{"id":1688,"date":"2020-10-29T22:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T02:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/our-work\/policy\/take-action\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:24:54","slug":"take-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservancy.org\/our-work\/policy\/take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\n\t\t

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We take the guesswork out of who to contact so you can focus on protecting the land, water, and wildlife we all depend on. Review the current action alerts below and click the “Take Action” button. Enter your information, review the pre-written message, click “Send Message,” and your note will be sent directly to your elected representatives, all in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Policy\n\t\t

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Say no to massive sprawl disguised as so-called “Blue Ribbon Projects” and say yes to local control and thoughtful community planning<\/p>\t\t\n\t

SB 354<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0HB 299,<\/a>\u00a0Blue Ribbon Projects, are two bills making their way through the Florida House and Senate that would grant big landowners the right to ignore local land use controls and protections of rural areas. These bills would green-light large projects with little oversight and no public participation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTAKE ACTION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Fort,Myers,Beach,,Fl.,\n\t\t

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Support fixes to Senate Bill 180’s chokehold on local government planning<\/p>\t\t\n\t

Last year, the state legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 180 to address emergency response and hurricane recovery. But tucked within it were provisions (sections 18 and 28) that restrict local governments from adopting land-use protections deemed “more restrictive or burdensome” – even when unrelated to storm resilience or recovery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTAKE ACTION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"3\"\n\t\t

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Protect the Panther Refuge<\/p>\t\t\n\t

The proposed Bellmar development threatens to encroach on, and significantly reduce the viability of, one of the corridors – the Camp Keais Strand. Speak up to protect the panther, the Greater Western Everglades, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and our public lands!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTAKE ACTION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"IMG\n\t\t

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Stop “Alligator Alcatraz” from destroying the Everglades’ fragile ecosystem<\/p>\t\t\n\t

More than 50 years ago, Floridians rallied to stop the Everglades Jetport, protecting a vital stretch of wilderness from destructive development. Today, that same land is under threat again – this time from a proposal to build a massive detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTAKE ACTION\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

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