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producers, and erosion -fighters. He also warned of the need for drainage or it will turn into `Jungle Canal". The Town of Orchid and Windsor have done a wonderful job on the north end. He was sad -to say the worst offender in that stretch was the State of Florida which had come in and removed everything from the last mile and a half. Vice Chairman Stanbridge advised that these State -cleared areas will be replaced with oak trees and other native species. Commissioner Adams disagreed with Mr Michael concerning Australian pines. They have caused erosion along the Riverfront. They also have a shallow root system, their limbs fall easily in storms, and they affect the soil so that nothing grows around them. She believed it to be beneficial to remove Australian pines and replace them with good shade oak trees. Mr. Michael agreed that everything has pluses and minuses. His biggest concern was the promises of developers versus the reality. He appreciated that a backhoe operator will have someone to oversee clearing to answer to the Commission and be paid for by the developer. With the removal of so much vegetation, Jungle Trail is changing rapidly. He then reported that 25-30 dump trucks had been hauling in massive amounts of fill to a Jungle Trail location about 1/4 mile south from CR 510. He noted there was a berm about 6 foot in height. They were working on it before he came to this meeting. Director Boling confirmed that a lot of the landscaping is in the buffer, that there is a berm to the east of the buffer, and there will be additional landscaping to the east of the 30 feet. Mr. DeBlois advised that staff has been monitoring the work. There are actually three types of swaths along the Trail at Seasons: a fairly intact native hammock from which there was a minor hand removal of peppers, a swath that is preserved mangrove/wetland, and a swath from which Australian pines had been removed which will receive new plants. If February 13, 2001 89 BKI17PG101