Previous Events

 

December 2004 

December 06-10, 2004

First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Through Integration of Science, Planning and Policy
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ecosystem/index.html

This First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER) will enable national and international information exchange on many issues involved in landscape-scale ecosystem restoration. NCER will be held December 6-10, 2004 in Orlando, Florida at the Wyndham
Palace, which provides a centralized setting and more than 200,000 square feet of meeting space to comfortably accommodate our educational sessions, workshops, poster displays and exhibits. Despite the fact it is high season in Florida, the hotel has agreed to extend a very special rate within the confines of federal per diem. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this first-time national event focusing on ecosystem restoration efforts throughout the country. Join your fellow scientists, educators, and restoration planners, managers and
decision-makers to discuss similarities and differences and successes and failures of ecosystem restoration programs throughout the country.  Read more

December 2004 

December 06-10, 2004

First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Through Integration of Science, Planning and Policy
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ecosystem/index.html

This First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER) will enable national and international information exchange on many issues involved in landscape-scale ecosystem restoration. NCER will be held December 6-10, 2004 in Orlando, Florida at the Wyndham
Palace, which provides a centralized setting and more than 200,000 square feet of meeting space to comfortably accommodate our educational sessions, workshops, poster displays and exhibits. Despite the fact it is high season in Florida, the hotel has agreed to extend a very special rate within the confines of federal per diem. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this first-time national event focusing on ecosystem restoration efforts throughout the country. Join your fellow scientists, educators, and restoration planners, managers and
decision-makers to discuss similarities and differences and successes and failures of ecosystem restoration programs throughout the country.  Read more

 

October 2004

Politics of the Environment Lecture Series

October 7 through October 28, 2004
2 p.m.
Flamingo Ballroom, University Center (Casa Bacardi, UM campus, for October 28)

The University of Miami's Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy will convene a series of lectures on environmental policy surrounding the presidential debate. Politics of the Environment will bring to campus a distinguished group of current and former federal environmental policy-makers to discuss environmental policy issues from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to protecting the health of our coral reef ecosystems. Guests will speak directly with voters on each candidate's environmental policies, their current record for protecting the environment, and future issues affecting the environment. For more information, call 305-284-8259 or e-mail acohen@law.miami.edu.  This lecture series is free and open to the public.  

More information at:   http://www.cesp.miami.edu/news/politicslecture.htm 

•  October 28, 2004

Boyden Gray, partner at WIlmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP, in Washington, D.C., served as Counsel to President George H.W. Bush for four years.

•  October 21, 2004

J. Allison DeFoor II, General Counsel of Tidewater Consulting, Inc., of Tallahassee and is Counsel to Hershoff, Lupino & Mulick in the Florida Keys and was most recently the Everglades Policy Coordinator for Governor Jeb Bush

•  October 14, 2004

David J. Hayes is the Global Chair of the Environment, Land & Resources Department at Latham & Watkins, a department comprised of nearly 100 lawyers who work on environmental, energy and resources matters throughout the United States and in the firm’s overseas offices. 

Mr. Hayes is resident in the Latham & Watkins’ Washington, D.C. office, where his practice focuses on counseling, litigation and transactions involving environmental, energy and natural resources matters.  Mr. Hayes has practiced in the field for more than twenty years, combining an extensive background in EPA-related regulatory matters (contaminated sites, chemical regulation, air and water pollution issues) with natural resource-related matters (water rights and allocation, endangered species act implementation, energy project permitting, land conservation projects, and Indian-related matters).
More about this Lecture

http://www.miami.edu/debate04/debatecalendar.html

 

June 2004

June 29, 2004

The Indian River Lagoon: A Call to Action
http://www.sjrwmd.com/programs/outreach/irlnep/index.html

Attention all citizens interested in supporting the Indian River Lagoon: please attend a special meeting on Tuesday, June 29 at 6:00 pm in the John F. Armstrong room at the Blake Library, located at 2351 SE Monterey Road. This special "Call to Action" event will include an update on the Indian River Lagoon Plan, a special screening of the "Indian River Lagoon: Gateway to the Everglades" program produced by the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Inc., and an overview of how citizens can help urge Congress to pass the Indian River Lagoon Plan -- the first project submitted for funding of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Citizens will receive an "Action Packet" containing sample letters, e-mail addresses of key Congressional leaders, promotional materials and outreach tips and information for support of the Indian River Lagoon. Refreshments will be served. Come and learn how to help protect our Martin County treasure, the Indian River Lagoon! For further information, contact Martin County Administration at 772-288-5677 or visit http://www.martin.fl.us

 

June 17, 2004

Southern Golden Gate Estates Hydrologic Restoration Southern Golden Gate Estates Hydrologic Restoration Southern Golden Gate Estates Hydrologic Restoration Southern Golden Gate Estates Hydrologic Restoration Integrated Project Implementation Report (PIR)/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Draft - May 2004
http://www.evergladesplan.org/pm/projects/docs_30_sgge_pir.cfm

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District, is moving forward formulating a plan for the Southern Golden Gate Estates (SGGE) Hydrologic Restoration Project. The Corps has prepared an integrated draft Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement, which is an in depth explanation of the SGGE project.

 

June 7, 2004

Conference: Regional Shift: South Florida in Transition
Mark Shulgasser Photo Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida

http://www.soflo.org/

Think you know South Florida and all its familiar trappings? Check out these new findings by a group of university researchers out to change the way we look at the region and prepare for its future: Vero Beach is now as much a part of South Florida as Fort Lauderdale. So is Key West. Whites haven't been in the majority here since the 1990s, and Hispanics account for one-third of the population. Driving around Miami-Dade County is still the worst in the region, accounting for more than half of all traffic crashes. Those are among the findings in a regional report card of sorts to be released today by the Catanese Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University. The report is not binding on any local governments, but is meant as a "wake-up call" for leaders to engage in better planning, said James Murley, director of the center. 

