Meeting Notices

Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone Public Workshop
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Mar 5, 2012	5:30 PM	8:00 PM		John D. Campbell Agricultural Center 18710 SW 288th Street Homestead, Florida

Please join park staff and managers to discuss the Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone that has now been in place just over 1 year. Learn about what's happened since the zone was established, future activities, and share your observations and experiences.
 
Description:
The workshop will be an opportunity for the public and park staff and managers to learn and share insights about the 9,400-acre Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone, designed to: enhance protection of sensitive aquatic vegetation and wilderness resources, improve the quality of flats fishing, improve paddling and wildlife viewing opportunities, and expand education on proper shallow water boating techniques.

Meeting agenda:
> 5:30 - 6:30: informal discussion between staff and public (posters, maps, handouts, etc.)
> 6:30 - 7:00: series of brief presentations on 1) zone intent/objectives, 2) status and activities (resource conditions/monitoring; visitor experiences, including creel survey; outreach, education and enforcement efforts), 3) trends and observations (use, compliance, feedback from public), and 4) what's next (future activities, SBPTZ relationship to GMP)
> 7:00 - 8:00: Q&A, discussion, public comments


Meeting Directions/Instructions:
The meeting location is at the intersection of SW 288th Street and SW187th Avenue in Homestead.

Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone Public Workshop
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Mar 8, 2012	5:30 PM	8:00 PM		Murray Nelson (Monroe County) Government Center 102050 Overseas Highway Key Largo, Florida

Please join park staff and managers to discuss the Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone that has now been in place just over 1 year. Learn about what's happened since the zone was established, future activities, and share your observations and experiences.
 
Description:
The workshop will be an opportunity for the public and park staff and managers to learn and share insights about the 9,400-acre Snake Bight Pole and Troll Zone, designed to: enhance protection of sensitive aquatic vegetation and wilderness resources, improve the quality of flats fishing, improve paddling and wildlife viewing opportunities, and expand education on proper shallow water boating techniques.

Meeting agenda:
> 5:30 - 6:30: informal discussion between staff and public (posters, maps, handouts, etc.)
> 6:30 - 7:00: series of brief presentations on 1) zone intent/objectives, 2) status and activities (resource conditions/monitoring; visitor experiences, including creel survey; outreach, education and enforcement efforts), 3) trends and observations (use, compliance, feedback from public), and 4) what's next (future activities, SBPTZ relationship to GMP)
> 7:00 - 8:00: Q&A, discussion, public comments


Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Meeting location is between mile markers 102 and 103 in Key Largo (bayside)