for the preservation, protection and acquisition of natural areas important in maintaining the ecological balance of Lemon Bay, Charlotte Harbor and adjacent waters
In This IssueFrom the ED 1Endowment Fund Established 2From the President 2Indian Mound Update 2 All About the Birds and the Bees 3Advocacy in Action 4 Conservation Charlotte I. How Does it Work 4 II. Conservation Corridors 5Plight of the Panther 6 Perry N. Cook, Guest Speaker 7This Year's Lecture Series 7Meeting Schedule 8
It is a pleasure to join one of the oldest land conservancies in Florida as your new Executive Director. You all should be proud of what you have achieved.
My goals with Lemon Bay Conservancy include helping establish a land acquisition policy, fund-raising to support this policy, and maintaining the land that we already have in the condition that it should be in. These are basic policies of any land trust. However, LBC has a long history of doing
community outreach and educational programs, which I believe are important for the continuing education of our constituency. I continue to be amazed and pleased how much the “retirees” in Florida are not very interested in retiring their brain cells.
I moved to Florida from the Philadelphia area, with its lush green
landscape and plentiful wildlife, which I loved, but felt that I no longer needed to deal with ice and snow. I have grown to love Florida, espe-cially the birds and, yes, even the alligators that hang out in my back-yard by the river. I hope to be able to help preserve as much of this
paradise as I can for the next generation.
In a prior life, most of my experience has been in marketing, sales and finance with for-profit businesses. At the same time, I have served on a number of not-for-profit Boards and worked with many organizations on fund-raising activities. I have also done work with community organizations in land use planning, and have worked with historical preservation trusts to protect significant properties.
As you can see, I have been a volunteer with much of my time. I know that the programs we have done and hope to do in the future need volunteers to be successful. Please consider doing something that you enjoy, so that we may help preserve the land that you enjoy and appreciate. If you can, please stop by our office for a visit – I am there most days from 9 to 5. I hope to be able to get to know as many of you as possible and look forward to your help and participation. g
Rich DeGennero -setting new goals for future of the
express permission of the Lemon Bay Conservancy and/or Lakeside Studio [email protected]
Lemon Bay Conservancy, Inc. PO Box 508, Englewood, Florida 34295, 941.475.9021
www.lemonbayconservancy.org(Member, Land Trust Alliance)
running: helping to shape plans for the 2008 Toast to the Coast celebration, working with our partner Wildlands Conservation, Inc. to bring useful information on Conservation Charlotte to the membership and community at large, and by representing the Conservancy at public meetings on key local issues. While he has only just begun, we look forward to Rich providing the stability and intellect needed to direct and fulfill the mission of Lemon Bay Conservancy.
We should all take pride in our progress this year. From our newslet-ter to our fundraiser to the Indian Mound Village grant package and fundraising to our excellent lecture series last season and the series of watershed programs scheduled for this season. It’s all the direct result of good leadership and planning, great teamwork by our Board of Directors, committees, and you—our members and volunteers—plus one often overlooked but vital component: partnerships.
We began the year partner-ing with Wildlands Conservation (formerly PEER). Working closely, our team was awarded the
Conservation Charlotte contract which helps Charlotte County identify and purchase environ-mentally sensitive lands. We part-nered with County staff on issues relating to Cedar Point Park; with Charlotte County Commissioners to ensure they understand our over-building concerns; with Charlotte
Harbor Environmental Center, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, and the Sierra Club on several key environmental con-servation programs to benefit the community. Clearly, partnering is extremely beneficial to
the Conservancy. It provides the strength of greater numbers and more access to talents we need. It allows us greater reach into the communities we serve and success implementing important ideas and projects. And as an added benefit, wonderful new friendships are established via partnering. g
INDIAN MOUND VILLAGE UPDATE
Lemon Bay Conservancy applied for a $1,220,000 grant from
Florida Communities Trust in May.
Lemon Bay Conservancy Endowment Fund Established
Responsible fund raising is a 365-day job. Maximizing the return on your gener-
ous gifts is a primary responsibility. Your Board of Directors approved joining other responsible not-for-profit organizations by investing core funds in an endowment through the highly respected Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. The Foundation increases our “pur-chasing” power by combining dollars from multiple funds that generates access to the most secure, highest return investment products available.
