To divert the water's of the Weeki Wachee or any other river for human consumption has been proposed, but it would upset the ecology irrevocably as many species of saltwater fish require freshwater to spawn in. ...more

April 2, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

To Highlands County commissioners: There is little doubt that most people understand the important values that trees have in our quality of life. For example: Trees increase property values, reduce cooling costs, reduce air pollution, reduce water usage, reduce run-off and according to facts contained in an official publication by Florida Power, "trees properly located along traffic corridors slow traffic thereby reducing road rage." ...more

February 26, 2009

We all know people who are seemingly unaware of the water crisis in the Tampa Bay area. They're the ones whose sprinklers are flooding the streets every night in the wee hours when no one is watching. ...more

February 12, 2009

Gardening and landscaping can be considered investments. Much as you would put money into a savings or retirement account for future use, plantings are there for future enjoyment. ...more

January 4, 2009

The city of Tarpon Springs will inaugurate next week two programs designed to add to the city's tree canopy. ...more

December 20, 2008

The National Football League, as part of what it calls "the greening of Super Bowl XLIII," is providing mangroves for plantings in the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Area near the Manatee County line and native trees at the McKay Creek Greenway in Pinellas County. ...more

December 9, 2008

It's never been more important for Floridians who share in the benefits and beauty of our green spaces to care for them wisely. ...more

December 2, 2008