Dr. Allan Wallis is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver, where he directs the Ph.D. program as well as the concentration in local government. An active researcher, Dr. Wallis focuses his work on emerging forms of metropolitan regional governance, leadership development, and methods for improving collaboration among nonprofit organizations. He is currently consulting with the FAU Catanese Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions on a metropolitan regionalism project in Florida and Chicago under a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. This work has resulted in the publication "Regional Shift, South Florida in Transition", and was released to the public and media in late April. Free copies will be available for the first 50 guests.
Read More

Complete Report (5.8 mb) (pdf file)
 

Four page "Report Highlights" brochure ( 270 kb) (pdf file)

Map of the Region (3.8 mb) (pdf file)

One page "Trends" summary (272 kb) (pdf file)

Population Projections through 2030 (405 kb) (pdf file)

June 3, 2004

SOUTH FLORIDA ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2004: "The Power of Regionalism"
Westin Diplomat Convention Center, Hollywood, FL

Regionalism cannot be a mere catch phrase; it requires mutual trust, communication, and a shared vision for the future. Its impact on your  business is powerful. As such, The Broward Alliance, The Beacon Council, and The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, are hosting the first-ever “South  Florida Economic Summit 2004 – The Power of Regionalism.” It is designed to promote the power of regionalism, review the state of the tri-county economy and discuss regional and global business opportunities for South Florida including Scripps and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Read More

Related Links:
South Florida Economic Summit
https://www.browardalliance.org/pdf/SFEcoSummitPDF.pdf (pdf file)
Press Release
Bush: Working together is best way to promote business growth

 

April 2004 

April 28, 2004

Manship School of Mass Communication Hall of Fame Banquet

The Manship School of Mass Communication will induct Juanita Greene, class of 1945, and John Hill, class of 1967, into its Hall of Fame during the annual Banquet and induction ceremony April 28, 2004. Mrs. Greene is an accomplished environmental journalist known for her work with the Miami Herald and her later activism with the Florida Everglades. Mr. Hill has covered Louisiana politics for decades as a reporter for Gannett. They will be honored along with Dr. Bill Ross, a distinguished professor instrumental in the establishment of what was then Journalism as a separate college at LSU.

For ticket information:

   Katie Bourgeois
   Development Director
   210 Johnston Hall
   Phone: 225-578-2418
   E-mail: kbour13@lsu.edu
   http://www.manship.lsu.edu/staff/katie_bourgeois.htm

Read more

April 15-16, 2004

Aquifer Storage Recovery IV
A two-day Information-Exchange Forum
Science, Technology, Management and Policy
Holiday Inn near Busch Gardens,
2701 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33612

http://www.agwt.org/events/tampa04_info.htm

The American Ground Water Trust held ASR I on September 10, 2001, in Orlando. This program provided exposure for the whole concept of Aquifer Storage Recovery and was a discussion opportunity for “environmental” and “engineering” perspectives of ASR as a water management strategy. ASR II took place on January 7, 2002 in Orlando and included sessions related to the treatment technology available for recharge water. In 2003, ASR III, also held in Orlando, served to provide a technical and policy update across the spectrum of Florida’s ASR issues. This April 15-16 program in Tampa (ASR IV) is taking a different format. The Trust has teamed up with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida Geological Survey/ Hydrogeology Program) and the Hydrogeology Consortium. The two-day ASR IV program will review the status of current ASR science and technology on day one, and then relate the science to policy and management issues on day two. We hope attendees will be there for both days, but recognizing time and budget constraints, the organizers have framed each day as “stand-alone” to facilitate one day participation.

 

March 2004 

March 26, 2004

3ND ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS CONFERENCE
   University of Miami
   Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
   4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL
   http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/

Invited Plenary Talks by:

Laura Westra, PhD - Eminent Philosopher now pursuing her second doctorate in Jusrisprudence at Harvard. Her work focuses on environmental ethics, policy and law, with special emphasis on human rights and global justice al justice. Colin L. Soskolne, PhD, FACE - Professor  of Epidemiology University of Alberta - pioneered work on the links between degrading environmental condition and human health. Michael Singer, Award-winning Artist and currently D.F.Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Arts, Florida Atlantic University. His work is devoted to transforming public art, architecture, landscape and planning projects into successful models for urban and ecological renewal. College and University Students Free!  Read more

related links:  

http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/

http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/enviro_ethics_conference.htm 

 

March 20, 2004

1ST ANNUAL EVERGLADES AWARENESS BENEFIT CONCERT AT TOBACCO ROAD
HOSTED BY PLOPPY PALACE PRODUCTIONS
   4:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.
   Tobacco Road - http://www.tobacco-road.com/
   626 South Miami Ave., Brickell
   305-374-1198

   21 Years Old + with ID
   Admission: $10

On Saturday, March 20, 2004 Ploppy Palace Productions and Tobacco Road will be hosting a concert to raise funds for Audubon of Florida and The Sierra Club Miami Group for their campaign to protect the Everglades. As part of this three stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together for to raise awareness to this vital natural resource and what it means to the people of South Florida.

As a testament to the diversity of supporters for this cause, there will be a broad variety of musical styles including jazz, rock, reggae, folk, vocal harmonies, Peruvian, Latin, funk, hip-hop, experimental, tribal rhythms, world beat fusion, psychedelic grooves and various interactive jams.  Read more

 

February 2004 

February 24-25, 2004

2nd Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium
Jupiter Community Center
210 Military Trail
Jupiter, FL

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/southeast/hottopics/Lox/Lox/lox.htm

Presentations will include current and recently completed projects on the following topics:

 - Aquatic Biology - Fauna
 - Aquatic and Wetland Biology - Flora
 - Endangered Species
 - Environmental Restoration and Use
 - Exotic Species Control
 - GIS and Mapping
 - Greenways Connections
 - Hydrology and Salinity
 - Water Quality
 - Watershed Planning
 - Watershed Protection

An environmental art exhibit will be held on Tuesday evening.

