Ecosystems
Sarasota Conservation Foundation
S2 Reports:
Foundation becomes land acquisition agent for county: After a competitive bidding process, the Sarasota Conservation Foundation has been selected to provide acquisition services for Sarasota County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection and Neighborhood Parkland Acquisition Programs. The Foundation has entered into a 3-year contract to provide these services to the County. The extended land acquisition program is the result of the 2005 ballot initiative that expanded the County’s environmentally sensitive land program in scope as well as increasing its resources. For more on the Foundation, go to www.sarasotaconservation.org
Sarasota County Public workshop for coastal setback code amendments
Should we help pay for someone to have a house tooo close to the Gulf? You do by increased insurance rates at least... Go and see what this issue is about.
Tuesday Oct. 17
What: Public workshop for coastal setback code amendments
When: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Twin Lakes Park, Green Meeting Room, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota
Mote Marine and USF launch new partnership
NEW MOTE/USF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MARINE SCIENCE
Published Thursday, August 17, 2006
What: Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of South Florida to announce the new Center of Excellence in Marine Science and its flagship initiative called “BioSense,” aimed at addressing questions critical to the health of our coastal waters and oceans including red tide.
Abandon Apathy and Be Moved to Action
Abandon Apathy and Be Moved to Action is an awesome quote from Wangari Muta Maathai. I found her message here in part of a book which is located at the Earth Charter in Action website
What a great woman ... I have planted a few thousand trees ... not near millions.
I first heard about the Earth Charter at an event sponsored by Sarasota Green Connection
Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health ( PACE EH ) on Red Tide
From SRQ Magazine Page 1[TALK] Citizens Share Health Concerns at County’s First PACE EH Meeting
Sarasota County initiated an environmental health program last night that’s intended to help local communities prioritize their concerns. The Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health, or PACE EH, is a national program pairing government officials with citizens and environmental groups.
Andrew Reich, coordinator of the state’s Aquatic Toxins Program, spoke to the group about water toxins specific to Florida. Through its work with Mote Marine, Reich said Sarasota County has been a state leader in red tide research and education. Mote’s studies at Siesta Public Beach have demonstrated that exposure to red tide increases symptoms such as coughing, itchy eyes and a runny nose. In some people, exposure also caused a decrease in lung function.
Mary Jelks devotes time, money, energy to the Myakka
I like to give notice to local people that have devoted their energy to make the Suncoast a better place. As a hiker / backpacker Mary and Allen Jelks are some... Read the SHT article...
In oversized rubber waders and inevitable sunhat, Mary Jelks slogs the soggy mile from the road to her river in nothing flat.
"Jelks Preserve," reads the sign on River Road just south of Snook Haven, and Dr. Jelks, a tiny figure in a Save-Our-Something T-shirt, is in a hurry to show off the view before the sun gets too high.
