Improving the EDRR Decision Framework for the Greater Everglades

DAY 1

Continental Breakfast Available

Welcome & Meeting Goals

Colin Polsky, Director, FAU Center for Environmental Studies

Dan Flynn, Vice President for Research, Florida Atlantic University

Shannon Estenoz,  Director, Everglades Restoration Initiatives, ROI

Alexander Gulde, Biological Administrator III, FWC - EDRR Meeting Moderator

Current EDRR Processes within Florida

Chuck Bargeron - Technology Director, Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia

Tony Pernas - Botanist, Big Cypress National Preserve, National Park Service

Frank Mazzotti - Professor, University of Florida

Kristen Sommers - Section Leader, Wildlife Impact Management, Florida Fish & Wildlife

Panel Session Q & A

Current Screening Tools within Florida

Pamela J. Schofield - Research Fishery Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Jeffrey E. Hill - Associate Professor, Tropical Aquaculture Lab, University of Florida

Luke Flory - Assistant Professor, Agronomy Department, University of Florida

Panel Session Q & A

Current EDRR Systems Outside Florida

Meg Modley - Aquatic Invasive Species Management Coordinator, Lake Champlain Basin Program, VT

Darcy Oishi - Biological Control Section Chief, Hawaii State Department of Agriculture

Alexander Gulde, Biological Administrator III, FWC - EDRR Meeting Moderator

Christina Romagosa, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida

DAY 2

Continental Breakfast Available

Working Session - Development of Screening Tool for the Greater Everglades

EDRR Tool Comparison: Matrix Exercise
Moderator: Shannon Estenoz/Nick Aumen/Alexander Gulde

Breakout Groups

Summary Development