The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) is an integrated system-wide monitoring and assessment plan that: (1) provides a framework that supports measurement of system-wide responses in order to determine how well CERP is achieving its goals and objectives; and (2) supports and enables adaptive management for updating and improving the Plan when needed. Please email cesaj-recover@usace.army.mil for the 2009 CERP MAP.

In 2024, RECOVER initiated a review of the 2009 MAP to inform a 2026 MAP update to include changes that have occurred since 2009, including revisions to the conceptual ecological models, hypothesis clusters, and individual monitoring components. This MAP review is comprised of two parts: A) a statistical review of the rigor of the current monitoring design for key indicators (e.g. wading birds, prey forage, and vegetative communities); and B) information gained from new science since 2009, as described by updated conceptual ecological models and hypothesis clusters. The result of MAP Review Part B is a set of recommendations which represent the parsimonious set of metrics that need to be monitored to determine if CERP is meeting its goals and objectives.

The result of the MAP review part B is a set of recommendations that represent the parsimonious set of metrics that need to be monitored to determine if CERP is meeting its goals and objectives:

• RECOVER's Recommendations for the CERP MAP Update
• Appendix A
• Appendix B

Instructions for Providing Comments: 

To submit public or agency comments, please download the recommendations and appendices. Please add your comments to the comment matrix and send to cesaj-recover@usace.army.mil by 13 May 2026 (subject line: CERP MAP Review).