| Session Title: Mixing Alligators, Data and Decisions: Incorporating Science Into the Complex Context of Management Decisions for the Restoration of America's Everglades - The RECOVER Initiative |
| Expert Lecture Session 794 to be held in Panzacola Section H1 on Saturday, Nov 14, 11:50 AM to 12:35 PM |
| Sponsored by the Presidential Strand and the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG |
| Chair(s): |
| Annelise Carleton-Hug, Trillium Associates, annelise@trilliumassociates.com |
| Presenter(s): |
| Lorraine Heisler, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, lorraine_heisler@fws.gov |
| Abstract: As a scientist participating in Everglades restoration through an initiative called RECOVER (Restoration, Coordination, and Verification), Dr. Gray will share their efforts to develop conceptual ecological models that provide both visual and written documentation that translates current scientific understanding into a series of testable hypotheses to guide management decisions regarding restoration actions. Components of the conceptual models are used to define performance measures that assess project and plan performance, and to adaptively manage the projects and program as needed with new advances in technology and science. This session was developed with the assistance of the Southeast Evaluation Association (an affiliate of AEA), to spotlight some of the unique evaluation efforts in Florida. |