COMPLETED PROJECTS

Cross-Cultural Youth Program (YES YOU CAN!) – The RC&D assisted YES YOU CAN! with project planning, marketing, and funding development for its pilot program at Alta Vista Elementary School in Sarasota County.

YES YOU CAN! Cross Cultural Youth Center is an after-school program for children in Sarasota County, Florida. YES YOU CAN! provides a safe and enriching environment for some of Sarasota’s most at-risk children. Founder Nina Burwell brings a variety of experience to the program — from obtaining a master's degree in education to working a police beat in New York City. Nina’s dedication to building a better world provides YES YOU CAN! with the vision it needs to do it right.

Click here to download the Yes You Can! brochure. (pdf yycbrochure)


Manatee Agricultural Reuse Project (MARS) – The RC&D coordinated the master planning effort for connecting agricultural users to Manatee County's Main MARS main transmission line. The master planning process included several stakeholder workshops designed to encourage a dialogue on some of the needs and concerns to consider when putting together the program. The MARS Master Plan was the first step towards the development of the MARS Farm Connection Grant Program.

Emerson Point Midden Mound Project – The Florida West Coast RC&D assisted in a cooperative effort between the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Manatee River Soil & Water Conservation District, and the Manatee County Conservation Lands Management Department to protect and preserve archeologically significant Native American shell mounds threatened by erosion along the Manatee River at Emerson Point Park.


A revetment was constructed to protect the shoreline from further erosion, and to prevent further degradation to the shell mounds. The project was constructed by volunteers throughout Manatee County, and labor was provided by inmates of the Manatee Department of Corrections. Bill Burger, a local archeologist and expert on Emerson Point, volunteered his time and was on site at all times during the construction to insure the integrity of the mounds. Funding was provided through a grant from the State of Florida Division of Historical Resources. The project was completed in 2002.



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