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Initial Draft – for Discussion Purposes Only
Initial Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only Draft South Florida Canal Aquatic Life Study October 29, 2012 1 Initial Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only Draft South Florida Canal Aquatic Life Study Background and Introduction The Central & Southern Florida (C&SF) Project, which was authorized by Congress in 1948, has dramatically altered the waters of south Florida. The current C&SF Project includes 2600 miles of canals, over 1300 water control structures, and 64 pump stations1. The C&SF Project, which is operated by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), provides water supply, flood control, navigation, water management, and recreational benefits to south Florida. As a part of the C&SF, there are four major canals running from Lake Okeechobee to the lower east coast – the West Palm Beach Canal (42 miles long), Hillsboro Canal (51 miles), North New River Canal (58 miles) and Miami canal (85 miles). In addition, there are many more miles of primary, secondary and tertiary canals operated as a part of or in conjunction with the C&SF or as a part of other water management facilities within the SFWMD. Other entities operating associated canals include counties and special drainage districts. There is a great deal of diversity in the design, construction and operation of these canals. The hydrology of the canals is highly manipulated by a series of water control structures and levees that have altered the natural hydroperiods and flows of the South Florida watershed on regional to local scales. Freshwater and estuarine reaches of water bodies are delineated by coastal salinity structures operated by the SFWMD. -
Of Surface-Water Records to September 30, 1955
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 382 INDEX OF SURFACE-WATER RECORDS TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 PART 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 382 INDEX OF SURFACE-WATER RECORDS TO SEPTEMBER 30,1955 PART 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS By P. R. Speer and A. B. Goodwin Washington, D. C., 1956 Free on application to the Geological Survey, Washington 25, D. C. INDEX OF SURFACE-WATER RECORDS TO SEPTEMBER 30,1955 PAET 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS By P. R Speer and A. B. Goodwin EXPLANATION This index lists the streamflow and reservoir stations in the South Atlantic slope and Eastern Gulf of Mexico basins for which records have been or are to be published in reports of the Geological Survey for periods prior to September 30, 1955. Periods of record for the same station published by other agencies are listed only when they contain more detailed information or are for periods not reported in publications of the Geological Survey. The stations are listed in the downstream order first adopted for use in the 1951 series of water-supply papers on surface-water supply of the United States. Starting at the headwater of each stream all stations are listed in a downstream direction. Tributary streams are indicated by indention and are inserted between main-stem stations in the order in which they enter the main stream. To indicate the rank of any tributary on which a record is available and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, each indention in the listing of stations represents one rank. -
Wilderness on the Edge: a History of Everglades National Park
Wilderness on the Edge: A History of Everglades National Park Robert W Blythe Chicago, Illinois 2017 Prepared under the National Park Service/Organization of American Historians cooperative agreement Table of Contents List of Figures iii Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Footnotes xv Chapter 1: The Everglades to the 1920s 1 Chapter 2: Early Conservation Efforts in the Everglades 40 Chapter 3: The Movement for a National Park in the Everglades 62 Chapter 4: The Long and Winding Road to Park Establishment 92 Chapter 5: First a Wildlife Refuge, Then a National Park 131 Chapter 6: Land Acquisition 150 Chapter 7: Developing the Park 176 Chapter 8: The Water Needs of a Wetland Park: From Establishment (1947) to Congress’s Water Guarantee (1970) 213 Chapter 9: Water Issues, 1970 to 1992: The Rise of Environmentalism and the Path to the Restudy of the C&SF Project 237 Chapter 10: Wilderness Values and Wilderness Designations 270 Chapter 11: Park Science 288 Chapter 12: Wildlife, Native Plants, and Endangered Species 309 Chapter 13: Marine Fisheries, Fisheries Management, and Florida Bay 353 Chapter 14: Control of Invasive Species and Native Pests 373 Chapter 15: Wildland Fire 398 Chapter 16: Hurricanes and Storms 416 Chapter 17: Archeological and Historic Resources 430 Chapter 18: Museum Collection and Library 449 Chapter 19: Relationships with Cultural Communities 466 Chapter 20: Interpretive and Educational Programs 492 Chapter 21: Resource and Visitor Protection 526 Chapter 22: Relationships with the Military -
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SUMMER ADVENTURES Along the Way... O N T H E R O a D PG 3 a Tale About Tails Ages 4-8
