Representatives of the Collier Community Foundation and its partners mark a $250,000 grant to launch SEED Collier, a three-year environmental education initiative. From left are Kristina Park of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce; Brent Jackson of Florida Gulf Coast University; Eileen Connolly-Keesler and Laura Simmelink of the Collier Community Foundation; Michele Arquette-Palermo of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida; and T.J. Snopkowski of Friends of Rookery Bay.
A $250,000 grant from Collier Community Foundation will put local business and community leaders through a three-year environmental education program aimed at improving how properties and neighborhoods are managed. Called SEED Collier, the initiative will train 15 to 20 participants annually in water quality, stormwater management and coastal resilience. Participants will develop projects to apply what they learn, with mini-grants available for implementation. Conservancy of Southwest Florida will lead the effort, joined by Florida Gulf Coast University, Friends of Rookery Bay and the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. The program will target property managers, real estate professionals and elected officials.
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