April 5, 2010
Florida Legislature and Florida Forever
Florida Forever Day will be Wednesday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the west side of the Capitol in Tallahassee (by the dolphin fountain). Visit the Florida Forever Coalition web site for details. A strong show of support is needed to convince legislators to provide funds for conservation land acquisition. The Coalition is featuring The Top Ten At Risk Florida Forever Projects on the web site. Among the diverse groups calling for funding of Florida Forever are the Florida Chamber of Commerce, prominent agriculture leaders, and the Alliance of Florida Land Trusts. Call your legislators and encourage them to participate in the rally.
Once again Florida Legislators are struggling to prepare a balanced state budget, for the fiscal year from July 2010 through June 2011. The Senate and House passed their budgets last week - they now go to conference to resolve differences. The Senate has $15 million in cash for Florida Forever; the House did not include any funds. Contact your legislators to let them know you support funding Florida Forever. Important contacts on the House side are Rep. David Rivera (parts of Broward, Collier and Miami-Dade Counties), Speaker Larry Cretul (parts of Alachua, Levy and Marion Counties), Rep. Dean Cannon (parts of Orange County) and Rep. Will Wetherford (parts of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties). Contact information can be found under "Find Your Representative" (upper left on linked page). Letters to the editor are also effective. Let your senator know you appreciate his/her support. Last year was the first time in 20 years that the Florida Legislature failed to provide any funding to the state's major conservation land acquisition program. Funding for Florida Forever now is critical for the continuity of the program, the projects at risk, and the economic stimulus that this program provides.
Florida Forever - Acquisition and Restoration Council
For the first time in years, the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) is expected to conduct a significant re-ranking of the entire Florida Forever/Board of Trustees Acquisition List at its June 11, 2010 meeting, under the guidance of a newly revised rule (Ch. 18-24, FL Administrative Code). Project supporters are encouraged to participate in public hearings in Tallahassee on April 16 and in Arcadia on May 6. It is important that public testimony be given prior to the June meeting, since each ARC member will be expected to bring his or her individual ranking recommendations to the June meeting, and the members can take the comments into account as they prepare their lists.
It is easier to get a project a good rank initially than to have it ranked and later try to improve the rank. Supporters of Florida Forever projects should keep this in mind and get engaged early, since this essentially will be a new acquisition list. It has been years since many of these projects went on the list. Many ARC members are new and there are more than 100 projects on the list. By early April, supporters should be getting letters of support/resolutions from local governments and a broad array of groups, not just environmental groups.
Currently, ARC ranks projects by placing them into two categories, A and B. Under the revised rule, ARC will rank the projects individually in numerical priority order within categories. These categories will include: critical natural lands, partnerships, substantially complete, climate-change, and less-than-fee. The statute and rule specify numerous ranking considerations, and public support is always an important factor. For its acquisition workplan, the Division of State Lands will then divide each category into high, medium and low priority groups. As specified in statute, the rule has been submitted to the Legislature for its review and revision, and the rule is anticipated to be in effect by early May.
At its February 19th meeting, ARC voted to evaluate five projects for potential addition to the Florida Forever Acquisition List: FL National Scenic Trial - Phase II, Peace River Refuge (Desoto County), Peaceful Horse Ranch (Desoto County), Suwannee County Preservation (Suwannee County) and Wolfe Creek Forest (Santa Rosa County). ARC also adopted the priority list of Florida Forever Capital Improvements Projects, reduced the size of two projects by more than 3700 acres due to development, and approved a land management plan. At its March 9 meeting, the Governor and Cabinet approved the 2010 Florida Forever Five-Year Plan, the Florida Forever Acquisition Priority List and the Florida Forever Capital Improvements List.
Florida Communities Trust
The Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Parks and Open Space grant application cycle is now open. Trust staff recently conducted workshops regarding the new application form. Cities, counties and non-profit environmental organizations may apply for grants through 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 26, 2010 to acquire land for conservation, open space and outdoor recreation purposes. The availability of Florida Forever funds for the upcoming fiscal year is currently unknown and is dependent on legislative appropriation that may occur by the end of the current legislative session on April 30, 2010. Application information is available on the FCT application preparation resources page.
Everglades
The estimated number of wading bird nests in South Florida in
2009 was approximately 77,505. This is the largest nesting effort
recorded in south Florida since the 1940s and represents a 320%
increase relative to last year’s breeding season, an 83% increase
over the average of the last nine seasons and surpasses the
previous banner year, 2002, by over 8,000 nests. The White Ibis
and the federally endangered Wood Stork, which has generally
exhibited very low nesting effort over the past decade, both
produced numbers of nests that have not been observed since
the pre-drainage period. The full South Florida Wading Bird Report can be downloaded.
A new national wildlife refuge north of Lake Okeechobee is being considered to help prevent pollution from flowing into the headwaters of the Everglades. The refuge could place 100,000 acres or more under federal protection. The action would create one of the first new refuges in Florida in more than a decade and amount to a major step to clean a region whose farming, cattle and Orlando-area urban development represent significant sources of Everglades pollution. Read the Palm Beach Post article for more details.
The seventh edition of the Land Acquisition Strategy for the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration is available for download. The Strategy, together with its appendices, provides a summary and maps of conservation land projects and acquisitions in south Florida. Muller and Associates works with a multi-agency team to produce the annual report.
Oil Drilling
A non-partisan report on the potential impacts of oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico estimates reserves in Florida waters would provide the United States with less than a week's worth of oil and have no discernible effect on prices at the pump or U.S. reliance on foreign oil. For more information
see the St. Pete Times article or download the full report from the Century Commission/Collins Center.
Thousands of people joined Hands Across the Sand on February 13 in the grass roots effort to protect Florida's coastal resources. People across the state joined hands in Florida's coastal areas to show support for protection of Florida's shoreline, tourism, valuable properties and Floridians' way of life. For information on this and other efforts, visit protectfloridasbeaches.org.
Other Florida News
Marine spatial planning was featured at Florida Oceans Day 2010. No area of the oceans remains untouched by human influence. To achieve ecological and economic objectives in the marine environment, it is important to analyze and allocate the distribution of human activities, both in location and timing. The presentation by Dr. Charles Ehler can be viewed at the Florida Ocean Alliance web site.
Exceptional weather conditions led to a record high manatee count but also record manatee deaths. Nearly two weeks of record cold weather drove more manatees to warm-water areas. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
reported a preliminary count of 5,067 manatees statewide. This year's count exceeded the previous high count from 2009 by more than 1,200 animals. The survey conditions were favorable for aerial observations in both years, but were especially favorable this year as a result of the extended period of cold weather. Unfortunately, as of March 19, the FWC FWRI documented 431 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2010. These
preliminary data indicate that in just three months, the number of manatee deaths has exceeded the highest number on record for an entire calendar year, which was 429 in 2009. The cause of death for the majority of these animals is cold stress.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is asking the public to report their observations of horseshoe crab mating activities to help biologists identify nesting beaches around the state. Migratory shorebirds rely on horseshoe crab eggs as a primary food source during their long migrations. The best time to observe the crabs is around the full moon of March 30 and April 28, near high tide on sandy beaches. You can report your information with the online survey, via email at
horseshoe@myfwc.com, or call toll-free 1-866-252-9326. More information is available at
myfwc.com.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has enhanced the Contamination Locator Map (CLM) Web tool, first launched in July 2009. Users who want to be notified on the cleanup progress of a specific site can receive e-mails from DEP. Initially available for petroleum contaminated sites only, the e-mail subscription service is now available for all of DEP’s cleanup sites. CLM includes locational information for nearly 17,000 contaminated sites including 13,527 petroleum sites, 101 Brownfield sites, 44 Superfund sites, and 3,256 other waste cleanup sites such as dry-cleaning, hazardous waste and state-owned lands.
Other News
Red Grouper - the Gopher Tortoise of the Gulf, or Frank Lloyd Wrights of the Sea? Florida State University researchers and their partners have discovered that red grouper excavate and maintain complex three-dimensional structures at the bottom of the sea. These architects of the sea floor remove sand, exposing hard rocks that are crucial to corals and sponges and the animals that rely on them. The work demonstrates that red groupers are ecosystem engineers that modify their environment, much as gopher tortoises and beavers do, creating habitat for many other animals including lobster and commercially important fish. See the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab link for photos and another link to a video.
