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Eco-Voice Digest - News and Views for Oct. 11
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Eco-Voice Digest
- Spotlight - South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
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SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION TASK FORCE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
CLICK HERE FOR DRAFT AGENDA
This meeting will held in person - U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240
Yates Auditorium at the Main Interior (Stewart Lee Udall) Building, Washington, DC.
Virtual participation option for members of the general public and agency staff is also available.
Click HERE to register in advance. THIS LINK IS ONLY FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
After registering, you will receive email containing information about joining the meeting.
The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (Task Force) brings together the federal, state, Tribal, and local agencies involved in restoring and protecting America’s Everglades. Information about regular Task Force meetings and operating procedures may be found here.
IDS update November 18, 2022
- South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Sponsored Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Workshop
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SFWMD Seeking Public Input on Draft 2023-2028 Strategic Plan
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is encouraging our partners, stakeholders and the public to provide comments on the SFWMD's Draft 2023-2028 Strategic Plan.
The plan serves as a blueprint for achieving balanced regional water resource management. The SFWMD updates the Strategic Plan annually to highlight its work to continue advancing Everglades restoration, protecting communities from flooding, meeting the region’s water needs, and engaging the public and stakeholders over the next five years.
Read the Draft 2023-2028 Strategic Plan.
The deadline to submit a comment is Friday, October 28, 2022. Comments can be submitted by completing an online public comment form.
The strategies and commitments outlined in the Draft 2023-2028 Strategic Plan will be put into action to make a positive and meaningful difference for the people and the environment of South Florida. The SFWMD encourages public participation and feedback on this important planning document.
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The voter registration deadline October 11
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REGISTER TO VOTE
You may be thinking that you’re already registered so you’re good to go, but if you’ve recently moved, turned 18, became a U.S. citizen or changed your name since the last election, you may need to update your voter registration. Check your status today.
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WildLandscapes
Putting land under permanent protection — either acquiring in fee or through conservation easement — can take a while, so we are very proud to share that WildLandscapes will be closing two massive land conservation deals in the next few months.
Our last update from the Greater Everglades Ecosystem announced that a special appropriation of $35 million was included in the General Revenue Fund of the FY22 Florida Legislative Appropriations Bill to help us and our partner, Family Lands Remembered, acquire 11,142-acres of private land – and that will help to connect Everglades National Park, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Since then, we’ve been working with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to finish the due diligence for this acquisition. This Autumn, the SFWMD Governing Board will meet to hopefully approve our acquisition, effectively protecting this parcel of land from development, and permanently connecting landscapes that are critically important to the Everglades’ wildlife. Protecting this parcel of land will create an important habitat corridor for Florida panther and black bear populations while helping to preserve the natural water flow of the Big Cypress Basin.
Our work in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem will not end with the closing on the 11,142-acre acquisition. WildLandscapes, in partnership with Family Lands Remembered, is actively working with stakeholders in the area to put mineral rights of Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge into public ownership, preventing drilling. Although Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge were established in the 1970s, the properties’ oil and gas rights weren’t included in the original acquisition, leaving the parks only partially protected. This created a bifurcated estate where the National Park Service and USFWS own the property’s surface rights, but don't have the legal authority to prevent the extraction of oil from these landscapes. Public acquisition of these subsurface rights is the only surefire way to permanently protect from drilling.
You can learn more about our efforts in Southwest Florida and donate to our acquisition funds here.
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Family Lands Remembered, LLC is an innovative land use and environmental consulting firm dedicated to conserving Florida’s rural lands and natural resources while promoting a more sustainable way of life.
Our expertise is in strategic planning, visioning, consensus building, permitting and other aspects of creative land use and environmental planning.
We facilitate the efforts of large landowners, conservationists, businesses and government agencies to work collaboratively and effectively to balance sustainable development with large-scale conservation of Florida’s cultural, agricultural and environmental resources.
We work on creative solutions - linking an expansion of Florida’s economy and new jobs to the protection of the natural environment for current and future generations of Floridians. Conservation and economic development go hand in hand, if properly done. Whether we are talking about land, water, energy or other resources, good conservation strategies - properly implemented - will result in lower cost and higher value for both the private and public interests.
