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Community Brainstorms Ideas to Help Prepare for Alachua County Fertilizer Ban

July 26, 2019 Environment Comments Off on Community Brainstorms Ideas to Help Prepare for Alachua County Fertilizer Ban

The Alachua County Commission adopted the ordinance amendments in April to help preserve county water sources like springs, lakes, creeks and the aquifer.

‘Lift That Nest Up’: Florida’s Endangered Birds Threatened By Floods

July 17, 2019 Special Series Comments Off on ‘Lift That Nest Up’: Florida’s Endangered Birds Threatened By Floods

By Brendan Rivers Sea level rise and other effects of climate change are now adding to the list of challenges facing some of Florida’s smallest residents: rare birds. On the St. Marys River in Northeast Florida, just a stone’s throw from the Georgia border in Yulee, the nonprofit White Oak Conservation Foundation is breeding and researching wildlife. You were introduced to some of its residents if you watched the last season of Game of Thrones — though you wouldn’t have

Flooding, ‘Brown Out’ Causes Closure Of Manatee Springs State Park

January 24, 2019 Environment Comments Off on Flooding, ‘Brown Out’ Causes Closure Of Manatee Springs State Park

Heavy rains and flooding have resulted in what state park officials are calling a "brown out" and the closure of the swimming area at Manatee Springs State Park near Chiefland.

The Point, Jan. 4, 2019: Seven Dead In I-75 Crash Near Gainesville

January 4, 2019 The Point 0

The top stories near you • Just as yesterday’s afternoon rush hour began, two tractor-trailers, a sedan, and passenger van were involved in a crash on I-75 southbound between Gainesville and Alachua. Florida Highway Patrol reports seven deaths, making it one of the deadliest crashes in the region since the January 2012 …

Unvarnished: Story Summit At Heartwood Soundstage

July 23, 2018 Podcast, Unvarnished 0

This episode of Unvarnished features part one of Story Summit at Heartwood Soundstage where six Gainesvillians took the stage to share their stories.

Find Out Florida: What Does It Cost To Maintain The Rodman Dam?

June 2, 2017 Environment, Podcast, The Point 5

This week in The Point podcast, WUFT News answers the question of what the Rodman Dam costs each year to operate. It's about $150,000, less than some environmentalists have said as justification for its removal.

Award-Winning Environmental Journalist Vows To Come Together And Save Water Resources

December 30, 2016 Environment 0

Eva Liu talks with Cynthia Barnett about the "democratization of water" and environmental changes we can make together as a community.

Environmentalists Push Again For Removal Of Rodman Dam

December 7, 2016 Environment 2

Florida Defenders of the Environment are picking up a decades-old fight tear down the Rodman Dam to help restore the Ocklawaha River. Local anglers and businesses who rely on the premier bass fishing hole are worried about the outcome.