kudos Waste Management, Inc.
of Florida (WM) selected Harborside Animal Clinic, of Naples, as the Waste Man- agement Commercial Busi- ness Recycler of the Month for June. The award recog- nizes office building owners and managers, hoteliers and
restaurateurs that have achieved significant results in reduc- ing solid waste and have demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability and best practices. The clinic implemented a cardboard recycling program several years ago, encouraged employees to take plastic bottles home to recycle curbside and instituted a commer- cial single-stream recycling program, coordinating with WM to rearrange waste and recycling container service times to avoid conflicts with clinic office hours and limited parking. “We only have one Earth, so we need to protect it. We appreciate that Waste Management has made it easier and less expensive for us to recycle more,” says clinic owner and Veterinarian Dr. Bob March.
For more information, visit
HarborsideAnimalClinic.com.
Naples nonprofit Eden Autism Services Florida recently received a $10,000 donation from Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church – Archangel Fund for Collier County Charities to purchase playground equipment for Eden’s Eimerman Education Center, which
serves children with autism from grades K-12. “We are thankful for the church’s ongoing support,” says Eden Florida Executive Director Susan Suarez. “There are many therapeutic and health benefits that are gained by outdoor play. In addition, the routine of children with autism can be quite hectic, and outdoor play can provide a very necessary respite.”
For more information, call 239-992-4680, email
Eden.Florida@EdenAutism.org or visit
EdenFlorida.org.
Lee County added 309.69 acres to the Alva Scrub Preserve on July 6. The acquisition, negotiated by the Division of County Lands for $1,749,749, was funded by the Conserva- tion 20/20 Program and comprises a group of parcels along a portion of the southern boundary that make up a preserve corridor already managed by the program. The property includes native plant communities that are relatively intact, which will conserve the expenditure of restoration funds. Hickey’s Creek Canal runs along the prop- erty and offers an opportunity for flow-way restoration for floodplain protection on both sides of the canal. Wetlands would be rehydrated after the restoration of Hickey’s Creek Extension to improve water quality.
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The Conservation 20/20 program buys environmentally important lands for preservation. It is funded by a property tax that was approved by referendum in 1996, at 50 cents for every $1,000 of taxable property value. Since 1997, the pro- gram has made 115 land purchases; current land inventory is now 24,781 acres.
For more information, call 239-533-8833 or visit
Conservation2020.org.
Last year, The Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed 3.1 million pounds of fresh produce, 44 times the amount from 2008, according to Food Re- sources Manager Chris Robinson, “That’s 74 semi-trucks a year,” he says. When the campaign began four
years ago, the food bank distributed 69,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables within the five counties in Southwest Florida. Robinson works with 13 to 18 farms and packing houses from Punta Gorda to Immokalee that donate produce. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Feeding America national program also contribute produce, he states. The Food Bank also operates two mobile pantries in Col-
lier County. For more information, visit
HarryChapinFoodBank.org.
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