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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Planning to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor
1000 Friends of Florida: A free 4-part Webinar
Part 4: Building a Big Tent
Wednesday, May 1, from noon to 2 p.m., Eastern
For decades, Florida has led the nation in land conservation initiatives. This includes science-based regional landscape conservation including wildlife corridors, comprehensive GIS conservation priority analyses and databases, and significant state funding to protect conservation and agricultural land. But there is always room for more in the “tent” of conservation and need for additional tools and strategies to achieve conservation goals while fostering sustainable communities.
This final seminar will focus on reaching out to new constituents. Urban3 Founder and Geoaccounting innovator Joe Minicozzi will address how land use choices have significant impacts on the bottom line for local governments and taxpayers alike. He will present easy to understand economic models showing the costs and benefits of standard development patterns, as well as compact models. The discussion will include economic considerations for land conservation. Dover Kohl & Partners principal-in-charge Victor Dover will facilitate a panel including UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Director Dr. Thomas Hoctor, landowner and rancher Jim Strickland, Florida Conservation Group Executive Director Julie Morris, Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks, and others discussing how to engage landowners, elected officials, the development community and others in the movement to conserve the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Register at Registration (gotowebinar.com)
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Volusia’s Beaches: Past, Present and Future
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION: Volusia League of Women Voters
DATE: Thursday, April 25, 2024
TIME: 4-6 PM
LOCATION: Volusia County Beach Safety Headquarters, 515 S. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach
SPEAKERS: Jessica Fentress, P.E., Director of the Coastal Division of Volusia County, Suzanne Konchan, Assistant Deputy County Manager, and Dr. Kevin Bodge, Principal Engineer of Olsen and Associates, specializing in coastal and oceanographic engineering.
SUMMARY
We will be looking at what Volusia County has done for beach protection in the past, post 2022 hurricanes, and what future planned strategies will be. Additionally, we will discuss how beaches naturally handle erosion and what options are available when that isn’t possible.
Check on LWV Volusia for registration details. https://my.lwv.org/florida/volusia-county
RSVP Jeane Tanke by April 22 – jeanne622lwvvc@gmail.com
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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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