6:00pm

AWRA Florida Board of Directors Meeting – Water Street Hotel and Marina, 329 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL. All are welcome to attend as the Board of Directors handles the business of the Florida section.

8:45 - 11:45am

Boat Tour of the Apalachicola River and Bay – Mill Pond Marina, 479 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL (Optional; $15 for this event; seats are limited; advance registration required as part of the meeting registration).

12:00pm

Lunch (included with registration fee) – Owl Café, 15 Avenue D, Apalachicola, FL (included with registration fee).

1:00pm

Registration Opens

1:30pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks – Gary Howalt, President, AWRA Florida and Ray Scott, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and AWRA Florida Board of Directors

1:45pm

Water Resources of Northwest Florida – Paul Thorpe, Northwest Florida Water Management District

2:15pm

Springs Protection in Northwest Florida – Rick Hicks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2:45pm

Panel Discussion: Restore Act

Erin L. Deady, Erin L. Deady, PA (Moderator)

Doug Robison, Environmental Science Associates

Keith Wilkins, Escambia County

Darryl Boudreau, The Nature Conservancy

3:45pm

Break

4:00pm

Streamflow Monitoring Program for the Apalachicola River – Ron Knapp, United States Geological Survey

4:30pm

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve – Jenna Harper, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

5:00pm

Habitat Restoration in Apalachicola Bay – Andy Kane, University of Florida

6:00pm

Networking Reception – Poolside at the Water Street Hotel and Marina, 329 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL