The Nature Conservancy's Florida Chapter released today the results of a poll conducted by the Kitchens Group that shows a strong majority of Volusia County voters want to protect natural areas in their county from development. The voters have spoken, and the next step is for the community and the local leadership to work together and make conservation a reality for Volusia County. By an 18-point margin, voters supported funding an environmental lands program to acquire environmentally sensitive lands, including water resource protection areas, habitat for endangered species, coastal preservation, development of recreational areas and providing for public access and land management. Water quality and quantity protection is a major concern for voters. Voters are concerned about protecting endangered plant and animal species.
Voters are concerned about natural areas being developed.
For additional polling data download the executive summary. The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit, conservation organization dedicated to preserving plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The Conservancy's Florida Chapter has helped protect more than 911,000 acres throughout the state since 1961. The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit, conservation organization dedicated to preserving plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.