On Saturday, volunteers will take to McCarty Woods in the latest update of a year-long effort to conserve the two acres of University of Florida land from development.
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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is assessing the impact recent freezing temperatures had on the state's agricultural industry.
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Gainesville held a groundbreaking ceremony for an eastside housing development Monday. In 2019, the city donated 11 lots to Habitat for Humanity. The pandemic initially halted the plans. As WUFT’s Kendall Brandt shows us, the project is back on track and about to change lives.
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Ethan LeBlanc, 20, wakes up every day looking forward to taking in the views of one of the clearest springs in Florida. For the past two years, he has been up at 5:20 a.m. preparing for his daily 50-minute commute to Ginnie Springs from his home in Gainesville. He said …
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Gainesville is inching closer to its goal of achieving zero waste by 2040.
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To combat the endangerment of the 15,521 animal species that are listed as threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, one Florida-based project is developing genomic resources to discover the species still hidden from science.
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A new mural will be crafted entirely from bottle caps and sponsored by a budding partnership between the city and the University of Florida’s chapter of #UNLITTER.
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In 2017, Hurricane Irma flooded Paynes Prairie. The high water habitat attracted new wildlife to north Florida, including the snail kite.
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Residents within the St. Johns River Water Management District used to pay a high price for abiding by the law. Until recently, residents of its northeast Florida counties were expected to report free-flowing wells on their property and incur a $600 fee for plugging it. But now, St. Johns River …
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Gainesville residents can now start dropping off old or broken holiday lights for recycling at the Gainesville Public Works Facility. “As the City of Gainesville is working towards developing a zero-waste community, our goal is to encourage neighbors to reduce waste and seek alternative uses for materials rather than landfilling …
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