UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
The Center conducts applied research on conservation, land use, and green infrastructure while provi
Registration is still open for the "Planning Research and Practice Conference!" Book your spot today!
March 27-28, UF Campus, Reitz Union
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Thanks to Karen Chadwick from @North Star Charters for leading our Center on a tour of the Ocklawaha River drawdown this past month! This photo shows the original floodplain forest – only visible every few years when water levels are lowered in the Rodman Reservoir.
Legislation to restore the natural floodplain, springs, and flow of the river is currently being considered by the Florida legislature, with the goal of also expanding outdoor recreation opportunities and strengthening the rural economies of counties across Northeast Florida.
We also visited Deep Creek, a historic site written about by William Bartram during his early Florida travels with significant ecological importance, and also important in the conversation around future recreation and restoration of the area: reunitetherivers.com/location/deep-creek/
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming release of _Regional Landscape Conservation Planning: Wildlife, Connectivity, and the Florida Model_, co-edited by Reed Noss and Tom Hoctor, with 46 contributors, including 12 Center staff members. Scheduled for release in April by the University Press of Florida, this book provides rich context and explanation for Florida’s long history of science-driven regional conservation planning.
You can preorder your copy during the month of March at a reduced rate – $45 (regularly $90).
Use code 31DC326 now through March 31st at the University of Florida Press website today!
floridapress.org/9781683406549/regional-landscape-conservation-planning/
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