The Wildlife Conservation Prioritization and Recovery Program1 The Wildlife Conservation...
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The Wildlife Conservation Prioritization and Recovery Program
Author: David Johnson, Assistant Section Leader, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
T he Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) uses a comprehensive resource management approach to managing State
lands. Restoring the form and function of Florida’s
natural communities is the base of this management
philosophy. Two programs provide land
managers with the tools to achieve
specific habitat management goals.
Objective-based vegetation management
is used to monitor how specific vegetative
parameters respond to FWC management
and the Wildlife Conservation
Prioritization and Recovery program
(WCPR) is used to ensure management is
having the desired effect on wildlife.
The goal of WCPR is to “provide assessment,
recovery, and planning support for the Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) system to enhance
management of focal species and recovery of listed
species.” WCPR program objectives include;
prioritizing what FWC does for imperiled and focal
species on FWC lead WMAs; ensuring the actions
taken on these areas are part of statewide
conservation programs/priorities; and sharing with
and informing others about the work accomplished
on these lands.
WCPR is a science-based approach that helps to
assess species needs and opportunities and provides
a framework to prioritize actions for imperiled and
focal species. This approach integrates geospatial
analytical techniques to model potential habitat,
Population Viability Analysis results, and conservation
planning. FWC combines this information with area
specific and expert knowledge to determine where
focal species conservation can be proactively affected
within a specific WMA. All of this information is
incorporated into a Species Management Strategy
that is unique to each WMA. The
strategy outlines the role of the area in
wildlife conservation and sets area-
specific objectives for managing priority
species and their habitat. In addition, the
strategy prescribes management to aid in
species recovery, prescribes monitoring
to allow evaluation of the species
response to management, and ensures
the information is shared with others.
Since its inception in 2008, WCPR strategies have
been initiated or completed for 11 areas including
Apalachicola River and Hungryland Wildlife and
Environmental Areas, Half Moon, Chassahowitzka,
and Salt Lake WMAs. The strategies are designed to
mirror the timeline of the areas’ required
Management Plan and will be revisited every 10 years
to determine if changes are needed. For more
information about WCPR or to see a completed
strategy please contact Dan Sullivan, Conservation
E c o l o g i s t a n d W C P R C o o r d i n a t o r
www.sfrc.ufl.edu/CFEOR
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Multiple causes of seeding rarity in scrub plum, Prunus geniculata (Rosaceae), an endangered shrub of the Florida scrub
Weekley, Carl W.; David N. Zaya; Eric S. Menges and Amy E. Faivre 2010. American Journal of Botany 91(1):144-155. Conservation of an imperiled plant often requires an understanding of its reproductive ecology. Scrub plum ( Prunus
geniculata ) is an endangered Florida shrub endemic to pyrogenic xeric uplands. Although plants are long-lived and may flower
profusely, particularly after burning, fruit yield is sparse and seedlings are rare. We investigated potential causes of seedling
rarity in scrub plum by studying its floral sex and breeding systems, fruit development, and germination ecology. We also
developed a flow chart based on two time-since-fire scenarios to illustrate the cumulative impact of these factors on seedling
recruitment. Breeding system experiments suggested partial gametophytic self-incompatibility in this functionally
andromonoecious species, with inbreeding depression in self-compatible individuals. Predispersal seed predation, the major
constraint on seedling recruitment, was lower in the first postburn season. In two field experiments, seed germination was
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CFEOR Mission:
To develop and disseminate knowledge needed to conserve
and manage Florida’s forest as a healthy, working ecosystem
that provides social, ecological and economic benefits on a
CFEOR Administration
Charlie Houder, Suwannee River Water Management District, Steering Committee Chair
Bill Cleckley, Northwest Florida Water Management District, Steering Committee Vice-Chair
Newsletter Contacts
Nancy Peterson, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, CFEOR Executive Director,
[email protected] Melissa Kreye, School of Forest Resources and
Conservation, CFEOR Coordinator, [email protected]
Phone 352.846.0848 ∙Fax 352.846.1277∙ PO Box 110410∙ Gainesville, FL
Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance
Jan. 6 – April 21, 2010. Wednesdays at 4:00 PM. The
colloquium is part of the Certificate in Plant Pest Risk
Assessment and Management coordinated by the UF-
IFAS Plant Medicine Program. The Colloquium and
Certificate are available via distance education (Polycom)
and/or web; contact IT Specialist Kamin Miller
([email protected]; 352-392-3631 Ext. 360) for
information about Polycom access.
Timber Tax Webinar Feb. 24th and March 17,2010; at
12:00 noon-1:30 pm Eastern. Program will cover tax filing
tips for timber transactions for the 2010 tax season.
Target audience: landowners, foresters, agency staff and
program leaders, extension specialist and tax
professionals. 1.5 CFE credits available for foresters. No
registration required. Log in at http://
forestrywebinar.net/
Sustainable Use and Depletion of Natural Resources:
lessons for the energy system Feb. 24, 2010 at 1:55 -
2:45 PM. Dr. Stephen Humphrey, UF School of Natural
Resources and Environment. 112 Newins-Ziegler Hall,
Gainesville, FL.
Forest Stewardship Property Tour at Saturiwa
Conservation Area, Property of Mike Adams, 2009 Forest
Stewardship Landowner of the Year, St. Johns County.
Feb. 25, 2010. Call the St. Johns County Extension Office
at (904) 209-0430 to register.
Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context
March 1-6, 2010. A Natural Training Areas (NATA)
workshop and developed for USFS continuing education.
Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL. To register
and more information please visit http://
nata.snre.ufl.edu/schedule.htm
The 2010 Southeast Partners in Flight Meeting
March 9-11, 2010. A working group of various
stakeholders in the southeast interested in avian
conservation and management. The meeting will be held
at the UF Hilton Conference Center, Gainesville, FL. For
registration forms and more information, please visit:
http://sepif.org/content/view/46/1/
Working Across Boundaries to Protect Ecosystems
March 23-25, 2010. A Natural Training Areas (NATA)
workshop addressing how political, social and ecological
forces can affect natural areas and innovative
management strategies. To register and more
information please visit http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/
schedule.htm
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