You can donate to the Lemon Bay Conservancy Fund by check or credit card to either the Conservancy or directly through Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. Call us at 941-475-9021 or visit the Foundation website "http://www.gcfoundation.org"
Select "Donate on-line on the left hand side bar – click "give by credit card _ select Lemon Bay Conservancy on drop down box
From the President, Jim Cooper
The Conservancy is pleased to announce our new Executive Director, Rich DeGennaro.
Rich joined our team in mid-August. He brings an extraordinary background in finance, marketing and board leadership as well as a deep-rooted love of nature that fuels his passion for conservation. Please take the time to meet and greet Rich. He has hit the ground
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY, INC., ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW AND WITHIN IRS GUIDELINES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL OMNIBUS RECONCILIATIONS ACT OF 1993, DONORS ARE NOTIFIED THAT NO GOODS OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CONSIDERATION FOR CONTRIBUTION TO LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA STATUTES, CHAPTER 496 OF THE SOLICITATION CONTRIBUTION ACT, DONORS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY DOES NOT RETAIN PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS OR FUND RAISING CONSULTANTS AND 100% OF EACH CONTRIBUTION IS RECEIVED BY LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY, INC. A COPY OF LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY’S OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION (STATE REGISTRATION #CH14541) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-435-7352. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
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thought to attracting a wide variety of wildlife. Birdhouses are scattered about their property and even across the street. They take the nesting boxes down in summer and discover oddities such as a squirrel’s tail and a snakeskin lining the nests. Their yard’s a mecca for butterflies. Once Jean saw a large otter crossing the yard on the way to some undisclosed destination.
On the other hand, Jack Taylor has left things pretty much as he found it on his two-acre lot. He’s a believer in living gently on the earth--his small trailer which meets his hous-ing needs wonderfully well melds beautifully into the landscape, a salt marsh canal. Slash pines--rem-nants of coastal pine flatwoods that canopied the area years ago—have been left alone.
The focal point of Linda Wilson’s small-er yard is the pond with koi. There I sat peacefully on a bench surrounded by trees, shrubs and flowers where a gourd with a hole punched in its side made a wonderful home for frogs.
Marly Watko’s house is a good example of how to fit a larger home into the landscape. Even though it’s a two-story house, it blends beau-tifully into a setting of large live oaks with an understory of fire-bush, beautyberry and other shrubs. A large colony of honeybees is safely sequestered high up in a beautiful old slash pine. In answer
We recently received notification of our ranking among the 124 appli-cants who applied for more than $270 million dollars from a fund that offered $66 million for the 2007 grant cycle. Needless-to-say, com-petition was fierce.
Indian Mound Village did not score as well as we had hoped, falling about midway in qualify-ing points. The top nine projects consumed $57 million or 85% of available funds. All applicants are given an opportunity to recover points at a November presentation in Tallahassee. We will be there. In the meantime, we continue to implement our plan of action which includes a multitude of alternative funding options designed as a fail-safe should FCT not come through. Watch for updates on acquisition of this wonderful coastal-Lemon-Bay historic site. g
All about the Birds and the Bees by Fran Palmeri (exerPt)
This year’s Gardening for Wildlife Homescape Tour is all about backyard habitats.
And what a wonderful group orga-nizers have assembled for you!
Birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife await you in a variety of set-tings, some carefully preserved and nurtured, others allowed to run wild. Two South Sarasota County and two North Charlotte County homeown-ers have opened their yards to the public on November 17 from 9 to 4. Some like Jean and Jerry Becker’s and Jack Taylor’s properties could qualify as micro-parks, both with different approaches.
Every square foot of the Becker's yard near Manasota Key has been lovingly planned out with the
to my hesitation about approach-ing them I was told- “Don’t worry! They bother no one.”
Some of these yards are Backyard Wildlife Habitat certified by the National Wildlife Federation, which means they provide food, water, cover and a place to raise their young.
