By Whitey Markle State Legislative Configuration On a good note: State Senator Lauren Book, a Democrat, has been appointed Chair of the Florida Senate Conservation and Environmental Preservation Committee. Although she appears to have little environmental experience she is probably far more approachable than the former chair of that committee, […]
By Maryvonne Devenksy Hello everyone, As I am stepping down from being the Chair of the SSJ Sierra Group, I would like to share that I have learned a lot, met a lot of spirit minded people who like me want to preserve our natural resources. At times being Chair, […]
CONSERVATION REPORT By Whitey Markle A GOVERNMENT OF SECRECY […]
The proposed Hog processing plant near Chiefland is edging forward in Levy County. Sheila Cooley, who lives near the proposed plant, has organized a group of nearby citizens to protest the proposed plant which will slaughter and process 10,000 hogs per year if approved for a Special Exception to the […]
Subject: Opinion column on Sleepy Creek, Fla Times Union Ron Littlepage: Water officials are all wet By Ron Littlepage Thu, Jul 16, 2015 @ 1:37 pm Appointed by a governor who regularly ignores science, board members of the St. Johns River Water Management District switched teams this week and became […]
Last summer, during the challenge to the Sleepy Creek cattle ranch water permits, a public hearing was held by the judge. At that meeting hundreds of people from around the state made excellent statements regarding the impact of this cattle ranch on the aquifer for Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha […]