I’m so excited that my final package is complete. I think that land conservation in Alachua county is a very important topic. There is a lot of wildlife and plant life that needs to be protected. And I’m glad that I got to bring some light to this issue. With more and more people becoming aware of the constraints being put on the environment and matters like global warming, I think people are going to be more open to listening to these kinds of problems.
I had a difficult time collecting the data for this project, though. There is so much information available on the Alachua County Forever website that it was difficult to find something that hadn’t already been posted on the website for the public. I worked with Ramesh Buch, the program manager, and got a hold of some exclusive data. It shows the expenditure of not only 2006 and 2007 but, also, how they plan on using their funding for 2008 and 2009. The numbers that are shown on the chart are projections of 2008 and 2009. This information is not posted anywhere!
Either way, I’m glad that a got a chance to put this together. And, I hope I can make a difference with this story.
