April 30th, 2008 at 6:24pm |
I cobbled this together from several news bulletins today…
The Florida House passage of Senate Bill 542 today effectively extended the Florida Forever Program for 10 years at $300 million annually. SB542 passed unanimously in the House today and unanimously in the Senate April 23.
The pending $65 billion General Appropriations Act allocates $300 million to Florida […]
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April 28th, 2008 at 9:38pm |
As the Florida drought enters its 3rd blistering year, water restrictions continue to tighten, leaving many folks in fear of seeing all their beautiful plants die and putting lush-lawn aficionados in a positive tizzy. There are things we can do to stay green, however. On Saturday, March 1, 2008, Florida Gulf Coast University held its […]
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April 25th, 2008 at 2:56pm |
My father, Roy Hendry, has always been someone I longed to emulate. His strong moral fiber and deep sense of family and compassion are values I’ve yet to see equaled in anyone (probably explains why I’m not married, lol). But the one thing about him that I admire the most, he doesn’t even realize he […]
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April 25th, 2008 at 12:03pm |
I found this on American Forest’s web-site. It’s pretty interesting! : )
Florida ranks second in the nation for most national champion trees within its borders with 86 of the 733 record-holders on the 2008-2009 National Register of Big Trees. Florida slipped from the top spot after more than 90 of its previous title-holders were dropped […]
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April 23rd, 2008 at 8:39pm |
This morning I briefly interviewed Lee County Commissoner Ray Judah on the Florida legislature’s tentative agreement to continue to fund the Florida Forever program. While the agreement must be affirmed by the Budget Conference before we are completely out of the woods, Commissioner Judah feels confident that we will receive the funding and he explained to […]
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April 22nd, 2008 at 10:03am |
Since this article was published in the Sand Paper, House budget negotiators have agreed to include $300 million to continue the state’s environmental land buying program, but, as of today, Everglades restoration continues to be a point of contention as the two sides haggle it out. People need to continue to contact their legislators and express […]
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April 21st, 2008 at 7:56am |
After a story I wrote in The Island Sand Paper concerning mangrove cutting, one of our readers drew my attention to more mangroves that have been cut further south in the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area. I headed down and met with Don Cady and his wife Joan, who showed me what amounted to nothing less […]
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April 19th, 2008 at 11:45pm |
“Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity” - Publilius Syrus - a Roman slave from the 1st century
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On Thursday evening, in my capacity as a reporter for the Island Sand Paper, I had the privilege of attending a lecture given by coral reef scientist Dr. Andrew C. Baker. Dr. Baker holds a PhD in Marine Biology and […]
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April 17th, 2008 at 12:25pm |
On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is celebrated annually around the globe. Through the combined efforts of the U.S. government, grassroots organizations, and citizens, what started as […]
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