Northeast Florida Coastal Wetland Restoration Program A Partnership Based Regional Approach for Estuary Habitat Restoration Paul Haydt Restore America s Estuaries November 15, 2010
St Johns River Water Management District Northern Coastal Basin Program
Northern Coastal Basin (NCB) Program Initiatives 1. Water Quality Enhancement 2. Resource Assessment, Restoration and Management
Resource Assessment, Restoration and Management Initiative Coastal Resource Mapping Estuary Habitat Assessment Development and Endorsement of Management Plans Funding and Implementation Monitoring, Analysis and Refinement
NCB Coastal Wetland Managers 12 Cities 3 Counties State Parks Aquatic Preserves Wildlife Management Area Florida Inland Navigation District National Estuarine Research Reserve NOAA - USFWS USACE St Johns River Water Management District
Estuary Wetland Inventory Areas mapped from digital imagery using GIS data sources: Current Aerial Photography 1940 s Aerial Photography 1870 s Historical Land Surface Maps NCB Bathymetric Survey (2001) Emergent Vegetation Layer (2007) LiDAR (Contours/Elevation Data)
Disturbed Coastal Wetlands Program 1. Filled Salt Marsh 2.Ditched Salt Marsh 3.Impounded Salt Marsh 4.Disturbed Shoreline Habitat
Disturbed Coastal Wetlands 1. Filled Salt Marsh Approximately 1,451 acres of filled marsh in the NCB (Dredge spoil from creation of ICW) 2. Ditched Salt Marsh 3. Impounded Salt Marsh 4. Disturbed Shoreline Habitat
Filled Salt Marsh
Salt Marsh 1870 s
Filled Salt Marsh 1940 s
Partnered Restoration North Peninsula State Park Total park acres: ~550 Filled marsh acres: ~110 Park identified 78 acres for potential restoration
Partnered Restoration North Peninsula State Park Florida State Lands District 3 St Johns River Water Management District Floridan Resource Conservation and Development Council Volusia County Environmental Management UF Sea Grant Extension National Association of Counties/ NOAA Community Based Restoration Grant NOAA Recovery Act Grant
Disturbed Marshes 1. Filled Salt Marsh Approximately 1,451 acres of filled marsh in the NCB (Dredge spoil from creation of ICW) 2. Ditched Salt Marsh Over 4,300 acres of salt marsh with some impacts from dragline ditching (18% of salt marsh area in NCB) 3. Impounded Salt Marsh 4. Disturbed Shoreline Habitat
MOSQUITO DRAGLINE DITCHING
of Ormond Beach City Dragline Ditch Restoration
Dragline Ditch Restoration
Dragline Ditch Restoration
Volusia National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Volusia County Mosquito Control St. Johns River Water Management District Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Applicant to USFWS NCWCGP) Canaveral National Seashore (U.S. Parks Service ) Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Tomoka Basin State Parks
Disturbed Marshes 1. Filled Salt Marsh 2.Ditched Salt Marsh 3.Impounded Salt Marsh 4.Disturbed Shoreline Habitat
Recovery Act Summary Impoundment Restoration Partners St. Johns River Water Management District NOAA Restoration Center U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (MINWR) NASA Kennedy Space Center National Park Service (CNS)
Impoundment Restoration Partnered Progress to Date 19 impoundments restored Nearly 40 miles of dike leveled Recreating almost 250 acres of wetland Rehabilitating over 2,000 acres of wetland
Disturbed Marshes 1. Filled Salt Marsh 2.Ditched Salt Marsh 3.Impounded Salt Marsh 4.Disturbed Shoreline Habitat Eroded Shoreline Developed Shoreline
Eroded Shorelines
Shoreline Habitat Restoration??? 1870 s to 2006 St. Johns County
Urban Development 1870 s to 2006
Shoreline Habitat Restoration Eroded Shorelines
Shoreline Habitat Management Sustainable Habitat Stable Shoreline
Steps for Shoreline Habitat Management Programs Shoreline Profile/ Wave Energy Analysis Adopt Regional Shoreline Habitat Plan Local Agencies Select Priority Projects Community Involvement / Participation Not for Profits Important Partners
City of Port Orange Shoreline Habitat Management Program Partners City of Port Orange Marine Discovery Center Volusia County St. Johns River Water Management District U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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