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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS <br />Our focus at this annual conference and for the 2017 <br />Legislative Session is to promote Florida's beaches as a <br />major economic and resource management initiative. It is <br />imperative to reestablish, post -Amendment 1, a predictable <br />source and minimum amount of annual funding, revisit the <br />annual project ranking process to ensure the mostsignificant <br />and needed projects rise to the top, and jumpstart the inlet <br />management program. We have included in this year's <br />program — <br />Keynotes <br />• Hear firsthand about the concepts and strategies for a <br />"Beaches 2017" initiative from legislative advocates for <br />beach management, including the incoming Senate <br />Appropriations Chairman, Senator Jack Latvala. <br />• Meet the Collier County beach management team <br />and learn about the unique settings and challenges <br />of managing local beaches for two decades; and the <br />tourism related benefits of healthy beaches. <br />Panels <br />• Age before Beauty? Take note of the lessons learned <br />from Florida's coastal engineers. <br />• Learn about the hidden costs of building beaches. <br />Agency Updates <br />• Don't miss Colonel Kirk's presentation and other special <br />updates from the USACE. <br />• Have questions about DEP's contracting and funding <br />practices? They have answers. <br />Policy & Projects <br />• Examine Florida's Inlet Management Program using Port <br />Everglades as a case study. <br />• South Siesta Key, Navarre, Clam Pass, and much, much <br />more! <br />We hope you will join in these discussions, connect with <br />other coastal professionals, attend a short course on beaches <br />and inlets presented by Kevin Bodge, and plan an outing <br />with Collier County to walk through mangroves, swim along <br />reefs, or watch emerging sea turtle hatchlings at dusk. <br />CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS <br />Collier County is planning three excursions for participants <br />at the FSBPA Annual Conference. Space is limited for <br />each excursion, and all are dependent on good weather. <br />Registration will be available for these trips in August, and <br />we will try to accommodate as many attendees as possible <br />depending on interest received. <br />1. Turtle Nest Excavation — this group will be <br />led by Maura Kraus on Wednesday, 9/14, from <br />6 p.m. until sunset. This session will discuss Collier <br />County's turtle program, nesting history, successes, <br />issues, accomplishments and problems along with <br />excavating/examining recently hatched or late <br />hatching nests. The nest excavations are exciting and <br />must be completed before sunset so the eggs can be <br />examined and evaluated in the light. Any hatchlings <br />still in the nests will be immediately released. <br />2. Clam Pass mangrove walk and discussion - <br />this group will be led by the Conservancy of SW <br />Florida on Thursday, 9/15, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. <br />The Conservancy regularly conducts these tours and <br />discusses ecology of the mangrove forest, habitat, <br />benefits to the estuary and wildlife. Clam Pass is a <br />truly unique coastal habitat and mangrove forest <br />expressive of a predevelopment period of history. <br />3. Artificial reef dive trip — this group will be led by <br />Chris D'Arco on Thursday, 9/15, from 1 to 5 PM and <br />limited to 10 certified divers. Collier County has <br />recently installed over $1.5M of artificial reefs off of <br />their coast. This dive trip will visit several artificial <br />reefs and view different levels of habitat development <br />relative to placement date. A signed liability wavier <br />will be required to participate in this excursion. <br />Thursday, September 15, 2016 <br />1:15 to 2:15 p.m. <br />Inlets 101: <br />Introduction to Beaches <br />and Coastal Inlets <br />Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Vice -President, <br />Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL <br />97 <br />