Acknowledgements

 

The authors would like to thank the following organizations and agencies that have been or will be involved with the development and implementation of the Integrated Habitat Network/Coordinated Development Area management plan: Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Mine Reclamation, Office of Greenways and Trails, Division of Recreation and Parks, Division of State Lands, and Office of General Counsel and Bureaus of Land Acquisition, Public Land Administration, and Invasive Plant Management. Also involved are the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Department of Transportation, Division of Forestry, Central Florida and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Councils, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Florida Greenways and Trails Council, Hillsborough County Environmental Lands Acquisition Program, Polk County Environmental Lands Acquisition Program, Hillsborough County Greenways Committee, Peace and Alafia River Basin Boards, Hillsborough Basin Board, city and county governments from Polk, Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, DeSoto Counties, Florida Institute of Phosphate Research, University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Phosphate Council and associated member companies, Florida Rangers youth group, Florida Cattlemen’s Association, large developers such as Old Florida Plantation, Ltd. and Clear Springs Land Development Company, and various local and state environmental and citizen groups.

The authors would like to thank all the landowners, agency representatives, concerned citizens, and consultants who have assisted the Bureau of Mine Reclamation in so many ways throughout this endeavor and look forward to their continued support. We would also like to thank the numerous staff members of the Bureau of Mine Reclamation, both in Tallahassee and Homeland, who have dedicated significant time and effort to this undertaking.