Alafia River Basin - Southwest Florida Water Management District

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Manasota 65,000 65,000 Peace River 78,000 78,000 Pinellas Anclote 117,000 117,000 Withlacoochee River 13,000 13,000 Total 910,000 910,000 Matching Fund Reduction Check here if requesting a reduction in matching funds requirement pursuant to s.288.06561, F.S. Timelines Install harvesting equipment 10/03/2011 Complete harvest equipment install 06/01/2012 28
Ranking Meeting Result:___1A___H___M___L___NR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FY2012 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM Project Name Frog Listening Network - Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance Project Number P606 Cooperator Wildlands Conservation, Inc. Department Contact Person Dave Sumpter Address 32846 Knollwood Lane City Sate Zip Wesley Chapel, FL 33545 Phone # 813-610-0051 Email dsumpter@wildlandsconservation.org Project Type: Water Supply Water Quality Flood Protection X Natural Systems Strategic Initiatives: Water Quality Maintenance and Improvement Water Quality Monitoring Alternative Water Supply Conservation Reclaimed Water Regional Water Supply Planning Emergency Flood Response Floodplain Management Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery X Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration X Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project: X Charlotte X Citrus X Desoto X Hardee X Hernando X Highlands X Hillsborough X Lake X Levy X Manatee X Marion X Pasco X Pinellas X Sarasota X Sumter X Polk Project Description: Wildlands Conservation has successfully managed the Frog Listening Network (FLN) project for the past three years because we believe that the best conservation is accomplished at the local level. In the period in which we have managed the FLN, we have placed a priority on growing participation, self evaluation, and sphere of influence of the program substantially. It is because of the success of this growth effort that Wildlands Conservation is taking the lead in expansion of the FLN to beyond the Hillsborough River Watershed and into all other basins of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The FLN is a community education and volunteer-based monitoring program in which the public is trained to identify local frogs and toads and collect data about frog and toad populations in west-central Florida. The FLN teaches participants how to identify amphibians both audibly and visually by performing training seminars. Participants do not have to be a scientist to be a part of the FLN, and volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. We provide these free training seminars, complete with live frog and toad specimens, an accompanying website, and educational materials such as CDs, CD-ROMs, and full-color field ID cards to help one learn each amphibian species and their individual calls. We also teach methods to collect and record frog population data in a way that's fun and easy. The FLN performs an important role beyond enhancing wildlife knowledge because amphibians are considered to be "sentinels" of environmental health, due to their sensitive skin. By monitoring these species and keeping track of their populations, we can begin to understand the health of the environment. This also allows us to use frogs and toads as charismatic ambassadors for teaching people about disturbances to local native ecosystems and water quality. Two of the main messages of the seminars are to properly dispose of pet waste and reduce your fertilizer use during the summer, thereby preventing nitrogen pollution in local waters. We also strive to increase participants' time spent outside, both listening to frogs and toads as well as simply enjoying public recreation lands. The FLN has received several awards from the Governor's Council for a Sustainable Florida for Excellence in Environmental Education, Initiative, and Leadership in 1997, 1999, and 2001, respectively. The Southwest Florida Water Management District also recognized the Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance for Outstanding Leadership in Water Resource Education for its work through the FLN in 2004. Through 2010, the FLN continued to provide outstanding community education as well as collection of valuable natural resource data. Seminars were presented to a diverse array of audiences. A few examples of these audiences are the Macdill AFB, Earth Force, neighborhood associations, and various inner city classrooms. A new and valuable feature in 29
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