Building a Big Tent

Planning to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor, Part 4 — Building a Big Tent

For decades, Florida has led the nation in land conservation initiatives. This includes science-based regional landscape conservation including wildlife corridors, comprehensive GIS conservation priority analyses and databases, and significant state funding to protect conservation and agricultural land. But there is always room for more in the “tent” of conservation and need for additional tools and strategies to achieve conservation goals while fostering sustainable communities.

This final seminar will focus on reaching out to new constituents. Urban3 Founder and Geoaccounting innovator Joe Minicozzi will address how land use choices have significant impacts on the bottom line for local governments and taxpayers alike. He will present easy to understand economic models showing the costs and benefits of standard development patterns, as well as compact models. The discussion will include economic considerations for land conservation. Dover Kohl & Partners principal-in-charge Victor Dover will facilitate a panel including UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Director Dr. Thomas Hoctor, landowner and rancher Jim Strickland, Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks, Florida Conservation Group Executive Director Julie Morris, and others discussing how to engage landowners, elected officials, the development community and others in the movement to conserve the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

This event has been approved for the following professional certification credits for those attending the live event: American Institute of Certified Planners (2.0 AICP CM #9284642), Certified Floodplain Managers (1.0 CEC), Florida Bar ( 2.0 General #2401229N), Florida Landscape Architects (2 DBPR hours #0014189),and Florida Environmental Health Professionals (2 DOH contact hours).