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In November 2005 Gulfstream Natural
Gas System announced the winners of the third year of the Environmental
& Recreational Trust program, distributing $50,000 to assist
in the development of unique environmental
and/or recreational projects near the pipeline route and surrounding
communities.
Lakes
Educational / Action Drive.
(Polk County, Fla.) - To fund an educational program to inform citizens
of the importance of protecting state and local water bodies. Grant
award: $7,600.
Bayou La
Batre-Coden Historic Foundation. (Mobile County, Ala.) - To
provide a nature park and recreational area that will be utilized
as an educational tool for students and the public. Grant award:
$7,500.
Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council (Hillsborough County, Fla.) - To increase
printing production of the quarterly environmental publication Bay
Soundings by 10,000 copies. Grant award: $7,500.
Tampa Bay
Watch. (Pinellas County, Fla.) - To restore sensitive coastal
ecosystems in Cabbage Key, by removing non-native invasive plant
species and replanting with native vegetation. Grant award: $7,500.
Scuba Scouts
(Pinellas County, Fla.) - The Boy and Girl Scouts of Palm Harbor
are conducting underwater surveying of coral reef habitat in Tampa
Bay as part of a long-term monitoring program. Grant award: $7,500.
YMCA of West
Central Florida. (Polk County, Fla.) - The continuation of the
development of an upland environment at the YMCA Par 3 Golf Course.
Grant award: $5,000.
Polk County
Board of County Commissioners (Polk County, Fla.) - To create
a rehabilitation flight cage facility for bald eagles and other
birds of prey at the Circle B Bar Reserve, a Polk county environmental
land site. Grant award: $4,800.
St. Petersburg
Audubon & Eckerd College (Pinellas County, Fla.) - Raise
awareness of beach nesting birds and increase nesting success in
Pinellas County. Grant award: $2,600.
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