Contacts:

   Dianne Crigger, (561) 681.6604, dianne.crigger@dep.state.fl.us
   Mary Ridler at (561) 744-1067, wildpine@loxahatcheeriver.org

U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING
FEBRUARY 24-25, WASHINGTON D.C.
** Registration and Agenda available at http://www.coralreef.gov/ **

The Department of Commerce announces a public meeting of the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force (CRTF) February 24 – 25, 2004, in Washington, DC.
Through the coordinated efforts of its members, including
representatives of 12 federal agencies, the Governors of seven states
and territories, and the leaders of the Freely Associated States, the
Task Force has helped lead U.S. efforts to protect and manage valuable
coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. and internationally.

WHAT:  The 11th biannual meeting of the United States Coral Reef Task
Force will be held in the auditorium of the U.S. Department of Commerce
at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Read more 

February 19-21, 2004

10^th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference
Theme this year: “Shaping Florida’s Future: A Decade of Protecting an Eternity.”
    University of Florida Levin College of Law
     Gainesville, Florida
 
 [image source:  Paynes Prairie Palms by John Moran]

For registration and additional information, visit the 10^th Public Interest Environmental Conference web site at http://grove.ufl.edu/~els, or call the Center for Governmental Responsibility at (352) 392-2237.

Since its inception, the Conference has attracted top lawyers, decision makers, and scientists from around the state and beyond to talk about Florida’s most pressing environmental issues. This year’s Conference will continue in that tradition and promises to be an exciting and informative event. The Conference will begin on Thursday, February 19^th with an opening reception address by environmental law scholar Oliver Houck at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Mr. Houck was the first ever conference keynote speaker, and he returns to kick off the anniversary weekend with a bang.      Read more 
•  Conference homepage:  http://grove.ufl.edu/~els

February 11, 2004

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON PROGRAMMATIC REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR CERP
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
South Florida Water Management District - Main Auditorium
3301 Gun Club Rd.     West Palm Beach, FL

The public is invited to participate in a workshop conducted by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding restoration activities required by the Programmatic Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The Programmatic Regulations establish the framework for guiding CERP implementation.  

For more information on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
(CERP), please visit our web site at www.evergladesplan.org

The meeting will also be broadcast live on the Internet at the following web address: http://mfile.akamai.com/6682/live/reflector:22982.ram

 

January  2004 

January 21-25, 2004

 The Everglades Coalition's 19th Annual Conference
Roney Palace Beach Resort, Miami Beach, Florida
The Everglades Coalition
CONTACTS: Mary Munson, National Parks Conservation Association, 954/926-6327, 954/649-6327 (mobile); or Tom Lalley, World Wildlife Fund, 202/778-9544, 202/997-0899 (mobile)
        
Sen. Graham, Reps. Shaw, Deutsch, Hobson, Diaz-Balart and Government Agency Leaders to Speak at Annual Everglades Coalition Conference The 41-member Everglades Coalition will hold its 19th Annual Conference January 21 to 25, 2004, in Miami Beach, Florida. Hosted by the National Parks Conservation Association, the conference this year will address challenges and solutions for the restoration of the Florida Everglades, as well as other key restoration projects worldwide.

Speakers include U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL), Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., senior member of the Florida Delegation, Peter Deutsch, representing Pembroke Pines, and David Hobson, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

The conference sessions begin on Thursday, January 22, with an International Ecosystem Restoration Forum that will address several prominent restoration projects worldwide: Mesopotamian marshes in Iraq, the Pantanal in South America, and the Great Lakes. Read more

 

January 6, 2004

Army Corps of Engineers and the Environment

Col. Robert M. Carpenter of the Army Corps of Engineers will speak on "Army Corps of Engineers and the Environment" at the group's monthly meeting.

The public is welcome and admission is free.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6
Community Center of Howard Park
1302 Parker Ave.
West Palm Beach.

Howard Park is centrally located in West Palm Beach adjacent to the new Convention Center and opposite the Kravitz Center Parking facility. The park extends South of Okeechobee Blvd. for about one-third mile along the East side of Parker Avenue. The Community Center is midway... about a block South of Okeechobee Blvd.

Col Robert M. Carpenter
District Engineer
   photo: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/pao/images/ColCarpenter.jpg
   bio:   http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/pao/Biographies/biocarpenter.htm
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
   http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/

 

December  2003 

December 18-19 2003

University of Florida holding 3rd Annual Restoration Update Forum
Highlighting the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)

On December 18th and 19th the University of Florida, South Florida Water Management District, the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Earth Foundation will offer the public its Restoration Update Forum, one of five modules in the Florida Earth Project Series.

Held at the newly built facilities of the Grassy Waters Preserve on North Lake Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Thursday’s sessions will bring participants up to date on the science of restoration and the basis for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

On Friday, the course will go into the details of CERP, with sessions on what has been done in 2002 and what are the goals for 2003. Participants will study the South Florida region’s efforts in restoring a national treasure, the Florida Everglades.

A $100 registration fee covers textbook, materials, and lunches for both days.

Agenda and registration for the course is located on the Florida Earth Foundation’s (FEF) website, http://www.floridaearth.org/restoration.htm

For additional information, please contact Stan Bronson at the Palm Beach County Extension Service, 559 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415.  The FEF phone number is (561) 233-1724, e-mail, stan@floridaearth.org.

