July 1, 2002 - September 30, 2003 Grant Cycle
Community Stewardship
Project
Resource Ranger Club West Florida Regional Planning Council
Contact: Eleanor Godwin, Grants Manager
West Florida Regional Planning Council
Post Office Box 9759, Pensacola, FL 32513
Tel: (850) 595-8910
Fax: (850) 595 -8967
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
This project will create a Resource Rangers Club for area school
children, grades 3 through 12, and fund curriculum and activities for
the first year. Initial start up will target sixth graders, promoting
stewardship at an early age. The goal is to raise the level of understanding
and support for what must be done to improve the local area?s environmental
quality.
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Project:
Wetlands/Groundwater Model
Demostration
West Florida Regional Planning Council
Contact: Eleanor Godwin, Grants Manager
West Florida Regional Planning Council
Post Office Box 9759, Pensacola, FL 32513
Tel: (850) 595-8910
Fax: (850) 595 -8967
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
Education of students is important to the continued good quality
of groundwater. Of equal importance is the protection provided our area
waterways from wetlands filtration. Two demonstration models will be
used to deliver the hands-on instruction in area schools.
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Project:
Florida Keys Greensweep 2002/2003
The Nature Conservancy
Contact: Chris Bergh, South Florida Regional Land Steward
The Nature Conservancy
Post Office Box 420237, Summerland Key, Fl 33042
Tel: (305) 745-8402
Fax: (305) 745-8399
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
The Florida Keys GreenSweep program has two major goals in the keys;
to recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers for high priority invasive
exotic plant control, native species restoration and hazardous fuel
reduction projects on public and private lands; and to raise award of
the problems associated with invasive exotic species, the benefits of
planting native plants and the importance of proactive hazardous fuel
reduction through community education and outreach.
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Project:
Sea Turtle Educational Materials Palm Beach County
Contact: Robert Walesky, Director
Department of Environmental Resources
Palm Beach County
3323 Belevedere Rd. Building 502, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Tel: (561) 233-2400
Fax: (561) 233-2414
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
This project provides for the distribution of educational materials
and other sea turtle information throughout Palm Beach County as part
of the county?s sea turtle conservation programs. It includes: production
and distribution of printed materials and mail outs; airing of an existing
public service announcement; production of informational posters to
be displayed near the beach; and maintenance of a sea turtle educational
web page and the web-based sea turtle data management system.
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Working Waterfronts
Project:
Daytona Beach Waterfronts Florida Our Beginning Daytona Beach
Partnership Association
Contact: Frank DeMarchi, Executive Director
Daytona Beach Partnership Association
111 West International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Tel: (386) 671-3272
Fax: (386) 671-3273
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
This project will address the Waterfront district?s problem of vacant
buildings, unemployment, housing, and the city?s lack of a water-based
micro-economy by creating Task Forces to address these issues. The Task
Forces will conduct a visioning process for their specific subject area.
The Vision will be developed into a work plan that when combined with
the other work plans will serve as the Master Work Plan for the 2003
Waterfronts Florida designation round.
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Project:
Eau Gallie Riverwalk Master Plan
City of Melbourne
Contact: Sueann Thomaston, Grants Manager
City of Melbourne
900 East Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901
Tel: (321) 953-6305
Fax: (321) 953-6338
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
The City of Melbourne and community participants will design the
plan for the proposed river walk project that was identified in the
Eau Gallie Community Redevelopment Plan. This project will lay the groundwork
for a successful application for Waterfronts Florida designation and
for waterfront revitalization and redevelopment through a visioning
process, public input and development and design of plans.
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Remarkable Coastal Places
Project:
Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Karen Woods Butcher, Project Manager
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
2300 Virginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
Tel: (772) 462-2822
Fax: (772) 462-1590
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
Financial and technical assistance from the Coastal Management Program
will assist the residents of St. Lucie County in our effort to extend
the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway designation for A1A. Going through
the Scenic Highway Designation process, the community will work together
to identify the resources and future goals for their communities along
the Scenic Highway corridor. A Citizen Advocacy Group (CAG) will be
formed with representatives of the community and government agencies
along the proposed Scenic Highway corridor.
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Project:
Chapman Field General Plan
Miami-Dade County Park & Recreation
Department
Contact: Sarah Bentley, Resource Development Section
Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
275 Northwest Second Street, Suite 505, Miami, FL 33128
Tel: (305) 755-7947
Fax: (305) 755-5466
FCMP Funding Amount: 25,000
Description:
This project will conduct an all inclusive planning process to create
a general plan and implementation program for Chapman Field Park. Implementation
of a plan for Chapman Field Park will serve to meet a portion of the
County?s growing recreational needs. How this park facility relates
and connects to other coastal public access points, interacts with the
natural environment, and relates to surrounding water and land use will
determine the long-term public and resource benefits that Chapman Field
Park provides.
