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The mission of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is to “protect Southwest Florida’s unique natural environment and quality of life, now and forever.” The Conservancy dates back to 1964 when a small group of concerned citizens in Naples succeeded in stopping the construction of a roadway through Rookery Bay. Ever since, the Conservancy has focused on protecting the water, land and wildlife of the unique Southwest Florida area through environmental policy, science, education and wildlife rehabilitation. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida focuses its efforts in five Southwest Florida counties: Collier, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry and Glades. Just south of the Naples Zoo, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is located off of Goodlette-Frank Road, at 14th Avenue North in Naples, FL, 1495 Smith Preserve Way, Naples FL 34102. The new entrance, Smith Preserve Way, is located just south of the Naples Zoo off Goodlette-Frank Road. == Inception to present == On April 11, 1964, a group of concerned citizens met to prevent a “Road to Nowhere” proposed to be built through Rookery Bay, a lush landscape of tropical lands and water, home to a variety of unique Southwest Florida wildlife. By the next year, over $300,000 was raised by locals in order to save and preserve Rookery Bay as a nature sanctuary, and so the Collier County Conservancy was formed. () Since then, Conservancy of Southwest Florida has grown from an advocacy and land preservation organization to a robust and integrated organization including science, education and wildlife rehabilitation. The original Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center was built in 1981, and $24 million from a $38.8 million campaign in 2013 allowed for a “sustainable” renovation of the 21-acre Conservancy. Among the renovations are a brand new entrance, three new buildings and three renovated buildings, along with two filter marshes and four more acres of nature preserves. All of the new buildings were constructed with environmental impact as a main concern, abiding by LEED Standards and using geothermal energy for cooling. The new Conservancy Nature Center now includes a brand new von Arx Wildlife Hospital, Easton Conservation Hall with the Jeannie Meg Smith Theater, an interactive Dalton Discovery Center with a 5,000 gallon patch-reef aquarium and touch-tank. The Ferguson Learning Lab will be used as a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) institute to teach the next generation of environmental leaders. The Bradley Nature Store offers one of the area’s largest variety of nature-inspired books and all things related to the Southwest Florida water, land and wildlife. In addition, there are filter marshes and nature preserves to explore, short walking trails, kayak rentals and the Allyn Family Dock and Lagoon with a fleet of electric tour boats. Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center is also designated as Site #69 on the “Great Florida Birding Trail.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conservancy of Southwest Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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