2012 Florida Forever Conservation CalendarHOLIDAY GIFTS WITH A MESSAGE
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The Florida Forever Conservation Calendar highlights the beauty of the lands yet to be protected.
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The 2012 edition of the Florida Forever Conservation Calendar is the best yet. Its breathtaking photographs are more beautiful than ever, and its conservation message is more critical than ever.
Developed in cooperation with the Florida Forever Coalition, the fourth edition of the calendar tells about the Florida Forever program, why we need it, its future, and the current threats to its holdings and funding.The message and the photography together underscore the value of conservation lands to Floridians who might not otherwise know what is at stake.These lands will not be safe from development without public support for the Florida Forever program.Your gift of the calendar will help carry this message.
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And meet Kevin Barry, the winner of this year's on-line Photography Contest. His profusion of Bur Marigold blooms in Polk County's Lake Hatchineha Watershed (pronounced "hatch-n-haw") is the September image in LINC's Florida Forever 2012 Conservation Photography Calendar. READ MORE
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LINC to commission artists for GREATER EVERGLADES CONSERVATION ATLAS
Get ready to take a virtual tour of the Everglades! A generous grant of $25,000 from RBC Capital Markets will enable LINC, in partnership with National
Geographic's Maps Division, to build a Greater Everglades Conservation Atlas using place-based works of art.
The Atlas will offer people a way to experience the Everglades as never before, in a virtual on-line gallery featuring ten of Florida's most celebrated painters, print makers, photographers and videographers. The Atlas will increase watershed awareness, and READ MORE
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Spotlight On!
LINC BOARD MEMBER CHRISTOPER M. STILL
As a new member of the LINC Board of Directors, Christopher Still reveals, "I wanted to be involved with LINC's mission to celebrate and protect Florida's natural and cultural heritage through the visual arts. As an artist, I think that is an exciting agenda and I am proud to be a part of it."
The LINC Board appointment is an appropriate fit for Still, known for his fascinating studies of Floridians in their natural environment. His people are just as much a part of the landscape as the landscape is a part of his people. "What I try to do is use iconic images," Still explains, "to tell a complicated story simply." READ MORE
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Florida Wildlife Corridor
EXPEDITION ~ 1000 Miles in 100 Days
With the American Space program grounded, the next best scientific expedition to watch and follow will be the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition launching on January 17, 2012.
The expedition will cover 1,000 miles in 100 days, from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp. The journey aims to inspire, excite, and enlighten scientists, artists, reporters, citizens, and national and international tourists about the relationship between landscapes, watersheds, and inhabitants. READ MORE
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THE EDISON & FORD
VAGABONDS EXHIBIT
A Nation's Camping Adventure starts in the Everglades
 The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition launching next year is not the first highly-publicized expedition into Florida's expansive and enigmatic wilderness. America's first expedition of scientific celebrities exploring the 'river of grass' occurred nearly a century ago. In 1914, three famous friends-Thomas Edison, the "Wizard" of electricity; Henry Ford, the pioneer auto-maker; and John Burroughs, best-selling nature writer-trekked into the wilds for a camping adventure in the Everglades. READ MORE |
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November 27, 2011 - January 2, 2012
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary375 Sanctuary Road West, Naples, FL 34120
January 17- March 25, 2012 1000 Miles in 100 Days: The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition |
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