South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting
thursday, april 25, 2024
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Miccosukee Casino & Resort, Ballroom A
500 SW 177th Avenue, Miami, FL 33194
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MEETING HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Welcome, Goals for the Meeting and Administrative Items
Opening Remarks by Chairman Talbert Cypress and Miccosukee Business Council
Task Force Member Introductions
Approval of November 2023 Meeting Summary
Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI) Director’s Report
Florida’s Coral Reef: 2023 Marine Heatwave Impacts and Response
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update
Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK)
Indigenous Knowledge as Evidence in Federal Rule-Making (University of Miami Law Review Article by Edward Randall Ornstein)
Statement of ITEK regarding Historic Miccosukee Water Conservation Area 3-A Conditions (Letter from Chairman Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida)
Statement of ITEK regarding S-12 A and S-12 B Structure Operations (Letter from Chairman Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida)