Alderman-DeLoney RanchBuck Island Ranch, operated by Archbold Biological Station (ABS)Lykes Bros, Inc.Williamson Cattle CompanyWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF)U.S. Department of Agriculture. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (FDEP)World Wildlife Fund (WWF)2016-04-192016-04-192007-07-252500_FRESP.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67002The Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project secured more than $5 million from state, federal and private sources to conduct a five-year pilot project that will identify and field test critical elements of a program to complement the existing restoration efforts by paying cattle ranchers to provide environmental services that will benefit the lake. The program will:application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightWater qualityTemperate zonesPayments for environmental servicesSurface waterWetlandRanchingEnvironmental servicesWaterRangelandsConservationNutrient managementGrazing systemsAgricultural ecosystemsWetlands conservationWater useRehydrated wetlandsPasture water managementStorm water treatment impoundmentPhosphorus retentionEverglades ecosystemWetland habitat enhancementWater storageHabitat creationMarket-based mechanismsProgram description