Category: florida
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Do our Legislators Need to be Credentialed?

A compelling article to argue that politicians need to have some sort of credentialing.
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Paddlefest 2015: RiverKidz

River Kidz is a local grassroots youth environmental advocacy organization based in Stuart, Florida.Affiliated with the Rivers Coalition, their core mission is to give children a voice in protecting and restoring local waterways, specifically the St. Lucie River and the Indian River Lagoon
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What can we do about the death of Florida Bay, our water, our river, our eastuaries? Bring me the person in charge!

What can we do about the death of Florida Bay, our water, our river, our estuaries?

