Twenty graduate students from UNESCO-IHE visited South Florida Water Management District to study hydrological modeling as used in south Florida ecosystem restoration projects. UNESCO-IHE, located in Delft, Holland is one of the world's premier universities that specializes in water related disciplines. The approximate composition of the student body is 40% from Africa, 20% from South America and 40% from Asia.
May 14, 2009 China's State Forestry Administration
A delegation of nature reserve and wildlife management officials visited the District to learn about SFWMD's on-going restoration and management activities in the Lake Okeechobee region. They toured Lake Okeechobee and the surrounding ecosystem near the levee at Jaycee Park in Okeechobee City. In addition the delegation visited the Taylor Creek storm water treatment area, the District's S-133 pump station at Taylor Creek and S-191 at Nubbin Slough.
March 16, 2009 Princeton University
Twelve environmental resource students from Princeton University collected water samples from Stormwater Treatment Area 1 East in Palm Beach County for a land use and water quality project. The samples, taken as water flows in and out of the STA, were frozen and shipped back to Princeton for a study designed to test the students' hypothesis that the wetlands are helping to clean the water. The students plan to conduct a follow-up mapping exercise at Princeton, where they will look at the different land uses in the past and today.
February 22, 2008 Taihu Basin Authority
A delegation from one of China's largest national water resources management agencies visited the District to learn about Lake Okeechobee resources management, environmental protection and regulation. Tours of Taylor Creek Nubbin Slough Stormwater Treatment Area, Eagle Bay, Structure S191 and the Operations Control Center were followed by presentations on Lake Okeechobee Watershed Protection Program, water quality monitoring and environmental permitting.
June 25, 2007 The Nature Conservancy's China Program
A delegation working on the restoration of the Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve visited the District and other U.S. locations to learn about wetland restoration. A presentation on the C-111 Canal project and an overview of restoration work in the south Florida area was followed by a tour of the S-332B, S-33C and S-332D Pump Stations and detention areas.
June 12, 2007 Netherlands Water Partnership
A delegation comprised of Dutch research, governmental and private organizations met with District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials to exchange water management practices. The group toured the Operations Control Center, Stormwater Treatment Area 1E, S-5A and S-2 Pump Stations.
May 19, 2007 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
A group of conference participants from around the world toured the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Lake Trafford Lake to learn about the Western Everglades restoration projects. They received a presentation on the Lake Trafford restoration project and an overview of the Corkscrew Swamp.
March 4, 2007 United Nations Ambassadors
A delegation of United Nations representatives from Australia, Iraq, Kenya, Republic of Burundi, Albania and the Republic of Uzbekistan visited south Florida to learn about the progress to restore America's Everglades. Presentations on the Central and Southern Florida's Water Management System and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan were followed by a fifteen-mile tram tour of Shark Valley in northern region of Everglades National Park. A Park Ranger provided an overview of the Everglades ecosystem during the tour.
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Touring SFWMD
Northern Everglades
