Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Annual Report 2009-2010

1. Natural Area Teaching LaboratoryAnnual Report 2009-2010 Jaret Daniels Chair, Natural Area Advisory Committee 2009-

2. 34th Street NATL-East NATL-West Archer Rd

3. Proposed Activities for 2009-10 Complete first version of NATL Operating Manual Install new permanent wayfinding signs in NATL Install & test people counter at CP entrance to trails Fill vice-chair position Produce new photo signs to keep nature trails attractive, informative and current with seasonal changes Revise NATL GIS grid map Advertise NATL to departments; record use of NATL Continue eradication of exotic species Continue upland pine restoration (burning & planting) Revise kiosk content and signs (as needed)

5. Four Florida Ecosystems for You to Explore! Nature Trails of UF’s Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL) Hammock Trail (1/4 mi.) - Begins where Upland Pine and Old Field Trailsend SEEPTrail (wetlands) (3/4 mi.) - Follow signs or start at Natural Area Park

10. CAUTION! ALLIGATOR NESTING AREA Female alligators are very protective of their nest and young, and can be extremely aggressive towards intruders. One or more alligators may be found in SEEP year-round, so visitors should stay on the boardwalk and designated trails. Alligator nesting generally occurs between June and July with eggs hatching about 2 months after laying. Female alligators have been known to stay with their young for several months after they hatch, making the period to be extra cautious last from May through October. An alligator nested in SEEP in 2001, 2003, and 2009 (each year at a different location). If you see an alligator that appears to be guarding a nest, stay away! ( but please report its location to natl@ufl.edu ).

12. 2009-2010 NATL Mini-grants • Habitat selection, ontogenetic shifts, and microhabitat refugia: • A study of conspecific hylids in a diverse study site. • - Michael Granatosky • SEEP Interpretation: Wading bird and tree frog signs • - Aubrey Tennyson, Samantha Woodward and • Gabriella Mendez

13. Budget Report & Spending Plan “[The chair of NAAC] … will annually submit a spending plan to the Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Committee (LVLC) for its approval, and the Chair of NAAC will submit an annual report about the uses of endowment funds to LVLC.” See handout

14. NATL Fiscal Plan for FY 2009-10 Fiscal Report for FY 2009-10 • Funds available for 2009-10 (excluding stipend for • TA*) • Brought forward from 2008-09 $426 • Projected income for 2009-10 • - Provost $2100 • - NATL Endowment $4380 • Total $6906 • Spending Plan for 2009-10 • Budgeted • Routine expenses $2007 • 2000 nature trail fliers $243 • Grass plugs for UP $845 • Wayfinding signs $305 • Undergraduate Asst. $820 • Robert Guggenheim $213 • Mini-grant Program $1000 • Not Spent or Encumbered $1473 • Total $6906 • CALS dean will pay the stipend of the NATL Grad Teaching Assistant • (ca. $20,000) • Funds available for 2009-10 (excluding stipend for TA*) • Brought forward from 2008-09 $309 • Projected income for 2009-10 • - Provost $2100 • - NATL Endowment $4800 • Total $7209 • Spending Plan for 2009-10 • Budgeted • Routine expenses $1000 • Undergraduate Asst. $3952 • Mini-grant Program $1000 • Soil Pit $500 • Total $7209 • CALS dean will pay the stipend of the NATL Grad Teaching Assistant (ca. $20,000)

15. NATL Fiscal Plan for FY 2010-11 Funds available for 2010-11 (excluding stipend for Graduate TA – CALS dean will pay ~$21,000) Brought forward from 2009-10 $1473 Projected income for 2009-10 Provost $2100 NATL endowment $4256 (based on 1st quarterly payment for FY) Total $7829 Spending plan for 2010-11 Budgeted New wayfinding signs for NATL $900 Undergraduate TA (Eliz. Wells) $1050 Robert Guggenheim $540 (July 1to Sept 30) Stopping and Filling of NAP Gully $270 Routine expenses $2000 (based on expenditures from last 2 FY’s) TrailMaster unit $300 (tests incomplete) Sum $5060 Reserved (and possible need and uses) $2769 Total $7829