Rivergrass Settlement Web Statement<\/a><\/p>\n Initial Appellant Brief on Merits<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix for Initial Brief<\/a><\/p>\n Rivergrass Complaint<\/a><\/p>\n Rivergrass Village Summary Handout<\/a><\/p>\n Rivergrass Myths Vs Reality<\/a><\/p>\n Collier Enterprises withdraws application for proposed town- Rural Lands West<\/a><\/p>\n Proposed Towns and Villages<\/strong><\/p>\n Kingston group letter by 11 NGOs<\/a><\/p>\n Letter opposing Rural Lands West\/Rivergrass development to the federal agencies 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Letter opposing Kingston development to the federal agencies 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Supplemental Report on the Potential Impacts to Panther Habitat from Bellmar and RLW projects<\/a><\/p>\n Conservancy, CBD and SC Comment Letter on Bellmar to Environmental Protection and Fish & Wildlife Agencies<\/a><\/p>\n Conservancy and CBD Comment Letter on Bellmar to Environmental Protection and Fish & Wildlife Agencies<\/a><\/p>\n Rural Lands West Response to EPA Comments<\/a><\/p>\n Conservancy Comments about Rural Lands West to Army Corps and USFWS October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Responses to Comments from Conservancy of Southwest Florida, dated November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Comments on Rural Lands West\/Tarpon Blue from EPA<\/a><\/p>\n Rural Lands West Responses to Public Notice Comments March 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Conservancy Comments on Bellmar and Rural Lands West November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n HCP<\/strong><\/p>\n OpEd: Wildlife Officials Must Save Florida Panthers From Eastern Collier Sprawl<\/a><\/p>\n Comment letter on Bellmar Development from Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club<\/a><\/p>\n Q&A | Eastern Collier HCP<\/a><\/p>\n Fight to Protect Panther Continues with Bellmar Development<\/a><\/p>\n Biological Opinion & Conference Opinion – Eastern Collier Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan<\/a> | Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n December 3, 2018 Comment Letter<\/a><\/p>\n HCP Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n April 25, 2016 Comment Letter<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Robert Frakes Impacts To Panther Habitat Analysis 2018<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Reed Noss Review Of Eastern Collier HCP 2018<\/a><\/p>\n Why Should I Care About the Florida Panther?<\/a><\/p>\n Intercept Article by Jimmy Tobias: Money and Politics Could Doom the Florida Panther<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tWetland Protection\n\t\t\t\t Liquid Gold: The Worth of Wetlands<\/a><\/p>\n 404 Complaint<\/a><\/p>\n 404 Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n State Assumption of 404 Program: A Wetland Destruction Plan<\/a><\/p>\n Earthjustice Letter On Behalf Of Conservancy And Other Partners, November 2020<\/a><\/p>\n Blog: Florida should let feds handle wetlands permitting<\/a><\/p>\n Blog: Let’s call the whole thing off: Clean Water Act permitting should return to Feds<\/a><\/p>\n Blog: Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Approval of Florida Wetlands Program<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tWater Quality\n\t\t\t\t The Ripple Effect<\/a><\/p>\n Report Card: Summary<\/a><\/p>\n Water Quality Summary<\/a><\/p>\n Wildlife Habitat Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tSmart Growth\n\t\t\t\t Smart Growth Elements<\/a><\/p>\n Conservancy Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n Who Pays for Growth in Collier County, a five-part series:<\/a><\/p>\n NAA Relocation Alternatives Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tWildlife & Habitat Protection\n\t\t\t\t The Panther Hero<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n From WGCU: Florida panthers: the good, the bad and the ugly<\/a><\/p>\n Least Cost Pathways for Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n Corridors and Crossings White Paper<\/a><\/p>\n Florida Panther Hotspot Report<\/a><\/p>\n I-4 Wildlife Permeability Report<\/a><\/p>\n 5 Year Status Review: Florida Panther<\/a><\/p>\n Panther Compensation Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n Black Bear Hunt Comment Letter – 8.7.25<\/a><\/p>\n Letter Follow Up on Bear Protection – 8.21.25<\/a><\/p>\n Sawfish Fact Sheet NOAA Fisheries 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\tLegislative Priorities\n\t\t\t\t 2025 Legislative Priorities<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t We are working to educate the community about climate impacts on South West Florida and continuing to advocate for the powerful protective advantage nature provides us in meeting these challenges.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t To promote better water management, the Conservancy works with stakeholders and decision-makers to ensure that stringent water management tools and best practices are in place and utilized.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Now is a pivotal time in Collier County’s history. A huge area of eastern Collier County is vulnerable to intensive development. If the Greater Western Everglades are developed as currently planned, the county could add over 300,000 residents.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Conservancy works to prevent harm to wildlife by preserving their habitats from land use changes, conserving landscape corridors to provide habitat connectivity, and ensuring that habitat protections are strong.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Conservancy Policy Department advocates for CERP projects and funding to restore the River of Grass, reduce damaging discharges of polluted water to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries, and send clean water south to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Want to learn more? 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