Natural Area Teaching LaboratoryAnnual Report 2006-2007

Mark Clark, 05-07 NAAC ChairDoug Levey, 07-09 NAAC Chair

General Management Upland Pine

Mechanical mowing of upland pine restricted area (FDOF)

Summer managed burn (7th burn event for NATL)

Planting 1000 pine, 1000 wiregrass

plugs

Exotics Control Cogongrass, Lantana,

Alamo/Noyau Vine, Japanese Climbing Fern, Arrow Vine

Trail maintenance and grid clearing

Signage and Kiosk upkeep

Natural Area Park Arboretum

18 native trees planted in Natural Area Park, this year signs were added for identification

Photographic Record of NATL Vegetation

Initiated in 1997 by FLMNH Photos taken in the four

cardinal directions Follow up photographs

taken in 2007 Photo comparison on web

http://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/gridphotos.htm

Gridpoint E3s,

January 1997

February 2007

Continued Volunteer Support Fall 06 Gator Plunge volunteer event (50

students/ 5 project) Mulched NAP, Nature-scaped stream bed (rocks, cypress,

spartina grass), NATL-E trash clean-up, Weeded restoration islands in Upland Pine area, Built up SEEP earthen berm

Spring 07 Gator plunge volunteer event (32 students & 6 grad supervisors) Planted 1yr 1,000 LLP & 1,000 wiregrass Fall 07 Gator

Plunge volunteer event SEEP Boardwalk approach ramp fill and grading

NATL Endowment(TJ Walker Endowment for NATL) Terms of the Walker endowment require

that the UF administration Fund a graduate assistantship, and provide $2,000 in annual NAAC expenses.

Terms have been matched Graduate Assistantship – Dean Barrick $2,000 operating expenses – Provost Fouke

CITF – Mini Grant

Funding provided to purchase and set up a utility shed.

Shed completed June 2007

Structure stores: 2x4 donated gator Kee KC22 bicycle-tire mower Poulon 16” chain saw Stihl brush cutter Fuel and oil for above Soho 3.5 gal backpack sprayer B&G 1 gal sprayer tools and equipment for maintenance and improvement of NATL

CITF - Fencing

Property boundary fencing (6’ chain-link) to be overseen by Charles Perry Construction Inc.

Progress is finally being made Field and coral fencing – may be

contracted internally with PPD or external?

Fencing for NATL

Corral fencing

Field fencing

6’ Chain-link fencing

CITF – Self-Guided Nature Trails

CITF – Upland Trails

Upland Pine trailhead

Old-Field trailhead

CITF – Wetland/Aquatic Trail

CITF - Boardwalk

Chandler Rozear, project manager Contract awarded to Callaway Marine

Inc. ($89,900) Started construction – Mid September Estimated completion – Mid December

Possible substantial completion meeting Friday 12/14

2007-2008

Doug Levey (Zoology) – New NAAC Chair Will provide expense plan in accordance

with Endowment requirement “...NAAC will annually submit a spending plan

to the Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Committee (LVLC) for its approval, and the Chair of NAAC will submit an annual report about the uses of endowment funds to LVLC.”