Nature's Steward

"The Conservancy of Southwest Florida will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014. The book will document how the organization grew land acquisition into regional advocacy and education, and how it adapted its structure, strategy, and tactics to the changing environmental climate in Tallahassee and Washington. A chronicle of the efforts of men and women committed to protecting and preserving sensitive ecosystems during one of the greatest land and building booms in American history"--

"A well-researched history of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, an advocacy and educational group in the forefront of environmental protection and land acquisition since its founding in 1964. This book chronicles the efforts of the people dedicated to protecting and preserving some of the most sensitive ecosystems in the United States"--