Preservation Program Reports
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| 9/27/2007 | |
| Florida’s 1.2 million acres of national forests provide so many benefits—clean water, recreation, and wildlife habitat—that one might assume they are already protected. The truth is that they are not. | |
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| 9/24/2008 | |
| If states want to save the special places that remain within their borders, they need to redouble their efforts - and quickly. Fortunately, the examples set by existing state land preservation programs hold important lessons for states as they seek to protect their most treasured natural areas. This report profiles the experiences of preservation programs in 15 states as they have striven for consistent and adequate funding for open space protection. | |
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| 9/12/2006 | |
| Nothing defines Florida more than its coast. With tourism, fishing and recreational sport bringing billions of dollars into the state each year, the coast is also Florida's economic engine. But now the state's unique beaches are being threatened by pollution, unsustainable development and overfishing that are leading to plummeting fish catches, outbreaks of harmful algae, dying marine life and beach closures. This September 2006 issue paper provides a blueprint for how local leaders and decision makers can -- and must -- take action to protect Florida’s marine and coastal ecosystems. | |
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| 2/27/2007 | |
| The 10 rivers highlighted in this report are emblematic of the types of southeastern waterways deserving of Outstanding National Resource Water protection. The stories of these waterways, including Florida's Apalachicola and Suwannee rivers, remind us why it is so important to maintain the special ecosystems that remain in the Southeast. | |
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| 11/15/2004 | |
| After decades of scientific inquiry, 600 public hearings, and a record 1.6 million comments, the Clinton administration enacted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of wild national forest land from most commercial logging and road-building. | |
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