Dear
friends,
I
know that all of us are incredibly busy these days, but if you could take a
moment to send a letter, even if brief, to the county commissioners in
Miami-Dade County, expressing disappointment and outrage about the decisions
they are contemplating about destroying what remains of the Richmond Pine
Rocklands, next to the Zoo Miami, it would be appreciated by those who live in
this community. The neighborhood is NOT a slum and is not in need of
"economic development", especially in the form of a Walmart, an LA
Fitness and other retail shops, as well as hundreds of housing units.
I
have attached a number of articles about the issue, as well as a brief paper I
wrote concerning it, to help you with thoughts, and I will post all of this on
my blog as well. Those of you who have participated in NABA counts or FNAI
surveys know how important every remaining tract of green space is. Thank you
for being the voice for the trees, the butterflies and the other creatures who
live there (not to mention the humans who live in the neighborhood!) Send this
to anyone you know who cares about our environment (and political ethics!)
Here's
the addresses of the Miami-Dade Commissioners:
Remember the
email addresses are district(1-13) @miamidade.gov
Actual letter
address is:
Office of
Commissioner (XXXXXXX)
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, Florida 33128
Miami, Florida 33128
Remember
the email addresses are district(1-13) @miamidade.gov
Actual
letter address is:
Office
of Commissioner (XXXXXXX)
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, Florida 33128
Miami, Florida 33128
Here's an article from Sierra Club.
Here's another from Eye on Miami.
Stand up for what is right!
And as an aside, yesterday at the Navy Wells Pine Rockland, we documented an Atala, a Florida Duskywing, Little Yellows, a Queen, Baracoa, a Three-spot Skipper, and others. The pine rocklands ROCK!
Sandy
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