Project: Revise and update the management plan for the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River to include a more concise summary of key management actions.
Client: The management committee for the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River
Project Team: Exum Associates and GAI for GIS analysis, graphic design, and public input.
Client: The management committee for the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River
Project Team: Exum Associates and GAI for GIS analysis, graphic design, and public input.
Assignment:
Update the Comprehensive River Management Plan and defined management actions to sustain or improve the Outstandingly Remarkable Values of the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System.
Challenges:
- Creating a concise document that addresses the complexities of managing a wild and scenic river adjacent to the urban populations associated with the City of Orlando.
- Incorporating the priorities and opinions of more than a dozen partner agencies which collaborate to form the advisory management committee.
- Compiling decades of scientific research, technical bulletins, management plans and ecological survey data to form a historical context for the Comprehensive River Management Plan.
Accomplishments:
- Created a concise document, and a separate Executive Summary that highlights the current “state of the river” and identifies key management actions to sustain or improve environmental conditions and the recreation experience.
- Facilitated the input of partner agencies to ensure their priorities were consistent with objectives in the management plan.
- Created a GIS-based StoryMap that gives a virtual tour of the Wekiva River System. Tour the StoryMap.
Media:
Tour the StoryMap: Wekiva National Wild & Scenic River System (arcgis.com)
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