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Recent Links
03-Jan-02
U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov
Secretary Gale A. Norton
http://www.doi.gov/secretary/
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National
Wildlife Refuge
http://loxahatchee.fws.gov
Safe Harbor Agreements for Private
Property Owners
Questions and Answers [in PDF]
http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/harborqa.pdf
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force
http://www.sfrestore.org/tf/index.html
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Sheraton Suites Plantation
http://www.sheratonplantation.com
Please contact Cheryl Duckworth for logistical information.
cduckwor@sfrestore.org
305-348-1665
24-Dec-01
The Living Everglades
Welcome to EMPACT This Living Everglades
web site has been made possible by an Environmental Protection Agency
EMPACT Metro Grant awarded to the South Florida Water Management District.
This web site provides citizens, scientists, teachers, and students with
access to the vast amount of Everglades data housed at the South Florida
Water Management District. This means that you can find data on water
quality, hydrology and weather for parameters such as nitrogen and
phosphorus levels, water levels and flows, and rainfall throughout the
Greater Everglades region. These data are provided by South Florida Water
Management District and other agencies such as: U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Everglades National Park, and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
http://glades.dcse.com
U.S. EPA EMPACT Real Time Environmental
Information for Cities Across the Nation
http://www.epa.gov/empact/
Science To Achieve Results (START)
Program Public Reporting and Dynamic Access:
Changing Regional Environmental Health of South Florida's Everglades
Ecosystem
http://es.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/grants/99/envmon/turcotte.html
Other EMPACT Projects in Florida
http://www.epa.gov/empact/region4.htm#florida
South Florida Water Management District
http://www.sfwmd.gov
DCSE
DCSE Announces Release of Mapping Components
of The Everglades EMPACT Web Site in Collaboration With South Florida
Water Management District Solution Utilizes the Latest Offerings From
ORACLE and MapInfo MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- DCSE
Inc, a California developer of environ mental and collaborative web-based
project solutions, announces the completion of the map-based user
interface (UI) for a web site developed for South Florida Water Management
District (SFWMD). The site was designed to allow a varied cross section of
the community, i.e. scientists, school age children, and inquiring minds
to view the regulatory, scientific, and environmental data and the biotic
integrity of the remaining Everglades. ``We have utilized the latest
technology's available from both ORACLE and MapInfo to enable access to
spatial, time series, and multimedia data over the web using the server
side Java technology,'' said Ali Diba, President and CEO of DCSE. SFWMD
selected Oracle Spatial as the repository for spatial data. DCSE used
MapXtreme for Java to develop the spatial component of the web application
due to close synergy between MapXtreme for Java and Oracle Spatial. ``We
were able to mesh the two technologies together in ways that had not been
attempted before, with excellent results,'' said Diba. Brian Turcotte,
Principal Investigator for the SFWMD, EMPACT Project said, ``The
technology stack chosen for this application, Oracle Time Series, Oracle
interMedia, Oracle Spatial, Oracle 9iAS application server, and MapXtreme
for Java allowed us to deploy, and even re-host, this site to different
hardware platforms and operating systems with a minimum of effort.'' ``The
UI incorporated the concept of a Spatial Query Window for the District's
time series data collection and documents making it easy for the site
visitors to find what they're looking for,'' said Marie Pietrucha,
co-Principal Investigator for the EMPACT Project at SFWMD. The EMPACT web
site is an ongoing project. About Everglades EMPACT web site Everglades
EMPACT web site is scheduled to be online from South Florida in the near
future. About DCSE: DCSE is a software product development and consulting
services company specializing in the development of environmental and
collaboration solution, for the utility industry.
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California
949-347-7575
http://www.dcse.com
DCSE's product suite includes Map Library
http://www.dcse.com/maplibrary
GIS Based Water/Sewer Demand Forecasting
Tool
http://www.dcse.com
19-Dec-01
U.S. Army
Civil Works
Corps of Engineers
Hot Topics
Welcome to your source for information
about the United States Army Corps of Engineers! I'm Lieutenant General
Robert B. Flowers and I'm proud to be the 50th Chief of Engineers and to
lead over 35,000 soldiers and civilians dedicated to public service. We
strive to be the world's premier public engineering agency.
