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Dear Walton County Board of Commissioners and Tourist Development Council
Thank you all for your support over the past (almost) two years at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (501c3 registered name as Nokuse Education, Inc.). Your willingness to renew the present agreement between the Tourist Development Council and the Center is greatly appreciated, however, in view of budget restraints and increased demands, we must respectfully decline. You have our most sincere gratitude for your past support and our best wishes.
Sincerely,
Christy Scally
We are a 501(c)3 and rely on donations to focus on environmental education. Won't you join us? Christina Scally E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Director
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Andy AAndy ABeach FanaticBlue Mountain Beach4,389 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Andy ABeach FanaticBlue Mountain Beach4,389 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI, too, hated the crawling bugs but agree the Biophilia Center is a great boon to the county and our local school system.
luca brazziluca brazziBanned41 postsJoined View profileMessageBanned
Wow! So the Biophelia Center is a boon to the county and the school system? For such a right wing county, a 50,000 acre subsidized "plantation" belonging to a super rich dude that generates no revenue and brings in no tourists, I can't figure that one out. And are our high school graduates so much more well educated than other kids in the country because of it? A bunch of folks are drinking some strange kool aid.
meggiemommeggiemomBeach LoverWalton222 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
So now the Biophelia Center is looked upon as a necessary extension of the schools? I don't agree. As a parent I think we need some better teachers. We had some wonderful teachers a few years ago and now we have some new ones who, IMO, aren't making the cut. I got a pretty good education without the Biophelia Center.
Bob WellsBob WellsBeach Fanatic3,380 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Bob WellsBeach Fanatic3,380 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticSo now the Biophelia Center is looked upon as a necessary extension of the schools? I don't agree. As a parent I think we need some better teachers. We had some wonderful teachers a few years ago and now we have some new ones who, IMO, aren't making the cut. I got a pretty good education without the Biophelia Center.
I say this only in jest... its Biophilia not Biophelia. Oh and all I did was googled it.
ZebraspotsZebraspotsBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach840 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
ZebraspotsBeach FanaticSanta Rosa Beach840 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI don't think it is a necessary extension of the schools, but I do think it is a good educational resource to learn about native plants and animals.
I learned a lot from field trips when I was in school and continue to learn from them as an adult.
I learned a lot from field trips when I was in school and continue to learn from them as an adult.
TeresaTeresaSoWal GuideSouth Walton, FL30,970 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Guide
TeresaSoWal GuideSouth Walton, FL30,970 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal GuideSo now the Biophelia Center is looked upon as a necessary extension of the schools? I don't agree. As a parent I think we need some better teachers. We had some wonderful teachers a few years ago and now we have some new ones who, IMO, aren't making the cut. I got a pretty good education without the Biophelia Center.
I don't think anyone said biophilia is a necessary extension but many of us appreciate the additional education experience the center provides to our schools. Off campus learning, hands on and in a natural environment is very rare for students these days. I wish there was much more available to all grades at biophilia and also other opportunities to learn about environmental and other sciences.
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meggiemommeggiemomBeach LoverWalton222 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
I say this only in jest... its Biophilia not Biophelia. Oh and all I did was googled it.I guess I didn't learn to spell in school. Maybe I didn't get such a good education.
JenksyJenksyBeach Fanatic833 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
JenksyBeach Fanatic833 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticSeriously - the Biophilia Center is awesome. SOme people are just opposed to everything. I bet the same people who poo poo are the same ones who want to stop government spending on everything and nothing at the same time.
Grow up people - not everything is a conspiracy. We have to protect and encourage the good stuff.
Grow up people - not everything is a conspiracy. We have to protect and encourage the good stuff.
luca brazziluca brazziBanned41 postsJoined View profileMessageBanned
Maybe the plantation will get some BP money. You have to love it when billionaires beg for money.
Jim TuckerJim TuckerBeach Fanatic1,277 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
Jim TuckerBeach Fanatic1,277 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI am in favor of animals and plants.
TreeFrogTreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
TreeFrogBeach FanaticSeagrove1,793 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticSadly, I just discovered this thread.
It's a sad day when access to something as good as the Biophilia Center has to be curtailed. I've been there many times and found it an enriching experience every time.
I've got no problem whatsoever with it getting a tax break. We, as a county, recently voted to allow the BCC to grant tax breaks, at their own discretion, to private businesses that they think will help the local economy. Meanwhile conservation and education are a bad thing?
It's a sad day when access to something as good as the Biophilia Center has to be curtailed. I've been there many times and found it an enriching experience every time.
I've got no problem whatsoever with it getting a tax break. We, as a county, recently voted to allow the BCC to grant tax breaks, at their own discretion, to private businesses that they think will help the local economy. Meanwhile conservation and education are a bad thing?
luca brazziluca brazziBanned41 postsJoined View profileMessageBanned
Biophilia Center = tax break for one very rich dude.
JdargJdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
JdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertBiophilia Center = tax break for one very rich dude.
All depends on what the rich dude is doing with their good fortune. I kind of like the ones that use their good fortune to benefit others, instead of just benefiting themselves. So much better than the rich dudes parking their money outside of the US or or their US businesses using foreign manufacturing. At least this rich dude's tax break is a good thing for the Walton County kids, residents, and visitors. Can you make the same claim?
alrg8r15alrg8r15Beach CrabDeFuniak Springs and part-time resident Blackcreek1 postJoined View profileMessageBeach Crab
Mr. Davis has done a tremendous favor to the people of this county by creating an environment where they can go and learn about the native ecology. To turn that into a negative and then put him down for not "buy(ing) up some of that beachfront property" is incredibly asinine. To whom he did or did not donate HIS money too is neither here nor there on this issue. He owns the damn thing, bought with his "millions of dollars". If he chooses to run it, without the assistance of the local government, then who gives a damn. Designate away M.C.!!
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