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Charles G. Pattison, FAICPOfficers

Timothy Jackson, Chair

Longwood

Milissa Holland, Vice Chair

Palm Coast

F. Gregory Barnhart, Secretary

West Palm Beach

Terry Turner, Treasurer

Sarasota

Board Members

Jim Nicholas, Gainesville

Steve Pfeiffer, Sarasota

Vicki Tschinkel, Tallahassee

C. Allen Watts, Deland

Board Members Emeritus

Nathaniel P. Reed, Chairman Emeritus

Hobe Sound

Lester Abberger, Tallahassee

Robert Davis, Seaside

Earl Starnes, Cedar Key

Staff

Charles G. Pattison, FAICP, President

Joanne Davis, Community Planner

Kathleen Morris, Executive Assistant

Dan Pennington, Community Planner

Jaimie A. Ross, Affordable Housing Director

Vivian Young, AICP, Communications Director

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Foresight is published by 1000 Friends of Florida, a

nonprofit membership organization founded in

1986. 1000 Friends of Florida works to save special

places, fight sprawl, and build better communities.

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It is all about the water--Florida’s surface andground waters to be exact. These important

resources are so critical, both environmentallyand economically. We hear this from AdamPutnam, Commissioner for Agriculture andConsumer Services, who says it is as much aboutquality as it is quantity. We hear it fromGovernor Scott with his support for theApalachicola River and Everglades restorationprojects. Senator Joe Negron is chairing a

committee to examine what can be done to better control Lake Okeechobeedischarges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers and the Indian RiverLagoon. And Senator David Simmons is saying that 2014 is the year to enactcomprehensive statutory reform to protect our springs.

Certainly this is all welcome news, but we are long past the time for more“conversation.” Action is needed now, not words, and action must include bothstatutory reform AND money. The Governor can lead through his budgetproposal and to some extent line item vetoes, but it is the Legislature thatusually has the larger say in budget approval. Will that be the case in the 2014session? Remember that this will be an election year session, something thatusually results in few bold steps. We want to believe that this year will bedifferent, and here is how you can help.

Remind the Governor and your Legislators that now is the time to fund andprotect water resources. That funding must support needed and overduestatutory changes. Make sure theyunderstand that the “cheapest” water wehave is what we conserve. Please helpthem to understand that alternative watersupplies are not the only way forward. Letthem know that ignoring water qualityimpacts from urban and rural developmenthas resulted in what we now see in oursprings. Do this, and we have a chance attrue reform.

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Photographer in Focus: Paul Marcellini

Florida’s Water and Land Legacy

Deadline LoomsOn September 26, the Florida SupremeCourt approved the ballot language forFlorida’s Water and Land LegacyAmendment. The next step is to gather683,149 valid signatures by November 30of this year to ensure that the proposedconstitutional amendment will appear onthe November 2014 ballot. As we go topress, valid signatures are still needed toensure that the amendment is placed onthe 2014 ballot.

If approved, the amendment will allocate lessthan one percent of the state’s budget(starting with $648 million in 2015) tokeeping Florida’s water clean and protect ourbeaches, springs, wildlife habitat and othernatural areas for future generations.

Please visit www.floridawaterlandlegacy.orgto sign the petition and find other ways youcan help. Florida’s environment and futuredepend on you!

Paul Marcellini picked up a camera in 2005 to document his adventuresin college. Upon graduation, he began shooting constantly in theEverglades and won a trip to Africa with one of those images. This led tothe realization that photography was what he wanted to do for the restof his life.

Now, having won international competitions and published extensively,he continues to explore unspoiled Florida and present it with dramaticlight. He hopes to promote conservation of these lands through his workand create awareness of the unique ecosystems that Florida harbors. Ifhe is not out in the swamps or forests, you can find him participating inmany of the local art shows in the winter season.

To find out more and see his complete portfolio, please visitwww.paulmarcellini.com

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The word is finally getting out that Florida’s springs are inperil. From pollution from excessive nutrients to dwindlingwater supply, Florida’s springs are facing unprecedentedpressures.

