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Project Title: Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress

PIN: WSTB-U-03-04-A         

Major Unit:
Division on Earth and Life Studies

Sub Unit:
Water Science and Technology Board

RSO:
Johnson, Stephanie

Subject/Focus Area:
Earth Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology


Meeting 12
January 30, 2008 - January 31, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1601 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406


If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Dorothy Weir
Email: dweir@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-3856
Fax: 202-334-1961


Agenda:

Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress

Twelfth Meeting
West Palm Beach, Florida
January 30-31, 2008

Draft Agenda


Thursday, January 31 (Banyan Room)

OPEN SESSION

7:45–8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Informal discussion with Len Shabman on the Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project: Paying for Environmental Services in the Northern Everglades


Briefings: Incremental Adaptive Restoration

8:30–8:40 a.m. Welcome and introductions Will Graf, Chair


8:40–9:10 a.m. Southern Everglades Incremental Adaptive Restoration (IAR) Plan
John Ogden, SFWMD


9:10–9:40 a.m. Policy Perspectives on IAR
Rock Salt, DOI
Gary Hardesty, USACE
Larry Gerry (on behalf of Carol Wehle and Ken Ammon), SFWMD

9:40–10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion on IAR:
* What is IAR?
* How could the concept be helpful to CERP?
* Where and how are CERP planners considering using IAR?
* What are the hurdles and limitations?
Len Shabman, Resources for the Future
John Ogden, SFWMD
Fred Sklar, SFWMD
Carol Mitchell, NPS
Lorraine Heissler, FWS
Rebecca Weiss, USACE


10:45 a.m. Public Comment
(Members of the public interested in addressing the committee for 3-4 minutes should sign up during the meeting before 10:30 a.m.)

11:00 a.m. Adjourn Open Session



Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Will Graf
Steve Beissinger
Linda Blum
Charley Driscoll
Joan Ehrenfeld
Chris Hendrickson
Bill Horn
Wayne Huber
Dave Moreau
Yves Parlange


The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
The committee reviewed the draft report and discussed its conclusions and recommendations. Plans were made for the final committee meeting in April and deadlines were set for writing assignments.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: February 7, 2008



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