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Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Annual Report 2007-2008

Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Annual Report 2007-2008. Doug Levey Chair, 2007-09. 34 th Street. NATL-East. NATL-West. Archer Rd. Public Area. Academic Use Only. What we Proposed to LVL Committee for 2008. Complete nature trails & signage Finish fencing (CITF funds)

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Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Annual Report 2007-2008

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  1. Natural Area Teaching LaboratoryAnnual Report 2007-2008 Doug Levey Chair, 2007-09

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

  3. Public Area Academic Use Only

  4. What we Proposed to LVL Committee for 2008 Complete nature trails & signage Finish fencing (CITF funds) Advertise trials to public (work with Cultural Plaza group) Update and implement Upland Pine Restoration plan Complete re-starting of 10-year old plot rotation Establish a surveyed grid system in NATL-east; take vegetation photos from grid points for permanent record. Recruit volunteers to help eradicate invasive species & pick up trash (especially along new fence lines) Recruit classes to do management/restoration experiments in NATL Use GPS to map trails Use GPS to map locations of invasive species

  5. What we Proposed to LVL Committee for 2008~ALL DONE! • Complete nature trails & signage • Finish fencing (CITF funds) • Advertise trials to public (work with Cultural Plaza group) • Update and implement Upland Pine Restoration plan • Complete re-starting of 10-year old plot rotation • Establish a surveyed grid system in NATL-east; take vegetation photos from grid points for permanent record. • Recruit volunteers to help eradicate invasive species & pick up trash (especially along new fence lines) • Recruit classes to do management/restoration experiments in NATL • Use GPS to map trails Use GPS to map locations of invasive species (50m grid system works fine for this)

  6. Self-Guided Nature Trails

  7. SEEP Trail

  8. “This photo was taken in August 2008. What has changed since then?“

  9. CITF – Upland Trails

  10. Brochure for nature trails

  11. Fencing for NATL Corral fencing Field fencing 6’ Chain-link fencing

  12. Even newsidewalks…

  13. Several Volunteer Events • Pulling invasive species (Ardisia) • Planting native plants • Picking up trash

  14. Alpha Phi Omega

  15. GIS maps are available on webLayers include trails, grid points, vegetation

  16. Development of NATL-East 34th Street NATL-East NATL-West Archer Rd

  17. Other activities in 2008 • NATL operating manual created • TA manual created • Longleaf Pine Restoration plan adopted • 2000 plugs of wiregrass planted • Earth Day event • Two burns completed (spring and summer) • New chair lined up (Jack Putz) • Graduate TA’ship line secured (4 TAs in 4 semesters) • Support from Provost’s office secured

  18. Thanks to lots of folks, including:

  19. Proposed Activities for 2009 • Finish developing NATL-east • Build new walkway (200 ft across wooded marsh) • Produce content for kiosk • Finish basic trail guides for all trails • Host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for trails • Advertise NATL to departments; record use of NATL • Continue eradication of exotic species • Continue pine restoration (burning & planting) • Revise kiosk content and signs (as needed)

  20. Budget Report and Spending Plan “[The chair of NATL] … 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 Also available on the web at: http://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/NAACmin9sep08.pdf

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