Recent
Publications:
(Unless
otherwise noted, all reports are in PDF format)
New!
Fall/Winter 2009 Foresight - Focus
on Photographer Will Dickey
Foresight,
Spring 2009 (Volume 22, Number 1) Focus on Photographer Mac Stone
Foresight,
Winter 2008 (Volume 21, Number 3) -
Photographer in Focus: Connie
Bransilver
Foresight,
Fall 2008 (Volume 21, Number 2) Photographer In Focus: David
Moynahan
Planning
Strategies for the Everglades Agricultural Area, October 2009
Working
to Sustain Florida's Rural and Natural Lands: A Call to Action, October
23, 2007
.
Alarmed by the projections included in Florida 2060, 1000 Friends
Chairman Emeritus Nathaniel Reed convened a group of some of the state's
leading conservationists, developers, and agricultural leaders to chart
a different course for Florida's future. The group produced a report
with a series of recommendations related to visioning and public policy,
economic and planning strategies, and citizen involvement. 2007.
Florida
Wildlife Habitat Planning Manual. Download at www.Floridahabitat.org
or order here.
- Related
Presentation
FWC's,
Florida Wildlife Conservation
Guide (Graphic version) - The Guide offers users of any professional
level a compendium of guidance and reference materials related to wildlife,
land use planning and conservation. Links well with the
Florida Wildlife Habitat Planning Manual
above.
Smart
Growth for Florida's Future
Why
Florida Needs Smart Growth
Florida
2060
UCF
Alternative Future for Florida in 2060Smart
Growth for Florida's Future -
Florida 2060 -- This series of studies examines how Florida will
grow and develop over the next 50 years if we do not work to change
its patterns of development, and provides recommendations on how to
follow the principles of smart growth for a better outcome. Materials
inculde the Executive
Summary, Statewide
Summary, Regional Fact Sheets (Northwest,
Panhandle
and Big Bend, Northeast,
Central, Southwest,
Southeast and
the Florida Keys),
plus full reports Florida
2060: A Population Distribution Scenario for the State of Florida
and A
Time for Leadership: Growth Management and Florida 2060.
2006.
Disaster
Mitigation for Historic Structures: Protection Strategies - Won the Florida
Trust for Historic Preservation's Preservation Education/Media 2009 Award!
Disaster
Planning for Florida's Historic Resources-
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.
Protecting
Florida's Springs: Land Use Planning Strategies and Best Management
Practices (2002)
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.
Also
see, "Protecting Florida’s Springs – An Implementation Guidebook"
February 2008Solving
Water Pollution Problems in the Wakulla Springshed
Community
Stewardship I: A Citizen's Guide to Participating in Florida's Growth
Management Process Community
Stewardship II: A Citizen's Guide to the Nuts and Bolts of Florida's Growth
Management Process
Purchase
A Copy of 1000 Friends' 20th Anniversary Edition of James Valentine's
Florida: Magnificent
Wilderness
Mpg
-Video: Pirates of the Loxahatchee - The Loxahatchee River and Its Water
Quality
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 Communities in Florida -- This 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. 2002.
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)
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.
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 --
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.
Working
to Sustain Florida's Rural and Natural Lands: A Call to Action --
Alarmed by the projections included in Florida 2060, 1000 Friends
Chairman Emeritus Nathaniel Reed convened a group of some of the state's
leading conservationists, developers, and agricultural leaders to chart
a different course for Florida's future. The group produced a report
with a series of recommendations related to visioning and public policy,
economic and planning strategies, and citizen involvement. 2007.
Foresight:
Quarterly Newsletter of 1000 Friends of Florida
Foresight, Winter 2008 (Volume
21, Number 3) - Photographer in Focus: Connie
Bransilver
Foresight, Fall 2008 (Volume 21,
Number 2) - Photographer In Focus: David
Moynahan
Foresight,
Spring-Summer 2008 (Volume 21, Number 1) Photography by Eric
Zamora
Foresight,
Fall 2007 (Volume 20, Number 3)
Photography by Joanne Davis
Foresight,
Summer 2007 (Volume 20, Number 2) Photograph by Visit Florida
Foresight,
Spring 2007 (Volume 20, Number 1) Photographer Carlton Ward Jr.
Foresight,
Fall 2006, (Volume 19, Number
3) Photography by Ed Lawlor
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)
Annual
Reports of 1000 Friends