 

December 17, 2003

2nd Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium
Public Participation Meeting 
Loxahatchee River Watershed
Restoration Vision
6-9pm
Jupiter Community Center
210 Military Trail
Jupiter, FL

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/southeast/hottopics/Lox/Lox/lox.htm

 

December 2-3, 2003

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force 
10th Anniversary Meeting and Dinner
Delray Beach Marriott
10 North Ocean Boulevard
Delray Beach, FL 33483
http://www.marriott.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=PBIDR
Phone:561/274-3200
Fax: 561/274-3202
Government rate: $129.00 per night
Group name: South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
http://www.sfrestore.org/tf/nexttfmtg.htm

Please join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. The 10th Anniversary meeting will be held at the Delray Beach Marriott December 2nd and 3rd. A special dinner is planned on the evening of the 2nd at 6PM to celebrate the accomplishments of the Task Force and will feature an entertaining and thought provoking panel of speakers. Most of the remaining agenda addresses the 10 years of work to date and priorities for the next 10 years.

Reservations and advance payment are required for the dinner (cost is $35). Reservations are due by 5 PM November 24th and payment by November 28th, 2003. Contacts for the event are Kate Elliott or Cheryl Duckworth in the Task Force Office of the Executive Director at 305-348-1665. For your convenience checks can be made payable to Rock Salt. Should you need sleeping accommodations for the evening please contact the Delray Beach Marriott directly at 561-274-3200.

 

November  2003 

 

November 21, 2003

The Rising Tide: Emerging Coastal Issues"
13th Annual SW Florida Water Resources Conference 
     Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
     Fort Myers, Florida

This year's focus will be on Coastal Issues:  Implications of rising water levels, Policies, Trends, Water Resources Issues, Land Planning, Flooding, and Water Quality.    Program Chairs, Dr. Tom Missimer, CDM Missimer and Dr. Win Everham, FGCU, have a variety of speakers who will address local issues, statewide and national issues.

Attendees will include scientists, federal, state and local regulatory professionals, environmental professionals, engineers, geologists, ecologists, biologists, archaeologists, planners and other interested persons. Students are also welcome to attend and two scholarships will be awarded at the conference to student attendees.  Students must be present to win.  Read more

 

November 14, 2003

Tug of War- Private Gain vs. The Public Good
     Location: Miami Woman's Club- 1737 Bayshore Drive
     NOVEMBER 14, 2003  - 8:00am - 2:30pm
     You must RSVP This week: uelmiami@bellsouth.net
      305-576-2530

"This conference presents an opportunity for a frank and lively
discussion of the future of South Florida as we strive to find a balance
between growth management and economic development," said Nancy Liebman,
UEL President. "In all communities there is an inherent struggle between
private gain and the public good. In South Florida, that conflict is
magnified because of our fragile ecosystem and natural resources."

 8:00-8:30       Coffee and Registration

8:30-9:00       Opening Remarks: Nancy Liebman, UEL President,  Joe
Barros, President Tropical Audubon

9:00-9:30      Opening Session: Introduction:  Nancy Liebman
                     Morning Speaker: State Representative Julio Robaina
 -- WILL ABOUT KEYS LAND            ACQUISITION

9:30-10:30    ON COMMON GROUND:  GROWING AND GREEN - Introduction:  Greg
Bush
Ft. Lauderdale Commissioner Dean Trantalis
Miami Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson
Peter Bell, Executive Director, National Housing & Urban Rehabilitation
Assoc.
Lesley Blackner, Esq., Chair Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment

10:30-10:45  BREAK

10:45-12:45  COMMUNITY AMENITIES:  POTENTIAL POTS OF GOLD: Moderator:
Amy Condon
Aesthetics:  Bill Brinton, Chair Scenic Florida Billboard Amendment
Culture: Deborah Margol,  Assistant Director Miami Dade Cultural Arts
Division
Housing and Neighborhood Planning:  Victor Dover, Dover Kohl, Inc.
(invited)
Landscaping:  JoannA Lombard, Architect University of Miami School of
Architecture
Schools: Merritt Stierheim, Superintendent of Miami Dade County Schools
Smart Growth and Land Use:  Richard Grosso, Esq., Environmental & Land
Use Law Center
Water:  Honey Rand,  Author:  "Water Wars"
Transportation And Pedestrians:  Doren Lovass, Smart Growth and
Transportation Program,
                                                Natural Resources
Defense Council

12:45-1:30    LUNCH AND SPEAKER:
Nancy Ancrum:  Miami Herald Editorial Board
Money, the Media and the Politics of Public Space

1:30-2:00 PRESENTATION OF THE WHITE PAPER:  Amy Condon

2:00-2:30 WRAP UP:  WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE: Moderator: Cynthia Guerra

$20 Admission (includes breakfast coffee,  lunch - free parking).
Information: 305-576-2553 or e-mail: uelmiami@bellsouth.net

 

October  2003 

October 15, 2003

Task Force Meeting
   Radisson Suite Beach Resort
   600 South Collier Boulevard
   Marco Island, Florida 34145

Reservation Deadline: October 1, 2003
239/394-4100 or 1-800-992-0651
Government Rate: $69.00

Read draft information here.

Administrative Items
- DRAFT Agenda
- Draft Meeting Minutes, July 2003
- Meeting Calendar
- Invitation to Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Task Force Roster

Working Group
- Proposed Working Group Charter
- Working Group Roster

Science Coordination Group
- Proposed Science Coordination Group Charter
- Current SCT Roster

CSOP Advisory Team

DRAFT CSOP Charter

Long Term Plan Status

To Be Provided

Updates
 - Avian Ecology Workshop
 - Tenth Anniversary Celebration
 - Draft Annual Update to the Land Acquisition Strategy (Under Revision)

October 14, 2003

Growth Management: Is it an Oxymoron?

October 14th - 6pm - MIAMI RIVER INN

Panel Discussion: Leslie Blackner of the Hometown Democracy Amendment and James Murley, Former Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs  - The State Growth Management Agency

Come hear our two panelists square off  in a frank discussion on growth in Miami. Plenty of time will be allotted for your questions. Don't miss this opportunity to network and share a delicious meal with others and UEL members.