SUMMER ADVENTURES Along the Way... O N T H E R O A D PG 3 A Tale About Tails Ages 4-8 PG 6 Fire! All Ages PG 8 Mangrove Ecosystem All Ages PG 9 Manatee Puppet All Ages Road trips are a fun time to play games with PG 10 family and friends along the way. Enjoy these games and activities whether you are on a real Tongue Tied road trip or on a virtual exploration. All Ages PG 11 The Art of Bird-Watching Ages 9+ PG 12 Name That Habitat Ages 9+ PG 13 Answers (no peeking!) Book List READY TO EXPLORE? A TALE ABOUT TAILS ACTIVITY | Ages 4-8 MATERIALS Pen or pencil, crayons or colored pencils Device with internet connection (optional) TO DO Fill in the blanks to complete this tale about animals that live in or near the waterways of the Everglades. Make this tale about tails as serious or silly as you want! Is there more to this story? Can you make up an ending? A TALE ABOUT TALES Once upon a time in a _________________________________________________________________ in the Everglades, there lived a frog named _____________________________________________________________________. She was a southern leopard frog and spent her days ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. She loved to play hide-and-seek with her frog friends because her spots and green skin made her almost _____________________________________________________________________ in the grasses along the _____________________________________________________________________________________________ -
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus Maritimus Mirabilis
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis ape Sable seaside sparrows (Ammodramus Federal Status: Endangered (March 11, 1967) maritimus mirabilis) are medium-sized sparrows Critical Habitat: Designated (August 11, 1977) Crestricted to the Florida peninsula. They are non- Florida Status: Endangered migratory residents of freshwater to brackish marshes. The Cape Sable seaside sparrow has the distinction of being the Recovery Plan Status: Revision (May 18, 1999) last new bird species described in the continental United Geographic Coverage: Rangewide States prior to its reclassification to subspecies status. The restricted range of the Cape Sable seaside sparrow led to its initial listing in 1969. Changes in habitat that have Figure 1. County distribution of the Cape Sable seaside sparrrow. occurred as a result of changes in the distribution, timing, and quantity of water flows in South Florida, continue to threaten the subspecies with extinction. This account represents a revision of the existing recovery plan for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (FWS 1983). Description The Cape Sable seaside sparrow is a medium-sized sparrow, 13 to 14 cm in length (Werner 1975). Of all the seaside sparrows, it is the lightest in color (Curnutt 1996). The dorsal surface is dark olive-grey and the tail and wings are olive- brown (Werner 1975). Adult birds are light grey to white ventrally, with dark olive grey streaks on the breast and sides. The throat is white with a dark olive-grey or black whisker on each side. Above the whisker is a white line along the lower jaw. A grey ear patch outlined by a dark line sits behind each eye. -
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Florida Sugarcane Farmers South of Lake Okeechobee Are
Florida Sugarcane FarmersORLANDO South of Lake Okeechobee are 100% Committed to Clean Water It’s Time to Take What We’ve Done • Re-directed water from farms south of Lake Okeechobee a Hard Look (Northern EAA) so all runoff flows south at the Truth about • Changed farming practices: GPS leveling of fields, maintaining TAMPA extensive sediment controls, and holding water to reduce runoff Our Water Issues • Cleaned every drop of water flowing off our farms and reduced the phosphorus by an annual average of 57% since 1996 (more than double the 25% required reduction) Little Manatee River Kissimmee Basin • Helped fund the construction of 60,000 acres of stormwater treatment areas, to further clean farm, lake, and suburban runoff Manatee River • Invested millions into restoration, research and on-farm water $ and soil management efforts WATER• Provided more than 200 square miles (120,000 acres) of SARASOTA farmland for water projects, including the land on which the INFLOWEAA Reservoir will be constructed Myakkahatchee Creek Prairie Creek 99% Peace River These*2018 SFWMD have DBHYDRO resulted data in St.nearly Lucie 95%STUART of the 2.5 million Myakka River River acres of Everglades achieving the 10 parts per billion LAKE O phosphorus standard – theC-44 cleanest in our lifetime DISCHARGES L- 8 Canal 30% West Palm Beach Canal *2018 SFWMD DBHYDRO data C-43 Caloosahatchee PAHOKEE STA WEST River CLEWISTON STA 1W 1E PALM SUGARCANE BEACH AND FT. MYERS CORN FARMLAND EAA H WCA-1 Reservoir il ls b o ro STA A-1 Can 5/6 STA 2 al FEB STA 3/4 C-139 WCA-2A ANNEX Miami Canal BIG CYPRESS N WCA-2B FORT o r NATIONAL th LAUDERDALE N e w PRESERVE WCA-3A Riv er Canal 67A Canal 67C Canal L- L- BELOW WCA-3B 10 PPB MIAMI EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK Learn more facts and about our commitment to clean water at LakeOkeechobeeInfo.org. -
Woody Plant Invasion Into the Freshwater Marl Prairie Habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Woody Plant Invasion into the Freshwater Marl Prairie Habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University Authors: Erin Hanan, Michael Ross, Jay Sah, Pablo L Ruiz, Susana Stoffella, Nilesh Timilsina, David Jones, Jose Espinar and Rachel King A Final Report submitted to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Grant Agreement No: 401815G163 February 19, 2009 Summary In the fall of 2005, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) contracted with Florida International University (FIU) to study the physical and biological drivers underlying the distribution of woody plant species in the marl prairie habitat of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS). This report presents what we have learned about woody plant encroachment based on studies carried out during the period 2006-2008. The freshwater marl prairie habitat currently occupied by the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (CSSS; Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) is a dynamic mosaic comprised of species-rich grassland communities and tree islands of various sizes, densities and compositions. Landscape heterogeneity and the scale of vegetative components across the marl prairie is primarily determined by hydrologic conditions, biological factors (e.g. dispersal and growth morphology), and disturbances such as fire. The woody component of the marl prairie landscape is subject to expansion through multiple positive feedback mechanisms, which may be initiated by recent land use change (e.g. drainage). Because sparrows are known to avoid areas where the woody component is too extensive, a better understanding of invasion dynamics is needed to ensure proper management. Through an integrated ground-level and remote sensing approach, we investigated the effects of hydrology, seed source and (more indirectly) fire on the establishment, survival and recruitment of woody stems. -
