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Project Title:
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Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress
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WSTB-U-03-04-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Water Science and Technology Board
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RSO:
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Johnson, Stephanie
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Earth Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology
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Meeting 11
November 14, 2007 - November 16, 2007
Miami Airport Hilton Hotel
5101 Blue Lagoon Drive
Miami, FL 33126
305-262-1000
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Dorothy Weir
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| Email:
dweir@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-3856
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Fax:
202-334-1961
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Agenda:
Eleventh Meeting*
Miami, Florida
November 14-16, 2007
Draft Agenda
Wednesday, November 14
*** Please get breakfast prior to our meeting time, as breakfast will not be provided.
OPEN SESSION: FIELD TRIP
7:50 a.m. Meet in the front lobby of the Hilton
8:00 a.m. Committee and guests depart Hilton and carpool to WCA 3A
9:00 a.m. Arrive at boat launch area (S-332-D)
9:15 a.m. Depart on Airboat Tour of Water Conservation Area 3A**
• Tree islands and ridge and slough landscape
• Threatened and endangered species
• Flow restoration
• Wildlife
11:15 a.m. Return to boat launch area
Discuss flow under Tamiami Trail
11:45 a.m. Depart for southern portion of Everglades National Park
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Arrive at Everglades National Park. Guided tour of various habitats (fresh water marsh, pinelands, marl prairie, hammocks, mangroves, cypress forest, etc.)
4:00 p.m. Depart southern ENP for Hilton Airport Hotel
5:15 p.m. Arrive Hilton Miami Airport Hotel
Thursday, November 15
OPEN SESSION***
3:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions Will Graf, Chair
3:35 p.m. Northern Everglades Restoration Project
Tom Teets, SFWMD
4:00 p.m. Restoration Tradeoffs: Report from an Ad-hoc Advisory Group
John Ogden, SFWMD
Robert Johnson, NPS
TBD
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
Friday, November 16
OPEN SESSION
8:00 a.m. Welcome and introductions Will Graf, Chair
Overview of day’s agenda
8:10 a.m. Discussion on Natural System Model
Rock Salt, DOI
Jayantha Obeysekera, SFWMD
Tom van Lent, Everglades Foundation
9:00 a.m. Update on Performance Measures
Lorraine Heisler, FWS
Andy Gottlieb, SFWMD
9:35 a.m. Break
9:50 a.m. System Status Report/MAP Refinement
Matt Harwell, FWS
Eliza Hines, EPJV (Contractor to USACE)
Patti Sime, SFWMD
10:35 a.m. Questions/Discussion
Briefings: Natural System Trends and Endangered Species Issues
10:50 a.m. Natural System Trends: Tree Islands
Fred Sklar, SFWMD
Lorraine Heisler, FWS
11:10 a.m. Natural System Trends: Snail Kite
Wiley Kitchens, University of Florida
11:30 a.m. Natural System Trends: Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Julie Lockwood, Rutgers University (via teleconference)
11:50 a.m. FWS Perspective on Everglades Endangered Species
Paul Souza, FWS
12:10 p.m. Working Lunch
1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion on ESA and Restoration Progress
Frank Davis, Moderator
Dan Kimball, NPS
Paul Souza, FWS
Keith Rizzardi, SFWMD (INVITED)
Hillary Swain, Archibold Biological Station
2:15 p.m. Public Comment
(Members of the public interested in addressing the committee for 3-4 minutes
should sign up during the meeting before 2:15 p.m.)
2:30 p.m. Adjourn Open Session
* The meeting will be held at the Miami Airport Hilton Hotel, 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126;
305-262-1000.
** Registration for airboat portion of the trip is on a first-come first-served basis as space is very limited (contact dweir@mnas.edu).
*** Please note that seating for the open session on Thursday afternoon is likely to be very tight.
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
William Graf
Chair
Steve Beissinger
Linda Blum
Don Boesch
Frank Davis
Joan Ehrenfeld
Chris Hendrickson
Bill Horn
Wayne Huber
David Moreau
Yves Parlange
Ramesh Reddy
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
On Thursday, November 15, the committee discussed the draft version of the report. On Friday, November 16, the committee discussed the presentations given the during the meeting, made plans for the committee's January meeting, and finalized writing assignments and due dates.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
November 19, 2007
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