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Public Access
Project:
Ais Lagoon House Shoreline Stabilization City of Palm Bay
Contact: John G. Rodgers, P.E., City Engineer
City of Palm Bay
5240 Babcock Street NE, Suite 300, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Tel: (321) 952-3437
Fax: (321) 953-8920
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
Funds will be used to stabilize the rapidly eroding bluff and shoreline
at AIS Lookout Point, a city park on the Indian River Lagoon. Plans
are being completed for the ?Lagoon House,? a gateway visitor center
and public information resource for the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway.
Invasive species will be removed from the bluff and shoreline and replaced
with mangroves. A boardwalk will also be constructed along the top of
the bluff to eliminate foot traffic on and over the bluff. To facilitate
mangrove survival, natural coquina rock has been proposed to anchor
the plants and to help stabilize the base of the bluff. The stabilization
will reduce the amount of stormwater runoff, improve water quality,
and reduce the amount of sedimentation being washed into the Indian
River.
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Project:
Wakulla Welcome Center Development Project
Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Pamela Portwood, Grants Coordinator
Wakulla County Grants Department
Post Office Box 309, 3093 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32326
Tel: (850) 926-0909
Fax: (850) 926-0941
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
Project funds will provide rehabilitation and enhancements to the
proposed Wakulla Welcome Center to bring it in compliance with building
codes and ADA standards necessary to allow public access and provide
interior designs and interpretive displays, artwork and educational
program materials on the unique cultural, historical, and environmental
resources of the Panacea community.
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Project:
Venice South Bech Pier/Parking/Beach Access
City of Venice
Contact: Nancy Woodley, Grants Manager and City Engineer
City of Venice
401 West Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
Tel: (941) 486-2626
Fax: (941) 480-3031
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
Funding for this project will be used to install four dune walkovers
and an elevated boardwalk to improve Venice South Beach. The dune walkovers
and boardwalk will protect remaining vegetation in the area.
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Project:
Vitolo Family Park at Middle Cove
St. Lucie County
Contact: Jim David, Mosquito Control Director
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982
Tel: (772) 462-1686
Fax: (772) 462-1565
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
The Coastal Management Program funds will be combined with county
funds to construct a fishing/observation pier and a 2-story outdoor
environmental meeting area / observation tower. To minimize environmental
impact, each of these structures will be placed in upland areas or in
areas where sea grass beds will not be disturbed. A Web cam will also
be purchased and installed for ADA access and educational purposes.
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Project:
River to Sea Preserve at Marineland
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners
Contact:
Benjie Cautey, Director of Public Works
Flagler County
1200 E. Moody Blvd. #3, Bunnell, FL 32110
Tel: (386) 437-7474
Fax: (386) 437-7476
FCMP Funding Amount: 30,000
Description:
This project will help to implement the elements of the management
plan for the Preserve. Funding will be used to informational and educational
signage; to remove exotic vegetation and replant native vegetation;
to shell pedestrian pathways; to develop and provide educational signage
along the hiking trail system; and to complete restoration work on the
pavilion next to a freshwater pond that will be used as an outdoor classroom
for environmental education.
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Project:
One Mile Wonder Walks City of Mexico Beach
Contact: Paul Sabiston, City Manager
City of Mexico Beach
Post Office Box 13425, Mexico Beach, FL 32456
Tel: (850) 648-5700
Fax: (850) 648-8768
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
This project will produce a dune walkover and restroom facilities and
to construct an expanded observation deck area adjacent to the City
Park.
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Project:
Manatee Pocket Walk Phase I Construction
Martin County Board of County Commissioners
Contact: Hank Wollard, Senior Planner
Martin County Growth Management
2401 Southeast Monterey Rd, Stuart, FL 34996
Tel: (772) 288-5495
Fax: (772) 288-5960
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
Funds from this project will be used to construct a boardwalk. The
Manatee Pocket Walk, or boardwalk, as envisioned by the community, will
connect the public parks and open spaces along Manatee Pocket into a
public trail/pathway system.
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Other Florida Coastal Management Program Grants
Project:
Waterfronts Florida Partnership Implementation
Department of Community Affairs
Contact: Tracy Suber, Grants Manager
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 922-1819
Fax: (850) 488-3309
FCMP Funding Amount: 75,000
Description:
This project will provide funding to DCA to be subcontracted to the
three Waterfronts Florida communities designated in 2000 for their second-year
waterfront revitalization projects. Each of the following communities
will receive $25,000: unincorporated Panacea in Wakulla County; unincorporated
Old Homosassa in Citrus County; and unincorporated Port Salerno in Martin
County.
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Project:
Florida Seagrass Management
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Contact: William Sargent
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Tel: (727) 896-8626
Fax: (727) 893-1679
FCMP Funding Amount: 72,345
Description:
This project will meet the pressing need to identify educational materials
to increase appreciation of the value (ecological and economic) of healthy
seagrass beds and case studies of BMPs. To that end, a multi year project
was initiated to fill those needs. An educational brochure has been
printed, a ?Tool Kit? describing a wide array of BMP available for seagrass
conservation was produced, and an inventory of seagrass conservation
projects was conducted with results being posted on the FMRI web site.
