Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1855

An Integrated Conservation Program for the Protection of Florida's Rare and Endangered Flora-South Florida Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Julia Kornegay, Ph.D., Director

Organization:

Fairchild Tropical Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

An Integrated Conservation Program for the Protection of Florida's Rare and Endangered Flora-South Florida Region

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 1:33:05 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Jim Scott

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Fairchild Tropical Garden

Contact:

Julia Kornegay, Ph.D., Director

 

10901 Old Cutler Road

Contact Phone:

(056) 671-6513 333

 

 

Coral Gables 33156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory, study, develop action plans, develop conservation methods, reintroduce endangered plants, foster conservation partnerships, establish database, develop teacher-training program, and conduct statewide workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Reintroduction of endangered species to the Florida landscape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Remove 20 South Florida plant species from the endangered list.  There are now 526 plants on the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$99,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$215,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$115,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

There are now 526 threatened or endangered species in Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

House and Senate-Florida Legislature

 

Meeting Date:

03/15/1999