We’re streaming forward with our plans for the first annual Gainesville Environmental Film Festival – and we invite you to get involved if you’d like to help! Please join our meeting for all volunteers and those who’d like to volunteer, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 at Boca Fiesta, 232 SE 1st St in [...]
Paddle Florida 2010: New Rivers, New Adventures!
March 18-25, 2010 Madison Blue Springs State Park on the Withlacoochee River
Come join the the adventure as we launch our Spring Paddle Florida event. The first day’s 12-mile stretch finishes at Suwannee River State Park on the Suwannee River. Go here for March 2010 river maps and other details.
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EVENT CANCELLED
Wednesday March 10: Magda Hiller Performs
River Classroom
River Classroom – 5:30pm
Blue Spring State Park
Orange City Florida 32763
USA 386/467-8223
Acclaimed equally for its serious content, for its lively camaraderie, and for its exceptional setting and meals, the St. Johns River Classroom returns in spring 2010 to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City.
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The Putnam County Environmental Council invites you to come show your love for Florida’s rivers, lakes, and springs at the 4th RALLY FOR THE RIVERS Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 12-14, 2010.
Friday, Feb. 12 will be devoted to a workshop designed to bring citizens up to date on water policy, science, and plans for diverting water [...]
(Top) Hitesh Mehta (2nd L), director of HM Design, in a gorilla suit poses with Brunei’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources Dato Paduka Hj Hamdillah Hj Abdul Wahab (L) and tourism executives. (Above) A file picture of orangutan found in a sanctuary in Balikpapan, Indonesia’s Kalimantan. Pictures: BT/Rudolf Portillo & BT File
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“Before Interstate 95, Starbucks and Sbarro, roadside citrus stands like Al’s lined nearly every major thoroughfare in Florida. They made buying local fun before the locavore food movement made it fashionable, but increasingly they are a dying breed.
Hundreds if not thousands of family citrus farms and their roadside stands have disappeared since the 1960s — [...]
“From swamp salesmen to carpet-bagging politicians, Florida has been bought and sold to the highest bidder countless times, its natural beauty ravaged in the process. It’s ironic, since it’s that unique beauty—the subtropical islands, the spring-fed forests (plus the warm temperatures, of course)—that make the state so alluring and attractive.”
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Join Paddle Florida , January 15-18, 2010, for a three-day paddle along the Peace River Canoe Trail, part of Florida’s statewide trail system managed by the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways and Trails.
For details: Paddle Florida.
Tourism is one of our biggest economic drivers, but there are times when the influx of out-of-towners can take a terrible toll on local communities. The best way to ensure that travelers can make the most of their desire for exploring while enhancing the places they visit is by creating sustainable tourism opportunities. Hitesh Mehta [...]
Discover Gainesville’s Natural Treasures
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