Senator David Simmons, a Republican from AltamonteSprings, is drafting springs legislation for considerationduring the 2014 legislative session. Among other things,the draft legislation would designate 21 “outstandingFlorida springs,” and require springs protection zones onadjoining lands. Additionally, it would require that theFlorida Department of Environmental Protection and watermanagement districts ensure sufficient water supply to keepthe springs viable. When asked by Bruce Ritchie of theFlorida Current why he was drafting this legislation, SenatorSimmons responded, “Because it should have been donefive years ago.”

The Florida Conservation Coalition (FCC) released a whitepaper on September 19, highlighting the urgent need tomove forward in removing nutrient contamination and

restoring flowing water to Florida’s damaged springs andother waters. Entitled Initiative to Protect Florida’s Springsand Significant Water Resources, the paper identifiespriority springs and water bodies, provides backgroundinformation on the threats, and outlines a series ofrecommendations and funding options.

On September 18, 1000 Friends hosted a webinar,Watershed Planning: Lessons Learned from Florida’sSprings. Former director of the Florida Springs Task ForceJim Stevenson and Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institutedirector Bob Knight covered challenges facing Florida’ssprings and workable planning strategies to address thosechallenges. They also provided case studies on Wakulla andRainbow Springs.

For more information on current springs protection efforts,including a link to the FCC paper and webinar broadcast,please visit www.1000friendsofflorida.org/saving-special-places/springs-protection/.

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By Executive Order, Governor Scott has created theConnect East Central Florida Task Force to evaluate anddevelop consensus recommendations on transportation,environment and land use planning for portions ofBrevard, Orange and Osceola counties. The first meeting isscheduled for January 2014, with seven additionalmeetings planned. The goal is to deliver an Action Reportto the Governor by December 1, 2014.

“Future Corridors has the potential to transform the faceof Florida,” says1000 Friends President Charles Pattison.He notes that this is the first task force created under thenew planning initiative. “1000 Friends is very engaged, asthis will set the precedent for future task forces throughoutthe state,” says Pattison.

Future Corridors encompasses five study areas, and itspurpose is to enhance transportation connectivity andupgrade existing and identify new facilities to addressanticipated growth. Earlier this year, 1000 Friends

partnered with conservation allies and FDOT to developGuiding Principles for Florida’s Future TransportationCorridor, and has submitted initial comment lettersavailable at www.1000friendsofflorida.org/building-better-communities/transportation/floridas-future-corridors-action-plan/.

Part of the Tampa Bay to Central Florida Study Area, theBrevard, Orange and Osceola County pilot area includesthe St. Johns and Econlockhatchee Rivers which providevital ecosystem and wildlife linkages between the northernand southern portions of the state. The pilot area alsocontains one of the largest privately owned land parcels inFlorida, the 290,000-acre Deseret Ranch, for which majordevelopment plans are being considered.

The Task Force will be managed by the Department ofEconomic Opportunity, the State Land Planning Agency,in cooperation with FDOT. Visitwww.flfuturecorridors.org for more information.

Connect East Central FloridaTask Force Created

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Focus on The Everglades

In an important and precedent-setting court victory, the 4th District Court of Appeals upheld 1000 Friends’appeal to deny the permit for the Lake Harbor Mine in Palm Beach County. Everglades Foundation scientist, Dr.Tom Van Lent, testified on behalf of 1000 Friends that, if approved, Lake Harbor Mine would provide majorimpediments to Everglades restoration water storage needs, as well as negative consequences for regionalgroundwater quality. In addition to denying the permit, the court’s ruling establishes that mining must beconsistent with local comprehensive plans.

Significant Lake Harbor Mine Court Victory

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Once again, 1000 Friends is questioning thedevelopment of a major tract of land in rural

Palm Beach County. Last year, developers boughtthe 4,700-acre Vavrus Ranch intending to developAvenir, a massive mixed use city far west of thecounty’s existing urban service boundary.