Restoring Southern Florida's Native Plant Heritage
A publication of The Institute for Regional Conservation’s Restoring South Florida’s Native Plant Heritage program Copyright 2002 The Institute for Regional Conservation ISBN Number 0-9704997-0-5 Published by The Institute for Regional Conservation 22601 S.W. 152 Avenue Miami, Florida 33170 www.regionalconservation.org [email protected] Printed by River City Publishing a division of Titan Business Services 6277 Powers Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32217 Cover photos by George D. Gann: Top: mahogany mistletoe (Phoradendron rubrum), a tropical species that grows only on Key Largo, and one of South Florida’s rarest species. Mahogany poachers and habitat loss in the 1970s brought this species to near extinction in South Florida. Bottom: fuzzywuzzy airplant (Tillandsia pruinosa), a tropical epiphyte that grows in several conservation areas in and around the Big Cypress Swamp. This and other rare epiphytes are threatened by poaching, hydrological change, and exotic pest plant invasions. Funding for Rare Plants of South Florida was provided by The Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Steve Arrowsmith Fund. Major funding for the Floristic Inventory of South Florida, the research program upon which this manual is based, was provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Steve Arrowsmith Fund. Nemastylis floridana Small Celestial Lily South Florida Status: Critically imperiled. One occurrence in five conservation areas (Dupuis Reserve, J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area, Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area, & Pal-Mar). Taxonomy: Monocotyledon; Iridaceae. Habit: Perennial terrestrial herb. Distribution: Endemic to Florida. Wunderlin (1998) reports it as occasional in Florida from Flagler County south to Broward County. -
Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairie/Slough Gradient Annual Report - 2013 (Cooperative Agreement #: W912HZ-09-2-0018)
Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairie/Slough Gradient Annual Report - 2013 (Cooperative Agreement #: W912HZ-09-2-0018) Submitted to Dr. Al F. Cofrancesco U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S. Army – ERDC) 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39081-6199 Email: [email protected] Jay P. Sah, Michael S. Ross, Pablo L. Ruiz Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida Internal University, Miami, FL 33186 2015 Southeast Environmental Research Center 11200 SW 8th Street, OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 Tel: 305.348.3095 Fax: 305.34834096 http://casgroup.fiu.edu/serc/ Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... iii General Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Data acquisition ......................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Vegetation sampling ........................................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Ground elevation and water depth measuremnets ............................................................ -
Technical Document to Support the Central Everglades Planning Project Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Water Reservation
TECHNICAL DOCUMENT TO SUPPORT THE CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA RESERVOIR WATER RESERVATION Draft Report JuneJuly 28, 2020 South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach, FL Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Authorized by Congress in 2016 and 2018, the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) is one of many projects associated with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and provides a framework to address restoration of the South Florida Everglades ecosystem. As part of CEPP, the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir was designed to increase water storage and treatment capacity to accommodate additional flows south to the Central Everglades (Water Conservation Area 3 and Everglades National Park). EAA Reservoir project features previously were evaluated to enhance performance of CEPP by providing an additional 240,000 acre-feet of storage. The additional storage will increase flows to the Everglades by reducing harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie estuaries and capturing EAA basin runoff. The EAA Reservoir also enhances regional water supplies, which increases the water available to meet environmental needs. The Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-541) requires water be reserved or allocated as an assurance that each CERP project meets its goals and objectives. A Water Reservation is a legal mechanism to reserve a quantity of water from consumptive use for the protection of fish and wildlife or public health and safety. Under Section 373.223(4), Florida Statutes, a Water Reservation is composed of a quantification of the water to be protected, which may include a seasonal component and a location component.