this ground
This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.
Who holds the vote
PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.
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