Gainesville residents and businesses can expect increased energy costs starting Wednesday. The increase comes despite Gainesville Regional Utility lowering its base rates and cutting fixed costs.
Read More »Unincorporated Citrus County Residents To Lose Some Recycling Services
Some residents in unincorporated parts of Citrus County will see new recycling rules implemented next week.
Read More »If You Can’t Fight Them, Fry Them
Lionfish are being pushed to Florida menus following August regulation changes on the venomous invasive species' importation. While dangerous to catch, they are easy to eat as conservation efforts try to save the reefs by increasing demand for the destructive fish.
Read More »FWC Attempts to Reduce Lionfish Population
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is concerned with the growing population of lionfish, a destructive species of fish. The FWC hopes to start up new efforts to prevent the further spread of lionfish and work on extraction. Extraction programs are available for individuals who spot a lionfish in …
Read More »Natural Resources Amendment Secures Environmental Funding But Raises Concerns
With almost one million signatures from Florida voters, Amendment 1 – also known as the Florida Land and Water Conservation Amendment – will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot, though not all parties are pleased by this development.
Read More »State Buys Land For Florida Greenway
State park managers have said they will be buying or trading land in Marion, Palm Beach, and Jackson counties. This is to fill the gaps of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, a recreational outdoor area that spans 110 miles. Marion County wants funding from the Florida Department of …
Read More »Saving Florida Orange Juice: The Search For A Cure For Citrus Greening – The Greening Series, Part 3
Nutrient supplements, root stock additives, genetic modification, heat therapies and a bacterial killer are just a few of the proposed solutions to what has been called the worst disease in history to hit Florida orange groves. Citrus greening, a bacterial disease that prevents nutrients from being absorbed by a tree, …
Read More »How A Fourth Generation Citrus Farmer Fights To Save His Grove – The Greening Series, Part 2
Steve Futch, UF IFAS Extension agent, and family farmer, Mac Turner, right, tour the new orange tree plantings on Turner’s family farm in Arcadia, Fla. in April 2014. (Heather van Blokland/WUFT) Citrus farmer Mac Turner is fighting to keep his orange grove alive. Mac and his three siblings own 1,000 …
Read More »Why The Orange Is So Important to Florida – The Greening Series, Part 1
In our first of a three-part series on citrus greening, WUFT's Heather van Blokland takes us through a bit of history on Florida's connection to the orange
Read More »VIDEO: Horse Protection Association Of Florida
Because of flooding on 150 acres of Micanopy land, the Horse Protection Association of Florida is in need of dry land for its rescues. A suitable area was found for 23 of the horses, but HPAF's Morgan Silver worries about organizing the funds to continue paying rent.
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