Rose Schnabel
Report for America Corps MemberRose covers 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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Alachua City Commissioners often clash on how to plan for the city’s growth but, in a recent vote, unanimously agreed that those decisions should remain local. -
Cleanup is almost complete at the former site of an unpermitted railroad tie grinding business in Newberry. The sole Florida location of Texas-based Track Line Rail LLC operated for five months before environmental violations forced it to pause. -
A cooperative in Levy County is proposing an ambitious plan to tackle saltwater intrusion, septic-to-sewer transitions and municipal utility debt all at once through a regional water and wastewater project. -
The City of Bushnell is seeking a third-party environmental consultant to help with odor oversight and compliance after repeated complaints from nearby residents. -
From Winn-Dixie and Dillard's rooftops to man-made rafts, shorebirds find creative ways to protect their eggs. -
The final vote was 2-2, with Commissioner Shirley Green Brown absent for medical reasons. Without a majority vote, the motion failed. -
“Some days you barely smell it, some days it about knocks you down.” -
Nutrient-overloaded springs in North Central Florida are among those impacted by federal funding cuts to water monitoring throughout the state. -
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. -
Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring damaged land.
