March 2016 News and Views Posts (11)

Currently there are opportunities to fill Coordinator positions with both the Peninsular Florida LCC and the Caribbean LCC, working for the Department of Interior, USFWS:

The…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 25, 2016 at 11:00am — No Comments

Internship opportunity with the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative

Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative Intern

Partnership Agencies: NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team, Mississippi State University, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Northern Gulf of Mexico…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 22, 2016 at 9:10am — No Comments

USDA Announces $260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Applications sought with a focus on environmental markets, conservation finance

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up to $260 million for partner proposals to improve…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 18, 2016 at 8:30am — No Comments

Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment is recipient of the inaugural Sam D. Hamilton Award for Transformational Conservation Science

*From the USFWS:

The USFWS 2015 Science Awards were recently announced, with the Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment winning the inaugural Sam D. Hamilton Award for Transformational Science.

This award recognizes individuals and teams who are working on big picture challenges, developing collaborative partnerships, and improving how we…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 15, 2016 at 4:19pm — No Comments

USDA Commits $20 Million to Innovative Conservation Projects

Proposals sought for water quality, outreach, conservation, finance

GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 8, 2016 —USDA’s…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 8, 2016 at 3:40pm — No Comments

2016 Southeast Conference for Land and Community Conservation - Registration Now Open

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 4, 2016 at 11:30am — No Comments

Rural and Family Lands - Governor and Cabinet Vote Unanimously to Buy Two Easements in Everglades Headwaters

From Audubon Florida:

The Governor and Cabinet voted unanimously to buy to buy nearly 4,000 acres of conservation easements over land in the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge at their meeting in Tallahassee on March 2nd.…

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Added by Peninsular Florida LCC on March 4, 2016 at 11:30am — No Comments