
97people took action
Places We Love
Protect Florida’s outdoors with your vote.
From clean waterways and wildlife habitat to neighborhood parks and trails, Florida voters have a chance to invest in the places that make life outside possible this November.
Learn more
1 minute
97people took action
Cooperative Action Network
Florida voters: Make your vote count.
This Election Day, voters in seven counties will decide whether to direct more than $1.38 billion toward Florida’s outdoor spaces, land and water conservation, recreation and community resilience. Find your county below to track how you can support outdoor funding issues on your local ballot.
Take action for Florida's outdoors by pledging to vote for your county's outdoor spaces by November 3.
Paid for by Recreational Equipment, Inc.A half-cent sales tax renewal would provide an estimated $670 million through 2036 for work to reduce pollution, improve water quality and protect fish and wildlife habitat in the Indian River Lagoon. Brevard voters first approved the funding in 2016.Review the ballot measure here.Pledge to vote YES for the Brevard County Referendum on your ballot to continue the half-cent sales tax.
For two decades, Conservation Charlotte has helped protect and restore environmentally sensitive lands. The measure on this year’s ballot would continue that work for another 20 years and authorize up to $70 million to protect land, water and expand nature-based parks.Read more about Conservation Charlotte here.Pledge to vote “YES, FOR BONDS” on your ballot.
Manatee County voters can build on the county’s Environmental Lands Program with a $75 million investment over 20 years. The funding would support land and water conservation while creating and expanding public preserves where people can spend time outside.Read more about the Water Quality Protection, Overdevelopment Prevention, Natural Lands Preservation, and Public Preserves General Obligation Bond Referendum here.Pledge to vote “FOR BONDS” on your ballot.
A proposed bond would authorize up to $140 million over 20 years for parks, trails and recreational facilities, while protecting water resources, open space and natural lands. It would continue Marion County’s history of voter-supported investment in parks and conservation.Read more about the Marion County General Obligation Bond Referendum for Parks, Trails, Clean Water Protection, Farms and Forests here.
Pledge to vote “YES” on your ballot.
Santa Rosa voters can continue the county’s existing half-cent sales tax for five more years. The extension would provide an additional $15 million in new county funding for priorities that include clean waterways, natural-area protection, parks and trails, as well as roadway congestion and public safety.Read more about the one-half cent Local Option Sales Tax here.
Pledge to Vote “FOR the half-cent sales tax” on your ballot.
Sarasota County voters have two ballot questions for the outdoors this fall.
Question 1 asks voters whether to continue the county’s existing ad valorem tax supporting environmentally sensitive lands. Together with Question 2, the measures would provide another $250 million to protect natural lands, drinking-water sources, wildlife habitat and open space through 2049.
Pledge to vote “YES, FOR CONTINUATION OF AD VALOREM TAX” on Question 1 on your ballot.
Question 2 asks Sarasota voters to approve bonds supporting the county’s continued investment in environmentally sensitive lands. Alongside Question 1, it would help fund protection of natural lands, water sources, habitat and open space through 2049.
Pledge to vote “YES, FOR BONDS” on Question 2 on your ballot.Read more about Question 1 and Question 2 here.
A proposed $100 million bond would give St. Johns County more resources to acquire and care for land through its Land Acquisition and Management Program. The investment would support drinking water quality while conserving natural areas, wildlife habitat, farms and forests.Read more about the St Johns County Land Acquisition and Management Program here.
Pledge to vote “YES, For Bonds” on your ballot.
If you're seeing this message, something is keeping the form from loading. Try turning off ad blockers or reloading this page.