Florida Defenders of the Environment protects freshwater resources, promotes conservation, and provides quality environmental education in the state of Florida.
What lessons should Florida learn from Hurricane Ian? Jim Gross of @FlaDefenders writes that Ian should lead to a coastal land conservation program, much like Hurricane Andrew led to a statewide building code. https://t.co/3BI5GOuzwX
Jad Kabbani writes in this opinion column about threats to Florida's springs -- and what state lawmakers could do to better protect them. https://t.co/doMxKfUH89
TAKE ACTION! Please join us in urging Governor DeSantis to restore the Great Florida Riverway. It is time to save the Ocklawaha, Silver, and St. Johns Rivers, as well as historic Silver Springs. @americanrivers https://t.co/NlCS7DHsGR
Now the time has come to remove Rodman Dam and restore these connections. Hal talks about the dam – its history and potential future – with Lisa Rinaman @SJRiverkeeper and retired game warden and author Bob Lee @MyFWC. @OcklawahaFree
Did you get to listen to last week's Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring?
Give it a listen at the link below:
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Photos by Mark Emery
The tunes that bind: Free concert held to support the Great Florida Riverway Reunion - The Resident Community News Group, Inc. | The Resident Community News Group, Inc. #freetheocklawaha @OcklawahaFree https://t.co/wIOXcCI2Pi
Worth a Listen: Check out this great podcast by Backcountry Hunters & Anglers on the Rodman Dam and #OcklawahaRiver! https://t.co/f6wzPjqjIb #ReuniteTheRivers
In the St. Johns River, it was perhaps more complicated with things like increasing salinity due to damming the Ocklawaha River, dredging and more leaking septic tanks and nutrient runoff. https://t.co/wbZBVVdacD
When renowned environmentalist Marjorie Harris Carr used public relations and storytelling to fight protect Florida’s natural lands and waterways, the Trans Florida Barge Canal came to an end.
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Do what no other legislature/governor in the past 50 years has been willing or able to do – restore the 20 Lost Springs of the Ocklawaha River. @RonDeSantisFL @FLSenate https://t.co/WXGUrae3Od
Broad-based support for reuniting the Great FLorida Riverway is building from Lake Apopka to Jacksonville. Join us on Feb. 4 for one of these great events to celebrate and support the reuniting of this valuable system. #GreatFLRiverway https://t.co/XkiUwrelEF