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NFC: Fw: DEN Alert: Help Protect Wildlife in Central Florida From Sprawl
From: "Defenders of Wildlife" <denlines at den_defenders.org>
To: denlines at defenders_org (DEN Florida Activist)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:55:30 -0400
Subject: DEN Alert: Help Protect Wildlife in Central Florida From Sprawl
Message-ID: <OAA57808.966970530 at defender_reply.net>
DEN ALERT:
Help Protect Wildlife and Habitat in Central Florida From Sprawl
The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority's (OOCEA) is seeking
public comment on their 2025 Master Plan, which includes numerous
expressway expansion projects. The plan proposes future toll roads
that would expand out from Orlando into rural and suburban areas of
the seven surrounding counties. Three different road projects in
three different areas of central Florida would have serious negative
effects on state parks, national forest lands, lakes and rivers, and
national wildlife refuges. Every one of the proposed projects
disrupts sensitive natural resources, including the Wekiva River
Basin and the St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge.
Central Florida is home to many imperiled species of wildlife,
including the Florida black bear, Florida scrub jay, indigo snake,
Florida manatee and red-cockaded woodpecker. Highways negatively
impact wildlife by increasing mortality and by destroying, degrading
and fragmenting habitat. The Expressway Authority's transportation
plan should include strong protections for wildlife and significant
wildlife habitat. Transportation planning should seek a balance
between providing needed highway infrastructure and protecting our
wildlife legacy and natural systems in central Florida.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Send an e-mail to the Executive Director of the Orlando-Orange
County Expressway Authority urging him to delete the most damaging
projects. This action will protect important conservation lands in
Central Florida. Staff will be reporting on August 23rd to the
Expressway Authority Board regarding public comments they have
received, so please send your e-mail today. However, comments will
be accepted until AUGUST 31.
INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:
If you have access to the web, simply click on the link below which
will take you to the DEN Action Center web site:
http://www.denaction.org
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE WEB:
Please send comments to:
Dr. Harold W. Worrall
Executive Director
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
525 S. Magnolia Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
e-mail: hworrall at oocea_com
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