The Conservation Almanac: Federal, State, Local & Private Lands covers land area conservation activity across the United States. The project grew out of the many requests The Trust for Public Land has received for data to understand the "context" for land conservation and the growing conservation finance movement. Elected officials, journalists, foundations and others want to know things like: How much land has been protected in my state? Which state and federal agencies have protected lands in the state? With all the new money being created for land conservation, what kind of impact are we getting? What policies and programs might help us make progress in reaching our conservation objectives?
Experts are concerned about the potential death of coral reefs and the environmental and economic impacts this could have. Coral reefs are a critical element of the ocean food chain; nearly half the fish the world eats make their homes around them. See the Associated Press story for more details.
Prescribed burns are an essential factor in the health of many of our forests and other natural areas. To learn more about this critical activity, visit
Good Fires.
January 18, 2010
Florida Communities Trust
The Florida Communities Trust (FCT) revised its Parks and Open Space grant application and acquisition procedures rules. The Trust expects that the revisions to Rules 9K-7 and 9K-8 will be filed for adoption at the end of January 2010. To assist any potential applicants in their planning efforts for the 2010 Parks and Open Space Program grant application cycle, the new FCT-5 application is available for review. This application is only for review and preparation purposes at this time, as the revisions to Rules 9K-7 and 9K-8 are still awaiting adoption. FCT will update its website as soon as the rule revisions become effective and FCT is certain there will be no further changes. The draft Parks and Open Space application form can be downloaded from the
FCT Announcements page.
January 12, 2010
Florida Forever
For the first time in more than 20 years, Florida's major land conservation program had no funds appropriated by the state legislature for the current fiscal year. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is now working on his budget recommendations for next fiscal year (July 2010-June 2011). Launching a bond issue for full funding of Florida Forever next year will cost less than 0.03% of the state budget ($15 million). Florida Forever bonds recently received a favorable rating for investors. Inclusion of funding for Florida Forever in Gov. Crist's budget is a critical first step in the budget process. Governor Crist can be contacted at Charlie.Crist@myflorida.com or 850-488-4441.
The Florida Senate Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation is meeting January 12 [correction from date reported previously] and will discuss the current status of the Florida Forever Program. If you want Florida Forever to be funded, contact Committee members and let them know funding is necessary to keep their 2008 commitment to extend Florida Forever, that more than 42 counties and 28 cities have passed resolutions supporting Florida Forever, and that the economic downturn is providing opportunities to buy critical environmental lands never before available. Editorial boards, such as at the Miami Herald, are calling for funding for Florida Forever. A recent
New York Times article
illustrates some of the conservation deals resulting from the downturn. For updates on funding of Florida Forever, visit SupportFloridaForever.org.
Florida Forever - Acquisition and Restoration Council
The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) is expected to conduct a major re-ranking of the Florida Forever/Board of Trustees Acquisition List at its June 2010 meeting, under the guidance of a newly revised rule (Ch. 18-24, FL Administrative Code). Project supporters are encouraged to participate in public hearings this spring and June 10, 11. Currently, ARC ranks projects by placing them into two categories, A and B. Under the revised rule, ARC will rank the projects individually in numerical priority order within categories. These categories will include: critical natural lands, partnerships, substantially complete, climate-change, and less-than-fee. The statute and rule specify numerous ranking considerations, and public support is always an important factor. For its acquisition workplan, the Division of State Lands will then divide each category into high, medium and low priority groups. Rulemaking is nearly complete; the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees, approved the rule at their December 8 meeting. The 90-day period for rule challenges will end February 4, 2010; no challenges are anticipated. As specified in statute, the rule will be submitted to the Legislature for its review and revision, and the rule is anticipated to be in effect by early May.
