natural area teaching laboratory annual report. 2008-2009
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Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Annual Report. 2008-2009. Doug Levey Chair, 2007-09. 34 th Street. NATL-East. NATL-West. Archer Rd. Proposed Activities for 2008-09. Finish developing NATL-east Build new walkway (200 ft across wooded marsh) Produce content for kiosk - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Natural Area Teaching LaboratoryAnnual Report. 2008-2009Doug Levey
Chair, 2007-09
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NATL-West
NATL-East
Archer Rd
34th S
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Proposed Activities for 2008-09 Finish developing NATL-east Build new walkway (200 ft across wooded marsh) Produce content for kiosk
Finish basic trail guides for all trails Host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for trails Advertise NATL to departments; record use
of NATL Continue eradication of exotic species Continue pine restoration (burning &
planting) Revise kiosk content and signs (as needed)
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Completed Activities 2008-09 Finish developing NATL-east
Build new walkway (200 ft across wooded marsh) Produce content for kiosk
Finish basic trail guides for all trails Host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for trails Advertise NATL to departments; record use
of NATL Continue eradication of exotic species Continue pine restoration (burning &
planting) Revise kiosk content and signs (on-going)
Still working on this
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NATL-east WalkwayBuilt by Tom Walker and Bob Guggenheim from mostly scrap lumber
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We are moving away from trail guides, replacing them with stake
signs20% of plant species at NATL now have stake signs.
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Self-Guided Nature Trails
3 Nov 2008: Student Body President Kevin Reilly and UF President Bernie Machen cut “ribbon” to open trails.
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Survey of UseCollege Department # of courses/yr # of students/yr
Agriculture & Life Sciences
Entomology & Nematology 16 505
Forest Resources & Conservation 4 135
Plant Pathology 1 5
Soil & Water Science 1 35
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Botany 6 327
Zoology 4 52
Education Teaching and Learning 1 24
Engineering Environmental Engineering Sciences
2 47
SUM 36 1160
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2008-09 Minigrants
1. NATL without borders: a community approach for management of invasives. Gerardo Celis & Corrie Pieterson
Brochure Ardisia removal Files for an invasives layer in NATL’s GIS map
2. Historical context of NATL. David Munroe Digitized records
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Miscellaneous TrailMaster camera purchased to
record trail use. Burns and planting of wiregrass and
lopsided Indian grass plugs Mapped and measured original pines
in NATL-east Updated and enhanced online vascular
plant list Jack Putz: new chair of NAAC
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Budget Report and Spending Plan“[The chair of NATL] … will annually
submit a spending plan to the Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Committee (LVLC) for its approval, and the Chair of NAAC will submit an annual report about the uses of endowment funds to LVLC.” See handout
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2009-10 Proposed BudgetFunds available for 2009-10 (excluding stipend for TA)
Brought forward from 2008-09 $309
Projected income for 2009-10
Provost $2,100
NATL endowment $4,800
Sum $6,900
Grand Total $7,209
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2009-10 Proposed BudgetSpending plan for 2009-10
Budgeted
Routine expenses $1,000
Undergraduate assistant $3,952
Minigrant program $1,000
Soil pit $500
Sum $6,452
Reserved $757
Grand Total $7,209
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Naming request
On 6 October 2009, the NAAC unanimously approved a letter requesting that the NATL Conservation Area be named in honor of Tom Walker:
“Thomas Walker NATL Conservation Area”