Does Water Flow Influence Everglades Landscape Patterns? (2003)
Chapter: APPENDIX A - AGENDA
Appendix A
AGENDA
Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
Meeting #10
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Workshop on Flows and Levels in the Ridge and Slough Region of the Everglades
October 14-16, 2002
Miccosukee Resort and Convention Center
Ballroom B
Miami, Florida
Agenda
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8:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks Chairman Billy Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe |
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8:45 – 9:00 |
Introductions and review of motivation and objectives of workshop Jean Bahr, CROGEE Chair |
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9:00 – 10:15 |
Science supporting estimates of historical water levels (distribution, timing, etc.) in the Ridge and Slough Robert Fennema (Dhasaan, Inc.) |
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A major goal of the CERP has been matching historical water levels. But how well do we know these? We will review how the SFWMM (and thence the NSM) was and is calibrated for the CERP; what have we learned in the ~3 years since then? We will also examine other kinds of evidence. |
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Questions and discussion Discussants: Chris McVoy (SFWMD), Tom MacVicar (MacVicar, Federico, and Lamb), Bill Loftus (USGS), Fred Sklar (SFWMD) |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Discussion of monitoring and research needs to reduce uncertainty and test hypotheses. |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 – 12:00 |
Science supporting estimates of historical flows in the Ridge and Slough, and the state of knowledge of the relationship between levels and flows in the Ridge and Slough. |
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Flow may be important to the ecology and geomorphology of the Ridge and Slough landscape. What are the best estimates of flow in the Ridge and Slough and adjoining areas, and how well do we know these? What have we learned in the last ~3 years since the CERP was created? |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Chris McVoy (SFWMD)—Historical Spatial Distribution and Orientation of Flow |
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10:45 – 10:55 |
Harry Jenter (USGS)—USGS flow measurements in the Everglades wetlands |
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10:55 – 11:45 |
Questions and discussion |
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Discussants: Randy van Zee (SFWMD), Robert Fennema (Dhasaan, Inc.), Elizabeth Crisfield (NPS) |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
Discussion of monitoring and research needs to reduce uncertainty and test hypotheses. |
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 2:45 |
Science supporting hypotheses related to the roles of levels and flows in creating and maintaining the Ridge and Slough ecosystem |
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What are the alternative hypotheses that would support a link between flow and the creation and maintenance of the Ridge and Slough landscape in general and tree islands in particular? What might be the relative roles of (a) flow velocity and distribution, (b) sediment transport, (c) nutrient transport, and (d) aquatic species transport? |
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1:00 – 1:25 |
Nick Aumen (NPS) Dan Childers (FIU) |
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1:25 – 2:30 |
Questions and discussion |
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Discussants: Ronnie Best (USGS), Tom Van Lent (NPS), Tom Armentano (NPS), Steve Davis (SFWMD) |
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2:30 – 2:45 |
Discussion of monitoring and research needs to reduce uncertainty and test hypotheses. |
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2:45 – 3:00 |
Break |
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3:00 – 4:30 |
Discussion of implications for CERP performance measures and project design in light of current scientific understanding |
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There are various CERP and non-CERP projects that impact, and may be impacted by, the processes discussed at the workshop. How should what we know, and what we still do not know, about flows and levels in the Ridge and Slough feed into our choice of performance measures in the area? What are the implications for CERP and related projects? |
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Panel discussion Moderator: Jean Bahr, CROGEE Chair Fred Sklar (SFWMD) John Ogden (SFWMD) Stu Appelbaum (USACE) Bob Johnson (NPS) Kim Taplin (USACE) Dewey Worth (SFWMD) Terry Rice (Miccosukee Tribe) Ronnie Best (USGS) |
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Other discussion, wrap-up |
Attendees:
Stu Appelbaum, USACE
Tom Armentano, National Park Service
Nick Aumen, National Park Service
Jim Baker, USACE
Ronnie Best, USGS
Kevin Burger, SFERTF
Dan Childers, FIU
Elizabeth Crisfield, National Park Service
Janet Cushing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chairman Billy Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe
George Dalrymple, Everglades Research Group, Inc.
Steve Davis, SFWMD
Robert Fenema, Dhasaan, Inc.
Polita Glynn,
Christina Gwaltney, Nova Southeastern
University Oceanographic Center
Harry Jenter, USGS
Bob Johnson, National Park Service
Bill Loftus, USGS
Joette Lorian, Miccosukee Tribe
Tom MacVicar, MacVicar, Federico, and Lamb
Chris McVoy, SFWMD
Martha Nungesser, Sr. Environmental
Scientist, SFWMD
Jayantha Obeysekera, SFWMD
John Ogden, SFWMD
Peter Ortner, NOAA
Richard Punnett, USACE
Col. Terry, Rice, Miccosukee Tribe
Winnie Said, SFWMD
Rock Salt, SFERTF
Jennifer Sergent, Naples Daily News
Fred Sklar, SFWMD
Kim Taplin, USACE
Joel Trexler, FIU
Tom Van Lent, National Park Service
Randy van Zee, SFWMD
Dewey Worth, SFWMD
