Rare Good News From SWFWMD
One of the best things our water management districts do is use their money to buy or acquire environmentally sensitive land and here we have a good example. Development is the greatest danger we have […]
More Land Protected On Upper Santa Fe River
A bit more of our river is now protected from development, miners and others wanting to profit without regard for our natural resources. Thanks to Alachua Conservation Trust and Alachua County Forever for this land […]
Nearly 12,000 acres protected from Mosaic
We are happy to see this occasion when our DEP does some good work with the money they receive from the state. Land purchase/lease and septic to sewer are two good things we get from […]
It Took Awhile to Find, But Here’s Some Good News For the Environment
Florida has a history of its citizens supporting environmental issues, while the State of Florida, the DEP and the five water management districts as well as its legislators have an abominable record of killing […]
OSFR Tour of Little Awesome Preserve
We have posted multiple times about the Alachua Conservation Trust and the amazing work they do to acquire fragile tracts of land which are environmentally sensitive and often vulnerable to development. They have successfully protected […]
Big Shoals State Forest Expands With Florida Forever Purchase of 142 Acres
The following is a press release sent out by Heather Obara of Alachua Conservation Trust. This is a significant gain in protecting this unique area of the Suwannee River. Florida has shown a void in […]
An Environmental Win: Florida Acts Preserving 770 Acres of Woodlands in Santa Rosa County
Really good to see some Florida Forever funds bearing fruit. Development is the number one planet destroyer and, although not 100 per cent safe, chances are pretty good it won’t happen here. Even though the […]
ACT Awarded $7.85 Million by USDA
The following press release was sent by Heather Obara, Associate Director of Alachua Conservation Trust. In these days of our fast-diminishing environmentally sensitive areas of North Central Florida which are no longer protected by our […]
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