Events

Environmental Events

The latest edition of The Pelican, the newsletter of Halifax River Audubon, is available online at

The Pelican (halifaxriveras.org)

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1000 Friends of Florida presents
Maximizing Conservation Funding for Local Governments
October 23 from noon to 1:30 P.M. in the John M. DeGrove Webinar Series

Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5317260651176/WN_wK3TsfMlRzakfsDNoxRGVg#/registration
The webinar will explore strategies to help local governments—both urban and rural—build effective land conservation programs by leveraging state and federal funding. Speakers Pegeen Hanrahan, P.E. (Trust for Public Land), Tom Kay, J.D. (Alachua Conservation Trust), Maria Nardi (Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces), and Will Abberger (Trust for Public Land) will share their expertise on securing voter-supported conservation funding, establishing successful public-private partnerships, and navigating various conservation finance programs
The webinar will also cover key insights into the 2024 ballot initiatives on land conservation in several Florida counties, offering practical guidance for passing successful voter-supported funding measures. Whether you represent a city or county, urban or rural, you will gain actionable steps to develop conservation programs that safeguard environmental resources while addressing community needs. Attendees will learn how to support both large-scale natural land conservation and urban park initiatives, ensuring that communities across Florida can access the tools and resources needed for successful conservation efforts

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Volusia’s Beaches Past & Present

You can view the Volusia County League of Women Voters’ April 2024 presentation on Volusia County’s Beaches, complete with transcript, at Volusia’s Beaches Past Present & Future – April 25, 2024 (youtube.com)

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1000 Friends of Florida’s Webinars:

Planning to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor Online Seminar

If you missed this four-part series, you can still “attend” by registering at https://1000fof.org/upcoming-webinars/past/

  • Looking at the Big Picture — What is the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and why is landscape-scale conservation essential for its future?
  • Fostering Community Vision — What regional efforts are protecting Florida’s natural and agricultural lands through sound community planning? 
  • The Planning Toolbox — Learn about the strengths and weaknesses of myriad planning tools available to promote healthy communities and rural lands in Florida. 
  • Building a Big Tent — How do the economics of development impact Florida’s rural lands, and how can we forge partnerships between agricultural interests, conservationists, landowners, elected officials, and others to protect the Corridor? 

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 “Protect Our Paradise: Presented by Conservation Florida” is now available worldwide to stream on the Discoverfloridachannel.com.

This six-episode docuseries explores Florida’s wild, wonderful places — and the looming environmental issues that threaten their very existence.

Episodes feature the work of organizations and conservationists like MANG Apparel, Carlton Ward Jr., Clay Henderson, and many more, all working toward a common goal: keeping wild Florida wild.

Read a review of Protect Our Paradise by Craig Pittman in Flamingo Magazine.
https://flamingomag.com/2023/10/23/chad-crawford/

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