Call TODAY for information, directions and to make a reservation at the historic Miami River Inn:  305 325-0045
$30 FOR DINNER AND WINE OR IT IS FREE JUST TO HEAR THE PANEL BUT YOU
STILL MUST RSVP

 

Senate Public Hearing on Water Supply and Management Issues

FLA. ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IN THE LIVE OAK PAVILLION ROOM
777 GLADES ROAD -- BOCA RATON
6:00pm to 8:00pm

Open to the public and all interested parties.

For more information:  Senate Natural Resources

 

September  2003 

19-September-03

Dynamic Model for Stormwater Treatment Areas (DMSTA Model)
The RECOVER Water Quality Team is sponsoring a Workshop by Dr. Bill Walker
Agency staff and the public are invited. The workshop will also would be available to viewers via external Web cast (www.sfwmd.gov) and videoconferencing. Dynamic Model for Stormwater Treatment Areas prepared by W. Walker & R. Kadlec for U.S. Department of the Interior September 12, 2003. Read more

September 17, 2003

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Science Coordination Team
2nd Agro-ecology Conference
"Can We Keep Agriculture in the South Florida Ecosystem?"
     Indian River Research & Education Center
     Ft. Pierce, Florida
     http://www.irrec.ifas.ufl.edu/

Brochure (PDF, 2 pages)
http://www.floridaearth.org/Documents/AgBrochureJuly10.pdf

Contact:
   Doreen DiCarlo
   Florida Center for Environmental Studies
   Florida Atlantic University, 3932 RCA Blvd, Suite 3210
   Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
   E-mail: ddicarlo@ces.fau.edu
   Phone: 561-799-8553
   Fax: 561-626-1404
   http://www.ces.fau.edu

Other conferences and events:
http://www.ces.fau.edu/events/

 

September 14-18, 2003

Estuarine Research Federation 2003 Conference
Estuaries on the Edge: Convergence of Ocean, Land and Culture
     Washington State Convention and Trade Center
       Seattle, Washington USA

Come to Seattle!

The ERF Board and the ERF 2003 Conference Planning Committee invite you to join us in Seattle for what should be the biggest and most diverse ERF Conference ever! We have received over 1100 abstracts from scientists, resource managers and students representing 28 countries! Registration is now live on the web: http://www.sgmeet.com/erf/erf2003/

Conference Theme and Program

The theme of ERF 2003 is the convergence of ocean forces, influences of the land, and human activities and cultures. We consider that our Estuaries are on the Edge: the edge of the continental shelf, the edge of the Pacific Rim, and the edge of degradation. These themes and more will be explored throughout the conference.

The scientific program will feature key estuarine themes such as nutrient cycling, fisheries habitat, non-indigenous species and ecology and management of submerged aquatic vegetation. In addition the attributes and influences on Pacific Rim estuaries, and the powerful influence of coastal and open ocean forces on North American west coast estuaries, will provide the unique flavor of the conference. Native American art and culture will help to set the stage for oral presentations and posters that include unique sessions such as River–Estuary Interactions, Estuarine–Coastal Ocean Exchange and Ecological and Social Values of Estuarine Habitats.

http://www.fish.washington.edu/news/erf/

About Estuarine Research Federation, a multidisciplinary organization of individuals who study and manage the structure and functions of estuaries and the effects of human activities on these fragile environments

http://www.erf.org/abouterf.html

September 3-6, 2003

Florida Chapter, American Planning Association
2003 Annual Conference in Palm Beach
http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/index.asp

SURVIVOR: OUTWIT, OUTPLAN, OUTLAST is the theme of the 2003 FAPA conference. We, as professional planners, encounter a multitude of issues on a daily basis; and therefore, need to be current on trends, remedies and solutions – so let’s push ourselves to do the best planning that can be done.

Mobile Workshops [12 total]

EVERGLADES RESTORATION ($25 extra fee)
View the natural environment of Florida’s “River of Grass.” This airboat tour can be taken as a precursor or follow-up for Thursday morning’s “It’s More Than the Everglades” session.

LOXAHATCHEE RIVER - BY CANOE ($30 extra fee)
Experience the Treasure Coast’s Wild and Scenic River, one of only two so designated in Florida.

Thursday, September 4, 2003 [Selected sessions]

10:30 - 11:45

IT'S MORE THAN THE EVERGLADES – PART 1

FLOOD PROTECTION, ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION & WATER SUPPLY FROM LAKE
OKEECHOBEE TO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

An overview of major water management issues affecting land use planning in this area of southeast Florida. Topics will include operation of the C&SF system, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), and the Lower East Coast Regional Water Supply Plan. The session
provides background for the associated, but separate, air boat trip into the Everglades.

2:15 - 3:30

IT'S MORE THAN THE EVERGLADES: PART 2

CASE STUDY IN CONFLICTS: LAND USE, WATER SUPPLY, MFLS, & THE LOXAHATCHEE
RIVER.

This session focuses on the ongoing land use and water management issues surrounding the protection of one of Florida’s two Wild & Scenic Rivers - the Loxahatchee River. The issues covered will include the sometimes conflicting interests involving land use, water supply,
minimum flows and levels, river restoration and the Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The session provides background for the associated, but separate, canoe trip on the Loxahatchee River.

September 3-5, 2003

Florida's 28th Annual Conference on Water Management
Perspectives on Water Asset Management
  Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
   http://www.marriott.com/epp/default.asp?MarshaCode=TPAMC

The conference is sponsored by the five Water Management Districts of Florida and Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. Topics will include adaptive management of water resources, alternative financing for water supply projects and options for managing for the future.

Field tours will offer opportunities to visit environmental restoration and stormwater treatment sites, tour the construction site of the Tampa Bay Regional Reservoir and view the desalination plant, see Tampa Bay aboard a catamaran or canoe at the Weedon Island Preserve.

Register on-line until Aug. 15 at:
http://www.mcraeco.com/default_conference.html
or call (850) 906-0099

 

August  2003 

 

July  2003 

July 31, 2003

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Changing of the Command Ceremony
Terry Theater in the Florida Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, July 31 at 1 p.m.

