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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 #1294 |
A Founding Sponsor of Eco-Voice
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***SAVE OUR SEAS, BEACHES AND SHORES, INC. ***
Go to: www.sosbs.org for the petition to protect our beaches
Mission
The Florida Wildlife Federation is a statewide nonprofit organization, made up of Floridians from all walks of life. Our common goal is to conserve Florida's fish, wildlife, water and plant life. We encourage all citizens to appreciate Florida's environment through sustainable outdoor recreation.
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"The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." -- Daniel Boorstein. Mark Renz photo art
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Clouds Effect on Climate Change Is Last Bastion for Dissenters
By JUSTIN GILLIS New York Times
LAMONT, Okla. - For decades, a small group of scientific dissenters has been trying to shoot holes in the prevailing science of climate change, offering one reason after another why the outlook simply must be wrong.
Josh Haner/The New York Times
This series focuses on the central arguments in the climate debate and examining the evidence for global warming and its consequences.
"There is always some possibility that the scientific consensus may be wrong and Dr. Lindzen may be right, or that both may be wrong. But the worst possible place to resolve such issues is the political arena."
Alexander Flax, Potomac, MD
Over time, nearly every one of their arguments has been knocked down by accumulating evidence, and polls say 97 percent of working climate scientists now see global warming as a serious risk.
Yet in recent years, the climate change skeptics have seized on one last argument that cannot be so readily dismissed. Their theory is that clouds will save us. .....
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When ethics are left out of the discussion.
Mark Renz photo and words
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The May 18 AWRA Florida Section meeting will be held in the USGS Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701). Meeting registration opens at 11:30. You can register on line and review the complete agenda under the meetings link on the AWRA Florida Section webpage - www.awraflorida.org
. Additional information is available in the April Watershed Newsletter - available under the newsletter link on the website.
Please note a $5.00 parking permit must be purchased at the USF Welcome Center located in the white gingerbread house at the Northeast corner of 5th Avenue South and 2nd Street. Visitor parking is available in the multistory parking lot on 6th Avenue South and 3rd Street.
If you have any questions, contact the meeting chair, Nicole Caesar at 813 385 8013 or ncaesar@gmail.com
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Chief of Engineers Report for C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project
View the Chief of Engineers Report for the C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project: http://evergladesplan.org/pm/projects/project_docs/pdp_29_c11/013012_c111_chiefs_report.pdf
The C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project focuses on the restoration of flows to Florida Bay via Taylor Slough in Everglades National Park as well as the restoration of the Southern Glades and Model Lands and other associated wetlands and estuarine systems. It plays an integral role in meeting the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) system-wide ecosystem restoration goals and objectives.
View the Final PIR and EIS for the C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project: http://evergladesplan.org/pm/projects/docs_29_c111_pir.aspx
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Miami Dade's 6th Annual Tree Summit!
Thurs., May 10| F.I.U. Modesto Campus| 9-4 p.m.
Miami-Dade Community Image Advisory Board and Florida International University (F.I.U.) is sponsoring the 6th Annual Tree Summit.Tropical Audubon Society's longtime Board Member Gary Hunt will be honored at the event. Please attend and show support for his great work!
The keynote speaker is Dr. Kathleen Wolf, from the University of Washington College of the Environment. Dr. Wolf will present recent research results on the economic relationship between urban forests and healthy communities, and measures the social impact of urban forests in the context of economic growth. Our own Gary Hunt, TAS Board of Director, will be honored at the Summit!
Students, industry, government, non-profit, and interested parties all welcome! There is no cost. RSVP required, please contact the Miami-Dade Office of Community Image by May 4th.
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Deer mansion
Babcock -- Mark Renz photo
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SAVE THE DATE! Everglades Coalition's 28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE Hosted by the Everglades Foundation January 10-13, 2013 Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida www.evergladescoalition.org |
Yes, it will be the 10th Annual River, Roots & Ruts Trail Run! And we intend to make it even special-er than all the other special RRR's. Mark Sunday, January 6, 2013 on your calendar, same Hog Time, same Hog Place. (8:00 am at the Caloosahatchee Regional Park)
Registration is now open. Once again the half marathon/relay will be limited to 350 runners with no limit on the Fun Run.
Only seven months to get in shape!
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Florida Forever Coalition
Saving Essential Florida: Creating Permanent Funding for Land Conservation.
A proposal by the Florida Wildlife Federation, working with its partners in the Florida Forever Coalition, to create a permanent, dedicated source of state revenue from the existing documentary stamp tax to fund land preservation. This will continue and expand one of the world's largest and most successful land conservation programs.
Goal:
Utilize every approach available to renew and expand Florida's land conservation efforts by succeeding the present Florida Forever program with a larger, more flexible and inclusive program of land preservation. The need to get it done now is urgent, while there are still opportunities to conserve large, connected landscapes. Many private landowners who wish to protect their lands are willing to sell or donate conservation easements. Public lands, such as our state parks (which hosted more than 19 million visitors last year) and our state forests, both need additional lands and linkages to protect them from rampant development. What is lacking is a reliable source of funding to accomplish these goals when Florida Forever ends.
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Pied-billed grebe -- Mark Renz photo
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CHNEP 2013 calendar: Art and photos are due July 14
We live in a beautiful place and many of you have captured this beauty in your artwork, as is evidenced by the calendars produced by the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) since 2005. There are two ways to submit your images: by email or on a compact disk (CD). No matter which way the images are provided, they must be received by 5 p.m. July 14, 2012. If you hand deliver them, they must be dropped off at the office before 5 p.m. on Friday, July 13.
Each entry must be accompanied by a release form that allows the CHNEP to use the entries in items such as the calendar, the Harbor Happenings newsletter or on the program website. Images will only be posted for selection if a completed release form (available at www.CHNEP.org http://www.CHNEP.org is received and if the images are submitted as digital files.
Send the images by email to mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org <mailto:mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org .
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Florida Planning and Zoning Association
2012 Conference
June 20-23 -- Downtown Orlando
This year's annual FPZA conference, "Connecting the Dots," will address planning techniques and principles necessary to effectively link our communities together. Participants will hear from experts in the fields of multi-modal transportation, sustainability, mixed uses, and private / public partnerships, which collectively create better places and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors of Florida.
For more information, please visit http://www.1000fof.org/FPZA%20Conference%202012%20Information.pdf
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South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Working Group-sponsored Public Workshop for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) - West Palm Beach, FL
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| | Date: | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | | Time: | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | | Meeting Documents: |
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South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Headquarters
3301 Gun Club Road
Building B-1, Governing Board Auditorium
West Palm Beach, FL 33406 | | Contacts: |
For additional information, go to http://www.sfrestore.org/cepp/cepp.html
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Sandhill crane wing -- Mark Renz photo art
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