Alachua Conservation Trust
Notes from the Alachua Conservation Trust regarding the Santa Fe River and its protection. The ACT does more than any other organization to acquire land leases and purchases along the river for its conservation. We […]
Land Acquisition
Land acquisition is one of the few things the state does that protects the environment. It usually does not offend polluters. The Gainesville Sun does not provide a link to this article. Comments by OSFR […]
More Than $13 Million in Springs Restoration Project Funding Announced for North Florida
Especially good in this message is the land acquisition part because these are funds that go to helping our environment and conserving our rivers and springs. Of course, the wastewater and wetlands improvements are […]
Taxpayer Money Well Spent
Although Florida is nowhere close to fixing the water problems, here are examples of taxpayer money well spent by acquiring land leases and by working with the Alachua Conservation Trust. The two things our […]
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 […]
DEP Acquires 3,600 Acres in Santa Rosa County for the Blackwater River State Forest
We love it when we can say something good about the DEP. Land purchase for conservation is probably the best thing the DEP does for our planet. For the 2021-2022 proposed statewide water quality […]
Legislature Still Cool on Buying More Land
Legislature still cool on buying land through Amendment 1 By Lloyd Dunkelberger GateHouse Media Services Published: Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 7:24 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 7:24 p.m. TALLAHASSEE — Environmental […]
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