keeping the “public” in public land management · 2010-07-12 · california. melissa was hired...
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Keeping the ldquoPublicrdquo in Public Land Management Author Bob Heeke Sr Land Resources Manager Suwannee River Water Management District
T he Suwannee River Water
M a n a g e m e n t D i s t r i c t
(SRWMD) strives to find effective
ways to get feedback from the
public on its management of
District-owned lands The District
acquires and manages lands for flood control water
quality protection and natural resource conservation
District lands are available for public use for resource-
based recreational opportunities such as hunting
fishing hiking camping and horseback riding
Florida Statutes require the establishment of
land management review teams to conduct periodic
reviews The teams are composed of members of the
local community public and private land managers
soil and water conservation supervisors and
environmental community representatives
The purpose of the land management review
team is to guide District land managers in fulfilling
their statutory obligations complying with District
policy and improving land management practices
The teamsrsquo findings are reported to the Districtrsquos
Governing Board and the Board must respond in
writing if found to be in noncompliance with statutes
or the plan
The District consistently has participation from
the public Between 10 and 25 individuals usually
attend the day-long event which includes
presentations and field trips District staff maintains
records of those who express an interest in
participating and sends out invitations with the
specifics of the planned review Detailed plans and
management information are sent to those that
confirm availability The Governing Board and staff
both appreciate the different perspectives that are
shared by participants
ldquoThis experience gives us the opportunity to get
feedback from biologists foresters parks and
recreation specialists environmentalists and
landowners who are actively implementing
appropriate land management practicesrdquo said Joe
Flanagan the Districtrsquos director of land acquisition
and management
The Districts land management strategies are
designed to ensure a balance between public access
general public recreational purposes and restoration
and protection of natural resources The District uses
such tools as prescribed fire non-native plant and
invasive weed control and timber harvesting and
planting to restore lands to their natural state and
condition To learn more go to wwwsrwmdstateflus
wwwsfrcufleduCFEOR
Beau Willsey SRWMD Environmental Scientist discusses
upland pine restoration activities during a Land
Management Review Team field trip in Lafayette County
2
Managing the Southern Pine Forestndash Retained Wetland Interface for Wildlife Diversity Research Priorities
Jones PD B Hanberry and S Demarais 2010 Wetlands 30 (3) 381-391
Forest certification programs require program participants to manage for biodiversity using science-based information
Management at the interface of retained wetland features and plantations provides opportunities to enhance wildlife diversity
on commercial pine forest lands We review the scientific literature to document how wildlife in managed pine forests might
benefit from retention of isolated wetlands and riparian zones and potential effects of forest management on conservation of
wetland-associated wildlife on managed pine forests of the southern USA We suggest research goals and methodologies to
address information gaps critical to improved management Many available studies lacked inferential power and most
depended on measures of diversity richness or abundance rather than community similarity or demographic measures of
fitness Observational studies have yielded potential hypotheses that should be tested with manipulative experiments
Demographic measures of fitness should replace potentially misleading measures of abundance or density and diversity
measures supplemented with comparisons of community similarity Researchers should institute long-term studies to account
for temporal variability Multi-scale analyses would help determine appropriate management scale for isolated wetlands and
the utility of riparian areas and associated streamside management zones as dispersal corridors [hellip]
copy 2010 Springerlink To read the full abstract and article members click here
Beau Willsey is an Environmental
Scientist at the Suwannee River
Water Management District
(SRWMD) Beau earned a
Bachelorrsquos degree at NC State
majoring in Wildlife Sciences in
1998 After several seasonal
positions working in wildlife
sciences Beau landed in Texas and worked towards a
Masterrsquos degree from Texas AampM which he earned in
2003 An opening for a wildlife biologist brought Beau
to Lake City Florida in 2004 working for the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission Beau then
joined the SRWMD Land Acquisition and Management
Department in 2008 Beaursquos responsibilities at the
District include natural resource inventory and
monitoring specifically rare species and invasive
weeds Beau is responsible for analyzing natural
resource data and documenting vegetative response to
management with the intent of developing and
implementing an adaptive resource management
system These duties involve a combination of field
work and office work To learn more about land
acquisition and management at the SRWMD go to
wwwsrwmdstateflus
Melissa M Kreye is the
coordinator for the CFEOR
cooperative housed in the School
of Forest Resources and
Conservation at the University of
Florida Melissa earned a
Bachelorrsquos degree in Fisheries in
2004 and in 2008 a Masterrsquos
degree in the Wastewater
