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Restoration Blueprint

by Mark Songer | Aug 9, 2022 | Environmental Awareness, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission "FWCC", Marine Life, Water Quality

January 27, 2020 Sarah Fangman, Superintendent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 33 East Quay Road Key West, FL 33040 Dear Superintendent Fangman, I am writing on behalf of Last Stand, a volunteer-led organization of over 200 members in the Florida Keys. From Key...

Big Pine Key Hydrology Project; Permit Application Error

by Joyce Newman | Aug 9, 2022 | Big Pine Key/Key Deer, Environmental Awareness, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission "FWCC"

June 21, 2022 Sent by email Barbara Conmy, Section Leader, Environmental Resource Bureau, Regulation Division South Florida Water Management District bconmy@sfwmd.gov 3301 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 RE: Big Pine Key Hydrology Project; Permit Application...

Last Stand Endorses Approval of 99-Year Lease for Key West Botanical Garden

by Chris Hamilton | Jun 16, 2022 | Environmental Awareness

June 16, 2022 — For Immediate Release Media contact: Mark Songer (305) 394-3807 info@keyslaststand.org The board of directors of Last Stand has unanimously endorsed a YES vote on the Key West Botanical Garden referendum question on the August 23, 2022, election...

Despite What Your May Eyes Tell You, Keys Waters Aren’t Exactly Clean

by Ann Olsen | May 27, 2022 | Environmental Awareness, Marine Life, Water Quality

Keys’ water may look clear, but it’s full of excessive nutrients, contaminants, and pharmaceuticals that are having a harmful impact on our fisheries, our seagrass, our corals – all our marine life. Our health, too, is at risk. A long-standing source of this pollution...

Amendment to Development Agreement regarding TREs

by Mari Lindsley | Feb 14, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Board of Monroe County Commissioners "BOCC", Environmental Awareness, Land Development (ROGOs)

February 14, 2022 Via Email Mayor David Rice Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Commissioner Holly Raschein Re:      Agenda Item R4: Amendment to Development Agreement regarding TREs Dear Mayor and Monroe County Commissioners: Last...

Continued Support for Safer Cleaner Ships

by Mari Lindsley | Aug 16, 2021 | Environmental Awareness, Marine Life, Tourism, Water Quality

August 16, 2021 Via Email Mayor Teri Johnston Commissioner Weekley Commissioner Kaufman Commissioner Wardlow Commissioner Davila Commissioner Hoover Commissioner Lopez 1300 White Street Key West, FL  33040 Re:      City Commission Meeting ~ Tuesday, August 17, 2021...

Support for City of Key West Composting Pilot Program

by Mari Lindsley | Jul 19, 2021 | Environmental Awareness, Water Quality

July 19, 2021 Via Email Mayor Teri Johnston Commissioner Weekley Commissioner Kaufman Commissioner Wardlow Commissioner Davila Commissioner Hoover Commissioner Lopez 1300 White Street Key West, FL  33040 Re:      Agenda Item 20, Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Dear Mayor and...

Key West Special Meeting

by Mari Lindsley | Jul 4, 2021 | Environmental Awareness, Marine Life, Tourism, Water Quality

July 4, 2021 Via Email Mayor Teri Johnston Commissioner Weekley Commissioner Kaufman Commissioner Wardlow Commissioner Davila Commissioner Hoover Commissioner Lopez 1300 White Street Key West, FL  33040 Re:      Special Meeting ~ Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Dear Mayor and...

Florida Friendly Fertilizer Ordinance

by Mari Lindsley | Jun 11, 2021 | Board of Monroe County Commissioners "BOCC", Environmental Awareness, Water Quality

June 11, 2021 Via Email Mayor Michelle Coldiron Commissioner David Rice Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner Mike Forster Commissioner Eddie Martinez Re:      Agenda Item Q6: Adoption of Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Ordinance Dear Mayor and Monroe County...

Lobster Mini-Season

by Mari Lindsley | May 18, 2021 | Environmental Awareness, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission "FWCC", Marine Life

May 4, 2021 Mr. Rodney Barreto, Chairman Mr. Robert Spottswood Mr. Steven Hudson Mr. Gary Nicklaus Mr. Gary Lester Ms. Sonya Rood Mr. Michael Sole Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Farris Bryant Building 620 S. Meridian Street Tallahassee, Florida...

Completion of Everglades Restoration Projects

by Mari Lindsley | May 18, 2021 | Board of Monroe County Commissioners "BOCC", Environmental Awareness, Water Quality

May 18, 2021 Via Email Mayor Michelle Coldiron Commissioner David Rice Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner Mike Forster Commissioner Eddie Martinez Re:      Agenda Item N8 – Completion of Everglades Restoration Projects Dear Mayor and Monroe County Commissioners:...

Last Stand Comments to DRC for Florigan LLC

by Mari Lindsley | Apr 27, 2021 | Big Pine Key/Key Deer, Environmental Awareness

April 27, 2021 Via Email: aguila-ilze@monroecounty-fl.gov Ilze Aguila Sr. Coordinator Planning Commission Marathon Government Center 2798 Overseas Highway, Suite 400 Marathon, FL  33050 Re:       Comments by Last Stand for Development Review Committee Meeting, 4-27-21...
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  • Key Deer “Freshwater Wetlands” Habitat Threatened by “Salt Marsh Habitat” Designation – Last Stand Calls for Correction August 9, 2022
  • 32-Year-Old Florida Keys Sanctuary to Update Management Plan August 9, 2022
  • Court Says Additional Building Allocations Violate Hurricane Evacuation Mandate August 9, 2022
  • Last Stand Endorses Approval of 99-Year Lease for Key West Botanical Garden August 9, 2022
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