September 8, 2026 - Lostman's River SCG Sponsored Workshop

Lostmans River - Science Coordination Group (SCG) Sponsored Workshop

tuesday, septbember 8, 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Nova Southeastern University
Center for Collaborative Research
7595 SW 33rd Street
Davie, FL 33314

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Agenda

2. History of the Lostmans region and suggestions for the development of a vision for the future

3. History of the Fertile Crescent and Lostmans region

4. White ibis diets and water patterns during irruptive nesting

5. Crayfish productivity and availability in the western everglades

6. Why restoration of Lostmans area is critical element of Everglades restoration

7. Group reflection and discussion: What it means to define success for water management in the Lostmans region

8. The vegetated Landscape of SW Florida

9. Topographical patterns in SW Florida – similarities and differences from eastern sloughs

10. Hydrologic patterns in the Lostmans region

11. Known challenges and desired outcomes for wildlife in Lostmans – near and distant future

12. Water quality risks and opportunities

13. Coastal Fish communities – what does recent monitoring tell us about our coastal fish communities?

14. Coastal mangroves role in coastal resilience

    Mangrove ecosystem resilience in the southwest region of the Everglades Southern Coastal Systems

    Coastal Mangrove Forest Capacity for Resilience

    Hydrologic restoration - Mangrove ecosystem resilience in the southwest region of the Everglades Southern Coastal Systems

15. Coastal hydrologic monitoring and the SW Florida region of RECOVER

16. A Summary of the Southwest Coast Hydrology with a Focus on the Lostmans River/Slough Complex

May 29, 2026 - Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Virtual Workshop

Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) virtual Workshop

may 29, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Agenda

• Workshop Summary

• 2026 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

• IDS Presentation

• Supplemental Information

  • Workshop Procedures

  • Public Engagement Procedures

January 23, 2026 - Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Public Engagement Workshop

Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Public Engagement Workshop

January 23, 2026
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road, Building B-1, Governing Board Auditorium
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Workshop Summary

• Draft 2026 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

• Agenda

• IDS Presentation

Supplemental Information:

• Workshop Procedures

• Public Engagement Procedures

September 24, 2025 -Ridge and Slough Landscapes Workshop

ridge and slough Restoration science (dAY 2)

Science Coordination Group (SCG) Sponsored Workshop

tuesday, september 24, 2025
time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

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Workshop Summary

Restoring Florida Bay requires increasing freshwater flows, especially through Taylor Slough, by 1.5–2 times to reduce salinity and stabilize ecosystems. Key findings highlight the importance of flow volume, timing, and sea-level rise impacts. Management efforts focus on enhancing upstream flows, modeling flow-salinity relationships, and addressing hypersalinity events caused by droughts and hurricanes. A strong consensus in support of these findings about Taylor slough among the participants.

WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Agenda

2. Everglades pre-drainage hydrology and vegetation

3. Current vegetation and drivers of vegetation dynamics

4. What we’ve learned about Tree Island ecology/water management linkages from the LILA project

   • Tree Island Structure and Composition in Water Conservation Area 3

   • LILA Lessons: What we’ve learned about ecology/water management linkages

5. Tree Island Performance Measure status

6. Flow velocity, water depth, and landscape pattern indicators of a functional ridge and slough ecosystem

7. Incremental Change to Recreate Critical Adapative Capacity in the Everglades

September 23, 2025 - Florida Coastal System - Florida Bay Workshop

Florida Coastal System - Florida Bay (dAy 1)

Science Coordination Group (SCG) sponsored Workshop

tuesday, september 23, 2025
time: 10:50 AM - 3:30 PM

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Workshop Summary

The workshop emphasized developing risk assessments for ridges and sloughs, restoring flow paths with minimal herbicide use, and monitoring vegetation and microtopography. Key findings include vegetation shifts indicating water depth changes, importance of microtopography for resilience, and the need to recreate sloughs and microtopography to improve conveyance, flood control, and ecosystem health. Performance measures and hydrologic targets are under development.

WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Agenda

2. Southern Coastal Systems/Florida Bay paleo targets and implications for freshwater inflows to ENP

3. Florida Bay ecological and salinity conditions

4. Linkage between freshwater marshes and the coastal fringe in the context of sea-level rise/coastal dynamics

5. Hydrodynamic modeling of Florida Bay

6. Changes in Flow and Salinity in the Southern Coastal System Tidal Creeks

   • Animation (gif) of monthly salinity predictions in Florida Bay

7. Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Interactions of Surface and Groundwater in South Florida

October 29, 2024 - Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Public Engagement Workshop

Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Public Engagement Workshop

tuesday, october 29, 2024
1:00PM – 4:00PM

South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road, Building B-1, Governing Board Auditorium
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• IDS 2024 Placemat

1. Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Workshop Summary

4. IDS Presentation

September 6, 2023 - Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Public Engagement Workshop

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• IDS 2023 Placemat - For Viewing

• IDS 2023 Placemat - For Printing

1. Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Workshop Summary

4. IDS Presentations

   • Overview of the 2023 IDS

   • The Restoration Framework: System Operating Manuals (SOM)

   • RECOVER Science Framework

5. Q&A Session with All Attendees

6. Public Comment

July 19-20, 2023 - Science Coordination Group Sponsored RECOVER Workshop

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Workshop Purpose: Forum to identify current science and monitoring efforts and future science and monitoring needs across south Florida to address outstanding uncertainties and assess Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) success. The information gained at this workshop will inform the future RECOVER Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) Update.

