The Science and Engineering behind the Re-Restoration of Sarasota Bay

Biased Toward Action

Friday, March 15, 2024

11:30 - 4:30 pm

Meeting Location

Sarasota Bayfront Community Center

803 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236

Meeting Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors!  If you'd like to sponsor please contact Samuel Palermo at 561-351-5278.

The Science and Engineering Behind the Re-restoration of Sarasota Bay

Draft Agenda

11:30 am – Registration and Lunch (included with registration fee)

12:45 pm – Opening Remarks – Valerie Seidel, President, AWRA Florida

1:00 pm – “Biased Toward Action” Approach to Sarasota Bay's Ecosystem Recovery – Dave Tomasko, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

1:30 pm – The Right Project in the Right Place- The City of Sarasota Treatment Wetlands -  Mark Walton, SWFWMD

2:00 pm – Sarasota County Water Quality Initiatives In Action: Bee Ridge AWTP Update and Systemwide Improvements – Gregory Rouse, Sarasota County

2:30 pm – Break

2:45 pm – On the Road to Sustainability: How 40 years of seagrass mapping has guided resource management in west-central Florida– Chris J. Anastasiou, Ph.D.

3:15 pm – Sarasota Bay Park Legacy: One Park for All – Camden Mills, P.E., City of Sarasota with Phillip DiMaria, Kimley Horn/Bay Park Conservancy

3:45 pm – Legislative and Water Policy Updates, Fresh From Session – Alexandria Kernan, Government Affairs Consultant, Gunster

4:15 pm - Closing Remarks

4:30 pm - Networking Reception

  Mandeville Beer Garden

  428 N Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236