When

Thursday August 14, 2014 at 6:00 PM EDT
-to-
Friday August 15, 2014 at 5:00 PM EDT

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Where

Ocala Hilton 
3600 Southwest 36th Ave
Ocala, FL 34474
 

 
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Click here to reserve your room at the Ocala Hilton using the Waterfowl Summit $99 Room Rate.

Contact

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
Bill Tredik - SJRWMD

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