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2002 DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The year ending December 2002 marked
the completion of eighteen years of grantmaking by The Elizabeth
Ordway Dunn Foundation. The Directors continue to be amazed at
the variety and vitality of non-profit organizations and the efforts
of extraordinary people to conserve and improve Floridas diverse
and threatened environment. The grants listed below will provide
the reader with insight regarding the Directors current interests
as well as the broad array of efforts to protect Floridas unique
resource base.
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| The Directors continue
to emphasize work on sprawl, growth management, and land use planning,
believing that while growth may be inevitable, it can be intelligently
managed. Examples of intriguing efforts are those by the National
Wildlife Federation to avoid the siting of freeways in sensitive
ecosystems; by National Audubon to protect the unique ecosystem
surrounding the jewel-like Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary; and by Florida
Wildlife Federation in Nassau, Clay, and St. Johns County land use-planning
sessions. The Florida Keys is a microcosm of statewide land use
issues. Each of Last Stand, World Wildlife Fund, and the Environmental
and Land Use Law Center are addressing issues of development, land
use, and zoning throughout the Keys. |
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The Directors
also believe that water quality and quantity is at the epicenter
of future Florida political, environmental, and economic decision-making.
Without this precious resource, Florida would not enjoy its reputation
as a tourist destination, as a bass fishermans paradise, as a haven
for manatees and other aquatic animals, and as the home of Americas
Everglades. While the world is focused on the clean-up of the Everglades,
the Directors continue to believe that the water issues facing that
ecosystem are no longer unique. Other water bodies are just as imperiled.The
St. Johns River sits astride the fastest growing area of Florida. |
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| The Apalachicola River
basin runs the risk of running dry if upstream Atlanta continues
to withdraw water at alarming rates. The Suwannee River basin may
end up quenching thirsty residents of Pinellas and Lee Counties.
Grants to aid in water quality and quantity issues include those
to Florida Defenders of the Environment for Ocklawaha River restoration,
to the Clean Water Network to publicize water quality issues throughout
the state, and to the League of Women Voters, to build greater awareness
of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Systems effort within the Everglades
Restoration effort. Looking forward, the Directors want prospective
grant applicants to realize that The Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation
does not support wildlife rehabilitation or rescue efforts. Neither
will it support capital projects or environmental education efforts
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| The Directors
are deeply concerned about pending development of Floridas Panhandle.
St. Joe Paper Company, at one time, a sleepy timber company with
a very long view, has changed its mission. With over 1 million acres
of land, and lots of political muscle, St. Joe, and other developers
who will follow, represent a very different kind of potential threat
to Floridas environment. While the company appears to be sincere
in its efforts to be sensitive toenvironmental issues, the Directors
believe that engaging the company now, before major development
begins, will pay dividends in the future. Therefore, the Directors
seek applicants interested in such work, which will undoubtedly
be based both in land use planning and water quantity/quality issues.
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The Directors always seek motivated,
hardworking individuals who want to make a real difference. Our
successes are only due to individuals who manage projects we help
by funding. Their success is often due to an unquenchable desire
to make Florida a better place and a willingness to take unpopular
stances against very strong, entrenched, and often vindictive
political establishments. We applaud their efforts and wish them
every success. We constantly look for new and exciting opportunities.
We thank all of our grant seekers. We look forward to maintaining
the relationships we have built and beginning new ones.
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| Sincerely,
Robert W. Jensen, President
Donna McKinney Lummus
E. Rodman Titcomb, Jr.
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