Posts Tagged ‘everglades’
Policy Team Goes to Tallahassee to Advocate for the Everglades
On April 7-8, SCCF’s policy team participated in Everglades Action Day — an annual advocacy event in Tallahassee organized by the Everglades Coalition in honor of legendary Everglades activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ birthday…
Read MoreSCCF Hosts Everglades Trivia Night with the Everglades Foundation
On April 2, SCCF’s Environmental Policy Department joined our partners at The Everglades Foundation to host our annual joint Everglades Update at the Bailey Homestead. The Everglades Update was presented in…
Read MoreSugar Industry Lawsuit Affecting Everglades Restoration Fails in Federal Court
Yesterday, environmental and civic groups, state and local governments, and advocates for Everglades restoration celebrated a major legal victory in federal court. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in…
Read MoreSCCF Attends 40th Everglades Coalition Conference
On Jan. 30-Feb. 1, SCCF attended the 40th annual Everglades Coalition Conference in Miami at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort. The conference, hosted by the Everglades Coalition, provides a forum and gathering space…
Read MorePreserving Paradise Ventures to the Everglades
On Oct. 22, the Preserving Paradise program — a partnership between SCCF, Captains for Clean Water, the Everglades Foundation, and the Sanibel & Captiva Chamber of Commerce — further explored how restoring America’s Everglades…
Read MoreKingston Development Files for Federal Permit
The proposed 10,000-home Kingston development project in eastern Lee County has filed for a federal Clean Water Act Section 404 permit, necessary for any wetland “dredge and fill” actions that will occur during the construction.
Read MoreSign Petition to “Drop the Lawsuit” and Support EAA Reservoir
A petition from SCCF’s partners at Captains for Clean Water needs your voice to urge the sugar industry to withdraw their lawsuit that threatens the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir — the keystone of Everglades restoration that will store, clean, and send water south while reducing harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Estuaries.
Read MoreSCCF Joins 11 Orgs Requesting Federal Funding for Everglades Restoration
SCCF joined 11 other environmental and conservation organizations in a joint letter to the House and Senate Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development to request $725 million in federal funding supporting Everglades…
Read MoreSCCF Gives Comments at South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting
SCCF attended a meeting of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on April 25 to provide comments on various Everglades restoration projects that impact Southwest Florida. Created in 1996,…
Read MoreSCCF Remembers Bob Graham
It is with great sadness and profound respect that SCCF acknowledges the April 16 passing of former Florida governor and environmental champion Bob Graham, who amassed a lifetime of achievements to safeguard the natural world.
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