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1 Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Habitat Working Group April 5, :00am 12:00pm AGENDA I. Introductions II. Business A. LWL Benthic Analysis at Fixed Transect Locations Cheryl Miller, Coastal Eco-Group B. LWL Fisheries Monitoring Richard Paperno, Ph.D., FWC-FWRI C. LWL Fishing Challenge - PBC D. LWL Habitat Projects PBC E. Legislative Funding Request Mayra Ashton, PBC F. Florida s Wildlife Legacy Initiative Dan O Malley, FWC G. Manatee Season Amber Howell, FWC H. Announcements, Comments I. Future Topic Suggestions III. Next Meeting A. LWLI Steering Committee SFWMD April 18, 2018 B. NEXT LWLI Habitat Working Group September 2018

2 Expand on 2017 # s 80 Registered 33 Anglers logging 1,538 total fish 89 gamefish 58 species Outreach Highlight: 2018 LWL Fishing Challenge Start UP! 3 rd Annual Anyone interested in sharing promotional cards?

3 2018 Fishing Challenge updates: Start day: May 25, 2018 End day: July 8, 2018 (midnight) Returning Sponsors: WPB FC SGF Coastal Angler New Sponsors: FWC MANG Gear 2018 FC Rule updates/changes Limit # of same species caught over the entire tournament Extra bonus points for proper entry HELP WITH PROMOTING THIS GREAT OUTREACH INITIATIVE IN LAKE WORTH LAGOON?

4 2017 LWL Fishing Challenge

5 Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Habitat Working Group ERM Habitat Projects April 5, 2018

6 Bryant Park Living Shoreline Project Before

7 Volunteers planted Spartina alterniflora and Red Mangroves in the living shoreline planters at Bryant Park

8 Volunteers in Action Local volunteers maintain living shorelines along Lake Worth Golf Course

9 Current site conditions

10 Lyman Kayak Park Proposed installation of two mangrove planters 154 linear feet of rip rap 1,244 square feet of planting area

11 Coyote sighting in the Lake Worth Lagoon!

12 Southern Blvd. Bridge Reef Site is ~2 ac. Material from the bridge will be available for placement in June. West Palm Beach Fishing Club was in support of additional LWL artificial reefs.

13 Tarpon Cove Chain of intertidal islands ½ mile in length 250 Capping muck sediments to create 46 acres of habitat ~440 Offshore / ~250 from ICW Kayak Blueway Trail ~400,000 cy of material ~16,000 tons of rock 35 acres sav 2.7 acres intertidal 2.1 acres reef / breakwater

14 Tarpon Cove

15 Enhancements to Bryant Park Snook Islands II Bird Nesting Berm With Shell Layer Grassy Flats Bird Nesting Berm With Shell Layer

16 Enhancement to Snook Islands

17 Enhancement to Grassy Flats

18 Enhancements to Bird Islands Snook Islands II Bird Nesting Berm With Shell Layer Grassy Flats Bird Nesting Berm With Shell Layer 57 Stone along the shoreline at Bryant

19 Enhancements to Bird Islands at Snook, Bryant Park, & Grassy Flats 1) Island/bird nesting area enhancements 98% complete. 2) AMOY s nesting at Bryant, Snook II, and Grassy Flats. 3) No LETE sighted yet. Bryant Park Nest Snook II Nest

20 Monceaux Park A series of three (3) planters. Construction of limestone planters to create 0.2 acres of intertidal habitat. Installation of limestone riprap to provide oyster habitat and wave attenuation.

21 Providencia Park A series of three (3) planters and two (2) islands. ~60,000 cy of sand Capping muck sediments to create 6 acres of habitat. ~350 Offshore / ~200 from ICW Kayak Blueway Trail

22 Lake Worth Lagoon Legislative Funding Request Application Period Task Start Date End Date May 11, 2018 August 3, 2018 Last day to submit a project application August 3, 2018 Selection Committee Meeting Applicant Presentations and Ranking August 16, 2018 LWLI Steering Committee Meeting Announce project ranking September 21, Legislative Session Opens March 2019 May 2019 Funding becomes available pending agreement with FDEP July 1, 2019 At FDEP s discretion (typically months) Questions, call or ERM-LWLI@pbcgov.org

23 2018 LagoonFest Save the Date! Saturday November 3, 2018

24 Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Public Outreach Working Group Meeting April 10, to 11:30 At UF/IFAS Palm Beach County Extension Office at the beautiful Mounts Botanical Gardens campus (531 N Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415). PRESENTATION: Laurie Albrecht Reducing pollution runoff to the LWL. Prevention techniques using Florida friendly plants

25 Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Water Resources Working Group Meeting April 13, to 12 WHERE: South Florida Water Management District HQ 3301 Gun Club Road PRESENTATIONS: Sewage Disposal Systems in the Lake Worth Lagoon Watershed Timothy Mayer (Florida Health Palm Beach County) Boynton Inlet Contributing Area Watershed Planning Update Kurtis Gregg (ERT, Inc., in support of NOAA-Fisheries Service) Lake Worth Waterkeeper Reinaldo Diaz (President of Lake Worth Waterkeeper)

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