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A New Breed of Shore-Keepers: Black Mangroves
Climate change and warmer winters have allowed black mangroves to advance northward into the estuaries along the Intercoastal Waterway in St. Johns, Duval, and Nassau Counties. This climate-change driven phenomenon has implications on many levels. See the presentation given at the St. Johns County UF/IFAS Master Gardeners meeting on June 15, 2021 and the resource links below:
The Mangroves are Coming: A New Breed of Shore-Keepers, Full Presentation (PDF)
The Mangroves are Coming: Handout
The Mangroves are Coming: A New Breed of Shore-Keepers, an Introduction (PDF presentation)
The Mangroves are Coming: A New Breed of Shore-Keepers, Recent Research Results (PDF presentation)
Florida Statute: 1996 Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/mtpa96_0.pdf
Florida Statute: 1996 Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/mtpa96_0.pdf
•Florida Department of Environmental Protection Mangroves
•District Coordinators & Delegated Local Govts.
•Northeast District Jacksonville
•Tianna Goodhart 904-256-1690
•Tianna.N.Goodhart@FloridaDEP.gov
•DEP_NED@FloridaDEP.gov
•Jacksonville 904-256-1700
•Mangrove Trimming Guidelines for Homeowners (consider using Professional Mangrove Trimmers, PMTs)
•Handbook of Florida Water Regulation: Activities in Wetlands (Master Gardeners 2021)
Master Garden Webinar Series: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/mastergardener/volunteers/education/webinars.html
UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Mangroves https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/trees-and-shrubs/trees/mangroves.html
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