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than $375,000 has been granted
The Gulfstream Environmental &
Recreational Trust Program (GERT) was created in 2000 to provide
funding for unique environmental and/or recreational projects near
the pipeline route. More than $375,000 has been awarded since then
for a wide variety of initiatives that benefit a community's environmental
or recreational resources.
Since its inception, the GERT program
has awarded dollars to the following organizations:
o Allen Broussard Conservancy
o Archbold Biological Station
o Arnold's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
o Audubon of Florida
o Bayou La Batre-Coden Historic Foundation
o Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County
o City of Auburndale
o East Bay Little League
o Florida Atlantic University Center for Environmental Studies
o Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies
o Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage
o Florida Mining-Recreation
o Florida Trail Association
o Friends of the Polk County Parks Foundation
o Friends of Weedon Island
o Hardee County Health Department
o Heartland Horses & Handicapped
o HELP of Fort Meade
o Kissimmee Valley Audubon Society
o Lake Region Audubon Society
o Lakes Educational / Action Drive
o Learning Gate Community School
o Manatee County Audubon Society
o Manatee Riverwalk
o Marine Industries Foundation
o Martin County Audubon Society
o Polk County Board of County Commissioners
o Ruskin Community Development Foundation
o SCUBA Scouts
o Solution to Avoid Red Tide
o St. Petersburg Audubon & Eckerd College
o St. Petersburg Audubon Society & Eckert College
o Suncoast Earth Force
o Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
o Tampa Bay Watch
o The Florida Aquarium
o Volunteer Services of Manatee County
o Weeks Bay Reserve Foundation
o YMCA of West Central Florida
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