Recent Publications:
(Unless otherwise noted, all reports are in PDF format)

Pirates of the Loxahatchee - Video

Fall 2006 Foresight - Photography by Ed Lawlor

Summer 2006 Foresight -- Photography by James Valentine

NEW! Disaster Planning for Florida's Historic Resources, With Case Studies (Large File) -- Prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of State and Florida Department of Community Affairs, this full-color handbook outlines steps to integrate historic resource protection into the local disaster planning process. It includes case studies on steps Nassau, Palm Beach and Sarasota Counties and the City of Apalachicola took to implement the manual's recommendations. This is an updated version of the award-winning 2003 manual. 2006.

NEW! - Creating Inclusive Communties In Florida: A Guidebook for Local Elected Officials and Staff on Avoiding and Overcoming the Not In My Backyard Syndrome This updated version of the manual by the Florida Housing Coalition and 1000 Friends of Florida offers local officials and affordable housing advocates tools for overcoming NIMBYism, or the Not In My Back Yard syndrome. 2005.

Special Reports:

Balanced Residential Communities: Including Affordable Housing in Smart Growth and New Urbanist Development -- Affordable Housing Director Jaimie Ross outlines strategies to promote affordable housing in new development. 2004.

Bridge Symposium -- This symposium focused on issues associated with the rehabilitation and replacement of historic bridges, in order to develop policy and procedural changes to better meet the goals of preservation. 1999.

Apalachee Greenways Report -- An assessment of the the natural, historic and recreational resources of the Apalachee Region and recommendations for greenway conservation. 1995.

Building in Paradise -- Things to know and questions to ask when building and living on Florida’s coasts. 1997.

A Citizen's Guide to Smarter Growth in Palm Beach County –- A user-friendly handbook on the significance of the local environment, the concept of smart growth, tools for promoting smarter growth in Palm Beach County, and information on how citizens can play a more active role in shaping the future of their communities. 2001.

Community Stewardship I: A Citizen's Guide to Participating in Florida's Growth Management Process -- This reader-friendly handbook opens with an overview of Florida's growth management process, and then focuses on how citizens can become effective advocates for better planning in their communities. 2004.

Community Stewardship II: A Citizen's Guide to the Nuts and Bolts of Florida's Growth Management Process -- This companion handbook offers an in-depth description of Florida's growth management process, with more detailed information on local comprehensive plans, land development regulations, and development orders. 2004.

Creating a Statewide Greenways System: For People For Wildlife For Florida -- The Florida Greenways Commission's report to the Governor. 1995.

Creating Inclusive Communties In Florida: A Guidebook for Local Elected Officials and Staff on Avoiding and Overcoming the Not In My Backyard Syndrome This updated version of the manual by the Florida Housing Coalition and 1000 Friends of Florida offers local officials and affordable housing advocates tools for overcoming NIMBYism, or the Not In My Back Yard syndrome. 2005.

Development Without Displacement -- This publication by the FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems and 1000 Friends of Florida provides a "tool kit" for communities to promote compatible development without engendering gentrification or displacement of existing residents. 2001.

Dictionary of Florida Transportation Acronyms -- Our best shot at compiling the most common transportation acronyms. 1996.

Disaster Planning for Florida's Historic Resources -- Prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of State and Florida Department of Community Affairs, this full-color handbook outlines steps to integrate historic resource protection into the local disaster planning process. 2003.

Explore the Apalachicola River Basin - Nature-based Tourism within the Apalachicola River Basin -- This brochure highlights natural and cultural amenities that can be found in the Apalachicola River Basin. 2003.

Florida's Ocean Challenges -- The Interim Report of the Florida Governor's Ocean Committee to the Governor which outlines Florida's ocean assets and management challenges. 1998.

Florida's Ocean Horizon -- A publication of the Florida Governor's Ocean Committee outlining information about the current status of Florida's ocean resources and the state's management of them. 1999. (text only)

A Healthy Environment and a Strong Economy: A Citizen's Guide to Smarter Growth in Martin County -- This handbook outlines Martin County's growth management process, and explains how smart growth can be an effective tool for economic development. 2002.

Helping to Plan for a Better Tomorrow: Making Smart Choices Today -- Seven keys to smarter planning for the future of this state. 1998. (text only)

Loxahatchee Greenways Report -- A summary of the Loxahatchee Greenways Project, assessing the regions resources and offering recommendations for greenway conservation. 1997.

Merge Lanes Ahead -- A series of nine fact sheets dealing with the relationships between transportation, land use, energy and our future. Each fact sheet develops a different topic with useful ideas about transportation and energy. 1996.

Planning for Tomorrow: A Citizen's Guide to Smarter Growth in Florida -- This report describes this state's nationally recognized approach to smart planning for the future, and outlines how Florida's citizens can help. 1999.

