Program Final.pdf - Loxahatchee River District

LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
W A T E R S H E D
SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
5 th Research-based Decision Making
For 25 years, the Loxahatchee River has
been recognized as a national treasure.
Join us as scientists, environmental
professionals, students, and residents
come together to present and discuss our
most recent findings and exciting results.
March 29 - 30, 2011
Jupiter Community Center
Jupiter, Florida
www.loxahatcheeriver.org/symposium

5 th Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium
Research-based Decision Making
March 29 & 30, 2011
Jupiter, Florida
Tuesday – March 29, 2011
6:30pm – 8:30pm
6:30 – 6:45 Registration and Welcome
6:50 – 7:10 Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative: Working for Our River
D. Albrey Arrington, PhD, Chair, Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative
7:10 – 7:30 Palm Beach County's Efforts in the Loxahatchee River Watershed
Richard Walesky, Palm Beach County – Department of Environmental Resources Management
7:30 – 7:50 Partnerships in Restoration
Paul Millar, Martin County
7:50 – 8:10 Jupiter Environmental Academy: Connecting Students with the Loxahatchee River
Neal White, Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy
8:10 – 8:30 Exotic Species and Community-Based Restoration: Using Scientific Research as Basis for Adaptive
Management
Craig Layman, PhD, Florida International University
Wednesday – March 30, 2011 8:00am – 5:00pm
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibitors and Posters
8:45 – 9:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks
D. Albrey Arrington, PhD, Executive Director, Loxahatchee River District
9:00 – 9:20 Keynote Address: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future of the Loxahatchee River
John R. “Woody” Wodraska, Wodraska Partners, Inc.
RESEARCH-BASED MANAGEMENT
9:20 – 9:40 Loxahatchee River Watershed Overview
Boyd Gunsalus, South Florida Water Management District
9:40 – 10:00 Loxahatchee River Science Plan
Yongshan Wan, South Florida Water Management District
10:00 – 10:20 Assessing Loxahatchee River Water Quality Relative to EPA's Numeric Water Quality Standards for
Florida
Bud Howard, Loxahatchee River District
10:20 – 10:40 BREAK
WATERSHED RESTORATION
10:40 – 11:00 Loxahatchee Slough Restoration Project
Frank Griffiths, Palm Beach County – Department of Environmental Resources Management
11:00 – 11:20 Palm Beach County's Hungryland Slough Natural Area - Acquisition & Restoration
Steve Pisano, Palm Beach County – Department of Environmental Resources Management

5 th Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium
Research-based Decision Making
March 29 & 30, 2011
Jupiter, Florida
11:20 – 11:40 Pal Mar East Hydrologic Restoration Field Study
Jason Moretz, PhD, Ecology & Environment, Inc.
11:40 – 12:00 How are Florida Scrub Jays Doing in Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Rob Rossmanith, Jonathan Dickinson State Park
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
FRESHWATER / SALTWATER INTERFACE
1:00 – 1:20 Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise on the Stage of the Northwest Fork Tidal Flood Plain of the
Loxahatchee River
Detong Sun, South Florida Water Management District
1:20 – 1:40 Short Term Changes to Shrub and Groundcover Plant Communities Affected by Hydrological and
Salinity Alterations within the Floodplain of the Loxahatchee River
Richard Roberts, Florida Dept of Environmental Protection, Florida Park Service, 5 th District Office
1:40 – 2:00 Fish Assemblage Response to Dry Season Flows in the Upper Loxahatchee River, Florida
David Snyder, PhD, CSA International, Inc.
OYSTER REEFS AND SEAGRASSES
2:00 – 2:20 Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Monitoring in the Loxahatchee River
Melanie Parker, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
2:20 – 2:40 Snook Island Natural Area: A Comparison of a Created Oyster Reef to Natural Reefs in Lake Worth
Lagoon
Susan Laramore, PhD, Florida Atlantic University/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
2:40 -3:00 Establishing the Success of Small- and Large-scale Oyster Reef Restoration in the Loxahatchee River
Zachary Jud, Florida International University
3:00 – 3:20 BREAK
OYSTER REEFS AND SEAGRASSES CONTINUED
3:20 – 3:40 Ecology of Juvenile and Sub-adult Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) in the Loxahatchee River and
Estuary
Lauren Yeager, Florida International University
3:40 – 4:00 Johnson’s Seagrass (Halophila johnsonii) - Why It Does the Things It Does
Lauren Hall, St. Johns River Water Management District
4:00 -4:20 Spatial and Seasonal Seagrass Dynamics in the Loxahatchee River Estuary Six Years Following a Major
Disturbance
Jerry Metz, Loxahatchee River District
4:20 – 4:40 Closing Remarks
William “Chad” Kennedy, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Chair, Loxahatchee River Management Coordinating Council

5 th Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium
Research-based Decision Making
March 29 & 30, 2011
Jupiter, Florida
Thank you for attending the 5 th Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium! Presentation and poster
abstracts are available online at www.loxahatcheeriver.org/symposium.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Gentile, Holloway,
O’Mahoney & Assoc.
Patrick & Jody Gleason
Environmental Fund
David
NICKERSON
Inc.
Wodraska Partners, Inc.
Friends of Jonathan
Dickinson State Park
Cover: Michael Dubiner “Loxahatchee Sunrise Sunbeam”