Director Stephen S. Kintner skintner@co.volusia.fl.us (386) 736-5927 (West Volusia) (386) 254-4612 (Daytona Beach) (386) 423-3303 (New Smyrna Beach)

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Manatee Watch Training

Smart Growth PowerPoint Presentation

2008 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins

Monofilament line recycling volunteers needed

Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission's gopher tortoise draft  management plan has been adopted, as well as the approval of listing the species as Threatened by the FWC Commissioners on September 12, 2007 . This is of course not the end of a process but the beginning of the plan implementation that FWC intends to progress rapidly.  We anticipate that stakeholders will continue to have an important role as the plan is implemented. For clarity, the gopher being listed as a threatened species is not official until the rule amendment becomes effective, which is anticipated to be Thursday, November 8th at the earliest.  The amendments to 68A-27.004 (adding the GT to the threatened list) and an amendment to 68A-27.005 (removing the GT from the SSC list) become official after the rule amendments are reflected in the Florida Administrative Code, which is published by the FL Department of State.  This rule change has been complicated by the Commission's decision to postpone action on the manatee.  Since the proposed rule amendment for 68A-27.004 related to both gophers and manatees, a notice of change will need to be advertised reflecting the elimination of the manatee language from the proposed rule amendment.  The rule amendment can then be filed for adoption 21 days after that notice is published.  The rule amendments would be effective 20 days after it's filed.   Based on the next opportunity to publish a notice of change (Fri. Sept. 28th), the required 21 day delay in filing the rule for adoption, and  the required 20 day delay in the rule becoming effective - barring any further complications, the gopher listing will be official on Thursday, November 8th. Adoption news release can be viewed by clicking here.

EnviroNet List Servce

Draft of Amended Waterwise Landscape Ordinance

River Cleanups

New USFW Permit for sea turtles

Manatees

New Beaches and Dunes Ordinance.pdf You must have the Acrobat Reader to view and print pdf files. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, you may download it from here.

Environmental Learning Center at Lyonia Preserve

Mary Keller Seabird Sanctuary at the Marine Science Center

Water Authority of Volusia Water Wise Pages

Florida Scrub Habitat

Water Conservation

 

 

 

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