Title: Nature's steward : a history of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida /
Authors: Penniman, Nicholas G., 1938-
Year: 2014
Subjects: Conservancy of Southwest Florida History.; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Nature conservation Florida History.; Environmental protection Florida History.; Public lands Florida History.; Landscape protection Florida History.; Real estate development Environmental aspects Floroida History.; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Florida Environmental conditions.
Abstract: "The Conservancy of Southwest Florida will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014. The book will document how the organization grew land acquisition into regional advocacy and education, and how it adapted its structure, strategy, and tactics to the changing environmental climate in Tallahassee and Washington. A chronicle of the efforts of men and women committed to protecting and preserving sensitive ecosystems during one of the greatest land and building booms in American history"--
Contents: Saving Rookery Bay and the Ten Thousand Islands -- Land for Future Generations -- Big Cypress Swamp and the Fakahatchee Strand -- Golden Gate Estates -- Keewaydin (Key) and Cannon Islands -- Florida's Growth Management Evolves -- Deltona and Marco Island -- Pelican Bay and Barefoot Beach -- Changing of the Guard -- Villages of Sabal Bay and Hamilton Harbor -- Ebb Tide -- Watershed Under Siege -- Rural Lands Stewardship -- Review of Federal and State Water Laws -- Water Wars -- By the Numbers -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.