at Lake-Sumter State College in Leesburg, co-hosted by LCCC and eleven other conservation organizations. LCCC presented an exhibit, our Vice President Susan Fetter spoke at the workshop on Smart Growth, and our Government Affairs Chair Deborah Shelley spoke on Protecting our Water Resources.
by Maryann Krisovitch on Lake County’s Environmental Challenges and Solutions.
LCCC staffed an exhibit table focused on the Right to Clean Water and on the importance of communicating with our elected officials.
Meeting and Workshop on Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session.
with Carlton Ward, National Geographic Explorer and Conservation Photographer, on Florida’s Wildlife Corridor
Tour of the Covanta “Waste to Energy” Facility in Okahumpka hosted by the Board of Directors of the North Sumter County Utility Dependent District.
Why Conservationists Should Join the Conversation, with guest speaker Edward Erfurt, Strong Towns’ Director of Community Action.
Meeting and Presentation on Conservation Trusts, by Tom Kay, Executive Director of the Alachua Conservation Trust
Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine will speak on Seminole County’s Strategies for Protecting Rural Areas. Before being elected to the Seminole County Commission in 2012, Commissioner Constantine served in the Florida Senate, the Florida House of Representatives, and the Altamonte Springs City Commission. The forum is free and open to the public.
The Conservation Round Table will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lake County, 1235 Mt. Homer Road, Eustis. This event is open to members of not-for-profit conservation organizations serving Lake County. The guest speaker will be Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks and his topic will be "Lake County’s Strategies for Protecting Rural Areas."
Deborah Shelley and Cindy Newton will speak on "Citizen Advocacy Tips for Protecting Lake County's Rural Areas. " Ms. Shelley is President of the Aquatic Preserve Alliance of Central Florida and serves on the board of LCCC and the Friends of the Wekiva River. Ms. Newton is a long-time Lake County resident and environmental advocate, and frequently speaks at local government meetings.
This event is free and open to the public
Public Workshop on Conservation Strategy. Lake County, in collaboration with Stetson University’s Institute of Water and Environmental Resilience and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council is inviting residents to discuss land conservation, habitat connectivity, and strategies that can be used to preserve green space in the County. Agricultural Center, 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares, FL