Located in Palm Beach Gardens within theLoxahatchee River basin, Vavrus adjoins thousandsof acres of publicly held natural areas. Long soughtfor public acquisition, the ranch is the last largetract of land in the area that could be restored aspart of the Palm Beach County Everglades systemand benefit restoration of the flows to theLoxahatchee River.

1000 Friends has played a leadership role inpreserving much of the old ranch, and hassuccessfully blocked development attempts for anumber of years, including a proposal for a ScrippsResearch Institute-related spinoff community. Thistime will be more challenging as, due to the 2011weakening of Florida’s growth management laws,there will be only limited state oversight of thismassive development.

Massive Development Proposed for Vavrus Ranch

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In an important victory for the environment, on October 10 the Palm Beach County Commission agreed to sell thenearly 2,000-acre Mecca Farms to the South Florida Water Management District. The former citrus grove willinclude a reservoir intended to support the Loxahatchee River, in turn supporting Everglades restoration efforts.

Mecca Farms, located far west of Palm Beach County’s urban services boundary, was the center of heated debateabout a decade ago when the Scripps Biomedical Research Institute proposed new development the size ofdowntown West Palm Beach. 1000 Friends took the lead in opposing siting Scripps on the remote rural lands, with1000 Friends president Charles Pattison noting, “This site contradicts every sound planning, land use andenvironmental principle on which Florida’s Growth Management Act is based.”

1000 Friends and others ultimately convinced Scripps to instead locate at the Abacoa-Briger site in Jupiter, closer toexisting development and infrastructure. At that time, Palm Beach County purchased the Mecca Farms site justsold to the Water Management District.

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In a controversial move, the 2013 Florida Legislatureauthorized the Florida Department of EnvironmentalProtection (DEP) to sell $50 million worth of surplusstate-owned conservation lands and use the proceeds forthe acquisition of new conservation lands. Over thesummer, DEP presented an initial list of 170 parcelsdeemed no longer valuable for conservation purposes, butmany have subsequently been dropped. It soon becameapparent that, as anticipated, the methodology failed tocapture the conservation values of many of these lands.

1000 Friends has been commenting on landsinappropriately tagged for sale. “This process hassupported our contention that Florida’s conservation landsprogram has been well focused, and that there is little fat to

trim,” says 1000 Friends Community Planner DanPennington. 1000 Friends’ comment letter is atbit.ly/1iRSldC

“Some of the identified lands have conservation valuebecause they buffer more sensitive lands from the impactsof development,” explains 1000 Friends President CharlesPattison. “Others may be a small part of a larger overallland conservation strategy, such as parcels identified inAreas of Critical State Concern or vulnerable coastalareas.” He notes that 1000 Friends will continue to speakout as the surplus land sale process moves forward.

To find out more about lands proposed for sale, please visitDEP’s website at www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/assessment/.

Conservation Land Sale Proves Controversial

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Martin CountyUpdate

Martin County had experienced a steady

erosion of provisions in its award-

winning comprehensive plan over the last few

years. But with the 2012 election of

conservation-minded county commissioners,

1000 Friends has partnered closely with the

Martin County Conservation Alliance and The

Guardians of Martin County to regain what

was lost.

1000 Friends has provided considerable input

on amendments to Martin County’s

comprehensive plan to better protect sensitive

natural areas, strengthen the urban

development boundary protections, confine

development to appropriate locations, and

strengthen the role of citizens in the local

planning process.

Development and agriculture interests have

filed four separate legal challenges on the

general grounds that the amendments exceed

local authority to protect natural areas. In a

preliminary victory, 1000 Friends helped

convince the Florida Department of Economic

Opportunity not to affirm these challenges but

instead make a final determination after the

administrative hearing concludes. We are now

positioned to help Martin County defend these

amendments.