Col. Greg May, who has commanded the Jacksonville District since August of 2000, will relinquish command to Col. Robert M. Carpenter, who comes to the district from Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, where he was a student at the U.S. Army War College. Colonel Carpenter's most recent permanent assignment was a Chief, Construction Branch, U.S.
Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. He is a West Point graduate.

Contact: Judy Wilson, Public Affairs Officer
   Phone: 904-232-2236 - FAX: 904-232-2237
   P.O. Box 4970 Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019
   Email: judy.m.wilson@usace.army.mil

Florida Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
http://www.downtownjacksonville.org/detail/?loc_id=104&page_id=14
http://travel.yahoo.com/p/travelguide/96442
 

July 29-30, 2003

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
http://www.sfrestore.org
Task Force Meeting and Loding
The Westin Beach Resort
http://www.keylargoresort.com/
97000 South Overseas Highway
Mile Marker 97
Key Largo, FL
1-888-627-8545
305/852-5553

Draft agenda
www.sfrestore.org/tf/minutes/2003_meetings/july03/draft_tfagenda.pdf

Readahead Materials

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force/Working Group

Updated July 24, 2003
(please note this page is being updated as information is received)

http://www.sfrestore.org/readahead/

4.    Working Group Organization

(Excerpt; second of four items)

SFWMD letter
www.sfrestore.org/tf/minutes/2003_meetings/july03/SFWMD_july23_letter.pdf

 

July 23, 2003

Funeral For Activist Richard Coleman
Memorial services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at  Beymer Memorial Methodist Church, 700 N. Lake Howard Drive in Winter Haven. The family would appreciate if in lieu of flowers, gifts were made to Florida Sierra Foundation, Florida Wildlife Federation, or Earthjustice.

July 9-11th, 2003

Partners in Florida's Future
Juniper Beach Resort
Juniper, Florida

The Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies, Inc.
http://www.faepnw.org

Annual Conference features participation and speakers from EPA Region IV, the Legislature, DEP, FWCC, Water Management Districts and consultants. There will be lively discussions and information about current environmental resource topics and local environmental program relationships. Turtle walks and the popular FLERA shrimp boil and Bar-B-Q make this a
conference not to miss.

For more information, click here to download the flyer (3-page PDF file)

July 8th, 2003

Public Hearing on Phosphorus Criterion for Everglades Protection Area
Conference Room A, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000

Florida Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC)
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/erc/default.htm

July 8 Meeting Agenda
(Shown below.)
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/erc/070803.htm

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION & PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

III. DEFERRAL OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING held June 26, 2003, in Tallahassee, Florida.

IV. RULE PROCEEDING AND PUBLIC HEARING

  1.Certification of Public Hearing and Swearing of Witnesses

  2.Chapter 62-302, F.A.C., Surface Water Quality Standards  Continuation of adoption hearing for Rules 62-302.530, F.A.C. and 62-302.540,

F.A.C., Proposed Phosphorus Criterion for the Everglades Protection Area as required by Section 373.4592(4)(d), Florida Statutes.

   A. Proposed Rule Language

   B. Proposed Rule Amendments

   C. Stakeholders' Comments

   D. Commission Adoption of Final Rule Language

VI. NEW BUSINESS

VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

IX. ADJOURNMENT

July 7th, 2003

Compliance of Marsh Phosphorus Concentrations in A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge with Interim Levels Required under the Consent Decree
prepared for U.S. Department of the Interior
by William W. Walker & Robert H. Kadlec
bill@wwwalker.net rhkadlec@chartermi.net

http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/ema/toc/archives/docs/refuge_compliance.pdf
(PDF, 33 pages)

Excerpt from Summary:

The State/Federal Consent Decree established interim and long-term levels for phosphorus concentrations at 14 monitoring sites in Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Interim levels became
effective in February 1999. The more stringent long-term levels will become effective in December 2006. The interim levels were designed to provide water quality equivalent to that observed in the 1978-1979 base period
for Outstanding Florida Waters. Despite reductions in phosphorus loads and exceedance frequencies subsequent to full-scale operation of STA-1W (July 2000) and STA-2 (July 2001), interim levels have been exceeded one or more times in each of the four years since they went into effect. There has been no “substantial evidence that the exceedances were due to error or extraordinary natural phenomena”. These are the criteria specified in the Consent Decree for scientific interpretation of exceedances by the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC).

Archives 

June  2003 

June 27, 2003

Decision Makers Forum
Everglades Restoration: Can it Save the Loxahatchee River?

Brochure
http://www.ces.fau.edu/events/dl/loxahatchee-dmf.pdf

Henry Dean will serve on a panel at the “Decision Makers Forum: Everglades Restoration: Can it Save the Loxahatchee River?” on Friday, June 27, at Florida Atlantic University, John D. MacArthur Campus, Jupiter. Patti Sime, Dave Unsell and Mike Voich are also panelists. For more information about the District-sponsored forum, visit http://www.ces.fau.edu/events/event.ihtml?id=503

FORUM PROGRAM

8:30 -8:35 AM Welcome
Dr. Leonard Berry
Director, Florida Center for Environmental Studies

8:35 -8:45 AM Introduction
Martha Musgrove
President, Decision Makers Forum Inc.