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/
Army Corps of Engineers Responds Positively to NRC/NAS Report on
Mitigation
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/rglmitigation.htm
Myths and Facts about the Corps' Regulatory Guidance Letter on
Mitigation
November 7, 2001
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/mythsfactsrgl.htm
Regulatory Guidance Letter
October 31, 2001
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/rgl01_1.pdf
Questions and Answers: Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL) 01-1:
Mitigation in the Corps Regulatory Program
October 31, 2001
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/rql_qa.htm
Mitigation and Environmental Frequently Asked Questions
June 29, 2001
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/me_faq.htm
Army Corps of Engineers issues New Regulatory Guidance
Press Release, November 2, 2001
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/rgl_release.pdf
Send comments on hot topics to Army Corps of Engineers
http://www.usace.army.mil/civilworks/hot_topics/sendme.htm
"Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act"
a report prepared by the
National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences
June 29, 2001
The objective of the Clean Water Act is "to restore and
maintain the chemical, physical, and the Biological integrity of the
nation's waters". Accordingly, Congress articulated the more
measurable goal of attaining water quality to provide for recreation and
to protect fish, shellfish, and wildlife.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074320/html/
18-Dec-01
The Citizen's
Wildlife Refuge Planning Handbook
Charting the Future of Conservation on the National Wildlife
Refuge Near You
http://www.defenders.org/pubs/refuge03.html
Defenders of Wildlife Press Releases - 2001
... Statement by
Rodger Schlickeisen, November 15, 2001 Cooperative
Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) Press Conference (11/15/2001).
http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/
New Law Names
2003 "Year of the Wildlife Refuge," Calls for ...
.... unusual
alliance of conservation and outdoor groups known as the
Cooperative
Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) that has rallied
around the Refuge
System's ...
http://www.doi.gov/news/archives/001102.html
Wildlife
Society
Wildlife Policy.... of the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition (www.teaming.com),
the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE), and the 2002 Farm
Bill wildlife coalition. ...
http://www.wildlife.org/policy/
RefugeNET
The
National Wildlife Refuge Association.... to the System. NWRA is an active
member of the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement(CARE), a strong
and diverse coalition of 20 organizations ranging ...
http://refugenet.org/About/Programs.htm
[PDF] THE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGES
.... one of 17 organizations that make up CARE, the Cooperative Alliance
for Refuge Enhancement, which has formed to advocate increased refuge
funding.
http://www.wilderness.org/newsroom/pdf/refuges_012100.pdf
- Similar pages
The
Wilderness Society - Stand By Your Lands.... working with a coalition of
conservation, hunting and fishing groups known as the Cooperative Alliance
for Refuge Enhancement (CARE), to remedy this problem.
http://www.wilderness.org/standbylands/refuges/refuture.htm
Untitled
We need your organization to join the list of organizations endorsing the
Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) plan. CARE is a diverse
group of ...
http://www.audubon.org/campaign/refuge/actalert3.html
Director's Line :
October 1999
.... support both. As part of a coalition known as the Cooperative
Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, AFS successfully has sought more funding
to begin reducing the ...
http://www.fisheries.org/fisheries/line/line_Oct_99.htm
12-Dec-01
United States Sugar Corporation
United States Sugar Corporation is one of
America’s largest diversified, privately held agribusiness firms. With
3,000 employee-owners, the Company is headquartered in Clewiston, Florida,
where it has been since 1931. While U.S. Sugar is best known for its sugar
and citrus, it also owns a short line railroad, South Central Florida
Express
http://www.ussugar.com
Judy C. Sanchez
Director of Corporate Communications
http://www.ussugar.com/pressroom/bios-photos/sanchez.html
St. Lucie River Initiative
Dedicated to restoring the St. Lucie River
to health and productivity...to monitor government agencies...to be a part
of the solution... to provide public awareness.
http://www.gopbi.com/community/groups/slri/
Seven County Coalition
An association of seven counties (Lee, Hendry, Glades, Palm Beach,
Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee) that are influenced by Lake Okeechobee
and its water management schedule. For more information, please
contact J. Ross Wilcox, Martin County Environmental Planning
Administrator, at 561-288-5508.
