COVID Recovery & Resiliency
We are here to help your Business & your Community The EDA CARES Act was a non-competitive – invitation only program that was awarded to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) for two years. The SWFRPC will support activities that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic, or respond to economic injury as a result of corona-virus. The SWFRPC has hired a Regional Disaster Economic Recovery Coordinator, Jim Burch to provide technical assistance [...]
Food Insecurity
Visit the project website page for Food Insecurity: https://swfregionalfoodsys.wixsite.com/food-insecurity
City of Clewiston Waterfront Master Plan
Visit the project website page for the City of Clewiston Waterfront Master Plan. https://clewistonlakefront.wixsite.com/clewistonmasterplan/project-overview
Agriculture Projects
Agriculture Projects The SWFRPC is involved in a variety of regional agriculture sustainability projects to assist local growers in research and planning activities designed to strengthen the local agriculture industry. Some projects require websites for collaboration and information distribution. Projects include: Food Insecurity SWFL Fresh
Resiliency & Climate Change Projects
Resiliency & Climate Change Projects The Climate Change Planning Section of the SWFRPC is involved in a variety of research and planning activities designed to provide technical assistance and decision services based upon the best available contemporary science. Completed projects include: Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley and L. B. Beever 2009, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Technical Report 09-3, 298 pages View PDF Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. [...]
Ecosystem Service Projects
Ecosystem Services Projects The Environmental Planning Section of the SWFRPC is involved in a variety of research and planning activities designed to provide technical assistance and decision services based upon the best available contemporary science. Completed projects include: Beever III, J.W. 2008, SWFRPC View PDF Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley and L. B. Beever 2009, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Technical Report 09-3, 298 pages View PDF Beever, III, J.W., [...]
Master Wetland Mitigation Strategy
Executive Summary This project demonstrates the effectiveness of local government scale mitigation planning coordinated with future public works projects in achieving the goals of wetland and water quality protection, watershed hydrologic restoration, and completion of necessary public infrastructure projects. We will develop an improved model local government watershed scale wetland mitigation strategy for wetland restoration, wetland protection, and water quality improvement and public project mitigation at the local government scale that is transferable to other Florida counties. Depending upon the parameters in other States this [...]
Bonita Springs Flood Reduction & Watershed Restoration Plan
Executive Summary The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) assisted the City of Bonita Springs in developing a City of Bonita Springs Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan that includes proposals for projects to reduce flooding in the City of Bonita Springs suitable for legislative funding support and plans for reduction of flooding, restoration of functional healthy hydrology, and subsequent improvements in water quality and habitat. The project encompasses the Imperial River Watershed, the Spring Creek Watershed and the Coastal Island Watershed within the City [...]
Cape Coral Climate Change
Executive Summary Climate change resilience is the capacity of an individual, community, or institution to dynamically and effectively respond to shifting climate impact circumstances while continuing to function at an acceptable level. It is the ability to survive, recover from, and/or live with the effects of climate change. It includes the ability to understand potential impacts and to take appropriate action before, during, and after a particular consequence to minimize negative effects and maintain the ability to respond to changing conditions. On October 1, 2016 [...]
Pelican Cove: Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Executive Summary The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) is assisting the Pelican Cove Community in developing a climate change adaptation plan in the areas of shoreline and water quality, drainage and erosion, and landscaping (CCAP) for the Pelican Cove Community. The climate change stressors of changes to water temperature and chemistry, and air temperature and chemistry can be expected to have a variety of effects on shoreline and water quality, drainage and erosion, and landscaping and the local infrastructure and environment. It will be [...]
Spring Creek Restoration Plan
Executive Summary The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) assisted the City of Bonita Springs in developing a Spring Creek Restoration Plan that included plans for restoration of hydrology, water quality, habitat, and navigation. The Spring Creek Watershed is located in the southern area of Lee County. It is approximately ten (10) square miles in size. The watershed mouth originates at Estero Bay approximately 6,000 feet south of Coconut Road. The watershed is approximately two miles wide and five miles long. This watershed is generally [...]
Filter Marsh Functional Assessment Method
Executive Summary Filter Marsh Functional Assessment Method: Development of a functional assessment method to evaluate the water quality benefits of wetland restoration and designed freshwater and brackish water ecosystems used for water quality treatment. This project will develop a functional assessment method to evaluate the water quality benefits of wetland restoration and designed freshwater and brackish water ecosystems used for water quality treatment. This method would be utilized for evaluating and crediting water quality improvements in Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) to address non-attainment of [...]
Evacuation Study
STATEWIDE REGIONAL EVACUATION STUDY PROGRAM Continuing a longstanding partnership, the Florida Division of Emergency Management works with the ten Regional Planning Councils to update the Statewide Regional Evacuation Study. With funding allocated from the State Legislature, regional planning council staff coordinates with local Emergency Management Directors, the Florida Department of Transportation, the National Hurricane Center and others to update components of the Study including the Behavioral Analysis, Shelter Inventory, Storm Surge Analysis and Demographic Data. The Storm Surge Analysis provides data to local emergency management officials [...]