One way to help out is to join forces with others who are organized to take action. Check out the following organizations that you can join or support with your time and money.
Audubon of Florida Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Campaign
www.audubonofflorida.org
Audubon of Florida has joined with a coalition of Florida conservation organizations-The Florida Water Coalition-dedicated to protecting Florida's water for wildlife, ecosystems and drinking. Specifics on this initiative can be found at
www.audubonofflorida.org/action/default.htm Priorities of Audubon's Florida Water Campaign are to challenge efforts to privatize public water supplies, ensure developers consider wildlife as existing or competing water users when they apply for permits, keep an eye on legislation they believe threatens water supplies and promote bills to better protect its purity. Fact sheets produced by Audubon can be found at http://www.audubonofflorida.org/main/Publications/factsheets.htm.
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF)
http://www.sccf.org/
Official website for SCCF, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of natural resources and wildlife habitat on and around these barrier islands.
Caloosahatchee River Citizens Association (CRCA)
http://crca.caloosahatchee.org
Grassroots non-profit organization designed to improve the River from its source to its mouth, including its impacts on riparian and estuarine systems, wildlife habitat and marine life. This organization also is commonly referred to as River Watch.
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
www.chnep.org
Official website for The National Estuary Program (NEP), which was established to develop Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans (CCMPs) for estuaries of national significance -- of which Charlotte Harbor is one -- that are threatened by pollution, development or overuse. The program is designed to protect the natural environment from Venice to Bonita Springs to Winter Haven.
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
www.conservancy.org
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a non-profit organization that is leading the challenge to protect and sustain Southwest Florida's natural resources.
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Land & Trust
www.crewtrust.org/index.htm
The CREW Land & Water Trust was established in 1989 as a nonprofit organization to coordinate the land acquisition, land management, and public use of the 60,000-acre Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. This watershed straddles Lee and Collier Counties and provides aquifer recharge, natural flood protection, water purification, preservation of wildlife habitat and public recreation. The CREW lands play a vital role in maintaining the future quality and quantity of Southwest Florida's water supply.
Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
www.leeparks.org/fos
Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a not-for-profit advocacy and support organization committed to preserving, protecting and promoting Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve for future generations through education and community partnerships, working together with Lee County and South Florida Water Management District.
People United to Restore our Rivers and Estuaries-(PURRE)
www.purre.org
Grassroots organization to promote the protection and restoration of the Caloosahatchee, its estuary, the Southwest Florida environment and the broader South Florida ecosystem.
Southwest Florida Watershed Council
www.swfwc.org/index.htm
The Southwest Florida Watershed Council is a grassroots, multi-county coalition of individuals, organizations, agencies and businesses that have come together to address the issues affecting the Caloosahatchee and Big Cypress watersheds. The purpose of the Watershed Council is to ensure that the interests and concerns of all stakeholders are addressed and that long-term management strategies balance the needs of this region’s growth and the natural systems upon which our economy and quality of life depend.
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)
www.ccaflorida.org
CCA Florida is a statewide, nonprofit marine conservation organization working in an advocacy role to protect the state's marine resources and the interests of saltwater anglers.
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
www.rookerybay.org
Located at the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands on the gulf coast of Florida, the Rookery Bay Reserve represents one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries in North America. The mission of the Reserve is to provide a basis for informed coastal decisions through land management, restoration, research and education. The Reserve works in partnership with local communities to promote coastal stewardship.
The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org
The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the diversity of life on earth.
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