Food Insecurity
rharp2022-02-02T16:11:37+00:00Visit the project website page for Food Insecurity: https://swfregionalfoodsys.wixsite.com/food-insecurity
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Receives Federal Grant Award to Strengthen Local and Regional Markets for U.S Agriculture Products
rharp2022-08-17T16:48:48+00:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Receives Federal Grant Award to Strengthen Local and Regional Markets for U.S Agriculture Products Fort Myers, FL – (Friday, December 3, 2021) – The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) was selected for the 2021 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Regional Food System Partnership (RFSP) grant to implement the trademarked regional brand “SWFL Fresh: Choose Local, Choose Fresh.” The trademarked regional brand will showcase SWFL food producers and their products. The Regional Planning Council will lead the three-year project in collaboration with University of Florida Institute of Food [...]
City of Clewiston Waterfront Master Plan
rharp2021-09-08T16:00:25+00:00Visit the project website page for the City of Clewiston Waterfront Master Plan. https://clewistonlakefront.wixsite.com/clewistonmasterplan/project-overview
Agriculture Projects
rharp2022-01-10T16:50:27+00:00Agriculture Projects The SWFRPC is involved in a variety of regional agriculture sustainability projects to assist local growers in research and planning activities designed to strengthen the local agriculture industry. Some projects require websites for collaboration and information distribution. Projects include: Food Insecurity SWFL Fresh
Resiliency & Climate Change Projects
rharp2019-08-07T17:21:22+00:00Resiliency & Climate Change Projects The Climate Change Planning Section of the SWFRPC is involved in a variety of research and planning activities designed to provide technical assistance and decision services based upon the best available contemporary science. Completed projects include: Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley and L. B. Beever 2009, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Technical Report 09-3, 298 pages View PDF Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley David Hutchinson, John Gibbons, Moji Abimbola and L. B. Beever, Judy Ott [...]
Ecosystem Service Projects
rharp2020-09-25T18:07:38+00:00Ecosystem Services Projects The Environmental Planning Section of the SWFRPC is involved in a variety of research and planning activities designed to provide technical assistance and decision services based upon the best available contemporary science. Completed projects include: Beever III, J.W. 2008, SWFRPC View PDF Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley and L. B. Beever 2009, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Technical Report 09-3, 298 pages View PDF Beever, III, J.W., W. Gray, D. Trescott, D. Cobb, J. Utley David Hutchinson, John Gibbons, Moji Abimbola and [...]
Master Wetland Mitigation Strategy
rharp2019-04-15T17:56:35+00:00Executive Summary This project demonstrates the effectiveness of local government scale mitigation planning coordinated with future public works projects in achieving the goals of wetland and water quality protection, watershed hydrologic restoration, and completion of necessary public infrastructure projects. We will develop an improved model local government watershed scale wetland mitigation strategy for wetland restoration, wetland protection, and water quality improvement and public project mitigation at the local government scale that is transferable to other Florida counties. Depending upon the parameters in other States this will likely be transferable to other local governments in other States that have a governance [...]
Regional Planning Council Awarded Grant to Promote Southwest Florida Agricultural Products
rharp2022-08-17T16:33:48+00:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regional Planning Council Awarded Grant to Promote Southwest Florida Agricultural Products Fort Myers, FL – (August 10, 2018) – The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) is pleased to announce that they have been awarded an Economic Adjustment Assistance grant in the amount of $206,545.00 from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson called Margaret Wuerstle, Executive Director of the Council, to congratulate Council staff. The purpose of the grant is to increase resilience and sustainability for small and medium-sized farms in southwest Florida. The goal [...]
Bonita Springs Flood Reduction & Watershed Restoration Plan
rharp2019-03-13T18:55:42+00:00Executive Summary The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) assisted the City of Bonita Springs in developing a City of Bonita Springs Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan that includes proposals for projects to reduce flooding in the City of Bonita Springs suitable for legislative funding support and plans for reduction of flooding, restoration of functional healthy hydrology, and subsequent improvements in water quality and habitat. The project encompasses the Imperial River Watershed, the Spring Creek Watershed and the Coastal Island Watershed within the City of Bonita Springs City of Bonita Springs Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan [...]
Cape Coral Climate Change
rharp2019-03-12T15:32:31+00:00Executive Summary Climate change resilience is the capacity of an individual, community, or institution to dynamically and effectively respond to shifting climate impact circumstances while continuing to function at an acceptable level. It is the ability to survive, recover from, and/or live with the effects of climate change. It includes the ability to understand potential impacts and to take appropriate action before, during, and after a particular consequence to minimize negative effects and maintain the ability to respond to changing conditions. On October 1, 2016 the City of Cape Coral contracted with the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) to [...]