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Conservation. 20 / 20. SW Florida Region Conservation Lands. NOVEMBER 1996 REFERENDUM. OFFICIAL BALLOT ITEM. CONSERVATION 20/20 REFERENDUM TO ACQUIRE AND MANAGE LANDS CRITICAL TO LEE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT. 1996. PASSED. In Favor. . WHAT ARE CONSERVATION LANDS?. Conservation Lands.
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Conservation 20 / 20
OFFICIAL BALLOT ITEM CONSERVATION 20/20 REFERENDUM TO ACQUIRE AND MANAGE LANDS CRITICAL TO LEE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT 1996 PASSED In Favor
Conservation Lands Wetlands Uplands
Selection Criteria • Contiguity • Size • Ease of Management • Wildlife habitat • Water quality/flood control/recharge • Public use potential
The Players County Lands CLASAC BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PARKS AND RECREATION
Financial Distribution Restoration Acquisition 90% 10% 20/20
CHALLENGES • Funding • Renewed Annually • Buyers Market • Land Stewardship • Perpetual • Vast increases can happen quickly • Public Support is Critical • Issues of Fairness and Equity • Public perception is Everything
Conservation 20/20 Thank you! www.conservation2020.org