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F l o r i d a Fish and Wildlife News We’re on Facebook and Twitter @FlWildFed To follow us, just go to www.fwfonline.org and look for: / FFWN is printed on recycled paper Volume 26, Issue 2 Affiliated with the National Wildlife Federation May, 2012 tion landscape linkages on both public and Leesburg Elementary School wins PRESIDENT’S private lands across Florida. Florida Wild- MESSAGE life Federation is an advocate of Everglades 3rd Kid’s Habitat Contest by Manley Fuller Restoration, Gulf of Mexico Restoration, and re-establishment of a free flowing Ock- Florida Wildlife Federation is lawaha River. We support maintaining eco- pleased to announce that Leesburg logically healthy flows in the Apalachicola Elementary School in Leesburg, River and the health and re-establishment Florida, has been named as the of critical native habitats across Florida. winner in the third FWF statewide Member of Florida Conservation Kid’s Habitat Contest. A certificate Coalition award presentation ceremony was In 2011, largely in response to a series held in their gardens at an April 20, of deep cuts to Florida’s environmental 2012 Earth Day celebration where programs, the Florida Wildlife Federation FWF’s Vice-Chair, Dr. George (FWF) banded with other organizations and concerned individuals to form the Florida Tanner, presented students with Conservation Coalition (FCC). The goals of a framed award certificate, along Left to right: Lesa Roe, Science/Math the FCC include prioritization of our state’s Enrichment Teacher, Julie Sligh, School with a stuffed toy barn owl and two water policy, focusing on our waters as a Librarian, Dr. George Tanner, Director, nature-themed books for the school’s public resource and support of the critical role played by our regional Water Manage- Florida Wildlife Federation library. The gardens were established under the leadership of the school’s ment Districts in protecting and managing Science/Math Enrichment teacher, our surface and ground water. Collectively in early 2012, we were able to reverse a num- Lesa Roe. The books were accepted by Dear Florida Wildlife Federation ber of the negative changes made to the laws School Librarian Julie Sligh. Students Members and Supporters, related to Water Management Districts the PAID from grades 3, 4 and 5 contributed to previous year. Water supplies for our natural U.S. Postage U.S. the celebration by reading their own systems and human use requires watershed Permit No. 530 Permit Non-Profit Org. Non-Profit Recently E.C. Vandagrift, a FWF direc- Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, poems and essays about their experi- tor, who had assisted us in financial man- based management approaches. Lately, con- ences in the Gardens and love of nature. agement matters and north central Florida cerns have arisen regarding threats to both conservation issues, including protection of water quality and quantity at Silver Springs. KID’S CONTEST con’t page 14 Silver Springs, passed away unexpectedly. He was a true friend of the Florida Wildlife Conservation Lands Federation and we greatly regret his loss. The Federation works on behalf of our Announcing the 75th state, federal and private conservation lands Annual Conservation We continue to be actively engaged in by supporting the continuation of the Florida major conservation activities that directly Forever program which, in these difficult fi- Awards Banquet, affect our lands and waters, which are vi- nancial and political times, has been much re- tal fish and wildlife habitat and places for duced from the recent past. We also support June 16, 2012 people to experience our wonderful out- incentives for willing private landowners to doors through sustainable nature-based rec- establish permanent conservation easements reation. We are strong advocates for clean on their properties. Along with our allies, waters, protecting and managing fish and we were able to successfully argue for con- wildlife populations and habitats, restora- tinuing the program at a much reduced level tion of wetlands and maintaining conserva- PRESIDENT con’t page 3 INSIDE: Go to www.fwfonline.org MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR........................................................2 NEWS AROUND THE STATE...............................................4-7 to register for the 75th 2012 LEGISLATIVE WRAP UP.......................................................8 Anniversary Events, or PROPERTY INSURANCE REFORM............................................11 use the form on page 16 CONSERVATION CALENDAR................................................14 FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR EXPEDITION................................15 of this publication 75TH ANNUAL CONSERVATION AWARDS BANQUET.....................16 www.fwfonline.org Tallahassee, FL 32314-6870 FL Tallahassee, P.O. Box 6870 Box P.O. Florida Wildlife Federation Wildlife Florida official publication of the of publication official May 