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Hundred Acre Hollows, Inc.

Nature preserve in Suntree / Melbourne, FL

June 18, 2017

What is Sustainability?

According to the concept of Sustainability, people need to make sure they don’t use up the earth and its resources, taking them from future generations. In September 2015, all 193 nations in the United Nations adopted 17 ambitious goals for the world to reach by 2030. These goals, officially known as “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” describe the world we want, and those goals apply to all nations. This is a plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. These are the simplified goals.

1. End poverty
2. End hunger and achieve food security
3. Ensure healthy lives
4. Ensure inclusive education
5. Achieve gender equality
6. Ensure availability of water and sanitation
7. Ensure access to sustainable energy
8. Promote inclusive economic growth
9. Build resilient infrastructure
10. Reduce inequality among countries
11. Make cities safe and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable development
13. Urgent action to combat climate change
14. Conserve the ocean
15. Protect terrestrial ecosystems
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies
17. Strengthen the global partnership

In Hundred Acre Hollows, we are especially interested in goal 15:

“Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.7 Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.8 By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

15.a Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.b Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.c Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities.”

Source: https://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/08/120815_outcome-document-of-Summit-for-adoption-of-the-post-2015-development-agenda.pdf

Article by Anita / Interesting Facts

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit acting as caretakers to 114 acres of land in Brevard County. Our vision is to use this land to discover, study, and teach about Florida’s plants and animals to help sustain and enrich lives.

HUNDRED ACRE HOLLOWS, INC IS DULY REGISTERED WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS REQUIRED BY ITS SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT. OUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH52596. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

HAH is open on the first and third Sundays of every month for work days and sunsets. The exact time differs throughout the year. See our calendar for exact dates and times.
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Today is World Turtle Day! Let's shellabrate! The Today is World Turtle Day! Let's shellabrate! The gopher tortoise is one of the more than 30 species of Florida turtles. There are over 350 species of turtles in the world.
The weather will be perfect tomorrow from 6 to 8 p The weather will be perfect tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. for our Gopher Tortoise Day celebration! This tortoise has a new burrow where the Brazilian Pepper trees used to be. Come on out and bring the kids. Thanks to Suntree Landscaping for mowing the trails. #gophertortoiseday #floridawildlifeconservation #nature #nature preserves #floridawildlife #keystonespecies
Stormy weather is coming this afternoon. We have t Stormy weather is coming this afternoon. We have to cancel opening today with our Gopher Tortoise Day events. Please come on Sun May 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. We will have all the games and scavenger hunt then. The Prickly Pear cacti are in bloom!
We had a very productive Board meeting this aftern We had a very productive Board meeting this afternoon. You are invited to HAH on Sunday, April 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day. We will have a scavenger hunt, coloring pages, a gopher tortoise game, cornhole, and storytime about gopher tortoises.
Yuliang's new drone photos! You can see the Slash Yuliang's new drone photos! You can see the Slash Pine trees and Saw Palmettos in the 2 northern basins which are one foot higher than the 4 southern basins. The 1944 aerial photo belongs to the Brevard County EEL program. It seems that Mother Nature is healing the land and making it look a lot like the way it was before the rapid infiltration basins were dug between 1985 and 1990! The water treatment plant was used from 1990 to 1996. There were no houses around here then. 
#wildflorida #naturepreserve #restorethehabitat #nativeplantsofflorida #nativetrees #nativepines  #nativepalms
Wildflowers are blooming! With the rain today, mor Wildflowers are blooming! With the rain today, more flowers will pop up. The bees and butterflies love the flowers. You are invited to Sunset in the Hollows this Sunday, March 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Come enjoy a lovely nature walk. The entrance is at 1170 Rock Springs Dr. Behind the empty lot.
#floridawildflowers 
#wildflorida
#floridanativewildflowers
Sat morning, March 4, from 9:00 a.m. to noon is an Sat morning, March 4, from 9:00 a.m. to noon is another community service work opportunity. Please come help restore the habitat by cutting down invasive plants, watering the garden, and pulling weeds! We had a good turnout 2 weeks ago when several families from Mandarin Lakes cut down invasive Brazilian Pepper trees. Students can earn Bright Futures hours. We recommend wearing long pants, close-toed shoes, sunscreen, a hat, and work gloves. Bring a water bottle and lopper or pruners if you have some. We have a port-a-potty on site. #restorethehabitat
#wildflorida #naturepreserve
Dune sunflowers are still blooming after the cold Dune sunflowers are still blooming after the cold weather we had here last week! Fresh Gopher Tortoise tracts outside multiple burrows today. If you haven’t seen our educational trial signs yet you should come out January 1st when we are open from 10 am to 3 pm, to start out 2023 in nature at Hundred Acre Hollows and learn something new while doing it! 
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Happy 6th Birthday to us!!! Hundred Acre Hollows, Happy 6th Birthday to us!!! Hundred Acre Hollows, Inc was incorporated on October 26, 2016. A group of citizens formed this nonprofit to be caretakers of this beautiful county land. We will continue our mission to "Protect the Wildlife, Restore the Habitat, and Engage the Public." #beautifulflorida #wildflorida  #naturepreserves #floridawildlifeconservation
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We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit acting as caretakers to 114 acres of land in Brevard County. Our vision is to use this land to discover, study, and teach about Florida’s plants and animals to help sustain and enrich lives. HUNDRED ACRE HOLLOWS, INC IS DULY REGISTERED WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS REQUIRED BY ITS SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT. OUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH52596. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.