Friday, November 2nd

 

Welcome // Dan Hilliard, Florida Springs Council, and Dr. James Henningsen, College of Central Florida

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Recap of the 2016 Springs Summit and Introduction to the 2018 Springs Summit // Robert Knight, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute

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Northwest Coast Springs Focus Area Panel // Moderator: Jim Gross, Florida Defenders of the Environment

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• Distribution and characteristics of Panhandle springs

  • Kathleen Coates, Northwest Florida Water Management District

• Jackson Blue Spring Basin Management Action Plan

  • ​Kevin Coyne, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• Water restoration issues and springs protection in Florida’s Panhandle Region

  • Georgia Ackerman, Apalachicola Riverkeeper

• Effects of Climate Change on Florida's Aquifer and Springs​

  • Jim Gross, Florida Defenders of he Environment

                                                                

St. Johns River Springs Restoration Area Panel // Moderator: Clay Henderson, Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience

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• Distribution, characteristics, and MFLs of St. Johns River springs

  • Mike Register, St. Johns River Water Management District

• Volusia Blue Spring and Wekiva Springs Basin Management Action Plans 

  • ​Moira Homann, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• Springs protection efforts in Florida’s St. Johns River Springs Region

  • Stephen Kintner, Volusia Blue Spring Alliance

• Central Florida Springs Recreation

  • Joe Cruz, Spring Hunters 

 

Keynote Address // Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Florida Constitution Revision Commission, with introduction by John Moran

                                                    

Suwannee River Springs Restoration Area Panel // Moderator: Chris Mericle, Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club

 

• Distribution, characteristics, and MFLs of Suwannee River springs

  • John Good, Suwannee River Water Management District​

• Suwannee River Basin Management Action Plan

  • ​Tom Frick, Florida Department of Environmental protection

• Springs protection efforts in Florida’s Suwannee River Springs Region

  • Whitey Markle, Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club

• Cave diving in the Suwannee River springs

  • Wayne Kinard, Amigos Dive​ Center

                                                                   

Nature Coast Springs Focus Area Panel // Moderator: David Ward, Aucilla-Wacissa River Group

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• Nature Coast Springs Basin Management Action Plans

  • Kevin Coyne, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• Springs Advocacy in the Nature Coast Region

  • Sean McGlynn, Wakulla Springs Alliance

• Estimating Nitrogen Loading and Groundwater Withdrawals for the Florida Springs Region

  • Angeline Meeks, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute

• A Tribute to Wes Skiles - Explorer and Photographer

  • Julie Hauserman, The Florida Phoenix 

                                         

 

Saturday, November 3rd

 

Morning Introduction and Summary of Day 1 // Robert Knight, Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute

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Santa Fe/Ichetucknee Springs Focus Area Panel // Moderator:  Jacqui Sulek, Florida Audubon

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• Santa Fe/Ichetucknee Springs Occurrence and Ecology

  • Bobby Hensley, UF School of Forestry and Natural Resources

• Santa Fe BMAP and Springs Legal Remedies

  • John Thomas, Law Office of John R. Thomas, P.A.

• Springs Restoration Through Videography

  • Tess Skiles, The Global Connection​

• Finding the Fountain of Youth

  • Rick Kilby, The Springs Eternal Project

                             

Gulf Coast Springs Restoration Area Panel // Moderator: Sam Upchurch, SDII Global

                                   

• Distribution, characteristics, and MFLs of Gulf Coast Springs

  • Sky Notestein, Southwest Florida Water Management District

• Gulf Coast Basin Management Action Plans

  • Brad Rimbey, Florida Springs Council​

• Springs Outreach and Education

  • Karen Pate, Crystal Springs Preserve

• Springs Watch in the Gulf Coast Springs Region

  • Jill Lingard, Weeki Wachee SpringsWatch

• Rainbow Springs Recreation Impacts

  • Bill Vibbert, Rainbow River Conservation

• Cave diving in the Gulf Coast Springs Region

  • Brett Hemphill, Karst Underwater Research

• Research in Coastal Springs and Salt Water Intrusion​

  • James Garey, University of South Florida​

                                          

Keynote Address // Dinah Voyles Pulver, Daytona Beach News-Journal, with introduction by Rick Kilby

 

Silver Springs Focus Area Panel // Moderator: Guy Marwick, Felburn Foundation

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• Description of Silver Springs Ecosystem Current Status and Restoration Needs

  • Matt Cohen, UF School of Forestry and Natural Resources

• Silver Springs Basin Management Action Plan

  • Kevin Coyne, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• Ocklawaha “Lost Springs"

  • Margaret Tolbert, springs artist

• Ocklawaha River Restoration

  • Margaret Spontak, Silver/Ocklawaha Blueway

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"Lost Springs" Film Screening // Matt Keene, Film Director

                                          

Audience Discussion, Organizer Wrap-up, and Path Forward // Dan Hilliard and Robert Knight, Florida Springs Council​