For more information contact:
Ernie Cox
138 Santiago Drive
Jupiter, Florida
561-762-2282
[email protected]
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The lingering impacts of deadly Hurricane Ian have left Southwest Florida reeling; but a new menace has emerged this week as disease-carrying mosquitoes are blanketing the region.
With storm surge of more than 15 feet in some areas and more than 1 foot of rain in others, the landscape is soggy and saturated, perfect conditions for spreading West Nile and Dengue fever.
"They're really everywhere, all over," said Eric Jackson, spokesman for the Lee County Mosquito Control District....
What mosquitoes carry the West Nile virus and Dengue fever?
The culex variety of mosquitoes are the ones that carry West Nile virus. Aedis aegypti carry Dengue fever, which has reared its head in Southwest Florida already this year.
"We've only seen one horse with West Nile and nothing in our traps that we use to test for West Nile," King said. "(But Dengue fever) is pretty bad in Cuba right now and we've had a lot of travel cases coming in and out of Miami. And we had one local case confirmed here in August."
This mosquito only lives around humans, "and they only feed on us," King said.
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Annual Florida Groundwater Conference
RESCHEDULED!
NEW DATES: November 1 & 2, 2022
Florida Hotel and Conference Center
1500 Sand Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32809
An American Ground Water Trust Program in cooperation with
the Florida Ground Water Association
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by Damon Scott -
The tribe is focused on maintaining its Lake Okeechobee water rights.
The tribe’s water compact assures a certain amount of water allocation from the lake. Myers and the tribe are looking ahead to what the reservations will need 20, 50 or 100 years from now.
Apportionment levels have implications for agriculture, irrigation, cattle operations, citrus crops and new potential crops the tribe might embark on – like raising palm trees, for example. It also affects the scope of projects like new housing and parks.
The Corps’ latest update of its Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSUM), which affects water apportionment, has been moving through phases since 2018 and may be nearing completion later this year.
“The tribe’s position is we’re concentrating on water rights because there will be a real battle for water in the future in Florida,” Myers said. “We’re taking steps toward that with our position on LOSUM – that we have special user criteria given to us by the Corps – and also by ensuring that a volume of water necessary to maintain the reservations into the future is maintained.”.....
More information is at stofhero.com.
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Since 1991, dozens of cities, several universities, and a growing number of states have adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a holiday that celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans.
Not by coincidence, the holiday usually falls on Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, or replaces the holiday entirely. In 2022, it fell on Monday, October 10.
Where Is Indigenous People's Day Celebrated?
As of 2022, the holiday is observed or honored by states including Alaska, Minnesota, Vermont, Iowa, North Carolina, California, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Virginia, Oregon, Texas, as well as South Dakota, which celebrates Native Americans’ Day, Hawaii, which celebrates Discoverers' Day, and Alabama, which celebrates American Indian Heritage Day.
Indigenous Peoples' Day is not yet a federal holiday, but in 2021, President Biden became the first U.S. president to issue a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day, writing, "Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society."
Why Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Activists have long argued that holidays, statues and other memorials to Columbus sanitize his actions—which include the enslavement of Native Americans—while giving him credit for “discovering” a place where people already lived.
“Columbus Day is not just a holiday, it represents the violent history of colonization in the Western hemisphere,” says Leo Killsback, a professor of American Indian Studies at Arizona State University.
Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937, in part because of efforts by Roman Catholic Italian Americans. During the late 19th and early 20th century, members of the stigmatized ethnic and religious group successfully campaigned to establish a Columbus Day in order to place Catholic Italians, like Christopher Columbus, into American history. In doing so, they edged out people of Anglo-Saxon descent who wanted a federal holiday honoring Leif Erikson as the first European to reach the Americas.
READ MORE: Christopher Columbus: How The Explorer's Legend Grew—and Then Drew Fire
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What we know — and don’t — about how climate change impacts hurricanes like Ian
WLRN 91.3 FM | By Alex Harris, Nicolas Rivero
It’s a question that follows any natural disaster, especially monster hurricanes like Ian: Was this caused by climate change?
When asked, scientists like Kevin Reed usually push back. Most researchers agree it’s not valid to point to a single storm and say it was “caused” by the warming world. Too many variables.