Utilization Program at Humboldt State University in
Arcata CA Since 2002 Melissa has also worked various
seasonal and full time positions related to fisheries and
wildlife at Humboldt State University Scotia Pacific
Lumber Company and USFS Lassen National Forest in
California Melissa was hired by CFEOR in November
2008 as the research project field coordinatorfiscal
manager and to conduct other administrative tasks
including editing the Updates newsletter developing
the CFEOR website coordinating workshops and
developing public relations materials In 2009 Melissa
enrolled part time as a PhD student at the University of
Florida through the employee education program her
research interests are in the valuation of ecosystem
services in Florida To learn more about CFEOR go to
wwwsfrcufleduCFEOR
3
CFEOR Mission
To develop and disseminate knowledge needed to conserve and
manage Floridarsquos forest as a healthy working ecosystem that
provides social ecological and economic benefits on a
sustainable basis
CFEOR Administration
Bill Cleckley Northwest Florida Water Management District Steering Committee Chair
Tim Breault Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Steering Committee Vice-Chair
Newsletter Contacts
Melissa Kreye School of Forest Resources and Conservation CFEOR Coordinator
mkreyeufledu Nancy Peterson School of Forest Resources and
Conservation CFEOR Executive Director njpufledu
Phone 3528460848 ∙Fax 3528461277∙ PO Box 110410∙ Gainesville FL
Bioenergy Crop Field Day July 15 2010 830 ammdash
100 pm ET at the UF Plant Science and Education
Unit in Citra FL Field tours of ongoing bioenergy
crop research and presenting recent data from
statewide experiments Event is free register by July
8 2010 Click here to register or contact Dr Lynn
Sollenberger at lesollenufledu
Wildlife Expo July 31 2010 at UF-IFAS West Florida
REC Milton Campus Details to be posted For more
info contact Robin Vickers at (850) 983-5216 x 113
or rvickersufledu
Funding opportunity USDA to help landowners
expand habitat for migrating birds The signup for
the initiative will run from June 28 to August 1
Interested parties should contact their local USDA
Service Center for additional information More
information is available at http
w w w n r c s u s d a g o v n e w s
nrcs_migratory_birdshtml and http
wwwflnrcsusdagovnewsMBHI2010_NRhtml
Bugs amp Rot Workshop Thursday August 5 2010 10
ammdash2pm ET at the Leon County Extension Office
For more information and the agenda go to http
leonifasufleduBug20amp20Rot202010pdf
Basic Wildland Firefighter TrainingmdashNational
Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified
Courses August 9-13 2010 800 am-500 pm ET at
the University of Florida Campus and Ordway-
Swisher Biological Station in Melrose FL
Registration is currently open To register go to
httpnatasnreufleduregistrationhtm
GIS Workshop in Advanced Geospatial Tools and
Techniques in Natural Resources Scripting and
Model Building October 25-27 2010 at the Tall
timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Tallahassee Fl To learn more and to register go to
httpnbcittrsorgGISWorkshopindexhtml
2
Managing the Southern Pine Forestndash Retained Wetland Interface for Wildlife Diversity Research Priorities
Jones PD B Hanberry and S Demarais 2010 Wetlands 30 (3) 381-391
Forest certification programs require program participants to manage for biodiversity using science-based information
Management at the interface of retained wetland features and plantations provides opportunities to enhance wildlife diversity
on commercial pine forest lands We review the scientific literature to document how wildlife in managed pine forests might
benefit from retention of isolated wetlands and riparian zones and potential effects of forest management on conservation of
wetland-associated wildlife on managed pine forests of the southern USA We suggest research goals and methodologies to
address information gaps critical to improved management Many available studies lacked inferential power and most
depended on measures of diversity richness or abundance rather than community similarity or demographic measures of
fitness Observational studies have yielded potential hypotheses that should be tested with manipulative experiments
Demographic measures of fitness should replace potentially misleading measures of abundance or density and diversity
measures supplemented with comparisons of community similarity Researchers should institute long-term studies to account
for temporal variability Multi-scale analyses would help determine appropriate management scale for isolated wetlands and
the utility of riparian areas and associated streamside management zones as dispersal corridors [hellip]
copy 2010 Springerlink To read the full abstract and article members click here
Beau Willsey is an Environmental
Scientist at the Suwannee River
Water Management District
(SRWMD) Beau earned a
Bachelorrsquos degree at NC State
majoring in Wildlife Sciences in
1998 After several seasonal
positions working in wildlife
sciences Beau landed in Texas and worked towards a
Masterrsquos degree from Texas AampM which he earned in
2003 An opening for a wildlife biologist brought Beau
to Lake City Florida in 2004 working for the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission Beau then
joined the SRWMD Land Acquisition and Management
Department in 2008 Beaursquos responsibilities at the
District include natural resource inventory and
monitoring specifically rare species and invasive
weeds Beau is responsible for analyzing natural
resource data and documenting vegetative response to
management with the intent of developing and
implementing an adaptive resource management
system These duties involve a combination of field
work and office work To learn more about land
