1.Support and promote energy conservation, renewal energy and oppose
near shore oil drilling.
2.Continue wise management of Laidlaw Preserve including improvement
for education and documentation of species diversity.
3.Continue to work to gain an Audubon Center for Bay County,
specifically in the West Bay area, including a conservation lease
aquatic preserve.
4.Work toward implementing Wildlife/National Seashores in Bay County;
work with the county to preserve more passive use recreation areas on
environmentally sensitive lands.
5.Seek a formal partnership with the City of Panama City Beach for a
more active role for wildlife enhancement of the effluent-to-wetlands
site in West Bay.
6.Work with the land owners for best management practices of Bay
County sites on the Great Florida Birding Trail — Panhandle Section.
7.Support greenways and multiuse trails in Bay County, including a
countywide master plan.
8.Continue projects to enhance the protection of Least Terns, Black
Skimmers, Brown Pelicans (Audubon Island), and the Panama City
Crayfish and other protected species.
9.Work to change the hunting laws for Rails so that Florida Game and
Fish Commission would review the hunting bag limits on these
species.
10.Monitor transportation corridors for conservation needs.
11.Work to re-capture lapsed members; promote active chapter
participation locally and at Audubon Assembly and Academy, and
better inform the community of chapter activities.
12.Promote youth bird watching through community outreach at schools,
scouts, Junior Museum, etc.
