Save The Herons environmental awards

Senator Nancy Argenziano has been instrumental in restoring the survival rate of Colonial Birds in Florida.
A great supporter of the reestablishment of Whooping Cranes in Florida, Senator Argenziano is a Wildlife Champion! She has received the Save the Herons environmental rating of A+.

Ken Haddad, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has earned an A+ Conservationist rating by personally developing a wildlife friendly real muffler program for all FWC airboats. FWC airboats are now able to operate within the State Statute allowed noise limit of 90 dBA as measured at 50 feet. Wildlife friendly counties like Marion have adopted the noise limits.

County Commissioners Jim Payton, Randy Harris, Andy Kesselring, Steve Henning, and Parnell Townley have shown leadership in promoting Positive Ecological judgement when are Wildlife is concerned.

They all have recieved an A Conservationist Rating from Save the Herons.

Rookery Bay, Naples Florida

President Bush took time at Rookery Bay to recognize the Marion County Sunset Harbor volunteer efforts to rescue the Great Blue Heron Rookery.

I was thrilled to meet the President and hear his kind words for our Colonial Wading Bird program and the Wildllife Rescue Volunteers of Marion County.

Jeb Saves Rookery

Rescued in 2001 this rookery was down to 4 nesting pairs of Great Blue Herons. Governor Jeb Bush signed the rescue bill introduced by Senator Anna Cowin and Representative Dennis Baxley. Airboats and personal water craft were harassing the wildlife and the wading bird colony was failing. Within 2 years of protection from MCSO, FWC, and DEP, the Colony was fully recovered.