Nice! In addition to preserving some of these beautiful places and benefitting the birds, I think it will be good for Florida’s “nature tourism” industry. At the moment, the only places that benefit from this are local private businesses, such as the Aliigator Farm, which is packed with photographers from all over the country during migration season. They’ve worked hard to make it an attractive touch-down for the birds, even though of course it’s right in the middle of a heavily populated area.
I think this is a good thing. The state should try to capitalize more on our natural beauty and important natural areas as tourist attractors and make some income off it or encourage more private businesses to get in on the act. We want to keep our state tax free!
Aside from that, it is good for the birds, and birds are a primary form of mosquito control, so it’s good for all of us.
I agree with you. As long as property rights are respected and it’s not a “Big Dog” payoff to NGOs, friends ofnpols and the connected, I’m fine with it.
With the water wars here on Florida, corruption and waste is rampant. They’ll probably fk this up too.