2020 CHNEP Watershed Summit

Thank you to all participants and presenters of the CHNEP 2020 Watershed Summit. The public, scientists, resource managers, and policy professionals came together to share information regarding research and restoration efforts and critical environmental issues in Central and Southwest Florida. Summit sponsors were the Florida Section of the American Water Resources Association and WGCU Public Media.

Proceedings

LINKS TO PRESENTATIONS

Session 1: Water Quality Improvement

Karenia brevis Bloom Induced Dead Zone in Southeast Gulf of Mexico-AJ Martignette, SCCF
Peace River Watershed Threats Assessment, GIS Restorations Prioritization and What’s Next-Greg Knothe, FWC
Early Performance Results for a Constructed Filter Marsh on Sanibel Island-Mark Thompson, SCCF
Do Stormwater Ponds Function as Designed? Improving Detention Ponds with Ecological Design-Rebecca Tharp, Just Water Consulting
Hurricanes, Humans, and Red Tide: What is 30 Years of Seagrass Mapping is Telling Us-Christopher Anastasiou, SWFWMD
Establishing Baselines and Tracking Trends: 15 Years of Water Quality Monitoring in Estero Bay-Rebecca Cray, FDEP–Aquatic Preserves
Continuous Nutrient Monitoring in the Caloosahatchee Estuary-Kevin Jones, SCCF
Water Quality – It’s Not Just Nutrients: How Climate Change is Necessitating New Restoration Strategies-Judy Ott, Estuary Escapes
Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network Program, 1998 – 2020-Arielle Taylor – Manges, FDEP–Aquatic Preserves

Session 2: Hydrological Restoration

Session 3: Fish, Wildlife, & Habitat Protection

Session 4: Public Engagement for Protecting Our Water and Wildlife

2017 Watershed Summit Info.