First Coast Invasive Working Group Spring Meeting

Wed, May 9, 2012

Camp Chowenwaw

Presentations

• Control Tactics Developed against the Argentine Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum
  Dr. Stephen Hight and Dr. Jim Carpenter - USDA ARS
   
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tracking Florida's Biodiversity
  Dan Hipes - FNAI

Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Impacts on Florida's Coastal Rivers

Problems and Solutions

Thu, Jul 21, 12 - 5 pm
Fri, Jul 22, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

University of North Florida
Student Union Building 58, Room 3804
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224

• Agenda

Presentations

• Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Hazards in the Central Gulf of Mexico
  Dr. Don Resio
   
• Community Level Changes Along a Coastal River from Rapid Increase in Sea Level: A 10 Year Study!
  Jennifer Culbertson and Courtney T. Hackney
   
• Potential Impacts of Increased Salinity of Soils of Florida's Coastal Wetlands
  Dr. Todd Osborne
  
  
• Impacts of Water Control Structures on Fish Movements
  Dr. Matthew Kimball
   

• Effects of Sea Level Rise on Transport Processes
  Dr. Joseph V. Letter, Jr. and Gary L. Brown
   
• US Army Corps of Engineers Response to Sea Level Rise
  Dr. Joseph V. Letter, Jr. and Gary L. Brown
   
• Observations from Real World Examples
  Dr. Joseph. V. Letter, Jr. and Gary L. Brown
   
• Analysis of Salinity and Fisheries Impacts Associated with Changes to Keith Lake Fish Pass
  Gary L. Brown
   
• Sediment Modeling of Morphologic Trends in San Francisco Bay
  Gary L. Brown
  
  
• Numerical Modeling of Estuarine Salinity Changes
  Gary L. Brown
   

Northeast Florida Land Conservation

Exploring Opportunities for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Programs

Tue, May 3, 2011, 10 am - 3 pm

University of North Florida
Building 57, Room 1100A
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224

• Agenda (pdf - 392 KB)

Presentations

• Ecosystem Services Introduction (pdf - 1.12 MB)
  Michael Shirley, Ph.D, Director, GTM NERR
  
  
• Management of the GTM NERR for the Conservation of Ecosystem Services (pdf - 1.60MB)
  Michael Shirley, Ph.D., Director, GTM NERR

• Payment For Environmental Services – Pathway to Future Collaboration (pdf - 2.89 MB)
  
  
• PES as an Option to Maintain Landscapes in Northeast Florida; A Perspective from a Large Landowner (pdf - 982 KB)
  Ed Montgomery
  

Mosquitoes and You

Dispelling the Myths, Understanding the Science and Protecting Yourself

Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 9 am - 1 pm

GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center
505 Guana River Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 823-4500

• Agenda (pdf - 199 KB)

Presentations

• Welcome to the GTM NERR (pdf - 1.44 MB)
  Linda Krepp
  
  
• Aquatic Invertebrates and Mosquitoes (pdf - 1.18 MB)
  Andrew Thornton
  
  
• Mosquito Biology, Native and Invasive Species Found in Northeast Florida, Saltwater Habitat, Diseases and Midges (pdf - 1.21 MB)
  John D. Boone

• Methods of Mosquito Control (pdf - 3.99 MB)
  John D. Boone
  
  
• The Benefits of Non-target Research (pdf - 1.48 MB)
  Michael Shirley, Ph.D., Director, GTM NERR
  
  
• Anastasia Mosquito Control District's Customer Service Overview (pdf - 2.42 MB)
  Richard Weaver

Application of Living Shorelines in the Southeast

Tue, Mar 15, 2011, 9:30 am - 4 pm
 
Betty P. Cook Nassau Center
76346 William Burgess Blvd.
Yulee, FL 32097

• Agenda (pdf - 392 KB)

Presentations

• Case Studies from the Indian River (pdf - 2.27 MB)
  Jim Eagan
  
  
• Shoreline Habitat Restoration and Management Issues in Northeast Coastal Florida (pdf - 5.85 MB)
  Chrystal Yates & Paul Haydt
  
  
• Applications of Living Shorelines in the Chesapeake Bay Region (pdf - 5.94 MB)
  Karen Duhring

• Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Living Shorelines Project (pdf - 2.96 MB)
  George Getsinger
  
  
• Outcomes of Two Living Shoreline Projects Along Hillsborough River (pdf - 6.47 MB)
  Thomas Ries
  
  
• Sapelo Living Shoreline Project (pdf - 2.14 MB)
  Daniel Harris

Invasive-Wise Community Workshop

Sat, Feb 26, 2011, 9 am - noon

North Shores Community Center
120 Meadow Avenue
Vilano Beach, FL

• Agenda (pdf - 168 KB)

Presentations

• Invasive-Wise Community Invasive Plant 101
  
  
• Creating a Wildlife Habitat in Your Backyard
  Linda Krepp

• Australian Pine Removal at the Vilano Nature Boardwalk (pdf - 4.73 MB)
  Amy G. Meide
  
  
• Useful Sites for Plant Information (pdf - 53 KB)