On Nov. 13, I joined 1000 Friends of Florida as a presenter for its webinar, Covering All the Bases: Effective Engagement in the M-CORES Process. I discussed ways to be engaged and fight the Roads to Ruin. You can watch the entire webinar here:https://1000fof.org/m-cores-webinar/ I
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, I attended the Southwest-Central Florida Connector Toll Road Task Force meeting in Lakeland. Similar to the first meeting, there was frustration from task force members about the lack of relevant data and analyses provided to them – information that is absolutely
Earlier this year, the state passed legislation to fast-track three major new toll roads that will destroy large swaths of Florida’s last remaining rural lands, pollute waterways, and threaten endangered wildlife. Florida’s remaining natural areas are worth more than the sum of their parts. To
Last week, my team and I attended the Public Land Acquisition and Management Partnership conference in St. Augustine. We joined with partners from public, private, and non-profit sectors that work in the conservation field and discussed how to best prioritize acquisition and management in Florida.
