Everglades

Pledges U.S. will start process this week at meeting in Spain to re-list Everglades

June 23, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – After two years of pushing and with a change in U.S. administrations, Florida Democrat Bill Nelson has won the support of the nation’s lands czar for putting the Everglades back on a United Nation’s list of the world’s most treasured and endangered sites.    » read more »

President Obama Calling for $600 Million in FY09-10 Funding

May 28, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joined by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Florida’s Republican Governor Charlie Crist, and Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today underscored President Obama’s commitment to restoring the Florida Everglades, calling the unprecedented initiative a national priority requiring continuing commitment and bi-partisan support.    » read more »

May 28, 2009 -- Everglades And Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today toured the Florida Everglades with United States Senator Bill Nelson and United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to discuss Florida’s natural resources. Governor Crist highlighted Florida’s commitment to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), the 50/50 state and federal partnership to restore and protect the Everglades.

He also discussed the long-term needs of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river basin.    » read more »

Commits to working with Congressional delegation to receive full federal participation in state-federal partnership

January 11, 2008 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today will address Everglades advocates from non-profit, government and private organizations at the Everglades Coalition 23rd annual conference in Captiva Island. The forum will focus on Everglades restoration and conservation.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- STUART – Florida Governor Charlie Crist today marked another milestone in Florida’s environmental history, signing a “green” law that expands the restoration of the famed River of Grass to Lake Okeechobee and the farthest northern reaches of the Everglades ecosystem. The bill provides the plan, schedule and a dedicated infusion of funding for improving and protecting the health of the northern Everglades, including Florida’s largest freshwater lake and its surrounding coastal estuaries.    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- “I applaud the Florida Public Service Commission’s decision to deny Florida Power & Light Company’s petition seeking approval to construct a coal-fired power plant in Glades County. The Public Service Commission today made the right decision for the environment, the right decision for the Everglades and the right decision for Florida.    » read more »