“That is a question that is really difficult to answer. There is no ‘what would have September 2022 looked like without climate change?’ We don’t have that,” said Reed, an associate professor in the school of marine and atmospheric sciences, at Stony Brook University.....
But there’s a growing consensus that the sea level rise and higher temperatures in the last hundred years have already impacted storms like Ian, which raked Florida last week, and may continue to do so in the future. At the very least, hotter weather means hotter oceans, which fuel hurricane strength. “We live in a world that’s over 1 degree warmer (Celsius), there’s no doubt that hurricanes have changed in some respect because of climate change,” he said ....
HIGHER STORM SURGE LIKELY
Sea levels near South Florida have already risen about eight inches since 1950, according to NOAA tidal gauge data. That means the water is starting from a higher base level, allowing hurricane surge to reach a few inches higher and cover more ground.
Researchers expect sea level rise to accelerate as hotter temperatures cause polar ice sheets to melt faster. Over the next century, South Florida can expect to see more than three feet of sea level rise, according to estimates from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). That will push storm surge higher when hurricanes roll through coastal communities......
MORE EXTREME RAINFALL
One of the most straightforward connections between climate change and hurricanes is rain. Like anyone who’s experienced humidity knows, warmer air holds more moisture.
For every 2 degrees Fahrenheit of warming, there is about 8% more water in the atmosphere, and the world has warmed at least 2 degrees Fahrenheit since pre-industrial times......
GETTING STRONGER FASTER
One of the most dangerous features of hurricanes is rapid intensification, which is when a storm’s top wind speeds increase 35 mph or more in a single day. It’s also difficult to predict so when a storm suddenly strengthens near the shore, coastal communities have little time to prepare or evacuate.
Early studies suggest climate change has already made rapid intensification more common. A 2021 IPCC report found that “the global frequency of [tropical cyclone] rapid intensification events has likely increased over the past four decades” and added that researchers have “medium confidence” that “none of these changes can be explained by natural variability alone.”
Hurricane Ian in Florida
Researchers can say with much more certainty that the conditions that lead to rapid intensification are becoming more common. Sea surface temperatures are rising at a rate of 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit per decade, according to NOAA, and atmospheric moisture is increasing between one and two percent per decade, according to the IPCC. Both of these factors may give future hurricanes more fuel to turbocharge their growth.
Meanwhile, NOAA and Columbia University researchers predict that climate change will weaken vertical wind shear, an atmospheric feature that can pump the brakes on rapid intensification.
“We’ve seen multiple studies that show the conditions in the North Atlantic basin are providing more opportunities for storms to intensify,” said Kieran Bhatia, a former climate researcher at Princeton University who is now a vice president for the climate change perils advisory team at the insurance broker Guy Carpenter.
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FEWER HURRICANES, BUT STRONGER
Climate change might make hurricanes more intense but less frequent.
Reliable global records of hurricane intensity only go back about four decades, when weather satellites began scientists to accurately estimate the strength of storms. In the years since, hurricanes appear to be getting stronger, according to a 2020 paper from researchers at NOAA and the University of Wisconsin. They found that the likelihood that a cyclone will reach Category 3 wind speeds — the threshold to be designated a “major hurricane” — has risen about 25% since 1979, as extra heat in the oceans and atmosphere gives storms more fuel to grow......
This story was produced in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative formed to cover the impacts of climate change in the state.
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Sackett v. EPA
Docket Number: 21-454
Date Argued: 10/03/22
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Arguments in the Sackett v. EPA case began just days before the Clean Water Act turns 50 could potentially remove Clean Water Act protections for over half our wetlands and streams – putting the drinking water for 1 in 3 Americans at risk. This is why today was so important: we can’t let the Supreme Court remove 50 years of protections our communities rely on.
In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the justices will once again weigh in on an Idaho couple’s efforts to build on land that they own – specifically, what test courts should use to determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to the land, which the EPA has deemed a wetland. The answer could have significant implications for the EPA’s efforts to regulate wetlands more broadly.
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About Waters of the United States
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What are "Waters of the United States"?
The 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act established federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters,” defined in the Act as the “waters of the United States” (CWA Section 502(7)). Many Clean Water Act programs apply only to “waters of the United States.” The Clean Water Act provides discretion for EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) to define “waters of the United States” in regulations.
