Resilience in a rapidly changing world:

Acknowledging the urgency of conservation and restoration in the face of biodiversity loss and habitat fragmentation

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Wednesday, April 15

11:00am          Registration (lobby)

11am-1pm       Lunch on your own

1:00pm            Symposium: Beyond the Tides: Exploring innovative restoration methods for resilient coastal ecosystems

  • Dr. Dale Gawlik, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Rookery Restoration in the Gulf

  • Jennifer McGee, FWC Marine Debris Program Administrator, Hurricane Coastal Restoration

  • Dr. Katherine Richardson, Director, Stoddard Bird Lab of Tall Timbers, Fire Effects in Gulf High Marshes on Mottled Ducks, Black Rails and Yellow Rails

  • Questions

2:10                 Break

2:30                 Symposium (continued): Beyond the Tides: Exploring innovative restoration methods for resilient coastal ecosystems

  • Lori Morris, Environmental Scientist, St Johns River Water Management District, Indian River Lagoon habitat loss seagrass die off

  • Dr. Todd Osborne, Associate Professor, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida, Indian River Lagoon clam restoration-UAV dispersal

  • Questions

3:15pm            Break

3:25pm            FLTWS Business Meeting: all encouraged to attend - Prizes!!

5:30pm            Networking Social (by the pool; hors d'oeuvres)

7:00pm            Dinner on your own

 

Thursday, April 16 

6am-8:30am    Breakfast on your own  

8:30am            Plenary Session: From Stakeholders to Shared Stewards: Building trust and collaboration between scientists, governments, and

communities to achieve conservation and restoration goals.

  • Tyler Macmillan, Conservation Program Liaison, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy [Apalachee Bay]

  • Daniel Kolodny, Chief Operating Officer, Indian River Lagoon Council / Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program [Indian River Lagoon]

  • Brandon Smith, Environmental Specialist, Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department [Indian River Lagoon]

  • Corey Anderson, Biological Administrator, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [Indian River Lagoon & other locations in FL]

 9:55am            Break

10:15am           Indian River Lagoon Manatee Unusual Mortality Event (2020-2022)

  • Graysen Boehning,Statewide Participatory Science Coordinator, FWC

  • Major Michael Davis, SRA Regional Commander, FWC

  • Dr. Tomas Reinert,Regional Director, FWC

  • Martine de Wit, DVM, MS, Manatee Health Investigations Lead, FWC

11:30am-1pm   Lunch on your own

1:00pm            Concurrent Technical Sessions (A & B)

2:00pm            Break

2:15pm            Concurrent Technical Sessions (A & B)

3:15pm            Break (refreshments)

3:30pm            Concurrent Technical Sessions (A & B)

4:45pm            Break

5:15pm            Poster Session Social / Silent Auction (light hors d'oeuvres)

7:00pm            Banquet Dinner and Awards Ceremony


Friday, April 17  (1 CEU per 3 hr Field Trip Participation)

6am-7am         Breakfast on your own

6:00am            Field trip to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Birding, Friends of MINWR)

9:15am            Field trip to Mosquito Impoundment Restoration (Ron Brockmeyer, SJRWMD)

9:15am            Field trip: Indian River Lagoon manatee UME boat tour (Dustin Bonds, FWC)

9:15am            Field trip - Merritt Island NWR Coastal Scrub Management (Stan Howarter, USFWS)

12:00pm          Adjourn & Lunch on your own

Click HERE for a PDF version of the draft agenda