Downtown Fort Myers was once a place many went to daily for entertainment, food, shopping, and various other activities. However, as time went on MALLS were introduced, especially affected this area.
The small city still consists of all its architecture from the early 1900's. Giving it that historic look as well, as a fanastic experience of what it was like many decades ago.
The city is trying to bring back people into the area, beside the tourism. They want the locals to come back and enjoy this little wonderful piece of history.
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Worst Poverty Levels tend to cluster TOGETHER.
Concentrated mainly in south. - 11 Old South States Region
Poverty tends to change VERY LITTLE from decade to decade.
Absolute Poverty - Individuals/Families having EXTREME difficulty in surviving.
More Common among Third World countries:
Relative Poverty - Inability to obtain social necessities available to the the majority
How to IMPROVE this issue.
References:
http://world-poverty.org/default.aspx
Lost two more of its namesake moving icefields to Climate Change.
Warmer TEMPERATURES have reduced the Park to 25 Glaciers.
The Park once consisted of 150
37 Which were NAMED.
In order to Qualify for a name, the Glacier must be 25 Acres.
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Matanzas means “slaughters” in Spanish. It is a very illustrative and meaningful name that probably describes the events that happened between the Calusas and first Castilians that disembarked in this land at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
The preserve has a diversity of plant community populations occupying a given area; such as maritime oak hammock, transitional wetlands and mangrove forest. Each of these communities has a variety of species occurring within them and support a diversity of wildlife including raccoons, rabbits, hawks, owls, turtles, snakes, herons, fish and songbirds.
Mixture of tropical and temperate plants with a resulting high diversity of plant species.
(Above Information - Provided by: http://www.conservation2020.org )
Map of Preserve This "Barrier Island" is known as Estero Island, or otherwise known to most as Fort Myers Beach.
The preserve is tucked up on the north-end of the island on the backside of the island, where the rest of the island consists of hotels, beach resorts, bars, and housing. As you can see humans have great impacts on changing environments as they see fit.
However, the preserve is sustainable thus far: Offering a Water Bucket to catch rainwater, also the boardwalk is made out of recycled plastic.
References:
http://www.conservation2020.org
"The only way to thrive in an era of public scrutiny is to place corporate ethics at the forefront of how your company does business, demonstrating through its actions that the organization has nothing to hide." (LRN)
Monsanto
Produce More - Meet needs of Growing Planet
Conserve More - Preserve natural resources for future generations
Improve Farmer's Lives - Increase Income
Estimate 9.9 Billion People in 2050.
Exxon
Founding sponsor of Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University, which is now in its sixth year.
These companies show through their websites a lot of information reguarding the environment and human resources. They show how they rely and protect their employees. They also, ensure the environment is a top priority, to enable a better future for generations to come.
Reference:
http://www.lrn.com/resources/corporate-ethics.html
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/default.aspx
http://www.monsanto.com/default.asp
Climate Change Pushing Bird Species 'Towards Extinction:'
Birds that depend upon the Ocean for survival:
"Birds are excellent indicators of the health of our environment, and right now they are telling us an important story about climate change," said Kenneth Rosenberg.
Puffin
Albatrosses 
Central American Shrimp, Lobster Fast Disappearing
Illegal Fishing & Climate is Decimating Shrimp and Lobster Population
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They are saying by 2030, Electricity from Solar Power will make up 10% of the total, from a 0.1% from today's standings.
Planning to install 10 Million Solar Panels across the U.S. over the next decade.
"At a time when we spend 350 billion dollars importing oil from Saudi Arabia and other countries every year, the United States must move away from foreign oil to energy independence," Sanders told a press conference Tuesday.
Reference:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100310/sc_afp/uscongresspoliticssolarenergy
@yahoo.comThe reference link contains the full story.
Reference:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100307/sc_mcclatchy/3444187
ECHO - Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization
Cool Climate Crops
Grains
Herbs
Oil
Dryland Farming Techniques
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/DrylandF.pdf
Tropical Agriculture
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/BETropAg.PDF
Sand Water Filter
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/sandwatr.pdf
Drum Type Cookstove
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/Drum%20Cookstove.pdf
Urban Gardening - Rooftop Gardening
Hybrid Gardens
What can be found that is Organic near US. Just a SMALL sample.
http://www.myfootprint.org/en/your_results/?id=973842
Arctic Sea Ice loss 1979 to 2007
Methane Bubbles in Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears
by Alister Doyle, Evironmental Correspondent on March 4th 2010
"Current methane concentrations in the Arctic are the highest 400,000 years."
"Subsea permafrost is losing its ability to be an impermeable cap"
Natalia Shakova (Scientist)
Total of 5,000 Sites where Methane is being released from, and some is said to be coming from the seabed. Until releasing discovered, the sea floor was considered a barrier preventing the methane from escaping.
GLOBAL WARMING
Martin Heimann (Biochemist) claims that the 8 million tonnes of Methane being released is "negligible" compared to the 440 million tonnes in Global EMISSIONS. He states, "These leaks could have been occurring all the time."
Shakova states "urgent need" to watch over the Arctic since "Methane" is the second most common greenhouse gas. Also if monitoring is done, we can see if it was a steady event or a freak event.
Other Articles on the Issue:
References:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/sc_nm/us_climate_methane
How much does one spend in the outdoors? For many it a very small percentage. Why such a small percentage?
Let's take a break-down of my DAILY out-door Activites for a WEEK.
Monday:
240 M. - Resting by the Poolside on the water in Sunny Palm Beach Gardens
Tuesday:
120 M. - Tennis
Wednesday:
120 M. - Tennis
Thursday:
185 M. - Tennis
90 M. - Poolside
Friday:
NONE
Saturday:
300 M. - Working on Garden of Eden
Sunday:
360 M. - Resting by the Poolside on the water in Sunny Palm Beach Gardens
1415 M. = 14% Out-Door-Activities
Trapping Sediments & Retaining Excess Nutrients/Pollutants
CSS Biodiversity:
"Wetlands provide the food chain with a remarkable amount of support because they offer an abundant supply of food and water and a wide variety of ecological niches."
Corkscrew is home to over 149 Species.
http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/Wildlife/WildlifeChecklist.pdf
Mirco-Organisms - Plants
http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/Wildlife/OrchidList.pdf
Checklists above for the two categories.
Preserving the Watershed from:
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Pictures taken at Corkscrew
