Tag: sfwmd

• Florida Back Roads: Kissimmee River Restoration

  

  Florida Back Roads: Kissimmee River Restoration Ever since I’ve been involved with water issues I’ve heard about the restoration of the Kissimmee River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissimmee_River The Kissimmee River arises in Osceola County as the outflow from East Lake Tohopekaliga, passing through Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Cypress, Lake Hatchineha and Lake Kissimmee. Below Lake Kissimmee, the river forms…

  Cyndi Lenz

  July 25, 2015

  army corp of engineers, clean water, environmental, florida, Florida Back Roads, sfwmd

  army corp of engineers, Basinger. Lorida, florida back roads, Kissimmee River Restoration, locks, sfwmd, spillways

• Traveling Florida Back Roads: Fort Basinger and the Lockett estate

  

  “Highlands County had the site briefly, but their plan to turn the historic location into a golf course prompted SFWMD to take it back. For now, the site is closed to the public. “

  Cyndi Lenz

  June 28, 2015

  environmental, florida, Florida Back Roads

  amendment one, basinger, cracker trail, dade massacre, florida, florida cowboy, ft basinger, ghost towns, highlands county, Pearce-Lockett Estate, sfwmd

• 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

• 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?

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 28, 2015

  environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, buy the land, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, discharges, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, florida bay, florida legislators, indian river lagoon, rick scott, seagreass, sfwmd, south florida water managment, speckled trout

• Get to Know Know Your SFWMD Board of Governors: Rick Barber: Welcome to Waterworld!

  

  SFWMD Board of Govenor’s member Rick Barber.

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 22, 2015

  environmental, florida

  army corp of engineers, buy the land, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, Florida Stormwater Association, FloridaDEp, rick barber, sfwmd, waterworld

• Get to Know Know Your SFWMD Board of Govenors: Daniel O’Keefe and Festivus

  

  Daniel O’Keefe Executive Director, who directs all South Florida Water Management District activities.

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 19, 2015

  environmental, florida, florida politics, politics

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, brack obama, buy the land, clean water, cyndilenz, Daniel O’Keefe, environmental, everglades, everglades foundation, everglades restoration, everglades trust, florida, govening board, sfwmd, shuttsandbowen

• SFWMD: ” You’ve been part of a propaganda campaign! ” US “hahahahah”

  

  SFWMD literally tells the entire clean water community that they are nuts. SFWMD literally tells the entire clean water community that they are nuts.Just so you know the difference THIS is a propaganda campaign.  Trying to stop you from polluting us, saving the water, saving the Everglades and stopping sea level rise and salt water…

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 18, 2015

  environmental, florida

  army corp of engineers, big sugar, buy the land, cara capp, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, discharges, environmental, everglades, everglades coalition meeting 2015, everglades restoration, everglades trust, florida, indian river lagoon, joe negron, keny hinkle, melanie peterson, mitch hutchcraf, sfwmd

• SFWMD: Employee Review: Advice to Management. Pray for no catastrophe because you won’t be able to deal with one

  

  SFWMD is not the happiest place on earth.

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 17, 2015

  environmental

  army corp of engineers, big sugar, buy the land, clean water, congressman patrick murphy, environmental, everglades coalition meeting 2015, everglades restoration, florida, florida legislators, green toxic algae, indian river lagoon, northern eastuary, send clean water south, sfwmd, st lucie river

• DIrty Rats: SFWMD kicks us in the head

  

  South Florida Water Management District board Thursday rejected the proposal to buy U.S. Sugar Corp. land south of Lake Okeechobee.

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 15, 2015

  environmental, florida

  amendment one, army corp of engineers, big sugar, buy the land, clean water, dirty rats, environmental, everglades, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, nail in the coffin, sfwmd

• If its Thursday its SFWMD!

  

  Another Thursday at SFWMD

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 13, 2015

  environmental

  army corp of engineers, buy the land, Chris Costello, clean water, environmental, everglades restoration, florida, indian river lagoon, sfwmd, sierra club florida