FNPS 32nd Annual Spring Conference is May 17-20 in Plant City.  

Our Suncoast and Hernando Chapters have set up fabulous field trips through the Heart of Florida, lined up speakers that members know and love, and scheduled great socials in the outdoors. All this plus super budget-friendly hotel options ... don't miss it.

Get all the details at http://fnps.org/conference  (or use the menu on the left)

Our Cockroach Bay Restoration Area field trip visits this significant conservation and restoration area.  We'll get a tour of the restoration, and participants have the opportunity to take an optional paddle through the restoration.

Head over to the Conference pages and check out field trip Q for a preview.

The Florida Wildflower Foundation launched an online research literature database of Florida wildflowers today that draws together findings on more than 260 species.  Funds for the project were provided by the Florida State Wildflower license plate.

FNPS sent a letter to Governor Scott requesting that he veto CS/HB 1117 which would have opened the door for zoos to lease state-owned conservation lands in order to graze exotic ungulates.  We believe that this use of public lands would have been completely contrary to the long term conservation of Florida's native biota and its appropriate management.

Governor Scott has vetoed this legislation! FNPS thanks him for his veto and for helping maintain our conservation lands as conservation lands.

Download (official veto by Governor Scott)

FNPS thanks each and everyone who sent email or called to support this veto.

Download (this is the original issue statement, no further action is needed)

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The FNPS blog(www.fnpsblog.org), one of our most successful outreach programs, covers a wide range of topics: native plant profiles, FNPS chapter field trips & other chapter activities, reviews of parks and conservation areas, landscaping with native plants, preservation of Florida’s wild spaces, and so much more. Posts are written by members from across the state. Now you can sign up to receive an email when new posts are published. Just type in your email in the box and hit the Submit button.

The Society recommends that the Commission continue to manage and treat Hydrilla in Lake Apopka aggressively, with the long-term goal of reducing its coverage to a level that is cost-efficient to maintain and consistent with the overarching restoration goals of the St. Johns River Water Management District. President Steve Woodmanse has written a letter supporting this recommendation to the Executive Director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Click here to read.

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