acquisition and management at the SRWMD go to
wwwsrwmdstateflus
Melissa M Kreye is the
coordinator for the CFEOR
cooperative housed in the School
of Forest Resources and
Conservation at the University of
Florida Melissa earned a
Bachelorrsquos degree in Fisheries in
2004 and in 2008 a Masterrsquos
degree in the Wastewater
Utilization Program at Humboldt State University in
Arcata CA Since 2002 Melissa has also worked various
seasonal and full time positions related to fisheries and
wildlife at Humboldt State University Scotia Pacific
Lumber Company and USFS Lassen National Forest in
California Melissa was hired by CFEOR in November
2008 as the research project field coordinatorfiscal
manager and to conduct other administrative tasks
including editing the Updates newsletter developing
the CFEOR website coordinating workshops and
developing public relations materials In 2009 Melissa
enrolled part time as a PhD student at the University of
Florida through the employee education program her
research interests are in the valuation of ecosystem
services in Florida To learn more about CFEOR go to
wwwsfrcufleduCFEOR
3
CFEOR Mission
To develop and disseminate knowledge needed to conserve and
manage Floridarsquos forest as a healthy working ecosystem that
provides social ecological and economic benefits on a
sustainable basis
CFEOR Administration
Bill Cleckley Northwest Florida Water Management District Steering Committee Chair
Tim Breault Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Steering Committee Vice-Chair
Newsletter Contacts
Melissa Kreye School of Forest Resources and Conservation CFEOR Coordinator
mkreyeufledu Nancy Peterson School of Forest Resources and
Conservation CFEOR Executive Director njpufledu
Phone 3528460848 ∙Fax 3528461277∙ PO Box 110410∙ Gainesville FL
Bioenergy Crop Field Day July 15 2010 830 ammdash
100 pm ET at the UF Plant Science and Education
Unit in Citra FL Field tours of ongoing bioenergy
crop research and presenting recent data from
statewide experiments Event is free register by July
8 2010 Click here to register or contact Dr Lynn
Sollenberger at lesollenufledu
Wildlife Expo July 31 2010 at UF-IFAS West Florida
REC Milton Campus Details to be posted For more
info contact Robin Vickers at (850) 983-5216 x 113
or rvickersufledu
Funding opportunity USDA to help landowners
expand habitat for migrating birds The signup for
the initiative will run from June 28 to August 1
Interested parties should contact their local USDA
Service Center for additional information More
information is available at http
w w w n r c s u s d a g o v n e w s
nrcs_migratory_birdshtml and http
wwwflnrcsusdagovnewsMBHI2010_NRhtml
Bugs amp Rot Workshop Thursday August 5 2010 10
ammdash2pm ET at the Leon County Extension Office
For more information and the agenda go to http
leonifasufleduBug20amp20Rot202010pdf
Basic Wildland Firefighter TrainingmdashNational
Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified
Courses August 9-13 2010 800 am-500 pm ET at
the University of Florida Campus and Ordway-
Swisher Biological Station in Melrose FL
Registration is currently open To register go to
httpnatasnreufleduregistrationhtm
GIS Workshop in Advanced Geospatial Tools and
Techniques in Natural Resources Scripting and
Model Building October 25-27 2010 at the Tall
timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Tallahassee Fl To learn more and to register go to
httpnbcittrsorgGISWorkshopindexhtml
3
CFEOR Mission
To develop and disseminate knowledge needed to conserve and
manage Floridarsquos forest as a healthy working ecosystem that
provides social ecological and economic benefits on a
sustainable basis
CFEOR Administration
Bill Cleckley Northwest Florida Water Management District Steering Committee Chair
Tim Breault Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Steering Committee Vice-Chair
Newsletter Contacts
Melissa Kreye School of Forest Resources and Conservation CFEOR Coordinator
mkreyeufledu Nancy Peterson School of Forest Resources and
Conservation CFEOR Executive Director njpufledu
Phone 3528460848 ∙Fax 3528461277∙ PO Box 110410∙ Gainesville FL
Bioenergy Crop Field Day July 15 2010 830 ammdash
100 pm ET at the UF Plant Science and Education
Unit in Citra FL Field tours of ongoing bioenergy
crop research and presenting recent data from
statewide experiments Event is free register by July
8 2010 Click here to register or contact Dr Lynn
Sollenberger at lesollenufledu
Wildlife Expo July 31 2010 at UF-IFAS West Florida
REC Milton Campus Details to be posted For more
info contact Robin Vickers at (850) 983-5216 x 113
or rvickersufledu
Funding opportunity USDA to help landowners
expand habitat for migrating birds The signup for
the initiative will run from June 28 to August 1
Interested parties should contact their local USDA
Service Center for additional information More
information is available at http
w w w n r c s u s d a g o v n e w s
nrcs_migratory_birdshtml and http
wwwflnrcsusdagovnewsMBHI2010_NRhtml
Bugs amp Rot Workshop Thursday August 5 2010 10
ammdash2pm ET at the Leon County Extension Office
For more information and the agenda go to http
leonifasufleduBug20amp20Rot202010pdf
Basic Wildland Firefighter TrainingmdashNational
Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Certified
Courses August 9-13 2010 800 am-500 pm ET at
the University of Florida Campus and Ordway-
Swisher Biological Station in Melrose FL
Registration is currently open To register go to
httpnatasnreufleduregistrationhtm
GIS Workshop in Advanced Geospatial Tools and
Techniques in Natural Resources Scripting and
Model Building October 25-27 2010 at the Tall
timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Tallahassee Fl To learn more and to register go to
httpnbcittrsorgGISWorkshopindexhtml