Join us November 17 Rain or Shine. Cost is $10.00 per carload;
proceeds go to participating envi-ronmental groups. Pick up maps to homes and wildlife gardening information the day of the event at Cedar Point Environmental Park's Nature Center, 2300 Placida Road Englewood FL 34224. For more information, contact Laurel Schiller at the Florida Native Plant Nursery, (941) 322-1915 or Bobbi Rodgers at Cedar Point Environmental Park (941) 475-0769. g
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Harmless honeybees, vanishing pollinators, find safe haven at the Watko home.
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T O A S T T O T H E C O A S T 2 0 0 8 w i l l b e h e l d W e d n e s d a y , 2 0 F E B , a t B o c a R o y a l e G o l f a n d C o u n t r y C l u b i n E n g l e w o o d . B e s u r e t o s a v e t h e d a t e a n d w a t c h f o r d e t a i l s o f t h i s f u n e v e n t !
Our mission includes partici-pation in appropriate leg-islative issues. Your Board
of Directors continues to monitor issues relating to the health and wellbeing of waterways and uplands that fall within our area of interest. Some examples of what we have been doing:
•The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners was poised to with-draw support for the acquisition of El Jobean Park. The Conservancy requested that the Commission delay a final decision until all issues relating to this potentially vibrant property could be explored. The last natural mangrove forest on the Peace River within Charlotte County sits on this land. The Commission granted a 90-day fact-finding stay.
•Lemon Bay Park of Sarasota County purchased 11 acres through a Florida Communities Trust grant in 2005. The grant requires that certain improve-ments non-disruptive to the environment be made to property for which it provides funding. The surrounding homeowners were dissatisfied with the proposed improvements. While the Conservancy supports the land acquisition and provision of public access, we requested that Sarasota County revisit their plans in an attempt to accommodate the needs of the immediate community.
•Tallahassee proposed a statewide moratorium on the creation of coun-ty fertilizer ordinances. Sarasota County responded by accelerating their efforts to research, author and approve language designed to pro-tect our waters from nitrogen over-
load caused by household use of fertilizers. Lemon Bay Conservancy strongly supported the Sarasota initiative and took the issue one step further: We lobbied Charlotte County to adopt a similar ordinance.
•In addition to preserving land and waterways, our mission is to protect the wildlife that lives there-on. Wildlife Center of Venice is the only state and federally certified rescue, rehabilitation, and release facility between Punta Gorda and
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Anna Maria Island. It is located in Sarasota County and sick, injured and orphaned critters often find their way to the Center in Sarasota County vehicles. The Center faced closure due to a technicality in the zoning law.Lemon Bay Conservancy joined a host of advocates success-fully requesting Sarasota County grant a Special Exception. Wildlife can continue to depend upon the angels of mercy who work and vol-unteer at the Center. g
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ADVOCACY IN ACTION
How does it work?C O N S E RVAT I O N C H A R L OT T E I
by StaFF WildlandS ConServation, inC. (Formerly Peer inC.)
Conservation Charlotte is a tax-payer-funded county program
implemented to purchase environ-mentally sensitive lands throughout Charlotte County. All funds raised through the program are used to buy and manage environmental lands. These lands will be owned by the public forever.
Any citizen can nominate a site for Conservation Charlotte. All nominated sites go through a scientific evaluation process
during which they are reviewed and then voted on by a citi-zen oversight committee called the “Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee” (ESLOC). The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) then reviews and votes on the sites. Once approved by both groups, sites are added to the program’s Protection Priority List, and nego-tiations begin with willing sellers for protection of each approved site. The program is strictly vol-untary, and no site is added to the Protection Priority List unless the owner is willing to participate.
Ecologists evaluate the proposed properties based on the following science-based criteria: rarity, con-nectedness, quality, manageability and water resources.
The goal of the program is to acquire lands that rank high in many categories of the criteria to maximize the benefit from every dollar spent. For example, a site that is adjacent to other public lands (connectivity), is large (manageability), includes a creek (water resource), and has rare habitat would (rarity) rank very high. It is also important that the purchase price be reasonable.
