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Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

Hurricane Milton

 

The latest information on any impacts to any Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (ORCP) Field Offices, Aquatic Preserves and National Estuarine Research Reserves will be posted here.


The following ORCP Field Offices, Aquatic Preserves and National Estuarine Research Reserves are closed due to Hurricane Milton:

 

Gulf Coast:

Big Bend Seagrasses and St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserves - closed due to Hurricane Helene.
Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve - closed 10/9 and 10/10.
Tampa Bay Aquatic Preserves and Resilient Florida Field Office USF - closed 10/7/24 through 10/11/24.
Southwest District - Aquatic Preserve - closed 10/7/24 through 10/11/24.
Resilient Florida Field Office (Polk County) - closed 10/8/24 through 10/10/24.
Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves - closed 10/8/24 through 10/11/24.
Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve  - closed 10/8/24 through 10/11/24.
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - closed 10/8/24 through 10/11/24.
Florida Keys Aquatic Preserves/Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - closed 10/9/24.


Atlantic Coast:

Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves - closed 10/9 and 10/10.
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) - closed 10/9 and 10/10.
Coral Protection and Restoration Program - closed 10/9 and 10/10.
CRCP / Resilient Florida / Beaches (Palm Beach County) - closed 10/9 and 10/10.
Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves - closed 10/9/24 and 10/10/24.
Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves - Titusville - closed 10/9/24 and 10/10/24.
Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve - closed 10/8/24 through 10/10/24.
GTMNERR - closed 10/9/24 through 10/11/24.
GTMNERR, Marineland Office - closed 10/9/24 through 10/11/24.
Northeast Florida Aquatic Preserves (at Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park) - closed 10/9/24 through 10/11/24.


The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection manages more than 5.3 million acres of submerged lands and coastal uplands in Florida.

RCP Managed Areas Map


Resilience and Coastal Protection oversees:

  • Forty-three aquatic preserves.
  • Three National Estuarine Research Reserves (Apalachicola in Eastpoint, Guana Tolomato Matanzas in St. Augustine and Rookery Bay in Naples).
  • Florida Coastal Management Program.
  • Clean Boating Programs and Clean Vessel Act Grant Program.
  • Resilient Florida Program 
  • Florida Resilient Coastlines Program.
  • Florida Coral Reef Conservation Program.
  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
  • Statewide Ecosystem Assessment of Coastal and Aquatic Resources Program (SEACAR).
  • Florida Coastal Access Guide.
  • Outer Continental Shelf Program.
  • Beach Field Services Program.
  • Beach Management Funding Assistance Program.
  • Beaches, Inlets and Ports Program.
  • Coastal Construction Control Line Program.
  • Coastal Engineering and Geology Group.

Alex Reed, Director, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection

Alex Reed was appointed director of the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection in November 2019. The office has a multi-faceted approach to resilience, including coral reef protection; preservation of coastal and aquatic management areas; beach and inlet management; and the implementation of ecosystem restoration projects to prepare Florida’s coastal communities and state-managed lands for the effects of sea level rise, coastal flooding, erosion and storms.

Alex has been with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection since 2009, serving in a variety of roles and most recently as the director of the Division of Water Resource Management. Alex earned a Bachelor of Science in geology from Florida State University.

 

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