8:45 -9:45 AM Overview
Dennis Duke
Program Manager for Ecosystem Restoration, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Dave Unsell
Lead Project Manager, South Florida Water Management District

9:45 -10:45 AM Panel Discussion
The Watershed: Where is it? How has it changed? What’s happening now?
Moderator: Melissa Meeker
Florida Operations Manager, Tetra Tech, FWInc
 - Herb Zebuth
   Environmental Consultant, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
 - Richard Roberts
   Biological Scientist II, Florida Division of Recreation and Parks
 - Gary Roderick
   Office of Water Quality, Martin County
 - Patti Sime
   Director, Upper East Coast Division, South Florida Water Management District

10:45 -11:00 AM Break

11:00 -12:00 AM Panel Discussion
G92, S46, C18: BINGO! Making sense of the system
Moderator: Richard Dent, Chairman
Loxahatchee River Management Coordinating Council
 - Jon Van Arnam
   Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Resources Management, PBC
 - Mike Voich
   Project Manager, South Florida Water Management District
 - James Schuette
   District Biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
 - Tom Howard
   Commissioner, Jupiter Inlet District

12:00 -1:00 PM Lunch (included)

1:00 -2:00 PM Keynote Speakers
A Dialog What will it take to make it happen?
Moderator: Pat Gleason
Vice President, Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc.
 - Henry Dean
   Executive Director, South Florida Water Management District
 - Terrence “Rock” Salt
   Executive Director, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

2:00 -3:00 PM Panel Discussion
Land use and the competition for water
Moderator: Peter Merritt
Regional Ecologist, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
 - Karen Marcus
   Commissioner, Palm Beach County
 - David Brown
   Director of Utilities, Town of Jupiter
 - Pete Spyke
   President, Arapaho Citrus
 - George Gentile
   Gentile, Holloway & O’Mahoney Landscape Architects

May  2003 

May 14, 2003

Lecture:  A Historical Overview of Artificial Recharge Studies in the U.S. Geological Survey 
an NPR Lecture by Ed Weeks
http://nevada.usgs.gov/adrs/team.html

Ed Weeks' NRP Lecture is scheduled for May 14 at 10 a.m. in the CWRS conference room (Federal Reserve Bank).

The Survey currently has several projects that investigate the use of artificial recharge to manage ground-water resources and the use of brackish or saline aquifers for storage and recovery of fresh water. During the 1960s-1980s, the USGS conducted many similar studies investigating aquifer storage of imported water or treated sewage effluent supplied by major engineering projects in several states. These studies indicated that artificial recharge of fresh-water aquifers can be successful when sediment is removed and microbial treatment is practiced. Read more...

 

April  2003 

April 13-18, 2003

Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration 
of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem

"From Kissimmee to the Keys"

Physical, biological and social scientists will gather with Everglades natural resource managers for a Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem - From Kissimmee to the Keys from April 13 - 18, 2003, at the Westin Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Florida.  This is the first time that the Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Science Conference have joined forces to provide a combined forum for the exchange of information among scientists. Read more... 

Related links,      

Conference home page
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/jc 

Internal UM page for conference   

040903 South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Press Release 

 

April 30, 2003  

Technical Oversight Committee meeting  

Wednesday, April 30, 2003    
10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

South Florida Water Management District
Headquarters, B-1 Building, Storch Room
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
http://www.sfwmd.gov
561-686-8800
 

Draft Agenda 
 

Item #5 - Final Conceptual Plan for Achieving the Long-Term Water Quality Goals (March 17, 2003) (45 minutes). Gary Goforth and Tracey Piccone, SFWMD

TOC web site
http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/ema/toc/index.html

Contact: Linda Davis, ldavis@sfwmd.gov  

 

March  2003 

March 16 - 23, 2003

3rd World Water Forum - Kyoto, Japan
http://www.world.water-forum3.com/

The world's biggest international water conference began Sunday with international financiers and small-scale project leaders at odds over how to finance water projects for the poor.  Some 10,000 ministers, scientists and international financiers from 165 nations are debating how to halve the number of people without access to water by 2015.   Read more...       
Internal page  

 

March 21 - 22, 2003

67th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences
http://www.floridaacademyofsciences.org/

The University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
http://www.ucf.edu/

This year's meeting will feature the following special session:

Science and the Lake:
Baseline Environmental Studies of Lake Okeechobee and Its Watershed

http://www.floridaacademyofsciences.org/meetings.htm

 

 

February  2003 

 

Feb. 27 - March 1, 2003

University of Florida’s 9^th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference 
"Florida's Final Frontiers: Saving What's Left,"

The University of Florida College of Law's Environmental and Land Use Law Society in cooperation with the Public Interest Committee of the Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar will be sponsoring "Florida's Final Frontiers:  Saving What's Left," the Ninth Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference, February 27 - March 1, 2003.
Read more...       

 

February 27, 2003

Economic Incentives and the Sustainability of Florida's Water Supply
The University of Central Florida and the Department of Economics, College of Business Administration invite you to participate in a one-day conference on Economic Incentives and the Sustainability of Florida's Water Supply on Thursday, February 27, 2003 in Orlando, FL.  This is the third in a series of conferences sponsored by UCF to promote awareness and
understanding of water management and planning in Florida.   Read more...

 

January  2003 

January 21 - 22, 2003

UM hosts January colloquia to mark launch of new center for ecosystem science and policy   
 “Academics in the Environment Colloquium 2003” will be held in Coral Gables on January 21 and 22, 2003, to mark the launch of the University of Miami’s new Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy (CESP).  The mission of the CESP is to create innovative, inter-disciplinary initiatives designed to bridge the gap between science and environmental policy.  The Academics Colloquium will bring to campus a number of prominent academics who have been leaders in creating inter-disciplinary approaches to environmental teaching and research.   Read more...

Related links 

UM Colloquia Participants
Colloquium schedule

More relevant Links

January 14, 2003

STATUS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY FOCUS OF JANUARY 14 PUBLIC MEETING

SFWMD Okeechobee Service Center
205 North Parrott Avenue, Suite 201
Okeechobee, FL

Contact: Randy Smith    (561) 682-6197 (office) or (561) 389-3386 (cell phone)
             Missie Barletto  (863) 462-5260, ext. 3006

The South Florida Water Management District will hold a public meeting on January 14, 2003, to present the draft Evaluation of Alternatives Report for the Lake Okeechobee Sediment Management Feasibility Study. The focus of the meeting is the evaluation of alternatives designed to address internal loading of phosphorus from the sediments within Lake Okeechobee. Read More...