Lands acquired will include wet-lands, rare or high-quality uplands, wildlife corridors (lands that link existing preserves), and other lands that provide habitat for rare or endangered species. These lands protect our local native wildlife including the Florida panther, bald eagle, Florida black bear and mana-tee. Lands acquired will help buffer vital coastal and freshwater areas that include Charlotte Harbor, Peace River, Lemon Bay and Shell Creek.
A number of site nominations have already begun their journeys through the program process, and the purchase of four land par-
B E A V O L U N T E E R - C o n s e r v a n c y a c t i v i t i e s a r e f u n a n d r e w a r d i n g . C a l l 9 4 1 - 4 7 5 - 9 0 2 1 f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n h o w y o u c a n p a r t i c i p a t e !
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C O N S E RVAT I O N C H A R L OT T E I IConservation CorridorsA Conservation Corridor may
be defined as “an ecologically functional landscape linkage that connects two larger core preservation areas”.
All of west-central and southwest Florida’s coastal counties (with the exception of Manatee County) have similar voter-approved conservation programs, including our two neigh-bors: Sarasota and Lee Counties. There are existing conservation lands in Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee coun-ties which Conservation Charlotte may be able to connect, creating regional conservation corridors across county lines. DeSoto County contains conservation land under the ownership of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), a state entity, which sits adjacent to Charlotte County’s northern border. Charlotte County itself hosts the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park and Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, both of which could potentially be connected or extended under this program.
Regional conservation lands may be owned by Federal, State, County or City governments or by private entities such as land trusts. Some lands are held in private ownership, but their conservation interests are protected by conservation easements
which allow a second party such as the government to own and retire all rights to alter the property’s natural state, thus preserving it. There are a number of options for Charlotte County to partner with government entities or private groups on the purchase and /or management of conservation lands. Potential part-ners are chosen and approached on a case-by-case basis, depending upon whether their areas of interest match the characteristics of a particular site nomination.
Wildlands Conservation, Inc., staff keep up with existing and new conservation information relating to potential partner groups and adjacent counties’ programs. If a Conservation Charlotte site nomination sits adja-cent to conservation lands in a neigh-boring county, it receives a higher connectivity ranking when evaluated, and that factor is considered by the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee (ESLOC) and Board of County Commissioners (BCC) when they vote on the nomi-nation. g
CITIZENS FOR SENSIBLE GROWTH of Sarasota County asks for your support of the 06NOV ballot initiative that will require a super-majority for the County Commission to approve changes to the Comprehensive Plan that increase land-use density or intensity. Visit their website for details. www.sarasotacitizens.org
Who are the members of ESLOC?Individuals serving on the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee are listed with their professional affiliation. Also noted are the requirements established for membership to the committee:
2 members with expertise in business, real estate or land developmentDoug Tucker – Mortgage BrokerJim Cooper – Executive Director of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority
3 members with expertise relating to environment or in one of the natural sciencesAlton Cheatham – CEO of the Charlotte Harbor Environmental CenterDr. Gregg Klowden, Ph.D. – Wildlife BiologistClarke Keller – Biologist / Farmer
2 members representing civic, chari-table or homeowners groups or recre-ational users of lands or other commu-nity interestsRuth Bromberg – CitizenDr. Willard Coy – Citizen, Dentist (retired)
When and where does ESLOC meet?There will be three more meetings in 2007. Following is the current schedule:October 9, 2007 (Second Tuesday of the month)November 13, 2007 (Second Tuesday of the month)December 4, 2007 (First Tuesday of the month)
All meetings are from 3:00pm-5:00pm in Room #106 of the Charlotte County Government Offices at Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte. They are open to the public.
cels in the Buck Creek area of Charlotte County have been partially funded by this program to date. Negotiations have begun on several other parcels.
The Conservation Charlotte project is being managed by the Charlotte County Natural Resources Department with the assistance of Wildlands Conservation, Inc. (a local, science-based non-profit organization). The Lemon Bay
Conservancy is partnered with Wildlands Conservation, Inc., to educate the public about the pro-gram. For more information or to pick up a Conservation Charlotte site nomination form, stop in at the Lemon Bay Conservancy office or visit the Charlotte County website at: http://www.charlottecountyfl.com/environ-mentalservices/naturalresources/ConservationCharlotte/.
