We meet Fran Mainella, the new Director of the Alliance for Florida's National Parks. The 20-year-old nonprofit works to promote the Everglades, Dry Tortugas and Biscayne National Parks, as well as Big Cypress National Preserve. Its website says their goal is \“to instill in all people an appreciation of Florida's public lands and natural resources for what they are – the key to the sustainability and prosperity of the state - by enriching the park experience and connecting diverse communities to the nature that abounds in their backyards.\”
The Beach Boys perform in concert at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in Hayes Hall at Artis-Naples. Ticket prices vary. Submit calendar listings and high-resolution photos to events@floridaweekly.com. Email text, jpegs or Word documents are accepted. No pdfs or photos of fliers, please. The deadline for calendar submissions is noon Friday for the
An amendment attached to the Interior Department spending bill forFY 2004 would forbid DOI managers from spending money on coststudies (as directed by the Office of Management and Budget) todetermine what employees do and at what cost. America's taxpayersand park visitors deserve better: If this provision is included inthe final appropriations bill, President Bush should veto it.
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