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.
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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 »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.
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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.
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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.
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Two members of Gainesville's Mounted Patrol, Zeus and Merlin, retired Tuesday after more than a decade of service.
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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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The Gainesville Chamber of Commerce recently voted not to support the Wild Spaces Public Places tax referendum on November's ballot.
Read More »This Sunday afternoon the Gatorbone Band takes to the Sandhill Stage at the Prairie Creek Lodge on County Road 234. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with singer songwriter Lis Williamson from Keystone Heights about the band’s latest song inspirations…including the effects of Florida’s drought on North Central Florida lakes. …
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