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:

1. Welcome, Goals for the Meeting and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

2. Opening Remarks by Chairman Talbert Cypress and Miccosukee Business Council

3. Task Force Member Introductions

   • Task Force Membership

4. Approval of November 2023 Meeting Summary

5. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI) Director’s Report

   • Task Force Reporting Requirements

   • Invasive Species Risk Assessment, Prioritization, and Management

   • Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

6. Florida’s Coral Reef: 2023 Marine Heatwave Impacts and Response

   • Marine Heatwave Impacts and Response

   • Coral Bleaching Response

7. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update

   • Presentation

   • Supplemental Slides

8. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update

9. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

10. Tamiami Trail Next Steps and Osceola Camp

11. 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)

12. Studies Under Development for WRDA 2024 Consideration