Florida Conservation Group Inc.

“Expenses advertising 1,303 office supplies 1,676 business registration 161 telephone, telecommunications 101 website 1,813 meals 10,517 travel-fuel 225 travel-uber 254 travel-miscellaneous 92 travel-hotel 4,217 conferecnes,conventions 2,398 nat wildlife refuge donat 19,500 total 42,257”

“Receivables due from officers 4,000 0 total 4,000 0”

“Mission is to seek protection of land and water resources through acquisition, management, restoration and conservation; and conducting education and outreach on the ecological and economic importance of natural lands.”

“Advocacy: advocated for multiple ranchland properties for the rural and family lands protection program and florida forever program. These properties were all of high ecological significance. Our advocacy included developing data to demonstrate the scientific justification for the protection of these properties. This also included travel to present to various decision-making bodies in tallahassee and around the state. We also advocated for funding for the florida forever and rural and family lands protection program - two state land conservation programs, and the nrcs wetland reserve easement program - a federal conservation program. This included developing outreach and scientific materials to demonstrate the need for these two programs. This included many trips to tallahassee and meetings around the state.”

“Outreach: we conducted different outreach events for agencies,ngo's, the public and other landowners. This included ranch tours, and presentations on the various land conservation programs. Included travel across the state and providing meals. We hosted workshops for landowners on the wetland reserve easement and agricultural land easement program. We developed and hosted workshops for conservation organizations centered around ranchland protection and the need for funding our state land conservation programs. We conducted outreach with individual landowners from around southwest and southcentral florida. This included site visits, developing outreach materials and property specific data and recommendations for each ranch. Also included developing applications for land conservation programs. Developed advocacy materials for landowners, legislators and conservation organizations on our state and federal land conservation programs. Included mapping and talking points on each program. Developed outreach materials to regularly send to our list of landowners, agencies and partners. This includes the latest conservation program information, deadlines and other landowner assistance information.”

“Water storage projects: we implemented two water storage projects. Projects involved educating ranches regarding storing and filtering water on their property (this removes nutrients and other pollution before the water enters lake okeechobee).”