With the continued sprawling Development in Central Florida, how much more critical is public land management going to be in the next decade? Do you foresee it finally getting a priority in funding to help manage public lands to provide critical habitat to apex predators like the Black Bear and Florida Panther?
As a Florida DEP 'alumnus' I saw year after year of budget cuts to the management budgets, where we couldn't even afford to keep on top of the backlog of prescribed fire. I have been out of that realm for over 5 years, so I am curious if the outlook is different today.
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Thank you for doing this AMA, Don!
With the continued sprawling Development in Central Florida, how much more critical is public land management going to be in the next decade? Do you foresee it finally getting a priority in funding to help manage public lands to provide critical habitat to apex predators like the Black Bear and Florida Panther?
As a Florida DEP 'alumnus' I saw year after year of budget cuts to the management budgets, where we couldn't even afford to keep on top of the backlog of prescribed fire. I have been out of that realm for over 5 years, so I am curious if the outlook is different today.
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