The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) wetland restoration, mitigation and management working group has been reviewing the existing Ramsar guidance on wetland restoration with the aim of determining if it needs updating and/or … [Read more...]
Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands
August 24, 2011 Filed Under: Projects
Evaluation of Constructed Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands In 1994 a coalition of researchers from the private sector, NGOs and the universities led by Kevin Erwin and Ronnie Best (UF Center for Wetlands) undertook a monumental two year study of … [Read more...]
Little Pine Island Wetland Mitigation Bank
August 18, 2011 Filed Under: Projects
Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) was instrumental in the design and permitting of the Little Pine Island Mitigation Bank, one of the first mitigation banks in the State of Florida permitted and endorsed by state and local agencies … [Read more...]
Port Manatee Spoil Island
August 16, 2011 Filed Under: Projects
The Port Manatee Spoil Island Restoration project was implemented to enhance, restore, and create wetland habitat to offset a portion of the wetland impacts associated with the port expansion. … [Read more...]
International Workshop on Wetland Restoration, Beijing, China
July 29, 2011 Filed Under: Seminars & Workshops
The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) wetland restoration, mitigation and management working group has been reviewing the existing Ramsar guidance on wetland restoration with the aim of determining if it needs updating and/or … [Read more...]
Restored Lands Achieve State Success Criteria
April 26, 2011 Filed Under: Media & Publications, Project News & Updates
In December 2010, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that both Manatee and Lake Wales Forest Mitigation and Net Ecosystem Benefit sites have reached the habitat restoration, creation, and enhancement success criteria … [Read more...]
Dead Planet, Living Planet
June 8, 2010 Filed Under: Media & Publications
UNEP book on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development View the UNEP book(15MB) interactive e-book Edited by Christian Nellemann and Emily Corcoran and distributed as part of the UNEP World Environment Day on June 5, this … [Read more...]
Conservation 20/20 Land Program Preserve Restoration Designs
May 10, 2010 Filed Under: Projects
Deep Lagoon Preserve (75 acres) and Imperial Marsh Preserve (240 acres) were acquired by Lee County Conservation 20/20. The natural hydropattern and plant communities on these properties had been disturbed by previous agricultural activities. KECE … [Read more...]
Water Management and Wetland Restoration Training Course
November 20, 2009 Filed Under: Seminars & Workshops
Wetland restoration and management is a critical topic today worldwide as clean fresh water becomes an ever increasingly scarce commodity in light of human development and global climate change. The Water Management and Wetland Restoration … [Read more...]
Prospects for Southeast Lee County Report Receives Award
July 27, 2009 Filed Under: Media & Publications, Project News & Updates
APA AWARD: The American Planning Association (APA) Florida Executive Committee has selected the Prospects for Southeast Lee County: Planning for the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource Area to receive an Award of Merit in the Grassroots Initiative … [Read more...]