At its December 11th meeting, ARC added two proposals to the Florida Forever Category B Acquisition List - Maytown Flatwoods (less-than-fee, Brevard and Volusia Counties) and Shoal River Buffer (fee-simple, Okaloosa County). Two projects were removed from the list because they were 90% or more acquired. ARC's recommended Florida Forever Priority List will go to the Board of Trustees for approval in February. ARC considered proposed easements and exchanges, as well as management plan amendments. ARC also approved guidelines and procedures for implementation of HB 7157 - Real Property Used for Conservation Purposes. This is the implementation legislation for Constitutional Amendment Four, providing for exemption from ad valorem taxation for lands used for conservation purposes. ARC will be involved in determining significant public benefits for tracts under 40 acres. The Florida Forever/Board of Trustees program received seven new applications for projects prior to the December 31 deadline. These projects will be reviewed and the first ARC vote on them will be in Februrary.
The 2010 ARC calendar is at the bottom of this page.
Florida Communities Trust
Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Parks and Open Space Program intends to open a 2010 Florida Forever application cycle. Due to uncertainty about the availability of Florida Forever funding, FCT is considering the option of slightly altering the dates of the 2010 grant application cycle by opening the grant application window in March with a deadline in late May. This would provide applicants with more flexibility to account for any changes to Florida Forever’s status that might occur during the Legislative Session.
If the Legislature appropriates the normal Florida Forever funds, the Parks and Open Space program will have $63 million available this funding cycle for grants to local governments and environmental non-profit organizations to acquire land for conservation, open space and outdoor recreation purposes. Cities, counties and non-profit environmental organizations may apply for grants. FCT proposed revisions to its rules for the FCT application and land acquisition. Rules 9K-7 and 9K-8 are currently under review by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) and are expected to be adopted in January 2010. FCT will post the revised rules and the new FCT-5 grant application on the FCT website when finalized.
Florida Communities Trust partnered with the City of Apalachicola to purchase waterfront land for the Apalachicola Boat Works, representing the first property to be acquired through the Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Florida Forever Grant Program. The acquisition will expand the Apalachicola Maritime Museum and establish an educational commercial seafood boat building and restoration facility in the community.
Additional information is in the Tallahassee Democrat and Panama City News Herald articles.
A rule challenge has been filed on the Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Program Rule 9K-9, Florida Administrative Code. A hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearing has been scheduled for January 22, 2010 at 9 a.m. to consider this matter.
Everglades - South Florida Ecosystem Restoration
Progress is being made on the joint federal-state effort to restore the Everglades. On January 7, officials broke ground on the Merritt Canal portion of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project. This project will help restore natural water flows to 55,000 acres south of Interstate 75. It is the first project to break ground and get federal money under the 2000 state-federal agreement. Another recent Everglades restoration groundbreaking was for a project to raise a mile-long segment of the Tamiami Trail outside Miami. Later this month another project will begin to reroute water from a 20-mile canal that dumps into Florida Bay. For more coverage, see the
Naples Daily News and the Miami Herald.
Oil Drilling
Unknown interests continue to push for oil drilling in Florida's state waters. Their unsubstantiated claims for huge benefits to Florida's economy are being discredited, such as in a Sarasota Herald Tribune article and editorial, The Ledger, and the Tampa Tribune. A grass roots effort to protect Florida's coastal resources, Hands Across the Sand, is gaining momentum for the February 13, 2010, event to join hands in Florida's coastal areas to show support for protection of Florida's shoreline, tourism, valuable properties and Floridians' way of life. Anyone that enjoys Florida's coastal resources is encouraged to participate in what could become the largest public gathering in the history of Florida.
Rural Lands Stewardship Area
After a two-year rulemaking process, the Florida Department of Community Affairs has adopted a Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA) rule, which became effective on October 19, 2009. The new rule implements Section 163.3177(11), Florida Statutes, that authorizes the RLSA planning process. RLSA is an optional planning approach that can be utilized in the unincorporated areas of counties outside any designated urban service area. The intent is to encourage local governments and landowners to preserve environmentally sensitive lands, agricultural lands and other natural resources in return for enhanced development rights which can be utilized on an appropriate part of the property.
A copy of the new RLSA rule can be found on the
DCA RLSA Web site.
Other Florida News
Two of Florida's best-known endangered animals, panthers and manatees, had a rough 2009. Twenty-four Florida panthers died, including a record 17 vehicle-related deaths - more than four times the average of the 1990s. Although the panther population has increased since 1990, with an estimated total of only 100 Florida panthers the deaths are a challenge to the species' recovery (Fort Myers News-Press, New York Times). Three environmental groups have filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not responding to a petition demanding that 3 million acres be set aside as critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther (Fort Myers News-Press, Sarasota Herald Tribune).