Planning for Smarter Growth in Palm Beach County -- For a reader-friendly overview of what smart growth is, and what can be done to promote smart growth in Palm Beach County, check out this brief report. 2001.

Protecting Florida's Springs: Land Use Planning Strategies and Best Management Practices -- 1000 Friends prepared this informative manual on behalf of the Florida Department of Community Affairs and Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 2002.

Purchasing Paradise -- Things to know and questions to ask when buying coastal property in Florida. 1997.

Sand In My Shoes -- A brief explanation of Florida’s coastal resources, including information on programs to protect them and what you can do to help on a personal level and in your community. (text only)

Saving Special Places: A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Natural Resources in Florida's Panhandle (Report Cover Page) -- Planning strategies to protect natural resources, and success stories in the Florida Panhandle. 2004.

Smart Growth: Building Better Communities and Protecting the Environment in Palm Beach County -- Some of the many smart growth initiatives already under way in Palm Beach County. 2001.

St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers Resource Assessment and Greenway Protection Plan -- Assessments of the natural, recreational and historic resources in the St. Marks and Wakulla River watersheds, and recommendations for greenway conservation in the region. 1994. (text only)

The Value of Agricultural Lands and Open Space in the Red Hills Region of Southwest Georgia and North Florida -- This cost of services study was prepared on behalf of Tall Timbers Research, 1000 Friends of Florida, The Georgia Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund. 2004.

Water for Florida's Future: A Call for Leadership -- A briefing book by the Florida Water Coalition, including 1000 Friends of Florida. 2003.

Water Policy for Protecting Nature, Not Promoting Growth -- A position paper by the Florida Water Coalition, including 1000 Friends of Florida. 2003.

Foresight: Quarterly Newsletter of 1000 Friends of Florida

Foresight, Summer 2006 (Volume 19, Number 2) -- Photography by James Valentine

Foresight, Spring 2006 (Volume 19, Number 1) -- Photography by Jim Miller

Foresight, Winter 2005 (Volume 18, Number 3) -- Photography by Russell Grace

Foresight, Summer/Fall 2005 (Volume 18, Number 2) -- Photography by Thomas Eads

Foresight, Spring 2005 (Volume 18, Number 1) -- Photography by John Moran

Foresight, Winter 2004 (Volume 17, Number 3) -- 1000 Friends Recommending Coastal High Hazard Area Improvements

Foresight, Fall 2004 (Volume 17, Number 2) -- Battling Over the Scripps Research Institute Site in Palm Beach County

Foresight, Spring/Summer 2004 (Volume 17, Number 1) - 2004 Legislative Wrap-Up

Foresight, Winter 2003 (Volume 16, Number 3) - Focus on Change

Foresight, Summer 2003 (Volume 16, Number 2) - 2003 Better Community Awards & Successful Communities Updates

Foresight, Spring 2003 (Volume 16, Number 1) -- Focus on the Legislature

Foresight, Winter 2002 (Volume 15, Number 3) -- Focus on Funding

Foresight, Summer/Fall 2002 (Volume 15, Number 2) -- Focus on the Florida Panhandle

Foresight, Spring 2002 (Volume 15, Number 1) -- Growth Management & the 2002 Legislature

Winter 2001 (Volume 14, Number 4) -- Focus on Citizen Participation

Fall 2001 (Volume 14, Number 3) -- Focus on Social Equity

Summer 2001 (Volume 14, Number 2) -- Growth Management Wrap-Up

Spring 2001 (Volume 14, Number 1) -- Growth Management in the Legislative Spotlight . . . Again

Winter 2000 (Volume 13, Number 4) -- Promoting Smarter Growth at the Local Level

Fall 2000 (Volume 13, Number 3) -- Focus on Smart Growth

Summer 2000 (Volume 13, Number 2) -- Major Victories For Growth Management and the Environment.

Spring 2000 (Volume 13, Number 1) -- Focus on Smarter Growth (text only)

Winter 1999 (Volume 12, Number 4) -- Focus on Growth Management

Fall 1999 (Volume 12, Number 3) -- Welcoming New Waterfronts Florida Communities

Summer 1999 (Volume 12, Number 2) -- Spotlight on Some First-rate Friends (text only)

Spring 1999 (Volume 12, Number 1) -- Focus on State Policy

Winter 1998 (Volume 11, Number 2) -- Focus on Legal Advocacy

Fall 1998 (Volume 11, Number 2) -- Focus on the Environment

Spring 1998 (Volume 11, Number 1) -- A Time for Recognition and Transition

Winter 1997 (Volume 10, Number 4) -- Focus on Transportation

Fall 1997 (Volume 10, Number 3) -- Focus on Affordable Housing

Spring 1997 (Volume 10, Number 1) (text only)

Annual Reports of 1000 Friends

1999 (text only)

1998 (text only)

1997

1996 (text only)