Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies

What Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies does

Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA) is a Florida-incorporated, 501(c)(3) voluntary association founded in the late 1960s and headquartered in Tallahassee, with operations co-located at the Florida Association of Counties at 100 South Monroe Street. The organization serves Florida's local environmental protection ecosystem by convening state, county, and municipal agencies alongside engineering firms, water management and special districts, state agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions, and individual professionals. FLERA's core offerings are a tiered Regular and Associate membership program (annual dues scaled by population served or organization size, ranging $150-$6,100), an annual conference with member/non-member registration of $325/$400, six domain-specific committees (Air, Water Resources, Land Conservation, Natural Resources, Waste Management/Tanks, Legislative), and structured legislative advocacy directed at the Department of Environmental Protection, the EPA, the Florida Division of Forestry, and the Florida Forever Program.

FLERA does not operate a technology product in the conventional sense; its infrastructure is a Squarespace website (flera.org) backed by the Florida Association of Counties' YM-based membership and billing platform (fl-counties.site-ym.com). The value proposition is therefore community- and advocacy-driven rather than software-driven, with operational scale limited to 1-10 staff and revenue generated almost entirely from recurring membership dues and annual conference fees. Strategic leadership is provided by President Beth Jackson and Executive Director Diana Ferguson, with day-to-day member administration handled by FAC staffer Emily Anderson. The organization monetizes through annual subscription-like membership billing plus one-time conference revenue, and reaches its audience via the website, FAC-administered enrollment, the annual conference, and legislative-priority communications.

Name

Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies

Legal name

Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies, Inc.

Website

https://flera.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FLERA is a Florida 501(c)(3) voluntary association, founded in the late 1960s, that convenes state, county, and municipal environmental agencies plus consulting firms through tiered membership, an annual conference, six domain committees, and legislative advocacy on environmental protection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Association Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy association
• Membership association services
• Legislative advocacy
• Professional environmental committees
• Annual environmental conference

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected from local government agencies, state agencies, engineering firms, water management districts, special districts, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and individuals. Dues are tiered based on population served (for governments) or organization size (for private/non-profit entities).
2. Annual Conference Registration: Revenue generated from annual conference registrations, with differentiated pricing for members ($325) and non-members ($400). Additional revenue from conference sponsorship opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FLERA is a voluntary statewide association that delivers communication, education, and advocacy services for Florida's local environmental resource agencies. Its core offerings include tiered Regular and Associate membership programs, an annual professional conference, legislative advocacy on environmental protection, and specialized peer committees covering air, water resources, land conservation, natural resources, waste management/tanks, and legislative matters.

Product overview

FLERA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) professional association that serves as a voluntary network of Florida local environmental programs. Rather than offering a unified software product, FLERA provides membership services including Regular and Associate membership programs, annual conferences, legislative advocacy, and six specialized committees (Air, Water Resources, Land Conservation, Natural Resources, Waste Management/Tanks, and Legislative). The organization focuses on environmental protection and land management expertise sharing among state, county, and municipal agencies and consulting firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FLERA Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Members help maintain Florida's natural resources for current and future enjoyment of Florida residents and visitors.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Florida Association of CountiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFLERA is co-located with the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) at 100 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL. FAC provides administrative support for FLERA membership management, including contact handling by Emily Anderson ([email protected]). FAC facilitates membership enrollment through their platform (fl-counties.site-ym.com).
• Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)majorOthersFLERA advocates for full funding of DEP local government cleanup contracting and full delegation of hazardous waste compliance assurance activities from DEP. FLERA supports DEP delegation of ambient air quality monitoring programs and industrial air pollution source permitting.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)majorOthersFLERA supports full delegation of hazardous waste compliance assurance activities and emergency response cleanup from EPA. Also advocates for EPA program delegations to local programs.
• Florida Division of ForestryminorOthersFLERA supports local program delegation of open burning authorizations and compliance assurance activities from the Division of Forestry and DEP.
• Florida Forever ProgrammajorOthersFLERA supports full funding of the Florida Forever program for acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and allocation from Land Acquisition Trust Fund (LATF) for local government land management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA): National association of state drinking water program administrators offering the same structural template as FLERA: dues-funded membership, committees, regulatory advocacy, and annual conferences for state-level environmental officials.
• National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA): National membership association of state and local air pollution control agencies, mirroring FLERA's structure as a voluntary association serving environmental agencies with tiered dues, committees, and conferences, but scaled to the national level.
• Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA): Membership association of state agency officials responsible for clean water programs, providing a directly comparable model to FLERA - dues-funded, committee-driven, conference-based engagement with member environmental agencies.
• Environmental Council of the States (ECOS): National non-profit, non-partisan association of state environmental agency leaders, providing the closest structural analog to FLERA's mission of coordinating state, county, and municipal environmental policy.

Broad incumbents

• National Wildlife Federation: Large national environmental conservation nonprofit that combines advocacy, education, and member engagement - overlapping with FLERA's environmental protection mission but operating at much greater scale and fundraising capacity.
• National Association of Counties (NACo): National umbrella association serving all county governments (FLERA's primary member base), with broader scope including non-environmental policy areas; represents the larger-scale cousin of FLERA's member-focused work.
• Sierra Club: Mass-membership environmental advocacy organization with similar education, advocacy, and chapter-based engagement model, but focused on individual members and direct conservation work rather than serving government agencies.

Regional players

• Florida Association of Counties (FAC): Florida-specific association of county governments that provides administrative support to FLERA; directly comparable mission in serving Florida counties but at a broader policy scope beyond environmental issues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLERAConf
• Facebookfacebook.com/FLERAFL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florida-local-environmental-resource-agencies-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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