History of "Waters of the United States"
Clean Water Act Summary
Other CWA Policies and Guidance
“Waters of the United States” is a threshold term in the Clean Water Act and establishes the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Act. Clean Water Act programs, including Water Quality Standards, TMDLs, and sections 311, 402, and 404 address “navigable waters,” defined in the statute as “the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.”
The Clean Water Act does not define “waters of the United States”; rather, it provides discretion for EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army to define “waters of the United States” in regulations.
Since the 1970s, EPA and the Department of the Army have defined “waters of the United States” by regulation. In the mid-1980s, both agencies promulgated a definition of “waters of the United States.”
Three Supreme Court decisions have addressed the definition of “waters of the United States.” In 1985, in United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court deferred to the Corps’ assertion of jurisdiction over wetlands adjacent to a traditional navigable water, stating that adjacent wetlands may be regulated as waters of the United States because they are ‘‘inseparably bound up’’ with navigable waters and ‘‘in the majority of cases’’ have ‘‘significant effects on water quality and the aquatic ecosystem’’ in those waters.
In Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC) in 2001, the Court rejected a claim of federal jurisdiction over non-navigable, isolated, intrastate ponds that lack a sufficient connection to traditional navigable waters, noting that the term ‘‘navigable’’ must be given meaning within the context and application of the statute. The Court held that the use of “isolated” non-navigable intrastate ponds by migratory birds was not by itself a sufficient basis for the exercise of federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. In 2001 and again in 2003, the agencies developed guidance to address the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act following the SWANCC decision.
The Court most recently interpreted the term ‘‘waters of the United States’’ in Rapanos v. United States in 2006. A four-Justice plurality stated that ‘‘waters of the United States’’ ‘‘include[ ] only those relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water ‘forming geographic features’ that are described in ordinary parlance as ‘streams[,] . . . oceans, rivers, [and] lakes,’” and ‘‘wetlands with a continuous surface connection’’ to a ‘‘relatively permanent body of water connected to traditional interstate navigable waters.’’
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SFWMD public meeting
What: Governing Board Meeting
When: October 13, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting information and materials sfwmd.gov/meetings.
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WildLandscapes
Putting land under permanent protection — either acquiring in fee or through conservation easement — can take a while, so we are very proud to share that WildLandscapes will be closing two massive land conservation deals in the next few months.
Our last update from the Greater Everglades Ecosystem announced that a special appropriation of $35 million was included in the General Revenue Fund of the FY22 Florida Legislative Appropriations Bill to help us and our partner, Family Lands Remembered, acquire 11,142-acres of private land – and that will help to connect Everglades National Park, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Since then, we’ve been working with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to finish the due diligence for this acquisition. This Autumn, the SFWMD Governing Board will meet to hopefully approve our acquisition, effectively protecting this parcel of land from development, and permanently connecting landscapes that are critically important to the Everglades’ wildlife. Protecting this parcel of land will create an important habitat corridor for Florida panther and black bear populations while helping to preserve the natural water flow of the Big Cypress Basin.
Our work in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem will not end with the closing on the 11,142-acre acquisition. WildLandscapes, in partnership with Family Lands Remembered, is actively working with stakeholders in the area to put mineral rights of Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge into public ownership, preventing drilling. Although Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge were established in the 1970s, the properties’ oil and gas rights weren’t included in the original acquisition, leaving the parks only partially protected. This created a bifurcated estate where the National Park Service and USFWS own the property’s surface rights, but don't have the legal authority to prevent the extraction of oil from these landscapes. Public acquisition of these subsurface rights is the only surefire way to permanently protect from drilling.
You can learn more about our efforts in Southwest Florida and donate to our acquisition funds here.
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Federal Council to Support Hunting, Conservation Efforts
(T)he U.S. Departments of the Interior and Agriculture announced 18 members of the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council.
“Hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts have some of the deepest connections to wildlife and form the bedrock of habitat conservation efforts,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. “I look forward to working with the Council as we advance efforts to expand access to the great outdoors, address climate change , and safeguard the wildlife and health of the natural systems that supply our food, water and other resources. This kind of engagement is at the heart of the America the Beautiful initiative and the Biden-Harris administration’s broader conservation strategy.”