Related Links, 

Project web site:
  http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/wrp/wrp_okee/projects/sedimentmanagement.html

Sediment management feasibility studies:
 http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/wrp/wrp_okee/projects/sediment_mgmt_details.html   

SWFMD Okeechobee Service Center:
  http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/exo/okeechobee/okindex1.html

 

January 13-14, 2003

The St. John's River Summit
A strategic planning session to protect, preserve and enhance the St. Johns River

Prime Osborn Convention Center
Jacksonville, Florida

The 2003 St. Johns River Summit will seek legislative support and funding commitments for water quality and water supply initiatives in the upper, middle and lower basins of the river. The two-day summit will seek to encourage champions of the river to stay the course and to develop comprehensive initiatives to preserve, enhance and protect the river from its headwaters in Indian River and Brevard counties, through the lakes of central Florida, to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean in Jacksonville. Topics discussed in breakout sessions on Jan. 13 will include trails and greenways, land acquisition, outreach and public education, and funding and public/private partnerships. The tentative keynote presentation will be on the St. Johns River as an American Heritage River. Read more...

 

January 9 - 12, 2003     

18th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference  
EVERGLADES RESTORATION: IT'S EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS  
Sharing the Commitment, Making The Right Choices

Delray Beach Marriott*
10 North Ocean Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33483 

More information

 

January 9, 2003

South Florida Ecosystem Working Group
Meeting
Delray Beach Marriott
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Contact: Cheryl Duckworth, 305-348-1665
Read more...

SFEWG Draft Agenda  (This is a PDF file. You must have Adobe Acrobat to read).
The 1/09/02 Working Group Meeting will be broadcast from Delray Beach, FL
 

January 8 - 9, 2003

South Florida Water Management District
Governing Board Workshop
West Palm Beach
Wednesday - Thursday, January 8-9, 2003
Contact: Paula Moree, 561-682-6447
Read more...

Governing Board's Workshop (This is a PDF file. You must have Adobe Acrobat to read).

Related Links, 

Project web site: http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/wrp/wrp_okee/projects/sedimentmanagement.html

SWFMD Okeechobee Service Center: http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/exo/okeechobee/okindex1.html

 

December   2002 

15,17- December- 2002

National Academies' Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
On Sunday, December 15, the committee will spend the entire day on a tour of Lake Okeechobee (beginning with introductory remarks at the Radisson Suite Inn).  On Monday, December 16, the committee will be in a closed working session all day.  On Tuesday, December 17, the committee will meet in open session at the Radisson Suite Inn). There will be an open lunch on Tuesday, December 17, please RSVP if you plan to attend.  The agenda will be posted soon--please check our website for updates (http://www.nationalacademies.org/wstb  click on the shortcut link for the "Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem." ) 
Read more...
2002  National Academies       

4-December-02

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING NOTICE        

AGENDA
I.    Aquifer Storage & Recovery (ASR)
     A.   Short Overview ............................     John Marshall                
     B.   Contingency Plan…...........................Agnes McLean
     C.   Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation (LEAF):
           ASR--Human and Non-Human Environmental Impacts
     D.  Discussion/Comments.........................All


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November   2002 

17-November-02

Captain Oshaneh Miller from the Seminole Tribe, 2 pm.
Native American storytelling and song will be featured from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bonita Springs Public Library on Pine Avenue and West Terry Street. The program will be presented by Capt. Oshaneh Miller, a Native American, and is a dramatic presentation that re-creates the sensory experience of an Everglades campfire scene, through the use of recorded sounds of the Big Cypress, full Seminole costume, special lighting, an electric campfire, campfire scenes and artifacts. For more information, call the Bonita Springs Library at 941-992-0101.
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9-November-02

Native American Storytelling and Song, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.          
Program presented by Capt. Oshaneh Miller, a native American, is a dramatic presentation that completely recreates the sensory experience of an Everglades campfire scene through the use of recorded sounds of the Big Cypress, full Seminole costume, special lighting, an electric campfire, campfire scents, and artifacts.
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7-November-02

TOC meeting 
Members and Interested Parties:
The next TOC meeting will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m. at District Headquarters. The agenda is quite lengthy with presentations on many action items, so expect the meeting to last well into the afternoon. [Agenda included below.] We have important TOC attachments for your consideration and comment:  
     1. Please look over draft TOC agenda for our 11/7 meeting and provide any additional 
           agenda items or modifications to Linda Davis or me by Tuesday, November 5, 2002. 
           Please add this meeting to your calendar.
     2. Please review the draft minutes from both the April and August TOC meetings and  
           provide me with any changes by Tuesday, November 5, 2002 so that we can approve  
           these minutes at the November meeting.    Read more...         
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6-November-02

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC)       

DRAFT MINUTES

INDIVIDUALS PRESENT:
John Marshall, Chair, Art Marshall Foundation
Lloyd Brumfield, Recorder, Martin County Conservation Alliance
John Holt, Conservation Alliance of St. Lucie County
Bob Mooney, Self
Stan Bronson, University of Florida/Florida Earth Foundation
Max Quackenbos, St. Lucie River Initiative
Michael Yustin, Pine Jog
Sarah Heard, Martin County Commissioner-Elect

Read more...
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9-November-01

Brown Fields and Gray Waters:
Case Studies of Reclamation Processes and Design
An international and interdisciplinary conference to introduce, review,  and critically examine design options and planning procedures for remediating and restoring degraded environments
Planners, designers, scientists and engineers spend a significant amount of their professional practice and research activities addressing the legacy of degraded land and water bodies resulting from twentieth century industrialization and expansion in the built environment. This conference will act as a bridge between practice and research, international and local planning and design procedures, and will identify and discuss productive areas of emerging creative design knowledge and progressive technical applications. A particular feature will be the cross-fertilization of ideas between Europe and North America. Read More...

Related Link;

Conference Schedule

Conference Presentation

Wetland restoration links by state: Florida U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

 

 

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