Estero Bay Land Management Cela Tega

Estero Bay Land Management Cela Tega

Cela Tega 2008

To convene public & private land managers in the Estero Bay Watershed to identify common challenges for focusing the future Agency on Bay Land Acquisition activities.

Monday, June 9, 2008 
Sugden Welcome Center Room 108
Florida Gulf Coast University

Cela Tega is the southwest Florida native (i.e.: Calusa) term for "A view from high ground." We used it here to symbolize "overview." The term was inspired from the Carib Native North American term epopopanana meaning:

this is Meeting (Epopo) + And (ana) + Place (pa) which in Carib syntax is Epopopanana

Agenda:

Morning Presentations by Land Managers

Summarizing Land Management Activities & Challenges Relating to:
Exotic Plants & Animals, Hydrology Inside & Outside of Managed Lands,
Land Acquisition, Fire Management & Visitor Management

CREW presentationCREW 
Brenda Thomas

Lovers Key State Park 
Michael Hensley

Lee County Recreation & Parks 
Roger Clark

Morning break
Morning Presentations by Land Managers continued

Lee County Public Works PresentationLee County Public Works 
Betsie Hiatt & Craig Schmittler

FGCU 
George Brown

 

Lunch On Site
Afternoon Panel Discussions by Topic

Facilitating Exchange of Land Management Challenges, Questions & Ideas Relating to:
Exotic Plants & Animals, Hydrology Inside & Outside of Managed Lands,
Land Acquisition, Fire Management & Visitor Management

Exotic Plants & Animals

Hydrology Inside & Outside of Managed Lands

Land Acquisition

Afternoon break
Afternoon Panel Discussions by Topic continued

Fire Management

Visitor Management

Summary & Closing

Submit Written Questions & Challenges for ABM Consideration
Next Step & Closing - Win Everham 

Site Sponsorship:

Florida Gulf Coast University

 

Planning Sponsorship:

Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

 

Responsible Growth Management Coalition Inc