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	Record Group Number:	000500
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2024
	Creator:	Florida. Dept. of Natural Resources.
	Title, Dates:	Environmental Specialist Ken Alvarez reference files, 1970-2005.
	Amount:	.50 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Arranged by subject.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Department of Natural Resources was created in 1969 (Ch. 69-106, Laws of Florida), combining the functions of the State Board of Conservation; the Canal Authority; the Commission on Marine Sciences and Technology; the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission; the Board of Parks and Historic Memorials; the Outdoor Recreational Development Council; the Board of Drainage Commissioners; and the Suwannee River Development Authority. In 1975, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund also became part of the Department of Natural Resources (Ch. 75-22, Laws). The Department was responsible for the administration, supervision, development, and conservation of the natural resources of Florida. The Governor and Cabinet headed the Department and appointed an Executive Director who managed the Department. The 1993 Legislature combined the Department of Environmental Regulation with the Department of Natural Resources into a new Department of Environmental Protection (Ch. 93-213, Laws).
	Summary:	This series contains files documenting topics of interest to or being researched by Environmental Specialist Ken Alvarez. The series includes published newsletters and a report on the Cross-Florida Barge Canal by the Florida Defenders of the Environment; published ENFRO newsletters by the Florida Conservation Foundation; a copy of a 1948 brochure published by the Florida Wildlife Federation; and a historical report on Florida Cattle Ranching prior to 1900. The files served as reference sources for Alvarez' work with the panther recovery program research and other wildlife conservation efforts.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Alvarez, Ken. Florida. Dept. of Natural Resources. Florida Park Service. Cattle Florida. Environmental policy Florida Wildlife conservation Florida Newsletters. aat Reports. aat Florida. Oklawaha River (Fla.)
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