08-06-2010, 11:10 AM
Florida has only one season...the fishing season. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Wildlife Foundation of Florida are reaching out to the public and private sectors to help promote the all-important fact that Florida continues to be the Fishing Capital of the World.
The FWC and the foundation are already working together to protect Florida's precious natural resources. These resources help fuel the state's economy, bringing in billions of dollars a year.
The foundation's recently established Gulf Restoration Fund will help pay for restoration of Gulf waters and habitats altered by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and assist in creation of a statewide network of hatcheries to replenish economically critical marine fishery stocks. In addition, the fund will assist the foundation in engaging Florida's youth in fishing.
Meanwhile, the FWC and the foundation have launched an aggressive campaign to reintroduce youngsters to hunting, fishing and other outdoor traditions. The Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center, www.BTYCC.org, near Monticello, is the first in a series of such centers to be established across Florida under the Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network, http://FYCCN.org, to offer children instruction and fun activities to help them develop a sense of stewardship for nature.
Interested in learning more about the current state of our waters and the impacts of the oil spill? Join the FWC and the foundation at the two-day Healthy Oceans Conference, Sept. 14-15 in St. Petersburg.
For more information and to register
for the conference, visit www.wildlifeflorida.org/healthyoceans.html.
The FWC and the foundation are already working together to protect Florida's precious natural resources. These resources help fuel the state's economy, bringing in billions of dollars a year.
The foundation's recently established Gulf Restoration Fund will help pay for restoration of Gulf waters and habitats altered by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and assist in creation of a statewide network of hatcheries to replenish economically critical marine fishery stocks. In addition, the fund will assist the foundation in engaging Florida's youth in fishing.
Meanwhile, the FWC and the foundation have launched an aggressive campaign to reintroduce youngsters to hunting, fishing and other outdoor traditions. The Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center, www.BTYCC.org, near Monticello, is the first in a series of such centers to be established across Florida under the Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network, http://FYCCN.org, to offer children instruction and fun activities to help them develop a sense of stewardship for nature.
Interested in learning more about the current state of our waters and the impacts of the oil spill? Join the FWC and the foundation at the two-day Healthy Oceans Conference, Sept. 14-15 in St. Petersburg.
For more information and to register
for the conference, visit www.wildlifeflorida.org/healthyoceans.html.