Alafia River Basin - Southwest Florida Water Management District

2010 is the addition of methods to evaluation the effect that these seminars have on the community. We created a postseminar
survey that allows us to quantify behaviors before and after exposure to the Frog Listening Network. We began
implementing this survey at the last seminar of the year and plan to continue it throughout the duration of the project. In
addition, the Frog Listening Network enlisted trained biologists to collect Frog and Toad call data at some of the most
extant and important native habitats in the Hillsborough River Watershed.
The FLN is the only group of its kind in west-central Florida. Expanding the FLN will broaden its sphere of influence and
allow for increased exposure to audiences district-wide. This request for a cooperative funding initiative is for the
expansion of the FLN for three years (2012-2015). In that time, we will be able to evaluate the success of the expansion
as well as research other opportunities for funding this project in perpetuity.
Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood
protection ordinances.
Wildlands Conservation is a core group of conservation professionals with a common goal to conserve our natural
environment. We believe that our organization and its expertise are a critical component in the challenge to save our
remaining wild places. The Frog Listening Network is one avenue to achieving this goal. From an organizational
perspective, we have been involved in the review of the land acquisition program for the District and, in that role, assisted
in fine tuning their acquisition priorities. This has direct bearing on water conservation. Furthermore, our staff has taken a
lead role in the Hillsborough River Greenways Task Force since its inception and has worked to implement sound water
conservation and flood protection practices as volunteers and paid contractors since the Task Force's inception in 1992.
Funding Source
Prior
Funding
FY2011
Budget
FY2012
Budget
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
Alafia River 3,849 3,849
Applicant Share 14,000 5,600 5,600 16,800 42,000
Coastal Rivers 4,948 4,948
Division of Parks and
Recreation venues
3,000 3,000
Hillsborough River 31,000 16,000 13,195 60,195
Manasota 8,247 8,247
Peace River 8,247 8,247
Pinellas Anclote 12,645 12,645
TBEP Minigrant 15,000 15,000
Withlacoochee River 3,849 3,849
Total 60,000 21,600 60,580 19,800 161,980
Matching Fund Reduction
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Timelines
01/2012-04/2012
Milestone
Projected Date
Schedule seminars 04/20/2012
04/2012-10/2012
Milestone
Projected Date
Perform seminars, seminar editing, post-seminar surveys and specimen
10/12/2012
maintenance
10/2012 - 12/2012
Milestone
Projected Date
Perform all seminar follow-up surveys 12/07/2012
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