Many of today’s issues will shape our future. We and all of our fellow creatures rely upon a healthy environment in which to live and prosper. Land preservation is always challenging. While the recent downturn in real estate markets has increased the potential to acquire more environmentally sensitive lands, it has barely slackened the efforts of developers.
The Conservancy carefully measures issues to determine the propriety of speaking on behalf of our membership.
and its timeliness. Those that are deemed appropriate are fully researched. A draft Position Statement is pre-sented to the Conservancy Executive Committee for review and approval. A majority vote of the full Board is then required before action can be taken.
Not all issues have negative connotations. Here are some examples of issues on which we have generated a Position Statement and the outcome of each. You can obtain greater detail by contacting us.
benefit to the individual requesting our participa-tion, and reasoned arguments for the position posited.
Our Advocacy Committee reviews each issue to determine its relevance to the Conservancy mission
Harvesting of Softshell Turtles
Amendment 4
Florida Constitution
Fertilizer Ordinances
Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota
Global Settlement of PhosphatePermitting Challenge
Charlotte & Lee Counties
Supported regulations proposed by FFWCC.
Supported passage of conservation easement language to facilitate protection of sensitive lands.
Supported strong consistent language with all three counties.
Supported enforcement of NEPA requirement for Environmental Impact Studies before permitting.
Passed
Passed
Passed-different language for each
Passed