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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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. -
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. -
The 28 updated nutrient Basin Management Action Plans target the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers, among other waterways. -
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.' -
The law aims to streamline the development process by making final plat approval a staff decision instead of a commission one.
