Action Alert!

From Florida Wildlife Foundation:   The Legislature is poised to make severe reductions in Florida Forever -- 80-90% of THIS YEAR's land buying funds are proposed for elimination.     The final legislative vote is Wednesday, January 14, and the legislation will then go to Governor Crist for his signature. Please e-mail or fax your legislators today with the following messages: Full funding for Florida Forever is necessary -- and is consistent with the Legislature's unanimous approval of the the ten-year renewal of Florida Forever in the 2008 Session. Provide funds for Florida Forever land purchases that have been negotiated in good faith with land owners and are ready to be executed. Suspending or delaying Florid Forever projects will result in higher costs to taxpayers -- land that now can be acquired at a reasonable cost will soon be much more costly or unavailable. Funding for land management must also be continued for all state conservation lands.  Don't raid land management trust funds. Contact information for Legislators can be found at http://www.flsenate.gov/Welcome/ Towards the bottom of the left-side menu, go to "Find your Legislators" and type in your zip code. Governor Crist's contact information is at http://www.flgov.com/contact_governor For the latest updates on Florida Forever, visit the Florida Forever Coalition website at http://www.supportfloridaforever.org/.