2012 • Florida Fish and Wildlife News 1 which gave him the opportunity to versary of the Florida Wildlife Fed- mined only by dollars and no sense, CHAIR’S MESSAGE explain the public land purchasing eration, the loss of our forefathers and where the environment needs to by Jim Schuette history in Florida. This interaction, becomes ever more poignant. The pay its own way on an annual basis. somewhere around his golden anni- generation that started the environ- We are in this together. All of versary with his wife Katharine and mental movement is in the process of us. There is no separation by age, well after his retirement, instilled in leaving us now, and who is to take as there should be no separation by me an appreciation for the depth of their place? We look to the next gen- why we value our environment. It is his understanding and involvement in eration for our new leaders and won- all a continuum. The younger, or re- the methods and history of Florida’s der if they are going to be as motivat- cently activated, are needed to carry natural environment preservation ef- ed as the originals, whose challenges the torch and provide the new en- forts. seem like mountains compared to ergy. They need guidance, howev- The last time I saw Lou, other than what we face today. Will we allow er, from those who have carried the at the memorial for Johnny Jones, our challenges to become as great torch so well for so long. Those who was in his “natural” environment... again? Surely they are heading that understand that there will be difficult turkey hunting at Fisheating Creek. direction. We continue to look for times. Those who understand how He was hunting the Lykes property signs among those in the next genera- bad things can be and once were. along with a couple friends, while I tion indicating they will be able to fix The end goal is shared by all. How Important is was on the WMA side. Four turkeys that which we are now creating. So, as we celebrate 75 years of it to You? were harvested that day, one of them But then, as individuals of the fighting for what we value, let us lay was mine. Lou knew how to hunt next generation point out, there are down the path for the next 75 years. I commented to our Immediate turkeys! Maybe his masters degree a couple problems with this line of Each of us has something to bring to Past Chair Linda Stanley recently in Game Management, which he ob- thinking. First, the idea of separate the effort. If we all show up and have “we have been meeting like this too tained well before it was fashionable, generations is a fallacy. I talk with some trust, we can improve the direc- much lately.” We were attending the helped him with that. Walt Brandon, a member of the FWF tion our environmental stewardship memorial for Lou Gainey, a legend More recently, we lost a current Board for over a half-century, about is heading...as a unified team...just as in South Florida, partly due to his member of our board, Mr. E.C. Van- who our next leaders will be...and our founders did 75 years ago. 32 years working for the Game dagrift. He was too young to have then wonder which generation I fall Happy 75!!! And I hope to see Commission starting as a biologist fought alongside Lou at the Battle of into. My college days are barely a you in St. Pete in June for the cel- and reaching the level of Regional the Bulge, but he certainly fit in well memory anymore! ebration! Director. as an elder statesman of the FWF The second problem with this line Although the last time I saw Lou Board. In his short time as a board of thinking is our holding this mythi- was at the memorial for another leg- member, he made a great impression cal next generation responsible for end, Johnny Jones, I prefer to remem- and long-lasting impact on the Fed- repairing the damages we have cre- ber two other occasions. The first eration, including spearheading the ated. It must be a combined effort. was over a decade ago at the initial development and implementation of Us and them. And everyone in-be- “Tales of Corbett” event, which cel- an investment policy. The Federa- tween. And everyone beyond, older ebrated the varied history of Corbett tion is better off for even this short and younger. We can’t expect them WMA and South Florida in general. duration of participation. He will to let us skate that easily; it’s not their Lou convinced me to transform the surely be missed. place to let us off the hook for creat- event into an “open microphone,” As we approach the 75th anni- ing a climate where value is deter- FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION NORTHWEST REGION CENTRAL REGION STAFF TALLAHASSEE OFFICE 2545 Blairstone Pines Drive; P.O. Box 6870 REGIONAL DIRECTOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR Jenny Brock Jim Thomas PRESIDENT Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6870 311 Old Magnolia Rd, Crawfordville, FL 32327 14908 Tilden Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787 Manley K.

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