Florida Scrub-jay Habitat Purchase Opportunity

HELP SAVE THE FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY IN NORTH PORT (SARASOTA COUNTY) BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.


The Florida Scrub-Jay is endemic to Florida, which means it is only found in our State. It was federally listed as threatened in 1987. North Port is blessed to continue to host a population of these beautiful birds and as the City continues to develop at lightning speed, the time is now to act to forever protect the habitat they need to survive. 

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit land conservancy, has acquired 4 undeveloped parcels of land to date in a neighborhood of North Port where Scrub-jays reside.   An opportunity to purchase 5 additional parcels from the same owner is now available, if the funds necessary to purchase them can be raised. 

Acquiring these 5 parcels would provide additional protected habitat to that which the Conservancy already owns for the benefit of the Scrub-jays, as well as other wildlife and flora that utilize it (such as the Federally threatened Gopher Tortoise, the declining Northern Bobwhite Quail, a bird also in decline mainly due to habitat loss, and the endemic Pineland Heliotrope (Heliotropium polyphullum) native plant).





North Port is currently one of the fastest growing cities in Florida. Clear-cutting of all native trees and other flora to make way for residential development is the method of choice and no restoration of local flora is currently required on a parcel once a residence is complete.  




Conserving existing "stepping-stone" habitat patches in the City's Scrub-jay neighborhoods is crucial to maintaining the biodiversity necessary for the long term survival of not just  North Port's Scrub-jays, but all resident flora and fauna they share their environment with. Creating a balance between development and our environment is possible through land conservation.

Please consider joining this effort to forever protect the Florida Scrub-jay in North Port. For more information on The Environmental Conservancy of North Port, Inc., visit their website at www.ecnorthport.com, or find them on social media:

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/The-Environmental-Conservancy-of-North-Port-Inc-100291658156351


Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/northportconservancy/


YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eH4C0yJuVgIijRYnK6kuQ

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