Blog posting from
Bruce Robertson, Friends of Rookery Bay
Rookery Bay Reserve recently announced the
completion of a Florida Division of Historical Resources grant-funded
assessment of historic sites on state-owned lands and the creation of a
comprehensive, multi-layered database of historic and cultural resources within
the managed boundary. The grant funds enabled Rookery Bay Reserve’s
stewardship team to work with a contractor to complete visual surveys of known
and suspected sites in the reserve, document artifacts, photographs, and
historical deeds records from the National Archives, and combine these data
with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other advanced technology into
one comprehensive computerized catalog of records and details, all viewable in
layers on a map. This tool will be used for future management of cultural
and historic sites in the reserve. The project was financed in part with
historic preservation grant assistance provided by the National Park Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior, administered through the Bureau of Historic
Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State,
assisted by the Florida Historical Commission. The grant was awarded to
the Friends of Rookery Bay on behalf of the Reserve, and was one of 12 awards
from a pool of nearly 100 applications. The $50,000 project comprised
$25,000 from the granting agency with matching funds from the Reserve.
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