CERP: The Plan in Depth - Part 10
The Development Team

Development of the Plan to Restore America's Everglades was led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and the South Florida Water Management District, located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Many other federal, state, tribal and local agencies were active partners in developing the Comprehensive Plan and that partnership will continue through the implementation of the Plan.  Those agencies are listed below.

The Process - Lessons In Team Planning.  A paper written by Kenneth Orth (USACE) and Agnes McLean (SFWMD), May 1999 (PDF file download)

Department of the Army

US Army Corps of Engineers
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
US Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service

US Department of the Interior

US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Geological Survey / Biological Resources Division
Everglades National Park
Everglades Research and Education Center
Biscayne National Park Big Cypress National Preserve

US Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Ocean Service
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

US Environmental Protection Agency

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

Seminole Tribe of Florida


State of Florida

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Governor's Commission for the Everglades
Governor's Office
South Florida Water Management District

Local Agencies

Broward County Department of Natural Resource Protection
Broward County Office of Environmental Services

Lee County

Martin County

Miami-Dade County

Department of Environmental Resources Water and Sewer Department

Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management    

Academic Institutions

Florida International University
University of Miami
University of Tennessee

 

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