Rose Schnabel
Rose Schnabel is WUFT's Report for America corps member, covering the agriculture, water and climate change beat in north central Florida. She can be reached by calling 352-294-6389 or emailing rschnabel@ufl.edu. Read more about her position here.
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Nutrient-overloaded springs in North Central Florida are among those impacted by federal funding cuts to water monitoring throughout the state.
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Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, artificial sites don’t perfectly replicate nature.
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Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring damaged land.
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Protecting wild Florida in a developer’s market: How the state plans to offset environmental impactsA new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the landscape out of balance.
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The 28 updated nutrient Basin Management Action Plans target the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers, among other waterways.
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Governor Ron DeSantis took his veto pen to the Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam line item in the state’s budget, dashing advocates’ hopes that 'this could be the year.'
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The law aims to streamline the development process by making final plat approval a staff decision instead of a commission one.
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The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide gauge maps. The 150-mile expanse between Apalachicola and Cedar Key has no instruments. Tampa Bay, for comparison, has four.
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Alachua City Manager Mike DaRoza submitted his resignation on Monday. He worked for the city for eight years, serving as city manager for the last four.
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Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ecosystems. Can smart planning keep native plants growing when the population is, too?