2024 Florida Legislative Session
Action Alerts: Tell Gov DeSantis to Veto HB 87: “Taking of Bears” is a Step in the Wrong Direction

Action Alerts: Tell Gov DeSantis to Veto HB 87: “Taking of Bears” is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Environmental Groups’ 2024 Conservation Funding Priorities
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Major environmental groups and local nonprofit organizations came together for the first time in several years to draft a letter detailing the group’s conservation funding priorities. The letter includes budget recommendations in the following areas: Florida Forever, springs restoration, Everglades restoration, Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program and Resilient Florida, urban fertilizer ordinance moratorium and the IFAS Fertilizer Rate Study (1543A).
The letter was sent to Senate and House environmental budget conferees on Tuesday morning. The group urges the Florida Legislature to follow these budget recommendations to protect Florida’s lands, waters and wildlife.
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