ACTION ALERT
Urge Collier Commissioners to pursue negotiations for the purchase of 68 acres near Marco Island!
On Tuesday, October 27 at 9am, the Collier County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to pursue negotiations for Conservation Collier to purchase an important 68 acre parcel on Horr's Island in the City of Marco Island. It is next to Rookery Bay preserves, would help protect Key Marco and City from storms, and hosts 19 acres of coastal strand with many threatened gopher tortoises as surveyed by AWE's biologist, Brittany Piersma. Those 19 acres of upland habitat make this parcel vulnerable to development. Offered by the Spottswood family, this is a rare opportunity to protect such a large property with so many amazing resources! Audubon Western Everglades urges all our members and friends to contact the commissioners to briefly urge their support for giving direction to negotiate a purchase by Conservation Collier.
Reach out to:
Rick LoCastro — District 1: Rick.LoCastro@collier.gov
Chris Hall — District 2: Chris.Hall@collier.gov
Burt L. Saunders — District 3: Burt.Saunders@collier.gov
Dan Kowal — District 4 (current chair): Dan.Kowal@collier.gov
William L. McDaniel, Jr. — District 5: Bill.McDaniel@collier.gov
While writing them, please thank them, again, for their recent approval of purchase contracts for three Marco Island lots that protected over 40 state-threatened gopher tortoises.
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