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Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
St. Petersburg, Florida, like many populous cities throughout the country, has slowly seen its agricultural activities pushed outside of city limits. For St. Petersburg however, these actions started very early on in the city's history. St. Petersburg's zoning and city regulations have long supported tourism, real estate growth and development, placing a heavy reliance on outside sources to provide food and agriculture to the community. The concern...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a conservation program originally authorized in section 387 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. WHIP is a cost share assistance program aimed at incentivizing landowners to develop private land into protected wildlife habitat. This program has promising and positive goals, but many shortfalls and inefficiencies exist in its policies and execution. Current government regulation...