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Free DeGrove Webinars a Hit!So far this year, 1000 Friends is pleased to have hosted ten free webinars on topics ranging from the 2013legislative session to springs protection. In the process, we have reached close to 2000 participants, many ofwhom have taken advantage of the free professional certification credits offered for planners, attorneys, andFlorida environmental health planners.

We offer these free webinars in memory of 1000 Friends of Florida founder Dr. John M. DeGrove. If youwould like to support the continuation of these webinars, please consider making a donation to the DeGroveEducation Fund at www.1000friendsofflorida.org/donate-now/?program=2.

To register for upcoming webinars and view broadcasts of past webinars, visitwww.1000friendsofflorida.org/communications/webinars/. Please contact Vivian Young atvyoung@1000fof.org if you have suggestions on possible topics for upcoming webinars.

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1000 Friends Honors Senator Bob GrahamAt a private reception at the Tallahassee home ofenvironmental attorney Jay Landers and PamForrester, 1000 Friends of Florida honored SenatorBob Graham “for his leadership, vision, and on-going commitment to conservation and soundplanning in Florida.”

1000 Friends of Florida Board Member Emeritusand former Chairman Lester Abberger presentedthe award on behalf of 1000 Friends, noting thatSenator Graham’s environmental accomplishmentswhile a Florida Legislator, Governor and then USSenator are legendary. Said Abberger, “Equally

impressive are Senator Graham’s current efforts toprotect Florida’s environment and economy,including co-founding and co-chairing theinfluential Florida Conservation Coalition.”

Senator Graham’s wife Adele, daughter Gwen, andson-in-law Steve Hurm were present as he receivedthe award. Also in attendance at the September 27event were former Governor Reubin Askew andformer FSU President and James Madison Institutefounder and vice chairman Stanley Marshall, 1000Friends board members and staff Jim Nicholas,Steve Pfeiffer, Victoria Tschinkel, Allen Watts andCharles Pattison, and many other friends ofSenator Graham.

1000 Friends thanks Victoria Tschinkel and MilissaHolland for their work to coordinate the event,and Jay Landers and Pam Forrester for graciouslysharing their home. Quincy artist Dawn McMillanpainted the original water color award painting,now hanging in the Bob Graham Center at theUniversity of Florida.

1000 Friends’ Charles Pattison and Adeleand Bob Graham.

1000 Friends board members Vicki Tschinkel,Lester Abberger and Allen Watts withSenator Graham.

Better Community Awards

1000 Friends of Florida also thanks thefollowing sponsors of this event:

Sadowski CircleRobert and Daryl DavisVicki and Walter Tschinkel

Friend Timothy Jackson

Sponsor Lester and Wendy AbbergerRonald L. Book, P.A.Governor K. H. “Buddy” MacKay, Jr.Law Offices of Robert L. Parks, P.L.Robert M. Rhodes

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Pompano Beach Water Reuse Efforts RecognizedAt its May 28 commission meeting, the City ofPompano Beach received 1000 Friends ofFlorida’s 2013 Community Steward Award for itsprogressive efforts to conserve water throughreuse. Currently 2.3 million gallons a day isdelivered for irrigation use, resulting in a 10percent daily reduction in potable water demand.This reduction in ground water withdrawals hashelped reverse saltwater encroachment upon thewell fields and protect the aquifer.

“Using reuse water for irrigation is a truly greenand responsible way to stretch our water supplyand protect our environment,” noted City ofPompano Beach Utilities Director A. RandolphBrown. “All water is water and has been used overand over. It is just good stewardship.”

The City has undertaken extensive waterconservation planning, including the Reuse Water

Master Plan, Water Master Plan, Ten Year WaterSupply Plan, and City comprehensive planprovisions. In 2011, the city launched its “I CanWater” campaign to connect 770 residentialhomes to reuse water for irrigation.

The Late Gary Maidhof Honored1000 Friends of Florida recognized the late Gary Maidhof with its 2013 Community Steward Award forhis inspirational leadership on conservation and springs protection in Citrus County at the CountyCommission’s June 25 meeting.

