Alapaha River Photograph by
© 2000 Jeff Ripple
 
 
Conference Program
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Field trips

10:00am– 2:00pm
(EST)
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD);
(lunch on your own at Telford Hotel)
 
1:00– 5:00pm
Coastal Dune Lakes (DEP)
 
12:30– 5:00pm
Restoring the Sandhills, Creating Recreational Space and Land Acquisition Partnerships
 
Meetings
8:30am– 12:00pm

Florida Greenways & Trails Council Meeting
 

10:00am– 5:00pm
Florida Land Trust Alliance Meeting
   
6:30– 8:30pm
Networking Reception/Buffet at Hilton Resort

Thursday, November 18, 2004

7:00– 8:00am
Light Breakfast
 
8:00– 8:15am
Welcome/Opening Remarks
 
8:15– 8:55am
Keynote Address     Colleen Castille, Secretary,
Department of Environmetal Protection (DEP)
 
9:00– 10:15am
Management Session
 
Restoration of Mitigation and Natural Lands -Tools and Techniques

Moderator: 
Fred Davis, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Director of Land Stewardship Division
Presenters:
Don Ross, EarthBalance
Johnathan Weiss, Tetra TechFW
Ray Mojica, Brevard County EEL Program
Kim Love Martin County
 
~OR~
9:00– 10:15am
Acquisition Session
 
Fragmentation of the North Florida Landscape: Timber Company Divestitures, Ownership Fragmentation, New Partnerships and Implications
 
Moderator: 
Stephanie Bloyd, Governing Board Member, NWFWMD
Presenters:
Tom Berger, St. Joe Land Company
Gary Boyd, International Paper
M. C. Davis, Owner Nokuse Plantation
10:15– 10:45am
Break
 

10:45am–12:00pm

Management Session
 
Wildland-Urban Interface, Control of Exotic Infested Properties and Adjacency
 
Moderators: 
Don Schmitz, DEP, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management
Pete Colverson, The Nature Conservancy
Manager, The Natural Areas Training Academy
Presenters:
James Duquesnel, DEP
Elizabeth Mizell, The Nature Conservancy
Matthew King, Palm Beach County
 
~OR~
10:45am–12:00pm
Acquisition Session
 
The Role of Conservation Easement Acquisition Programs in Preserving Agricultural Landscapes
 
Moderator:
Robert Christianson, St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Director of Operations and Land Resources
Presenters: Jimmy LeFils Landowner, Volusia County
Ed Kuester, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Denise Coleman, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
12:00– 1:30pm Lunch (included)
 

1:30– 2:45pm

Management Session
 
Groundcover Restoration-Challenges and Opportunities Including Donor Site Network
 
Moderator: 
Bill Cleckley, NWFWMD
Director, Division of Land Management and Acquisition
Presenters:
John Valenta, NWFWMD
Kay Kirkman, Jones Ecological Center
Joe Livingston, ATS Partners
 
~OR~

1:30– 2:45pm

Acquisition Session
 
Timberland and Changing Market Trends
 
Moderator:
Michael Candler, Candler Appraisal Services Inc., President
Panel: Randy Chandler, Chandler and Associates
Michael Rogers, Rogers Valuation and Acquisition, Inc.
Ed Montgomery, Rayonier Timberlands
Steve Bruak, Sizemore and Sizemore
2:45– 3:15pm
Break
 
3:15– 4:30pm
Management Session
 
Mock Conservation Easement Trial
 
Moderator: 
William Haley, Esq., Brannon, Brown, Haley, Robinson, & Bullock, PA, President
Panel:
Kevin Pope, Pope Environmental Inc.
Jim Doescher, Retired Forester
Bud Vielhauer, Esq. DEP
Dykes Everett, Esq., Ward & Woodman, PA
 
~OR~
3:15– 4:30pm
Acquisition Session
 
Innovations in Surveying and Mapping
  
Moderator:
Nick Campanile, DEP, Survey and Mapping
Presenters: Nick Miller Inc.
Stephen Clancy, Nick Miller Inc.
4:45– 6:00pm
Local Government Program
Moderator:   Roger Clark, Lee County
4:45– 6:00pm
Roundtable discussion to identify the most pressing issues associated with the science of restoration and methods for addressing those issues. Topics may include but not be limited to development of a restoration data bank, research information center, management techniques and monitoring needs.
Moderators: Fred Davis, SFWMD
Don Ross, EarthBalance
7:00– 9:30pm
Dinner and entertainment by the Rick Lollar Band at Hilton Resort 
more information at www.ricklollar.com

Friday, November 19, 2004

7:00– 8:00am
Light Breakfast
 
8:00– 9:15am
Management Session
 
Partnering with Local Governments
 
Moderator: 
Mark Glisson, DEP, Division of State Lands
Roundtable:
Jena Brooks, DEP
Howard Pardue, National Scenic Trails
Don Walters, Orange Hill Soil & Water Conservation District
David Foote, SFWMD
Kathy Baughman McLeod, Florida Communities Trust
 
~OR~
8:00– 9:15am
Acquisition Session
 
Achieving Land Management Objectives Through Conservation Easements
Moderator:
Fritz Musselmann, SWFWMD Land Resources Director
Panel: Charles H. Houder III, SRWMD
William Cleckley, NWFWMD
Robert Christianson, SJRWMD
9:15– 9:45am
Break
9:45– 10:45am
Plenary Session
 
National Defense Corridors: Partnering to Achieve Success
Moderator:
Eva Armstrong, Florida DEP, Director, Division of State Lands
Panel: Deborah Keller, The Nature Conservancy
Gail Carmody, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bruce Beard, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
11:00– 11:45am
Land Acquisition and Management Accomplishments and Partnerships - Visual Production
Introduction:
John H. Hankinson Jr., Consultant
 
11:45am–12:00pm
Closing Remarks

Program presenters and moderators are subject to change
 
Florida Center for Environmental Studies
Contact for registration information: Doreen DiCarlo at CES
Phone: 561-799-8553 | Fax: 561-626-1404 | E-mail: ddicarlo@ces.fau.edu