Dear 1000 Friends,

Population growth, sea level rise, and development patterns promise to be key defining drivers of how and where Florida develops over the 21^st century. In recognition of this, the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning and 1000 Friends of Florida have partnered on a major new GIS-based study, Florida’s Rising Seas: Mapping Our Future. We are proud to release this project and urge you to visit 1000fof.org/sealevel2040 to find out more.

1000 Friends and UF CLCP are presenting a free Live Webinar at noon, Eastern, on Wednesday, March 29 to share the findings with the general public with registration at 1000fof.org/upcoming-webinars. University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning representatives will include Director Dr. Tom Hoctor, Associate Director Michael Volk, and Development and Land Use Analyst Dr. Daniel Farrah. 1000 Friends of Florida will be represented by President Paul Owens and Communications Director Vivian Young, AICP.

Florida's Rising Seas includes Sea Level 2040 and Sea Level 2070, each of which provides GIS-based analyses of how Florida will accommodate its growing population on diminishing lands over the coming decades, and the impacts more compact patterns of development, increased land conservation, and other state and community planning actions will have on our natural, agricultural, and other lands. This project is geared to state and local leaders, professionals, and concerned citizens and builds on earlier studies including Florida 2070 and Water 2070. 

Thanks for your concern about the future of Florida, and please consider supporting 1000 Friends!

Vivian Young, AICP

Communications Director

vyoung@1000fof.org

850-264-4090.