Everglades National Park protecting 26,400 acres of panther habitat. The cats’ territorial requirements still far exceed the government owned land available.
The second leading cause of death among Florida panthers is automobiles. In 2007, a record 14 panther deaths have already occurred on Florida roads. This will increase as growth pushes panthers out of their established territories and onto roads required by increas-ing human populations.
The Florida panther has been at the center of a controversy over the science used to manage the species. One very successful program was the Genetic Restoration Program, begun in 1995, with the introduction of eight female Texas cougars into the Florida panther population. The cougars mated with Florida panthers and produced offspring that restored the historic gene flow and saved the Florida panther from certain demise due to inbreeding.
Subsequently, disagreement between scientists about the location and nature of critical habitat and disputes over management involving property developers and environ-mental organizations have hindered efforts to save the panther. New
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FEATURE ARTICLE:
THE PLIGHT OF THE PANTHERby Carol PeterSon
Few if any of us will ever encounter a Florida panther in the wild. Unfortunately, we
are more likely to see a dead pan-ther on a busy road in Southwest Florida where panthers are losing habitat to development.
This unique subspecies of Cougar once roamed all of the southeastern United States. Today, the remaining population of these endangered animals is isolated in Southwest Florida, occupying about 5% of their historic range.
Although more panthers live in Southwest Florida today than at any time since the 1950s (an estimated 80 – 100 adults) the cats still face a difficult and uncertain future due to declining habitat. Lands that have been identified as “essential panther habitat” are disappearing at a rate of 1% a year. Wildlife experts say a population of at least 240 panthers is needed to ensure survivability.
Panthers require large contiguous areas of habitat. Each animal has a home range or territory in which to hunt. A male panther’s home range may cover as much as 250 square miles. As development encroaches, males are forced into one another’s territory. Since a male panther will not tolerate other males in his range, this often leads to death – one of the two most common causes of mortal-ity. The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1989. It is part of a larger piece of land including parts of the Big Cypress National Preserve and
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development projects have been approved on or adjacent to lands designated important panther habi-tat—lands that should be preserved along with the federal sanctuaries. While the permitting processes were slowed and mitigation requirements imposed, no proposed development has been halted due to the risk of harming the animals.
In 2000, conservationists filed suit against the USFWS, US Army Corp of Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration to protect priority panther habitat in south Florida. Despite this and other suits like it, some of the most controver-sial projects were allowed to go for-ward even though the government’s own biologists saw potential prob-lems for the cats.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s methodology for determin-ing where and how development can occur was challenged by the Florida Panther Scientific Review Team and a complaint brought by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Andrew Eller, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. They were success-ful in demonstrating that agencies continued to knowingly use incor-rect data. Environmental groups
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In 2007, there have already
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successfully contended that habitat development was permitted when it should not have been and document-ed the link between incorrect data and financial conflicts of interest.
Despite USFWS’s commitment to using the “best available science” in its decisions, conservationists aren’t convinced. A National Wildlife Federation environmental policy specialist who recently helped revise the government’s recovery plan for the cats, says, “We’ve asked to see the scientific documents behind their methodology, but we can’t get them….As far as we can tell, there is no scientific underpinning to the mitigation, and no proof that it is helping.”
Meanwhile, each new develop-ment means more people, more traf-fic and more hazards for an endan-gered creature that is rebounding but is still far from the estimated 240 needed to sustain the population.
What can you do? Support legis-lation that will create wildlife cor-ridors designed for their protection. Share your knowledge of this great cat with friends, neighbors, and visi-tors to Southwest Florida. And give generously to your Conservancy for land acquisition initiatives. g
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W O U L D Y O U L I K E T O M A K E Y O U R D O N O R D O L L A R S C O U N T F O R M O R E ?You can reduce postage and printing costs so that we can conserve more land by electing e-mail over snail mail. Send your e-mail address and instructions to [email protected]
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Please send the following electronically (check all that apply):c Newsletters c Membership Renewals c Notices of Events
GUEST SPEAKER N. Perry Cook,Immediate Past Executive Director of Lemon Bay Conservancy, offers his views on “A Community’s Balance Sheet.”