“This group of sportsmen and women will provide USDA and DOI vital insight in how we can strengthen wildlife conservation, expand recreational access, and promote rural economic development,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “They are a critical partner in preserving America’s wildlife and hunting heritage and advancing our work to protect our nation’s precious lands and waters. The Biden-Harris administration is committed to conserving, connecting and restoring America’s lands, waters and wildlife, and I look forward to working with members of the council to help achieve these objectives.” ...
For more information about the Council, visit the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council webpage.
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The Smithsonian Institution and E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation present
Our Shared Future,
a celebration of Half-Earth Day
October 13, Washington, DC
12pm - 5:30pm EDT
Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
a free live event featuring
the Gullah/Geechee nation, Audubon, Smithsonian Institute, National Geographic Society, Bezos Earth Fund, WRI, American Prairie and more!
Distinguished scientists, educators and activists will discuss global conservation priorities for species and people, equitable conservation practice, 30x30, biodiversity and climate, and more.
Register
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New documentary about Florida's Springs
Check out this new documentary, created by Erika Clesi at the University of Florida. Featuring interviews from our executive Director Dr. Robert Knight, Florida Defenders of the Environment executive director Jim Gross, Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell, and local farmer and rancher Edward "Eddy" Roberts, this short film is full of rich imagery and important information.
You can find and share Erika's video from the UF library, here: https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00090038/00001
Watch Now
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Interactive Florida Springs Atlas
Outstanding Florida Springs have special status and protections through the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act. Featuring exquisite photography from Florida Nature Photographer John Moran, historic images from the State Archives of Florida, Blue Water Audit maps, and links to data and reports, this is a one stop shop for learning about these special places. Explore all 30 Outstanding Florida Springs through our new Interactive Florida Springs Atlas: www.floridasprings.org
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The LWCF State Assistance Program was established by the LWCF Act of 1965 (Public Law 88-578) and is enacted as positive law at 54 U.S.C. § 200301 et seq. (hereinafter, “the LWCF Act”). Its purpose is to stimulate a nationwide action program to assist in preserving, developing, and assuring accessibility to all citizens of the United States of present and future generations, and visitors who are lawfully present within the boundaries of the United States, such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation; and to strengthen the health and vitality of U.S. citizens. The program provides matching grants to States and through States to local units of government, for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation sites and facilities. | |
COMMITTEE ON INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROGRESS (CISRERP)
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South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force:
2020 Biennial Report Report
Purpose - The Biennial Report satisfies the requirements of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to report biennially on South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force activities and progress made toward restoration. The reporting period for this edition is July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2020.
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IDS Update November 18, 2022 - South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Sponsored Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Workshop
Working Draft of 2022 Everglades Restoration Integrated Delivery Schedule available to the public
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SFER Task Force – 2022 IDS Working Draft (updated)
The Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) is a forward-looking snapshot of upcoming design and construction schedules and programmatic costs at a “top” line level for the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) Program. It includes Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park, Critical Projects, Kissimmee River Restoration, non-Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Central and Southern Flood (C&SF), and CERP projects. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) focuses on the “getting the water right.” CERP—the largest aquatic ecosystem restoration effort in the nation, spanning over 18,000 square miles—is designed to improve the health of more than 2.4 million acres.
The IDS reflects the sequencing strategy for planning, design, and construction and does not include costs for completed work or land acquisition. The IDS does not require an agency action and is not a decision document.
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Great American Outdoors Act
This landmark conservation legislation will use revenues from energy development to provide up to $1.9 billion a year for five years to provide needed maintenance for critical facilities and infrastructure in our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and American Indian schools. It will also use royalties from offshore oil and natural gas to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the tune of $900 million a year to invest in conservation and recreation opportunities across the country.
National parks host more than 325 million visitors every year, and the infrastructure cannot keep up without significant repairs. The network of roads, trails, restrooms, water treatment systems, and visitor facilities are aging, and many are exceeding the capacity they were designed to support.
The National Parks and Public Lands Restoration Fund will provide funding for priority projects that address the maintenance backlog at NPS facilities, including campgrounds, picnic areas, roads, trails, and other critical infrastructure.
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It features environmental education topics including watersheds, habitat, and sustainable fishing as well as fun activities for kids to learn and explore the Florida outdoors.
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