{
  "projectDescription": "Around the Bend Nature Tours provided a hands-on learning experience for Manatee County students that focused on the Tampa Bay estuary and native versus exotic vegetation. The educational nature tours encourage students to become informed and aware citizens who will act on issues to protect the bay. In addition, students participated in the removal of invasive air potatoes while learning about native and exotic plants.",
  "program": "Directed Appropriations",
  "name": "Spud Busting Student Field Experience in Tampa Bay",
  "id": "597",
  "state": "Florida",
  "state_abbr": "FL",
  "region": "SER - Southeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2002-01-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EA for CRP",
  "fedLeverage": "7200",
  "nonFedLeverage": "5160",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2003-05-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "27.5322",
      "longitude": "-82.6266",
      "county": "Manatee County",
      "city": "Palmetto",
      "congDistrict": "16",
      "riverBasin": "Tampa Bay",
      "huc": "31002060502"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "upland",
      "fiscalYear": "2003",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "2"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "palmetto",
      "genus": "Sabal",
      "commonName": "Palm, cabbage",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "virginiana",
      "genus": "Juniperus",
      "commonName": "Cedar, red"
    },
    {
      "species": "mangle",
      "genus": "Rhizophora",
      "commonName": "Mangrove, red",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Tampa Bay Estuary Program",
      "fedAgency": "US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pinellas County Environmental Fund"
    },
    {
      "name": "Manatee County Conservation Lands Management Division"
    },
    {
      "name": "Southwest Florida Water Management District"
    },
    {
      "name": "Manatee County School Board"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Does not fall under a strategy",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "2906",
      "name": "2906_F23327_spudbusting_volunteers.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Spud-busting Volunteers",
      "date": "10/29/2002",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2475",
      "name": "2475_F23275_spudbustingAirpotatovines.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Students work in teams to remove invasive air potato vines.",
      "date": "10/29/2002",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2476",
      "name": "2476_F27904_SpudbustingRootSuccess.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Spud busting success!",
      "date": "10/29/2002",
      "imageType": "Overview Map"
    },
    {
      "id": "2477",
      "name": "2477_F15918_spudbustingweighing.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "Weighing the collected air potatoes and vines to determine the competition winner.",
      "date": "10/29/2002",
      "imageType": "Before Photo"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "count": "926",
      "hours": "2,778.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Invasives removal: vegetation"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Pinellas",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2002",
      "noaaContribution": "7,200.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "sourceProgram": "DA - Directed Appropriations",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Around the Bend Nature Tours"
      }
    }
  ]
}