The Southwest Florida Watershed Council is a grass-roots, multi-county coalition of individuals, organizations, agencies and businesses that have come together to address the issues affecting the Caloosahatchee and Big Cypress watersheds.   The purpose of the Watershed Council is to ensure that the interests and concerns of all stakeholders are addressed, and that long term management strategies balance the needs of this region’s growth and the natural systems upon which our economy and quality of life depend.   

To learn more about the goals of the Watershed Council, visit our Information page.  Membership is open to all.   Any individual, group or business that wants to ensure that decisions affecting the watershed are based on the best science available and balance the needs of all stakeholders should see our Membership form for more information on how to join.

Today is

Proceedings from the May 26, 2010 Watershed Planning Workshop

Southwest Florida Watershed Council Meeting
Thursday, August 19^th
Royal Palm Yacht Club

AGENDA

The next meeting of the SWF Watershed Council is scheduled for Thursday August 19th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Royal Palm Yacht Club, located at 2360 West First Street, Fort Myers 33901. Parking is available on the east side of the parking lot (side nearest McGregor Blvd.), but please do not park in the “member” parking spaces.   

Due to poor attendance projected for last month’s meeting, we canceled our guest speaker and rescheduled the presentation for this month’s meeting.

This month's Water Wisdom program will feature Kathie Ebaugh, AICP, Principal Planner for the Lee County Division of Planning. Kathie is a certified planner with a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from Morgan State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Towson University. During her 15 years of experience, she has focused on community planning, vision-based planning, and sustainable development. Kathie will be discussing the County’s New Horizon 2035 initiative.

The County is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, The Lee Plan, to refine the community’s vision of what Lee County should look like through growth and land-use planning.  The update to the Lee Plan will begin with the state required Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) process, but will also encompass a broader visioning effort through 2035, dubbed New Horizon 2035. The result is intended to help create sustainable, self-sufficient communities.

Please join us to learn more about New Horizon 2035 and how it might affect those of us living in Lee County.

The WC Board of Directors will have a lunch meeting from 12:00-1:45 p.m., just prior to the regular membership meeting.  

I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting.  

Have a great weekend,

James Evans, Chairman
Southwest Florida Watershed Council