http://www.martin.fl.us/GOVT/depts/adm/uMartin/10.29.01.html
Leon Abood, Chairman
The Rivers Coalition
43 SW Monterey Road
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone 561-287-1777 Fax 561-287-2667
Email: leon@premiererealtygroup.com
Web site: none
Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
The
core purpose of the Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches is to enhance
the member’s role as an integral and valuable component of the real estate
transaction.
http://www.rapb.com/
Wetlands Education Seminar Dec. 12, 2001
http://www.rapb.com/pdf/Wetlands_Flyernew.pdf
The National Wetlands Coalition
(Site under construction)
http://www.thenwc.org/
Wetland Information Sites
The Wetland
Information Center is presented by Environmental Technical Services Co. as
a service to all persons interested in the laws, policies, and regulations
concerning activities regulated under Sections 401 and 404 in the Clean
Water Act of the United States including wetlands.
http://www.wetlands.com/regs/tlpge00b.htm
Charles W. Holmes
http://sofia.usgs.gov/people/holmes.html
American Geophysical Union -- AGU
For over three quarters of a century, AGU
has supplied an organizational framework within which geophysicists have
created the programs and products needed to advance their science. From
its beginnings as the representative of American geophysicists in the
international scientific community, AGU has evolved beyond parochial
boundaries of nation and discipline into an active community of over
38,000 scientists from 117 countries. AGU now stands as a leader in the
increasingly interdisciplinary global endeavor that encompasses the
geophysical sciences.
http://www.agu.org/
AGU Fall 2001 Meeting
December 10-14, 2001
San Francisco
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm01top.html
Geophysical Studies of the Southwest Florida Coast:
Mapping of Saltwater Intrusion
This task entails the use of ground and
airborne geophysical methods to obtain subsurface information needed to
construct hydrologic models. This information includes the location of
geologic and hydrologic boundaries, such as geologic contacts which form
permeability boundaries and saltwater intrusion corresponding to changes in
water quality. Such boundaries are often map able using electromagnetic
geophysical techniques. Data will be collected in areas where information is
not available from wells
http://crustal.usgs.gov/projects/florida/tasks.html
The Relation Between Structure and Saltwater Intrusion in the
Floridian Aquifer System, Northeastern Florida
http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/karst/kigconference/rms_relationintrusion.htm
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
http://www.sfrestore.org
Task Force members (Updated November 13, 2001)
http://www.sfrestore.org/tf/tfroster.html
Working Group members (Updated November 15, 2001)
http://www.sfrestore.org/wg/wgmembers.html
11-Dec-01
WILDLIFE
RECONNAISSANCE:
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK PROJECT
Preliminary thoughts on the master plan
http://www.nps.gov/ever/presskit/quotes.htm
05-Dec-01
Top 10 Birding Spots
The Everglades, Florida
Its fame as North America's window
to the tropics is almost a cliché. The names Anhinga Trail, Mrazek
Pond and Snake Bight Trail — "must-see" locations on
the Everglades birding loop — are etched in every birder's mind.
Though shaken by drought and diminished by competing land-use
problems, the Everglades remains an engrossing, enriching
environment — and one that holds special treasures for visiting
birders.
http://nature.org/aboutus/projects/wings/animals/art4192.html
The Nature Conservancy: Top 10 birding Spots
Almost half the world's bird species depend on the forests, wetlands
and grasslands of the Americas - from Canada to Argentina. But the birds
of the Americas are under threat. More than 1,000 species are now in
decline or dangerously scarce
http://nature.org/aboutus/projects/wings/
04-Dec-01
The Beacon Council
Miami-Dade County's official economic development partnership, is a
not-for-profit, public-private organization that focuses on job creation and
economic growth by coordinating community-wide programs; promoting minority
business and economic development; providing assistance to local businesses in
their expansion efforts; and marketing Greater Miami throughout the world.
Copyright © 2000. The Beacon Council.
All rights reserved.
http://www.beaconcouncil.com/
Urban Land Institute
Providing responsible leadership in the use
of land in order to enhance
the total environment.
http://www.uli.org
Credit:
Everglades photograph courtesy Philip Greenspun
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