Someone asked me recently to sum up the work of the Lemon Bay Conservancy, in a short and targeted analysis, and I responded by say-
ing that the Conservancy’s work is that of adding to the “Asset” side of our community’s balance sheet. Our work truly off-sets the “Liability” side of this balance sheet. “How so”, the questioner responded. My response noted that through land preservation activities, the Conservancy provides:
• an environmental asset, as preserving land ensures that a defined natural balance remains stable...• a cultural asset, as today's, and future generations, have the opportunity to see a sample of Florida’s natural history...• an economic asset, as preserved property always has a positive impact on the value of adjacent property...• a service asset, as conservation properties provide communities with opportunities for working together to safeguard their natural past…• an investment asset, as rapid and exploitive development, is held in check.
Saving pockets of our natural landscape provides a win-win for the indigenous community. The process adds significantly to the “Asset” side of the com-munity’s balance sheet. This is the work of the Lemon Bay Conservancy...the benefit that accrues to the community the Conservancy serves. g
TAX INCENTIVE FOR SENIORS! Another benefit of longevity! If you are lucky enough to be 70 ½, you may be eligible for a tax free distribu-tion from your regular IRA. Through 2007, transfers up to $100,000 to a public charity like Lemon Bay Conservancy can be made. Such contributions count as part of your Required Minimum Distribution and do not increase taxable income. Roth IRAs also qualify. You can obtain more information at http://www.SDSM&TFoundation.org or your personal account.
WATER: Man and the Source of Life2007/8 Lecture Series
The theme for this season’s lecture series centers on life-giving water. Speakers will approach our subject from a variety of perspectives:
The condition of our waterwaysThe toll of pollutionSources and usage – the Peace River equationHow the activities of man has affected the water supplyHow land acquisition can ameliorate demands for water Defining development strategies that conserve waterStimulating quality of life while protecting water resources
Each lecturer will provide a synopsis of their presentation which will be pre-sented to participants in notebook form. The book will also contain contact lists that will enable you to pursue each topic from home. Be sure to attend all seven lectures. Meet your neighbors, learn about issues, and take home useful material that will help you find answers to your ques-tions. Lectures begin at 7 p.m. Social hour: 6:30 to 7.
For a complete l i s t ing o f l e c tures , s ee Page 8 .
Thursday, Oct.11 7:00 PM. General Meeting, Cedar Point Park Linda Young, Clean Water Network – Health of Florida's Coastal Tributaries Thursday, Nov. 8th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Cedar Point Park Stuart DeCew, Sierra Club – Waste Water and Red Tide
Thursday, Dec. 13th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Cedar Point Park Dr. Bill Dunson, Professor Emeritus Penn State University – Peace River and Our Drinking Water
Thursday, Jan. 10th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park Dr. Lisa Beever, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program – State of Charlotte Harbor -Water and Life: Changes around Lemon Bay and Charlotte Harbor Thursday, Feb. 14th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park Ed Freeman, Wildlands Conservation, Inc. – Land Conservation and Water – Land Acquisition Strategies to Protect our Waters
Wed. Mar. 19th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Boca Grande Community Center Tim Center, Collins Center for Public Policy – Growth and Conservation Co-hosted with Friends of Boca Grande Community Center
Thursday, Apr. 10th 7:00 PM General Meeting, Lemon Bay Park Wayne Daltry, Lee County Smart Growth – Slowing Growth while Growing the Economy
Be sure to visit our web for the latest additions and updates. Many exciting events and informative programs being planned.www.lemonbayconservancy.org Meetings and programs are open to the public.
Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Upcoming Meetings and Programs
The Eighth Annual Charlotte Harbor Nature Festivalwill be held Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
at the Charlotte County Sports Complex located at 2300 El Jobean Rd/SR 776 in Port Charlotte.For more information, visit www.chnep.org
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