Management Plan Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 24th at the Coastal Branch Library (9am-12). Please visit www.dunelakes.org for more information.

Morris, Campbell and Fuller
Management Plan Meetings
Monday, April 24, 2006

I. Areas of Concern

Invasive Exotic Species ***

• Impact from torpedo grass
• Is there an impact from the increasing presence of water-lilies
• Conducting a risk/benefit analysis for treatment
• What will you put in place of the torpedo-grass

Management of Outlet *

• Streamline permitting process to alleviate impact to road and low-lying areas
• Defining impact from saltwater intrusion
• Maintaining connection between Fuller and Morris Lakes

Storm-water Management *

• Impact from construction traffic
• Potential impact from Fuller road
• Defining impact from adjacent properties
• Impact from intersection of 30-A and Hwy 98

Preservation and Enhancement ****

• Preserving and improving the current conditions
• Maintaining these lakes as natural systems
• Limiting outside influence (e.g. political, development and individual needs)

Education/Outreach

• More information on the importance of these rare ecosystems

Impacts from Hurricanes

• Removing debris

Recreational Access

• Part of the Park’s mission is to improve access for the public

• Erosion and sedimentation resulting from increased use

II. Potential Solutions

• Put link on our website to Leda’s interview on the Weather Channel to increase outreach Wed/Thurs 8-10

• Need to identify time, money and man-power

• Identify specific needs and strategy through the management plan (scientifically based)

• Utilizing volunteer resources

• Approaching local stakeholders

• Determining partnerships and specific areas of interest

• Identify potential funding sources

• Facilitate community involvement and stewardship

• Use park service resources to provide training to citizens

• Utilize adaptive management strategies

• Redefining strategies as education/knowledge increases

• Encourage/Require floating docks to accommodate lake level changes

• Use flooding as a method to treat invasive exotic species

• Engineer the road design to Fuller Lake to accommodate potential flooding/remediate storm-water runoff

• Identify impact from storm-water runoff from adjacent facilities and define storm-water project

• Determine impact from storm-water runoff from intersection of 30-A and Hwy 98

• Contact Local, State and Federal legislators about increasing protection for the lakes and their associated wetlands

• Utilize existing information contained in the management plans of both 4-Mile Village and Topsail Hill Preserve for these lakes