“There is not an inch of Citrus County that Gary did not touch,” according to Joe Meek, Chairman ofthe Citrus County Board of County Commissioner. “He had a hand in planning, building, andshaping this County to what it is today. The best thing was – he always did it with a smile and broughthumor to even the tensest of situations.

1000 Friends of Florida President Charles Pattison explains that Gary Maidhof, a 30-year employee ofCitrus County, was involved in every facet of conservation planning. He was instrumental indevelopment of the County’s comprehensive plan, including The Manatee Element, best managementpractices, ordinances and more.

A valued member of the Governor’s Springs Protection Task Force, he also developed local spring’sprotection amendments that were incorporated into the comprehensive plan.

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Charles Pattison presents the Pompano BeachAward to Utilities Director A. Randolph Brownand Mayor Lamar Fisher.

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Sustainable Infill Affordable Housing RecognizedLocated in the Union Academy Neighborhoodwithin walking distance of downtown TarponSprings, Oak Ridge Estates received 1000Friends of Florida’s 2013 Better CommunityAward at the October 15 meeting of theTarpon Springs City Commission. A $11.4million dollar project, it replaces five publichousing buildings with fifteen new residentialscale, bungalow-style townhomes and gardenapartments.

“Oak Ridge Estates provides an outstandingmodel for communities seeking to promotesustainable infill affordable housing in olderand historic neighborhoods,” noted 1000Friends of Florida President Charles Pattison.

The Local Community Housing Corporation ofthe Tarpon Springs Housing Authority fosteredthe project, with funding through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, HOME funds from thePinellas County Community Development, and the Pinellas County Housing Trust Fund. The project wasco-developed with Pinnacle Housing Group.

1000 Friends Affordable Housing Director Jaime Ross explains that it takes a layering of financialresources to redevelop affordable housing. “A small amount of SHIP funds were leveraged to make ahuge positive impact.”

1000 Friends President Charles Pattison presents the OakRidge Estates award to Local Community HousingCorporation Secretary-Treasurer Pat Weber, ViceChairperson Melissa Baird, Director Robin Saenger,Pinellas County Community Development representativeFranklin Bowman and LCHC President Tina Wilkinson.

1000 Friends of Florida Thanks the Sponsors of the 2013 Better Community Awards:Florida PatronFlorida League of CitiesSearcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & ShipleyMosaic Fertilizer, LLC

President’s ClubCobb ColeTheriaque & Spain

Sustaining SponsorsFowler White Boggs, P.A.Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council

SponsorsAmerican Planning Association, Florida ChapterRonald Book, PASenator Bob GrahamTallahassee State BankThomson Brock Luger & Company

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It is with deep sorrow that we share news of the passing of James L. “Jim” Quinn on June 8, 2013.

“Throughout his career, Jim had a passion for protecting Florida’s rich natural heritage and a

commitment to standing up for the people of Florida,” says 1000 Friends of Florida president Charles

Pattison. “In addition, he was a personal friend to many of us, and we miss him deeply.”

Jim spent much of his professional career advocating on behalf of the natural resource and citizens of

Florida, with more than 38 years with the State of Florida as an environmental planner and

administrator in the Departments of Community Affairs and Environmental Protection. “Jim could

always be counted on to do the right thing,” notes Pattison. “Florida is a better place to live, thanks to

him.”

