(Tampa, FL.) –Friends of the Riverwalk Executive Director, MaryBeth Williams, has been honored for her contributions to Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. The nonprofit honored Williams with an Environmental Service Project award at its 33rd Annual Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Awards Breakfast. Williams was recognized for the regular Riverwalk cleanups she has organized since taking the … [Read more...] about Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Honors Friends of the Riverwalk Executive Director MaryBeth Williams
Environmental, Parks, Agriculture
Jelks Family Foundation awards $25,000 grant to Conservation Foundation
OSPREY, FL (December 14, 2021) The Jelks Family Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 grant to Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast for conservation of priority land in Manatee County. The grant will be held in Conservation Foundation’s revolving Land Fund. Established in 2017, the Land Fund is used to quicken the pace of land conservation when other public and private … [Read more...] about Jelks Family Foundation awards $25,000 grant to Conservation Foundation
2022 Sarasota County NEST calendar now available at county facilities
SARASOTA COUNTY - Sarasota County's 2022 Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team (NEST) Calendar is now available at county facilities while supplies last. The calendar is provided each year to build community awareness and introduce environmental and sustainability practices to elementary school-aged children. This year's theme, "Bee Kind to the Environment," challenged … [Read more...] about 2022 Sarasota County NEST calendar now available at county facilities
Northeast Pasco Residents Fight Rezoning For a 550 RV/Condo Resort In the Protected Northeast Rural Area Overlay
Residents don’t oppose development that is congruent with the county’s Comprehensive Plan, but this development is just wrong: wrong location, wrong zoning changes, wrong density! Dade City, Florida. Thursday, December 6, 2021, at 1:30 pm at the Historic Dade City Courthouse the first public hearing about a proposed RV Condo park on rural Lake Iola Road will take place. … [Read more...] about Northeast Pasco Residents Fight Rezoning For a 550 RV/Condo Resort In the Protected Northeast Rural Area Overlay
Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards $62,500 grant to Conservation Foundation
OSPREY, FL (December 7, 2021) Gulf Coast Community Foundation recently awarded a $62,500 grant to Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to help fund the creation of a new Nature Interpreter position and program. Supporting Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Climate Change and Environmental Quality priority, Conservation Foundation’s Nature Interpretation program will provide … [Read more...] about Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards $62,500 grant to Conservation Foundation