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Day 1: July 19, 2023, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Northern Estuaries & Southern Coastal System

Workshop Summary

1. Day 1 Draft Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Introductory Remarks

4. CERP 101

5. RECOVER & AA&M 101

6. Northern Estuaries Hypothesis Clusters Overview

7. Southern Coastal Systems Hypothesis Clusters Overview

   Breakout Session: In-Person Only

   • Northern Estuaries (NE) Briefings Monitoring Inventory Table of Contents

     • NE Monitoring Inventory

   • Southern Coastal Systems (SCS) Monitoring Inventory Table of Contents

     • SCS Monitoring Inventory

8. Breakout Group Briefings

Day 2: July 20, 2023, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lake Okeechobee & Greater Everglades

Workshop Summary

1. Day 2 Draft Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Introductory Remarks

4. Lake Okeechobee Hypothesis Clusters Overview

5. Greater Everglades Hypothesis Cluster Overview

   Breakout Session: In-Person Only

   • Lake Okeechobee (LO) Monitoring Inventory Table of Contents

     • LO Monitoring Inventory

   • Greater Everglades (GE) Monitoring Inventory Table of Contents

     • GE Monitoring Inventory

6. Breakout Group Briefings

Additional Resources

1. Breakout_Group_Instructions_Day_1 [Word]

2. Breakout_Group_Instructions_Day_2 [Word]

3. Product 1-A Crosswalk [Excel]

4. Product 1-B Monitoring Inventory Supplemental Information [Excel]

5. Product 3 Overlaps [Excel]

6. Product 4 Gaps [Excel]

November 18, 2022 - Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Stakeholder Workshop

The Task Force is sponsoring a virtual public engagement workshop on the 2022 Integrated Delivery Schedule on Friday, November 18, 2022, from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.

Workshop materials will be posted here in advance of the workshop.

All participants are required to pre-register for the Zoom Webinar [Click Here]. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a secure link to join the webinar.

Detailed instructions for participating in the Q&A Session and providing Public Comment during the Zoom Webinar will be provided at the start of the workshop.

Click HERE to view the recorded webcast.

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WORKSHOP HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• IDS 2022 Placemat - For Viewing

• IDS 2022 Placemat - For Printing

1. Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Workshop Summary

4. IDS Presentations

   • IDS Purpose and Background

   • The Restoration Framework: System Operating Manuals (SOM)

   • Expanding the RECOVER Footprint

   • CERP Components Overview

5. Q&A Session with All Attendees

September 29, 2021 - SFER/WG Sponsored Public Engagement Workshop: Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group Sponsored Public Engagement Workshop: 2021 Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

The Working Group is sponsoring a public engagement workshop for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the 2021 Integrated Delivery Schedule on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

All participants are required to pre-register to receive a secure link allowing them to participate in the Zoom Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Detailed instructions for participating in the Q&A Session and providing Public Comment during the Zoom Webinar will be provided at the start of the workshop.

For those unable to join via the Zoom Webinar, the recorded webcast will be available via our YouTube channel.

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workshop handouts and presentations:

1. Agenda

2. Workshop Procedures

3. Workshop Summary

4. IDS Presentations

   • Working Draft of the 2021 IDS-Placemat

   • Overview

   • Operational Planning/System Operating Manuals (SOM)

   • Tracking Restoration Success

   • 68 Components Overview

5. Q&A Session with all Attendees

6. Public Comment

November 17, 2020- Biscayne Bay Southern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Workshop

November 17, 2020, 9:00 AM -1:00 PM

View the recorded Webcast Here.

Workshop Materials

• Welcome, Workshop Goals and Administrative Items

• Agenda

• Workshop Procedures and Ground Rules

• Public Comment

• Overview of CERP and BBSEER

• Understanding the Water Management System, Water Movement and the Water Available in the Regional Water Budget:

  • Central and South Florida (C&SF) System- Current Water Management and Operational Framework .

    • Overview of the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Project

    • Operations of the C&SF Water Control Structures Discharging to Biscayne Bay

  • Regional Water Budget

  • Hydrology of Natural Areas

    • Model Lands

    • FP&L

    • Southern Glades

    • Biscayne National Park and Eastern Panhandle of Everglades National Park

    • Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves

  • Alternative Water Sources, Reuse, Resiliency

  • Local Flood Control System

• Climate Change: Future Without and Sea Level Rise

September 17, 2020 Integrated Delivery Schedule Workshop

Agenda

• Workshop Procedures, Ground Rules and Next Steps

• Overview:

  • IDS Purpose and Background

  • Overview of Working Draft of 2020 IDS

September 19, 2019 Integrated Delivery Schedule Workshop

Agenda

Meeting Summary

Click Here for Video Recording

Meeting Handouts and Presentations:

• Workshop Procedures and Ground Rules

• Overview

• SFER Construction $200M Amended PBUD

• September 2019 Draft IDS Placemat

• 2018 IDS Placemat

• SFER Placemat