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Our Mission: GreenThumb Certified is a project
of the Florida Keys Invasives Exotic Task
Force, consisting of over 20 land managers in the Florida Keys and
including
4 National Wildlife Refuges, 11 State Parks and countless state,
county and
city owned conservation lands. Learn more about the
groups history at:
Successes The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and the University of Florida have shared a productive county/state/federal partnership through the Cooperative Extension Service for 20 years. The primary mission of the Cooperative Extension Service is to disseminate and encourage the application of research-generated knowledge. The Monroe County Cooperative Extension Office is dedicated toward serving Monroe County by providing objective information to individuals, businesses, and agencies for better decision making and by creating programs and services that provide unique lifelong learning opportunities that empower people to improve their quality of life. The Nature Conservancy is an international, non-government, non-profit dedicated to saving the last great places. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. In the Florida Keys, the local office focuses on the restoration of public and private lands through removal of invasive exotic species and replanting with natives. For more information on volunteering on these projects, click here. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional agency of the state of Florida, and is charged with managing and protecting water resources of the region by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems and water supply. SFWMD’s boundaries extend from central Florida to Lake Okeechobee, and from coast to coast, from Fort Myers to Fort Pierce, south through the sprawling Everglades to the Florida Keys and Florida Bay. The District works to foster strong, constructive partnerships with other agencies and with local, state and national governments - to build cohesive support for water resource management goals. To promote intergovernmental partnerships and closer communication between the public and regulated communities, area Service Centers, including the Florida Keys Service Center have been established to meet local needs.
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