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Thursday August 14, 2014 at 6:00 PM EDT
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John Hitchcock
United Waterfowlers - FL
321-729-3646
hitchco@bellsouth.net
2014 Florida Waterfowl Summit
The Waterfowl Summit Mission:
- To present the latest watershed science, current state project updates, and historical observations and data.
- Provide a forum for networking among agency staff, professionals, sportsmen and other stakeholders.
- Identify new restoration funding ideas and partnerships through discussion and awareness.
- Identify creative solutions that fit industry, agriculture, and the priorities of sportsmen and other stakeholders.
2014 Florida Waterfowl Summit Agenda:
0800-0900 - Wetland Restoration Planning and Habitat Management Considerations
Steve Rockwood - FWC
0900-0930 - Breakfast Break
0930-1000 - Managing Wetland Habitat at Merritt Island NWR
Mike Legare - USFWS
1000-1045 - Indian River Lagoon - Restoring an Imperiled Coastal Treasure
Maurice Sterling - SJRWMD
1045-1130 - Upper St. Johns Restoration Project
Hector Herrera - SJRWMD
1130-1200 - C-1 Re-Diversion Project Report
1200-1315 - Lunch
1315-1345 - Tracking Pollution Footprints in Water
Dr. Edie Widder
1345-1415 - Florida Mottled Duck Habitat Use Patterns
Ron Bielefeld - FWC
1430-1500 - Everglades Restoration Priorities
Lt. Col. Thomas Greco - USACE
0520-1630 - Panel Discussion - Florida Wetlands - Issues and Solutions