Project Partners

This report, and the Apalachee Regional Resource Assessment and Greenways Vision produced in February 1995, are the products of a two-yen study completed by: 1000 Friends of Florida 1000 Friends of Florida is a statewide growth management advocacy group founded in 1986 by Nathaniel Reed and other concerned Floridians. The group's mandate is to monitor implementation of the State's landmark growth management legislation, which requires every local government to prepare a comprehensive plan detailing how and where growth will occur. 1000 Friends is the administrative home of the Florida Greenways Program, a joint project with The Conservation Fund, which is exploring ways to create a statewide system of greenways. Contact 1000 Friends of Florida at Post Office Box 5948, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5948 or phone (850) 222-6277. Tall Timbers Research, Inc. Tall Timbers Research, Inc. is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization founded in 1949. Tall Timbers is a recognized leader in land management, conservation activities, ecological research, and particularly fire ecology in the north Florida/south Georgia region. The Re Hills Conservation Program was formed in 1990 to preserve the quality of life in the Red Hills area, including traditional land uses and historical, archeological and open spaces. Contact Tall Timbers Research Inc. at Route 1, Box 678, Tallahassee, FL 32312-9712 or phone (850) 893-4153. Apalachee Land Conservancy Apalachee Land Conservancy is a locally based nonprofit land conservancy created to own, manage and protect land in the Apalachee region of northern Florida. The Apalachee Land Conservancy acquires conservation lands through purchase, donation or easement, manages those lands, educates the community about the importance of land conservation, cooperates with local governments to identify, acquire and manage environmentally sensitive and open space lands, and works with landowners, developers and conservation groups to encourage land use that is compatible with the environment. Contact the Apalachee Land Conservancy at 926 E. Park Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301 or phone (850) 222-5350. Acknowledgments The preparation of this report was paid for in part with funds from the Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, the Florida Department of Community Affairs Coastal Management Program, the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Waste Management Inc., Florida Group. The report's findings, conclusions and recommendations are those of 1000 Friends of Florida and do not necessarily reflect those of our partners or individuals who contributed information to this project. All errors or omissions in this report are attributable to the authors. Staff 1000 Friends of Florida staff Kent Wimmer Apalachee Project Coordinator Patricia McKay Planning Director Jim Murley Executive Director Mark Benedict Director, Florida Greenways Program Steve Kendall, Robert Williams and Marlene Hillis Interns, Florida Greenways Program Editorial Anne O'Neil Nelson Design, Layout, Illustration Meacham Howell Designs Faye Howell, designer Special thanks to: Lane Green Kevin McGorty Jim McKinley Cathy Genest Godfrey Red Hills Conservation Program at Tall Timbers Research, Inc. Curt Blair Jan Brandt Claudia Boyles Apalachee Land Conservancy Tyler Macmillan Northwest Florida Water Management District Russell Grace Craig Diamond Susan Mason Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department Ed Miffs Wakulla County Planning Department Michael Sherman Steve Sparks Gadsden County Planning Department John Durst Jefferson County Building Inspection Department David Copps Trust for Public Lind Peggy Carr David Hasty University of Florida Neil Sipe Silverwood Planning, Tallahassee

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