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The bridge and the road leading to the creek’s entrance on Southeast Hawthorne Road had been closed until six months ago because of construction on State Road 20.
Read More »Little Orange Creek Reopens With “Relaxing And De-Stressful” Nature Day
Orange Lake Overlook Conservation Efforts Turn Up Short
With a loan of $1 million and outside fundraising, the Alachua Conservation Trust is just shy of its goal to save Orange Lake Overlook.
Read More »‘There Is No Planet B:’ Youth Of Gainesville ‘Strike’ For Climate Change
Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
Read More »Commissioners Vote To Permanently Close Part Of County Road 2082
People who travel or live near CR 2082 – a scenic but poorly maintained stretch of highway near Rochelle – had mixed reactions to county commissioners’ plans to close the road.
Read More »Rochelle’s Trio of Trees Witness To History
Witness Tree Junction, a trailhead along the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail in Prairie Creek Preserve, features towering pine trees and swampy soil — and a deep history dating back to 1812.
Read More »Proposed Buoy, Limits On Cave Diving Accessibility At Rock Bluff Spring Make For Contentious Meeting
Rock Bluff Spring, accessible only by boat and notable for its narrow alleys for cave diving, is now in the possession of the Alachua Conservation Trust.
Read More »Alachua Conservation Trust Seeking To Preserve More Of The Santa Fe River
The Santa Fe Preserve Project is collaborating for the first time with Conserve with Us, a funding organization that launched six months ago, dedicated to conserving natural land.
Read More »Conservation Awards Winners On Being “Women In The Woods”
Meg Neiderhofer and Pat Harden have worked in conservation almost all their life. On Saturday they were awarded the annual Conservation Stewards Awards by the Alachua Conservation Trust for the "Women in The Woods"-themed event. They sat down with WUFT News to talk about their lives and their work.
Read More »Two Gainesville Police Horses Retire After Decade of Service
Two members of Gainesville's Mounted Patrol, Zeus and Merlin, retired Tuesday after more than a decade of service.
Read More »Citizen Coalition Takes Stand Against Conservation Tax
A new coalition of community activists has formed in opposition to the Wild Spaces Public Places Referendum that is on the ballot again this year,
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