Last year was the worst on record for Florida manatee deaths. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists documented 429 manatee deaths, including 97 watercraft-related deaths, 114 newborn deaths, and 56 cold stress-related deaths. The preliminary data indicate the watercraft-related and newborn deaths are record highs for a calendar year (FWC news release). Lee County had the highest number of deaths (56) and the highest number of watercraft-related deaths (18) (Fort Myers News-Press). For additional information about manatee conservation, visit
MyFWC.com/Manatee.
A diverse alliance is sponsoring the Florida Springs Rally at noon Tuesday, February 16 at the Capitol in Tallahassee. This event is to support legislation to provide meaningful protection for Florida's springs. For more information, visit 1000friendsofflorida.org.
Nominations for the 1000 Friends of Florida 2010 Better Community Awards are open until January 31. These awards honor successful efforts to save special places, fight sprawl, and build better communities across Florida. To nominate individuals, organizations, public-private partnerships, local governments, agencies, and/or projects that have enhanced the quality of life in your community, visit the Better Community Awards web site.
On December 19, Nick Wiley began his duties as executive director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), replacing retiring Ken Haddad. The new assistant executive director is Greg Holder. See the FWC press release for more information.
Mike, Carole and Tommy Adams were selected as the Florida Division of Forestry's 2009 Forest Stewardship Landowner of 2009. The Adams own the Saturiwa Conservation Area, along the St. Johns River. For more coverage, see the St. Augustine Record story.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Florida Park Service has a new history Web site, www.floridastateparks.org/history, and a Twitter contest to celebrate the upcoming 75th Anniversary of Florida State Parks. The site includes historic photos, histories of each park, and a list of 25 signature events in 2010 that highlight the diversity of locations and experiences that can be witnessed at Florida State Parks.
Other News
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved a plan to protect 23,000 square miles of deepwater corals, believed to be the world's largest such ecosystem, off the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The move is intended to preserve rare, undisturbed coral reefs on the ocean floor, 1,000 feet or more below the surface, while continuing to allow fishing with gear that does little damage to them. Individual coral colonies may be more than 1,000 years old, growing very slowly, and larger mounds may be 1 million years old. See a video of this amazing system and the Charlotte Observer article.
Scientists have recorded more than 17,650 marine species from depths greater than 200 meters, the depth where darkness stops photosynthesis. More than 5700 species have only been recorded from 1000 meters or deeper. View images of these and other marine species recorded by the Census of Marine Life. The Census is a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. The world's first comprehensive Census of Marine Life - past, present, and future - will be released in October 2010.
In a related story, see the sea pigs, giant sea spiders and ice fish in the series of new photographs released by the British Antarctic Survey. A research team from across Europe, the United States, Australia and South Africa sampled and photographed marine creatures from the Bellingshausen Sea, West Antarctica - one of the fastest warming seas in the world. Find out more and see the images at the
British Antarctic Survey site.
The Internet Archive is working to prevent the Internet and other "born-digital" materials from disappearing into the past. Collaborating with institutions including the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian, the Internet Archive is working to preserve a record for generations to come. One of the features is the Wayback Machine, which allows you to browse through over 150 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago.
Teaming with Wildlife, a coalition of more than 6,200 organizations supporting increased and dedicated funding for wildlife conservation education and nature based recreation, will hold its signature event on February 23rd - 24th. The annual Teaming With Wildlife Fly-in, held in Washington DC, will bring coalition members from around the country to Washington to meet with congressional staff to discuss the need for funding for State Wildlife Action Plans. Participants will receive training, are provided networking opportunities with their colleagues and attend the annual Teaming With Wildlife Reception where awards are given to members of Congress and outstanding state agencies, partners, and coalition members. Registration information is online.
A new camera on the Hubble Telescope has allowed researchers to capture images of the most distant and youngest galaxies ever seen. The galaxies started forming about 13.7 billion years ago, about 1.5 billion years earlier than researchers previously thought galaxy formation started. See the National Geographic News article for photos and more details.
Fossils of a new dinosaur species may help explain how dinosaurs evolved from bipeds to quadrupeds. The 20-foot long Aardonyx celestae usually walked on its hind legs, but apparently sometimes walked on all four. See the Telegraph article and the LA Times article for more details.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Muller and Associates tracks a
variety of funding opportunities available to local governments and
not-for-profit groups. If you would
like assistance in preparing an application, please contact Muller and Associates.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks Office of Information & Recreation Services has opened the 2009-2010 LAND and WATER CONSERVATION FUND Application Submission Cycle. Applications will be accepted April 1-15, 2010. For additional information, visit the web page.
The Florida Boating Improvement Program (FBIP) provides funding through competitive grants for projects designed to serve the needs of boaters and boating-related activities on coastal and/or inland waters within the State. FBIP is updating its program guidelines to incorporate federal funding into the program. The revised rule is expected to be approved in late April 2010. A 60-day application period is expected to open in late May or early June. The draft Program Guidelines are available for review at www.myfwc.com/RECREATION/boat_grant_fbip.htm.
POSITIONS
The Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) is hiring a new staff member in Florida. GRN is a 15 year old, non-profit, environmental advocacy organization based in New Orleans that has a mission of uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region for future generations. The Campaign Organizer will work with GRN’s Campaign team and other staff to plan, develop and implement our Protect the Nature Coast campaign as well as other regional and Florida campaigns. Details are at the
web site.
Visit Environmental Career Opportunities and Environmental Jobs and Careers to find out about other positions.
MEETINGS/EVENTS
Information on the Natural Areas Training Academy workshop programs
is on their website.
The Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Spring Conference Longleaf Ecosystem Restoration and Management will be held in Tallahassee April 21-23, 2010. Additional information at the conference web site.
The National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host its Seventh National Monitoring Conference Monitoring From the Summit to the Sea in Denver, Colorado from April 25-29, 2010.
For additional information as it becomes available go to the conference web site.
The NatureServe Conservation Conference 2010: Biodiversity without Boundaries will be held April 26-30, 2010 in Austin, TX. Topics will include the science behind the pressing problems, the information and expertise needed to direct decisions, the tools and methods for setting priorities and tracking progress, and the lessons learned from conservation success, collaboration, and leadership approaches. NatureServe invites the general public to submit proposals for presentations, workshops, symposia, and posters. For more information visit the conference web site.
The first-ever America’s Everglades Summit, scheduled for May 19 and May 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C., is a landmark event designed to generate political support among lawmakers for restoration of America’s Everglades and further raise the profile of its ecological and economic impact. For more information, visit www.evergladesfoundation.org.
The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition will host The Florida Coastal and Ocean Conference 2010 June 18, 2010 in Tallahassee. The conference will explore solutions to key issues facing Florida’s coasts and oceans. For information about the conference or the Coalition visit www.flcoastalandocean.org.
The National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration will be held August 1-5, 2011 in Baltimore, MD. The NCER is an interdisciplinary conference on large scale ecosystem restoration presenting state-of-the art science and engineering, planning and policy in a partnership environment. For additional information as it becomes available go to the conference web site.
Acquisition and Restoration Council deadlines and public meetings planned for 2010 are:
| Apr. 15 |
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Public hearing - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Apr. 16 |
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Council meeting - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| May 6 |
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Public hearing - testimony on new proposals & all projects |
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6pm |
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Arcadia |
| June 10 |
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Public hearing - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| June 11 |
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Council meeting - rank projects & regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| July 1 |
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2010 2nd cycle application deadline |
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| Aug. 12 |
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Public hearing - testimony on new proposals & regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Aug. 13 |
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Council meeting - vote on new proposals & regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Oct. 14 |
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Public hearing - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Oct. 15 |
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Council meeting - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| TBA |
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Public hearing - testimony on new proposals & all projects |
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6pm |
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To be announced |
| Dec. 9 |
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Public hearing - regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Dec 10 |
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Council meeting - ranking & regular business |
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9am |
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Tallahassee - DEP Douglas Bldg |
| Dec. 31 |
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2011 1st cycle application deadline |
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