By Jonathan Webber, Audubon Florida Communications Manager
Next week, lawmakers will return to Tallahassee for an unusually early legislative session. For Florida’s environment, legislators are expected to pick up last year’s unfinished water legislation and decide how to allocate Amendment 1 Water and Land Conservation Fund dollars.
Legislators may also wade into public and conservation lands issues, including one controversial proposal to allow private landowners to lay claim to contiguous park lands. Other issues may include regulation or banning of fracking for oil and gas production and attempts to prevent Florida from enacting rules to slow climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide.
Audubon Florida’s legislative agenda is focused on water policy, environmental budgets, land conservation, and policies to advance solutions to climate change. Click here to download.
To accomplish our policy goals, Audubon Florida will advocate at the Capital and will enlist the support of our members and local leaders in legislative districts to communicate with their legislators. Audubon will also work with other conservation organizations and associations, including local governments, which often line up with our positions on land use and water policy.
We hope we can count on you to stay engaged. Audubon has been Florida’s most influential conservation voice. We show up at the right time, do our homework, and are respected for advancing science-based solutions. We propose more than we oppose. When we oppose, we work hard to stop bad ideas from becoming law. That is becoming more and more difficult.
What really makes the difference is you. Each weekend during session we will report on legislative activities regarding the environment and ask you to help. We hope our reports and alerts are useful and that you will use the information we provide to engage with your neighbors and elected representatives.
Thank you for all that you do for Florida.
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