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In 2022, the Florida-Friendly Landscape program saved more than an estimated 340 million gallons of water, and 105,000 people participated in related water conservation programs.
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From UF/IFAS
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4/11/23
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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean.
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By Stephen P. Leatherman, Florida International University
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4/11/23
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The Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve off Florida's west coast is the first new preserve to be designated in more than 30 years, and part of the largest sea grass bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/11/23
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“We’re well below what we experienced the past two winters,” Andy Garrett, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s manatee rescue coordinator, told reporters last week. But before we start unfurling the victory banners, here’s the bad news...
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Snowy Plovers, American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, and Least Terns lay their eggs right on the sand. They perceive people as a threat and will take flight whenever beachgoers approach.
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From Audubon Florida
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4/5/23
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The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning that has not been specifically permitted. The ban is applicable within the unincorporated and incorporated territory of Orange County.
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Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power.
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By Robert Zullo, Florida Phoenix
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4/3/23
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Maintenance on the Baily bridges at Country Road 448A has been completed and the SJRWMD will reopen the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive to vehicular traffic Saturday, April 1st.
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Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes arriving in Florida and the potential for them to transmit mosquito-borne diseases.
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By Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS
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3/30/23
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The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice. The Lake Apopka North Shore Loop Trail will remain open for pedestrian traffic.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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3/30/23
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You will excuse me if I confess to being just a tad strange. Well, perhaps it isn’t so much that I am strange as much as I ENJOY strange.
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By Charles Towne
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3/26/23
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If a lawsuit by several environmental agencies is successful, the gopher tortoise will regain the endangered species list in Florida.
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Are your fingers itching to grab the trowel? Do you take a detour to the nursery as you do errands? If so, you are not alone. Spring is in the air, and it’s a great time to be outside.
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By Deirdre Irwin, SJRWMD Conservation Coordinator
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3/24/23
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Florida SB 682, reduces the time a local government has to approve or deny building permits from 30 business days to nine calendar days.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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3/24/23
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Every bit of saved water is important, but recent research indicates that water use in our yards can really move the needle.
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The bills would forbid any local governments from “adopting laws, regulations, rules, or policies relating to water quality or quantity, pollution control, pollutant discharge prevention or removal, and wetlands.”
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The St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county region is experiencing moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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3/15/23
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Well-timed rainfall in the Central Everglades resulted in big nesting efforts for the region's iconic wading birds—proof that if we get the water right, the birds will respond.
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From Audubon Florida
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3/14/23
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UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media.
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From UF/IFAS
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3/14/23
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I hope you use this special meeting to change directions in your pursuit of the RSR golf course lands that don't involve swapping the gopher tortoise conservation area.
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Scientists now know that human language requires social learning and interaction with other people, a property shared with multiple animal languages.
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By James C. Nieh, University of California, San Diego
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3/13/23
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What’s interesting to me is what the neighbors’ fight against this development has exposed about how things work in Florida — or rather, how they don’t.
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As daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 12th, the St. Johns River Water Management District is reminding Floridians to check their irrigation systems and ensure timers are operating correctly.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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3/10/23
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The Rock Springs Ridge Homeowners Association board has called a special meeting for its homeowners to deal with a letter it received from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) warning them …
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Nonnative apple snails came to Florida in the 1980s as a popular aquarium trend but have since been released into the wild by hobbyists and become a rising threat to the wetlands.
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