City of Naples

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City of Naples Natural Resources
City of Naples
Michael R. Bauer, Ph.D. Natural Resources
Manager
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Gulf of Mexico Alliance Model Community Concept

• Arose at GOMA Public Meeting
• Trying to Initiate ACTION at the Local Level
• Who is Taking Steps to Improve the Gulf
• Give Them Recognition as a Model Community

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NAPLES

• A GOMA MODEL COMMUNITY

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• Key Green Issues
• Coastal habitat protection
• Energy consumption
• Sea level rise

• Demographics
• 22,000 residents
• 35,000 seasonal
• Economics
• Tourism
• Second homes
• Construction
• Service industries

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Start of Rainy Season
Wet Month
Chlorophyll a (Nutrients)
Annual Mean lt 11ug/l Naples Bay Annual Mean 4.7
ug/l
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Copper
Just S of Naples Yacht Club And City Dock
Lower GR
Mouth of Kingfish Canal
Mouth of Haldeman
Upper GR
Treasure Cove
Haldeman Creek
Just E of Aqualane Shores
Naples Landing/ Outfall
Lantern Lake Outfall
lt 3.7 ug/l state standard
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Copper
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1. Landscape City Certification Best
Management Practices (BMPs)
New Landscape/Fertilizer Ordinance

• For landscape professionals
• Learn BMPs for fertilization, pesticides,
  irrigation, plant selection
• Environmental component
• Become City-Certified

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Freedom Park
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Gordon River Greenway Park
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Conservancy
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Riverside Filter Marsh
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WHAT IS A RAIN GARDEN?

• A landscaping  feature planted with native
  perennial plants
• Used to manage stormwater  runoff from impervious
   surfaces
• Roofs, sidewalks, and parking lots

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Historic Habitat Comparison
Pre Development (1950s) Seagrass approx. 68
acres (27
ha) Oyster beds approx. 51 acres
(21 ha)
Post Development (2005) Seagrass approx. 4
acres (2
ha) Seagrass only in lower region Oyster beds
approx. 12 acres
(5 ha)
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Naples Bay Watershed
10 square miles
120 square miles
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Reef Sites
 
1. Naples Landing
2 . Windstar
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BAYVIEW PARK Mangrove Protection Sites
Site A - 50 linear ft
Site B 25 linear ft
Site C 25 Linear Ft
Site D 50 linear ft
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SPOIL ISLANDS

• ALL ABOUT CREATING HABITAT

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Substrate Mapping
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Bathymetric Mapping
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TRAWLING AND SEINING MEASURING RESPONSES OF
AQUATIC LIFE TO RESTORATION EFFORTS
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DUNE RESTORATION
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Dunes for Economic and Environmental Health
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ADDRESSING SEA LEVEL RISE
City of Naples Energy Savings Action Plan
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Background

• GHG Inventory completed for the City in 2008
• Energy Savings Task Force Established
• To identify practical, low cost ways to reduce
  energy use, save money and minimize GHG emissions

Individual Actions Offices/Vehicles Divisions/
Depart-ments City/Community
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RecommendationInitiate a GOMA MODEL COMMUNITY
PROGRAM