As was noted in his obituary, “Every time we see a butterfly or dragonfly enjoying the earth’s bounty

we will be reminded of Jim’s spirit.” The family requested that donations be made to 1000 Friends in

lieu of flowers. We thank the following individuals for their support:

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Mr. Walker Banning

Mr. Wiatt Bowers

Ms. Debra Brock

Ms. Maria Abadal Cahill

Joseph & Shirley Cain

Ron & Erica Clark

Ms. Virginia Dell Craig

Mr. & Mrs. John Shaw Curry

Mrs. Annabel Dobert

Ms. Melissa S. Griggs

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gumula

James & Gail Harris

Bradley & Anna MarieHartman

Donald J. & Joy Hevey

Iota of Alpha Delta Pi House Corporation

Barbara D. & Howard

Sally S. & Dean K. Jue

Mr. Scott R. Koons

Mrs. Alyssa Lathrop

Ms. Lynne M. Moeller

Mr. John Outland

Charles & Patricia Pattison

Ms. Ann Peery

Ms. Mary Anne Price

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Rubino

Ms. Miriam Snipes

Mr. Charles E. Sward

James & Sandra Wadsworth

Linda Hilaman & Rob Wicker

Ms. Nancy Williams

Richard & Brenda Zyski

In memory of James L. “Jim” Quinn a dedicated and true believerin the value of comprehensive planning for Florida. The following individualgave a gift in memory of and in dedication to Jim’s lifelong work:

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President’s Club

Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. CalderMr. & Mrs. Albert W. Merck Mr. & Mrs. John W. Payson Mr. Peter Rummell Mr. & Mrs. John M. Sullivan, Jr.

Friend

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bangert Ms. Constance L. BellMrs. Alexander K. Buck Mr. & Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Mr. Bruce Wiltsie

& Mr. William Davenport Mr. Nelson Doubleday Mrs. James C. Ellenburg Mrs. Donald R. Findlay Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Flint Mr. H. Leland Getz Mrs. Ery KehayaMs. Sally M. Marks Mrs. Robert R. Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Newman Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Peterson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William W. Shelden, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. Mrs. Charlotte C. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wilmerding, Jr.

Sponsor

Mr. Lester Abberger Mr. James C. Brady Mrs. Thomas H. Choate Ms. Heidi Cox Mrs. Vincent de Roulet Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Field Florida Coalition for Preservation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Young Garrett, III Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Hillman Mr. Joseph M. Hixon Mr. James L. Johnson Mrs. Carolyn Miller Knutson Mrs. Nelson S. Mead Ms. Donna R. Melzer Mr. & Mrs. Charles V. Moore Perdido Key Association, Inc. Mr. Stanley D. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Michael K. Reilly Mr. Howland P. Rogers Mrs. Edwin F. Russell Mr. James A. Sellen Mrs. Russell E. Train

Supporter

Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Annibali Mr. & Mrs. Harry Charlston Mr. & Mrs. William O. DeWitt, Jr. Jan & Don Downing Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Galyean Mr. & Mrs. Jay Hillis Mrs. Pauline B. Nutting Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rumbough

Sustainer

Mr. Alexander Adams Mr. Edward M. Anderson Mr. David R. Benedik Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Berg Mrs. Hays Clark Mrs. David L. Chandler Ms. Donna R. Christie Mrs. Jean B. Clark Mr.& Mrs. Arthur F. Cook, Jr. Mr. William H. Delaney Mr. Michael J. Downs Mr. Thomas A. Downs Mr. Robert B. Egan Estero Council of Community Leaders Ms. Barbara Fisher Florida Alliance of Community

Development Corporations Gentile Holloway O'Mahoney

& Associates Grass River Garden Club Mr. Frederick O. Hanser Ms. Candis M. Harbison Mrs. M. T. Jones Key Deer Protection Agency Mr. Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Loxahatchee Groves Landowners

Association Ms. Joan H. Lumb

The Honorable Buddy MacKay Ms. Jean Mahoney Ms. Chery Mall Mr. Lloyd Miller Ms. Carolyn Morgan Ms. Margaret A. Nelson Mr. Howard Pardue Mr. Leigh H. Perkins Ted & Kay Poitras Ms. Carol Rist Mr. Donald Ross Ms. Cynthia J. Mr. & Mrs. John R. Siragusa Mr. Daniel SiskindSouthern States Land & Timber, LLC South Manasota Key Association, Inc.

