The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is conducting regional workshops to inform local governments about opportunities to conserve gopher tortoises and other state-listed species in Florida.
These workshops aim to encourage local-level participation in gopher tortoise conservation by providing information that could help establish local protection policies. The FWC will also discuss how these policies can aid in conserving other state-listed species and offer details on financial incentives available for habitat management.
A workshop hosted by Citrus County is scheduled for August 7 at the Lecanto Government Building. Representatives from local governments in nearby counties are encouraged to attend.
Citrus County Local Government Workshop
Wednesday, Aug. 7
9 a.m.–noon
Lecanto Government Building
Room 166
3600 West Sovereign Path, Lecanto FL, 34461
“The purpose of this regional workshop is to encourage local governments to be our partners in conservation of gopher tortoises, a threatened species whose burrows provide shelter to hundreds of other native species, and other Species of Greatest Conservation Need,” said Amanda Mills, local government coordinator for the FWC’s Wildlife Diversity Conservation Section.
The workshop is free, but registration is required as space is limited. Register for the workshop at the event link.
For more information, visit MyFWC.com/GopherTortoise to access the Gopher Tortoise Management Plan.