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
