CONWAY CONSERVATION'S PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Conservation Plan for the Global TransPark

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

North Carolina Global TransPark Authority

Responsible for greenspace planning and coordination and communication with environmental interests for large air cargo/industrial complex in eastern North Carolina.

Ecological Baseline Studies and Plan of Operations for Big Cypress National Preserve Oil Field

Lampl\Herbert Consultants

Calumet Florida, Inc.

Videotaped habitat conditions at acquisition; planned strategies for exotic plant control and ecological restoration; and prepared ecological portions of Plan of Operations for southwest Florida wetland oil facilities. Facilitated coordination/communication with National Park Service.

Red Hills Pipeline Siting: Conservation/Vegetation Aspects

Lampl\Herbert Consultants

Colonial Pipeline Company

Responsible for vegetation studies and conservation input for liquid petroleum products pipeline route across Georgia plantation/pineland region.

Preliminary Resource Inventory and Conceptual Management Plan for the Debary Power Plant Site

The Trust for Public Land

Florida Power Corporation

Ecological assessment and evaluation of land management alternatives for sand pine scrub and floodplain preserve surrounding a power plant north of Orlando. Subjects addressed included timber harvest, prescribed burning, and black bear and scrub jay habitat.

Vegetative Assessment for Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Area Oil and Gas Prospects

Collier Resources Company

Conducted field surveys and assembled conservation/vegetation information for oil field development in southwest Florida.

Preliminary Rare Plant Survey for On Top of the World

DeLotelle and Guthrie, Inc.

On Top of the World, Inc.

Conducted endangered plant survey of Marion County sandhill site proposed for residential development.

Endangered Species Survey of Cedar Key Alltel Site

Zapata Engineering, P.A.

Alltel Mobile Communications, Inc.

Conducted endangered species survey of proposed communications tower site adjacent to Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve.

Conservation Aspects of USACE EA/EISs for the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands

Lotspeich and Associates, Inc.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

On call for studies concerning conservation issues, rare species, sensitive habitats, greenspace planning, etc. Prepared project procedures manual.

Ecological Groundtruthing for GIS Land Use/Cover Mapping of the Suwannee River Water Management District

Lotspeich and Associates, Inc.

Suwannee River Water Management District

Adapted FLUCFCS system to appropriately categorize SRWMD land cover types and prepared classification decision rule manual. Developed procedures for groundtruthing program and handled groundtruthing and other tasks involving relating ecological field data to photointerpreted maps.

Rare Plant Survey of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

The Nature Conservancy

U.S. National Park Service

Conducted field surveys and documented listed plant populations on islands in Jacksonville, Florida saltmarsh preserve. Prepared report including TNC Stewardship Abstracts for expected species.

The Old Bellamy Road Project

Berryman & Henigar (joint-venture partner)

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Handled project management, team coordination, literature search, ecological work, historical research, recreational and educational aspects, and report production for planning restoration of historic road and surrounding landscape. Project included planning for multi-use recreational trail and interpretation facilities in River Rise State Preserve. It also involved hands-on historic landscape restoration including original research into the composition and character of red oak woods, invasive vegetation removal, seed collection, volunteer recruitment, and planting and maintenance of over 200 species.

Horse Trail Management Recommendations for Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park

Coastal Dunes, Inc.

Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department

Prepared bibliography on evaluation and management of horse trails on water resource lands with cover letter discussing design and management implications for Sarasota County park.

North Carolina Wildlands Charette

The Wildlands Project

Funded by the Merck Family Fund, North Carolina Department of Environmental Protection, and the Carolina Fund.

Organized meeting of state's leading landscape ecologists to map ecological land conservation priorities in cooperation with the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. This process was designed to stimulate green infrastructure planning and provide ecological information to be integrated with economic and recreational considerations in subsequent land use and greenwayplanning. Included preparation of a consensus report to accompany GIS maps.

Georgia Wildlands Charette

The Wildlands Project

Funded by the Turner Foundation.

Organizing meeting of key Georgia natural resource experts to map ecological land conservation priorities in cooperation with the Georgia Greenways Initiative. This process is designed to stimulate green infrastructure planning and provide ecological information to be integrated with economic and recreational considerations in subsequent land use and greenway planning. Includes preparation of a consensus report to accompany GIS maps.

Golf Park Modified Environmental Impact Study

London Engineering & Associates

Lucius Smedja

Examined old field - sinkhole site and prepared ecological report required for Marion County review of residential development plans.

Country Club Farms Modified Environmental Impact Study

Miles Christian Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Patty Brown

Examined pasture - sinkhole site and prepared ecological report required for Marion County review of hamlet development plans. Included consideration of cave fauna, rare plants, and gopher tortoises.

Tealbrooke Golf Course Wildlife Survey

London Engineering & Associates

Nathan Pyles

Conducted wildlife surveys of cutover sandhill site in Citrus County prior to golf course construction. Included transect surveys for gopher tortoises. Prepared report for submission to county planning department.

Forested Wetland Sections for South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Prepared draft report describing Pond Swamps, Flowing Water Swamps, and Seepage Swamps of South Florida. Included habitat descriptions, discussions of species usage, evaluations of threats, and land acquisition and management strategy recommendations.

Indian River County Conservation Priorities

Indian River Land Trust

Using GIS databases and local information to develop maps and report identifying Indian River County land protection priorities.

Walden Woods Gopher Tortoise Relocation

H.W. Barrineau and Associates, Inc.

Walden Woods Retirement Village

Relocated gopher tortoises from mobile home development to the Cross Florida Greenway.

Holton Creek Vegetation Measurements

Suwannee River Water Management District

Conducted pilot project designed to field-test vegetation inventory/monitoring data-collection procedures to be used on SRWMD lands.

Walden Chase Vegetation Testimony

Sarah H. Lee

Evaluated isolated wetlands on Walden Chase site in St. Johns County, Florida and provided expert testimony at administrative hearing addressing wetlands permitting issues.

Cobblestone Modified Environmental Impact Study

Miles Christian Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Kirk A. Boone

Examined Belleview, FL site slated for residential development and prepared environmental report for Marion County permitting and wetlands information required by St. John's River Water Management District. Involved ecological evaluation of old fields and mesic hammock on former red oak woods site and delineation of seepage wetlands.

Prioritization of Recreational Trail Opportunities for the State of Florida

University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways and Trails

Developed GIS-based procedures for ranking trail development priorities. Project involved working with the Florida Greenways and Trails Council.

Off-Road Vehicle and Road Density Impacts on Florida National Forests

Defenders of Wildlife

Conducted literature search and expert interviews, then wrote report synthesizing information about the ecological implications of ORVs and roads on the Florida national forests.

Development of Biological Criteria for Florida Wetlands: A Review of Technical Literature and State Wetland Assessment Programs

University of Florida Center for Wetlands

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Organized keyword system for extracting relevant information from documents accumulated through extensive literature search.

Harris Publication Support Services

Larry D. Harris

Assisting retired University of Florida wildlife ecology professor with publication preparation. Involves researching landscape ecology topics, writing and editing text, coordinating co-author input and peer reviews, and producing manuscripts.

Design Survey of Botanical Resource at Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Conducted literature search to develop lists, habitat descriptions, and seasonal search images for likely rare or exotic plant species. Examined aerial photography, historical information, and burn records to identify promising survey areas. Mapped proposed survey sites and prepared report giving schedule and guidelines for seasonal surveys.

Plant Profiles for the Floridata Online Garden and Nature Encyclopedia

Floridata, Inc.

Researching and writing profiles of plant species of horticultural interest.