Development and writing of a comprehensive plan for seagrass conservation
was initiated.
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Project:
Florida Blueways Strategic Implementation
Florid Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Contact: William Sargent
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
100 8th Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Tel: (727) 896-8626
Fax: (727) 893-1679
FCMP Funding Amount: 153,038
Description:
This year?s efforts will further develop the human use component with
spatial modeling of uses such as wildlife viewing, ecotours, sea kayaking,
and tour boat cruises in the Charlotte Harbor model region. The project
will also package those completed ecological, human use and management characterizations
already completed for Blueways into a single GIS application for presentation
and demonstration.
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Project:
NPS Monitoring Crystal/Suwanee River Basin Phase
Department of Environmental Protection
Contact: Charles Kovach, Environmental Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
3804 Coconut Palm Drive, Tampa, FL 33619
Tel: (813) 744-6100
Fax: (813) 740-3906
FCMP Funding Amount: 170,000
Description:
Grant funds will be used to supplement other monitoring conducted to
verify whether water bodies are impaired, and to determine the relative
contributions of nonpoint sources to impairment. The monitoring will be
conducted in water bodies in the Crystal River to St. Pete and Suwannee
River (Lower) Basins that are similar in nature to those scheduled for the
development of TMDLs in FY 2002 and FY 2003. The results of this monitoring
effort will lead to the development of techniques for TMDL establishment
and verification of the contributions of nonpoint sources to impairments
of designated uses.
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Project:
Sharing Best Practices for Coastal Management
Council for Sustainable Florida
Contact:
Sharon M. Cooper, Executive Director
Council for Sustainable Florida
Post Office 10688, Tallahassee, FL 32302
Tel: (850) 539-5093
Fax: (850) 425-8490
FCMP Funding Amount: 60,000
Description:
To identify best practices in coastal protection and restoration practices,
to provide recognition to those businesses and communities doing a good
job of community stewardship, and to use this information to encourage others
to become more involved FCMP has contracted with the Council for Sustainable
Florida. The Council will develop an application process focused on identifying
business, government and community initiatives in the following areas:
- Efforts to promote public and/or employee awareness of coastal issues
- Environmental education programs
- Participation in community action and clean-up efforts
- Sustainable business practices (resource management and renewal
initiatives to support a healthy coastal area)
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Project:
Local Coastal Programs Technical
Support Department of Community Affairs
Contact: Beth Frost, Senior Management Analyst I
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
Tel: (850) 922-1752
Fax: (850) 488-3309
FCMP Funding Amount: 50,000
Description:
This grant provides a portion of the funding for travel expense for DCP
staff to meet with local government staff, elected officials, and citizens
of the 35 coastal counties and coastal municipalities and graduate Waterfront
Florida communities. Such meetings, workshops, and hearings may be attended
to coordinate responses or address concerns dealing with projects subject
to federal consistency review; to provide technical assistance for comprehensive
plan evaluation and appraisal reports or plan amendments; to facilitate
the review and approval of DRIs; to address school sitting coordination
within coastal communities; to provide other technical assistance related
to plan implementation and to provide technical assistance to Waterfronts
Florida graduate communities.
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Project:
Clean Marina Program
Department of Environmental Protection
Contact: Jan DeLaney, Grants Manager
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 245-2847
Fax: (850) 245-2859
FCMP Funding Amount: 200,000
Description:
Funds for this project will continue the implementation of the designation
program for marina and boatyard operators as well as boaters. Funds will
be used to further implement a multi-component approach consisting of marketing,
workshops, technical assistance, publications, distance learning strategies,
grant awards and designation.
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Project:
Waterfronts Florida Partnership Development
Department of Community Affiars
Contact: Tracy Suber, Grants Manager
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 922-1819
Fax: (850) 488-3309
FCMP Funding Amount: 20,000
Description:
This project will provide funding for the Division of Community Planning
to coordinate a team of DCA staff experienced in coastal land-use planning,
community visioning, housing and community development, emergency management,
and land acquisition programs will provide technical assistance to the designated
communities.
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Project:
Aquatic Preserve Documentary
Department of Environmental Protection
Contact: Paula L. Allen, Environmental Administrator
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 245-2094
Fax: (850) 245-2110
FCMP Funding Amount: 60,000
Description:
This project is designed to increase statewide awareness of Florida?s
aquatic preserves by distributing and airing a one-hour Super 16 mm film
project featuring the natural environmental wonders of aquatic preserves,
the impacts of human activity, and what can be done to keep these waters
and their inhabitants healthy in the future. The project will link education,
art, and information to increase volunteer participation.
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Project:
Rookery Bay NERR Interpretive Exhibit Project
Department of Community Affairs
Contact: Gary Lytton, Environmental Administrator
Department of Environmental Protection
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113
Tel: (239) 417-6310
Fax: (239) 417-6315
FCMP Funding Amount: 150,000
Description:
Project funds will be used for the design and production of two interpretive
exhibits at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center (ELC), which is
located adjacent to Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve headquarters
in Naples, Florida.
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