Author: Cyndi Lenz

• ACOE and the Herbert Hoover Dike: We should be up in arms together!

  

  In the minds of the people of the EAA -the coastal elite as they call the people of Martin County want to flood them. Its one of many conspiracy theories pushed by big sugar to keep them isolated. They couldn’t be more wrong. But there does come a day where you say “Believe what ever…

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 10, 2015

  environmental, florida politics, politics

  acoe, army corp of engineers, big sugar, clean water, clewiston, cyndi lenz, deja vu all over again, environmental, everglades restoration, FEMA, florida, Herbert Hoover Dike, indian river lagoon, indian riverkeeper, ring around the rosey, WPBT2

• Our STA 5/6 and their good neighbor US Sugar Corp

  

  Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6 (STA-5/6)tormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are constructed wetlands designed to aid in Everglades restoration. STAs remove phosphorus from runoff water by channeling it through shallow marshes filled with aquatic plants such as cattail, southern naiad and algae.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 9, 2015

  environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  big sugar, bird watching, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, florida fish and wildlife, joe negron, sfwmd, sta5/6, us sugar corp

• Sugar U: The US Sugar Corp

  

  I wrote a bunch of Sugar U posts before we all were to attend The Big Sugar Summit which was sponsored by The Sierra Club in Florida. September 1, 2013,we had a rally in Clewiston Florida called the Sugarland Rally. Environmental activists and residents from Florida’s east and west coasts united in a peaceful demonstration…

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 7, 2015

  community, environmental, florida, florida politics, my martin county, my treasure coast, politics

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, bubba wade, buy the land, clean water, clewiston, discharges, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, judy sanchez, justin riney, lake okeechobee, olive branches, robert coker, send clean water south, sierra club florida, st lucie river, sugarland

• The Uninvited. Barking up the wrong tree.

  

  So, our good friend of the Indian River Lagoon  and awesome blogger Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch wrote this blog.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 6, 2015

  community, environmental, florida, florida politics, my martin county, my treasure coast, politics, polluton

  big sugar, buy the land, clean water, everglades, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, south florida water management, uninvited, wrong number

• Big Sugar Summit Update: Awesome Speakers! Check it out!

  

  Speakers for the big sugar summit

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 5, 2015

  environmental, everglades, florida, florida politics, politics

  big sugar, big sugar summit, Chairman Colley Billie, clean water, David Guest, Dr. Gail Hollander, environmental, florida, Frank Jackalone, Julia Hathaway, mark pafford, mary barley, sierra club, Stephen E. Davis III

• Jail is the new state mental hospital. Where are the diversion programs?

  

  Jail is the new state mental hospitaland Florida is one of the worst places.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 4, 2015

  community, florida

  CMHA, congressman patrick murphy, Deinstitutionalization, florida, martin county, mental illness, mentally ill in jail, st lucie county

• Trying to Understand the Structure of the SFWMD within Government, St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon

  Most important information regarding SFWMD. They couldn’t have helped to buy the land if they wanted because that power was taken away. Amazing that they forget to tell us. Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch Florida Statutes books on shelf. Public photo. If there is one thing I have learned in my seven-year stint in local government, it is…

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 3, 2015

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• June is educate your legislators in mental illness month. I said so!

  

  June is educate your legislators in mental illness month.

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 2, 2015

  community, florida, health, nursing, politics

  biology, criminal justice, florida legislators, joe negron, martin county. florida, mental illness, roche, schizophrenia, science, science dailu, suicide, treasure coast

• Where are the Pet-Friendly Shelters?

  

  Does your county have a pet friendly shelter?

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 1, 2015

  florida, my martin county, my treasure coast

  disastors, florida, hurricanes, indian river county, martin county. florida, pet friendly shelters, pets, st lucie county

• Do our Legislators Need to be Credentialed?

  

  A compelling article to argue that politicians need to have some sort of credentialing.

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 31, 2015

  florida, florida politics

  credentialing, fbi, florida, florida legislators, good moral character, level 2 background check