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Florida's State Wildlife Grants Program Funded Projects

Florida's Wildlife Legacy Initiative has funded many projects through the use of State Wildlife Grants. Projects typically involve work to conserve wildlife, are habitat based, build partnerships, and reference a need in Florida's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Below, funded projects are generally categorized. Click on the link to see a project summary.

Research - gathering information to take action

• A Survey of Brown-Headed Cowbird Parasitism in North-Central Florida and Mechanisms Explaining Cowbird Distribution (pdf 42kb)

• Assessment of Nourishment Impacts to Beach Habitat Indicator Species (pdf 15kb)

• Evaluation of Impacts to Fish Communities from Low Dissolved Oxygen Episodes in the Lower St. Johns, A Eutrophic Blackwater River (pdf 13kb)

• Long-term, Landscape-scale Monitoring of Amphibians at Ephemeral Ponds in Regularly Burned Versus Hardwood-invaded Florida Longleaf Pine-wiregrass Uplands of Ocala National Forest, Florida (pdf 13kb)

• The Potential Role of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in Bird Mortalities in Florida (pdf 25kb)

• Effects of Fire Regime on Upland Pine Forest Wildlife Habitat

• Ecological Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms on the Wildlife Communities Associated with Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

• Evaluation of the Genetic Diversity of the Eastern Indigo Snake in Peninsular Florida and Southeast Georgia and the Need for Additional Research

• The potential role of harmful algal bloom toxins in bird mortalities in Florida

• Assessment of the Value of Small Tidal Streams, Creeks, and Backwaters as Critical Habitats for Nekton in the Tampa Bay Watershed

• Rangeland Response to Restoration Programs

• Systematic monitoring of peregrine falcons and seven other species of migratory raptors at Curry Hammock State Park, Florida

• Rivers as conduits: An evaluation of riverine fish movements and habitat use between FCWS-identified critical habitats in a Florida river

• Enduring effects of hurricanes and additive human threats for five avian Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Florida Keys

Conservation - proactive efforts that benefit wildlife and people

• A Monitoring Plan for the Rare Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus): Tests of Survey Protocols for Statistical Adequacy and Logistic Feasibility (pdf 12kb)

• Chipola River Watershed Partnership (pdf 40kb)

• Development of a Comprehensive Coral Reef Ichthyofauna Research Plan (pdf 18kb)

• Development of Detailed Conservation Actions and Workplan for Long-term Protection of Big Bend Area Seagrass Beds (pdf 11kb)

• Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network (pdf 36kb)

• Florida Wildlife Conservation Conference

• Problem and Conservation Action Using the Nature Conservancy's Planning Process( pdf 11kb)

• Florida Streams Habitat Classification (pdf 11kb)

• Spatial Classification of Estuarine Habitat Structure and Nekton Communities in Florida Estuaries

• Status of Caddisflies (Insecta:Trichoptera) in Greatest Conservation Need in Florida

• Pathway Risk Analysis for Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species in Florida's Pet Trade

• Detect invasive plants in Florida coastal areas using an image retrieval approach and remote sensed data

• Wildlife habitat planning & best management practices manual for local governments and landowners

Management - taking action to ensure healthy wildlife and habitats

• Florida Marine Assessment and Conservation Strategy Development (pdf 11kb)

• Gulf Coastal Stream Monitoring (pdf 46kb)

• Lake Wales Ridge Prescribed Fire Strike Team (pdf 42kb)

• Habitat Selection by Imperiled and Indicator Stream Biota: Development of Tools for the Implementation of Protective Minimum Flows and Levels for Florida Stream Ecosystems (pdf 13kb)

• Management Plans and Conservation Strategies for Florida's Ephemeral Ponds and Ephemeral Pond Breeding Amphibians (pdf 40kb)

• Monitoring Prescribed Burning on Public Lands in Florida (pdf 45kb)

• Monitoring the Flora and Fauna of the Nearshore Hard-bottom Habitats of the Florida Keys (pdf 35kb)

• Developing a Prioritized List of Florida Invertebrates for Conservation Actions (pdf 18kb)

• Florida Estuarine Living Marine Resources

• Florida Marine Assessment and Conservation Strategy Development (pdf 9494kb)

• Internet Mapping System Development (pdf 33kb)

• Data Manager for Freshwater Fisheries Monitoring and Research

• Quantitative Data Manager for the FWRI Center for Biostatistics and Modeling (pdf 13kb)

• Regional Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Development

• Database on the Status, Distribution, and Biology of Florida's Rare Invertebrates (pdf 38kb)

• Development of a prescribed fire history database for Florida state lands

• Status, trends, and habitat use by estuarine and marine fishes of greatest conservation need in Florida

Restoration - working with partners to bring back wildlife and natural areas

• Bowman's Beach Park Restoration Project

• Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys Using Colonies Derived from Aquacultured Fragments

• Common Species Common Program

• Upland Ecosystem Restoration Project

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