2003-2004 - Florida Invasive Species Partnership

This report was prepared to provide an annual assessment of the control achieved
and the funding necessary to manage non-native (exotic, alien) invasive plants on
public conservation lands in Florida. The authority of the Department of
Environmental Protection (department) as addressed in §369.251, Florida Statutes,
extends to the management of all upland invasive exotic plants on all public
conservation lands, including land owned by federal, state, and local government
entities. The Upland Invasive Exotic Plant Management Program on Florida’s
public lands involves complex operational and financial interactions between state,
federal, and local governments, as well as private sector companies. Therefore, a
summary of the entire management program on public conservation lands and
associated funding contracted or monitored by the department during Fiscal Year
2003-2004 is included in this report.