Ms. S. Fay Baird & Mr. Tom Staley Dr. Earl M. Starnes Dr. Ruth L. Steiner Mr. James Stevenson Ms. Patricia M. Stichnoth Ms. Nancy Ellen Stroud Mr. David S. Swetland Mrs. Edward C. Trimble Mr. Kenneth Tuma Donna LeGare & Jody Walthall Ms. Cynthia F. Webster Mr. Sandy Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Sidney F. Wentz Mrs. George Y. Wheeler, II Robb & Jane White Mr. & Mrs. Rollin White, III Mr. & Mrs. Estus Whitfield Ms. Coralie C. Williams Ms. Marie L. York Ms. Susan Yorke

Family

Mr. Terrell Arline Mr. William M. Baldwin Elizabeth & Graham Barr Mr. James O. Benson Sheila & A. A. Biblo Marvin & Sheila Calderon Ms. Sheri L.R. Coven Mr. Allison DeFoor Dr. William Partin & Kimberly DeGrove Mr. & Mrs. Don Delaney Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Andres Duany Mr. & Mrs. James D. Farley Mr. Don Hambrick Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hamilton Mr. David Hartgrove Robert & Dorinda Hatfield Mrs. Marion B. Hilliard Jorge Southworth & Barbara Hoagland Dr. & Mrs. G. Keefe Jackson Mr. Arthur Kelland

Mr. Joachim Knueppelholz Mr. David Knutson Ms. Euridice Miranda Lopez Charlotte Nash &Dora Merris Ms. Nancy A. Muller Mr. Fred K. Ollinger Ms. Jo Laurie Penrose Mrs. Beatrice C. Perkins Mr. Harry Reed Mr. Anthony Russo Dr. & Mrs. Rudolph G. Steinhauser Buzz & Sue Woodwell

Individual

Mr. Alexander Adams Dr. Donald M. Axelrad Ms. Norma Jean Bacon Ms. Marianne Bayley Ms. Kathleen A. Betancourt Ms. Betsy Bousfield Mr. Greg Braun Mrs. Woodward Burgert, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jon Chicky Mr. Jerry Curington Mr. Walter Dartland Mr. Edwin S. Delaney Ms. Janice A. DeMiranda Mr. Alan Dennis Mr. Robert Dobes Ms. Edie Driest Ms. Peggy Ekberg Ms. Rhona J. Flehinger Ms. Arlene Flisik Ms. Margaret L. Fogg Ms. Darcy Foster Ms. Kate P. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Bill Goldberg Mrs. Charles Griffith Mrs. J. K. Hairston Ms. Ruth C. Hamberg Mr. Joseph G. Herman Mr. Gerald Herting Ms. Julie Hill-Gabriel Ms. Diane King Ms. Jean L. Langston Ms. Mary Pat Lavandera Mr. John E. Lieberman Ms. Frances S. MacIntyre Mr. Drew Martin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClary, Jr. Mr. Jack P. McDonald Ms. Rebecca Miles Mr. Robert Osterman Mr. Mark S. Pafford Ms. Kris Pagenkopf Mr. Tom Reese Ms. Barbara Robinson Ms. Lyn Stafford Ms. Marika Stone Mrs. Monika D. Tandon Mrs. Edward H. Tutun Dr. Myron F. Uman Mr. Steve Urse Ms. Mary Van Kleunen Mr. David White Ms. Maria Wise

Over the years, many foundations and corporation have supported our work. We appreciate their current and generous support. Recent gifts have been provided by:

Martin Foundation, Inc. Fore River Foundation Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, Inc.McKelvy Family Foundation, Inc. The Cox Foundation

Madigan Family Foundation BB&T Osborne-White Foundation Marshall & Jamee Field Family Fund of the

Chicago Community Foundation

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

Tully Foundation The Mandorel Fund of

the Cleveland Foundation

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save special places, fight sprawl, and build better

communities across our fine state. We have been tireless

advocates for comprehensive solutions to the many

growth challenges that face Florida. We can all be very

proud of our accomplishments, but much more remains

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