Petition for the Protection of the Baars-Firestone Wildlife Sanctuary

I support this petition.

Being a green community not only shows social responsibility, it also sets a good precedent for the upcoming change in administration. We've banned smoking, in an effort to protect the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff. Why not protect all areas of our campus and our resources for future generations?

I like eagles and they shouldn't build where they nest.

Parent of student attending SEAS

I was just talking about how I hardly recognize the campus anymore. I graduated in 88 and it stuns me to see all the natural beauty being gobbled for ball fields and parking lots.. yuck.

I have walked the trails and have found this area to be special. I hope it can be preserved.

We use the trails and there are bald eagles in this area.

Don't...

The thought of building on such a beautiful and ecologically diverse plot of land is absolutely despicable.

I am an alum. One of the best things about UWF - the source of some of my fondest memories - is the sanctuary. It helps define UWF.

As I was browsing schools to attend, you won me over by having the campus surrounded by trails, full of preservation. You made an effort to make the school a part of the local foliage. I love this areas mix of seashores and forestry. I'm also a mountain biker, we need these trails to enjoy our sport. I know there are runners who use these trails just as us riders do. In a world full of commercializations and bigger cities and condos, please keep us small, beautiful, and green.

As a UWF alumnus, I am proud of this group for sticking up for the campus I attended - one that put the surrounding environment and the relationships of the student body ahead of expansion and revenue.

'88 Alumni. My family and I have enjoyed the nature trails for many years and believe development in that area would be a disservice to students, faculty, and the community, not to mention the plants and wildlife.

Respect Nature

keep this wildlife sanctuary for all our feathered friends .

Alumni. I'm against making UWF like every other university in the United States: big, over-bearing, unproductive and a harvest system for football players .... that end-up uneducated and lack basic life principles. Poor representatives of my alma mater.

Alumni...I think this area is a jewel and one of the things that make UWF special.

All so they can sell more overpriced educations?

We need green space to be protected forever.

One reason my daughter chose UWF was for its beautiful natural setting. Please keep UWF unique!