The next Environmental Resources Advisory Committee (ENRAC) meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3rd, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center in the First Floor Training Room.

Microsoft Teams meeting link: Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Committee

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Meeting ID: 275 840 447 947, Passcode: E9pg36

Download Teams | Join on the webDial in by phone+1 386-456-3376,,218181343# United States, Orange CityFind a local numberPhone conference ID: 218 181 343#For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN

If you have further questions or comments, contact Samantha West at (386) 736-5927 Ext 15850

View Agendas and Minutes, Previous Meeting Material and Recorded Presentations at
https://www.volusia.org/government/county-council/advisory-boards/environment-natural-resources-advisory-committee.stml

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There is a vacancy on the Beresford Brownfield Advisory Committee

To apply for the position, visit deland.prod.simpligov.com/prod/portal/ShowWorkFlow/AnonymousEmbed/020e2d39-ecf5-42c7-bf50-1214e0ce2686

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

The Pelican (halifaxriveras.org)

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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 Past 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/