Protestors Persist Against Mining
The numbers were small, but the enthusiasm was not as the second day of demonstrations against phosphate mining took place in Lakeland in front of the convention center where the 32nd annual meeting of the […]
No News In Bradford
No mine on the agenda today in Starke, as the commissioners met at their regular time and the LDRs consultant was not discussed. It was said by staff that likely this may be at the […]
This Land Is Still Beautiful – But For How Long? HPS II Overflight
This land is still beautiful, but for how long? Four families and a couple of extras want to rip it up, turn it upside down, and leave it forever a wasteland, after having killed […]
Fracking Poisons the Earth
Inside Energy has published the following article describing the mess left behind by fracking, sometimes decades ago, but still plaguing us today. The cleanup will run into the millions, an expense no one wants, especially […]
North Florida Springs Environmental Center Open House & Garden Reveal
Yes, it’s a pretty long title but it was a pretty great event, with many friends and associates of the Florida Springs Institute and Dr. Bob Knight. The new digs are impressive, with a garden, […]
Invasive Weed Control In the Santa Fe
Guest speaker at the regular board meeting for OSFR this month was Dan Dorosheff, Biological Scientist with the Invasive Plant Management Division of the Fish and Wildlife Commission. Dan was invited to our meeting to […]
Union County Will Consider Mining Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Scott Koons, Executive Director of North Central Florida Regional Planning Council The Union County Planning and Zoning Board met tonight, August 21, 2017 to conduct a workshop dealing with amendments to the comprehensive […]
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