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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2283 |
| MATCHING GRANT-Everglades exhibits & interpretive displays for Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Requester: |
Nancy Marshall, Fundraising Co-Chair |
Organization: |
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, Exhibits Fund |
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| Project Title: |
MATCHING GRANT-Everglades exhibits & interpretive displays for Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 11:41:54 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Everglades Environmental Education and Public Outreach on a State owned and Federally managed national wildlife refuge. |
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| Recipient: |
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, Refuge Exhibits Fund |
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Contact: |
Nancy Marshall, Co-Chair Exhiits Fundraising for Refuge |
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2806 So. Dixie Hhy. |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 805-8733 |
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West Palm Beach 33405 |
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Contact email: |
nancygeorg@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Project will provide state-of-the-art Everglades exhibits, interactive displays and a memorable video that will capture the attention of every visitor (approximately 500,000 to 600,000 visitors are expected annually), especially children, who willhave an enriching Everglades educational experience. Services will include educational indoor and outdoor Everglades educational classroom opportunities. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
Hurricane Wilma destroyed the old Visitor Center as well as portions of the natural environment. The damage was so extreme that some of the public trails and buildings had to be closed to the public for safetly reasons. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is constructing a new Visitor Center and administrative offices with hurricane replacement funds that were allocated to the Refuge. |
| If yes, which year? |
Oct. 2005 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Each year more than 300,000 visitors come to the Refuge. It is projected that with the new building equipped with Everglades educational exhibits, interactive displays and memorable Everglades video that the visitors will increase to 500,000 to 600,000 annually. The project will support public outreach goals of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$750,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
without exhibits and displays, the visitor center would serve no purpose to the public. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
