SEA & SHORELINE | LEADS INDIAN RIVER LAGOON RESTORATION WITH 16 PROJECTS AND A NEW DEDICATED SEAGRASS NURSERY
WINTER GARDEN, FLA, March 1, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Today, on World Seagrass Day, Florida’s leading aquatic restoration firm Sea & Shoreline announced the unveiling of a new seagrass nursery in Melbourne Beach, Fla., with the sole intent of growing over one million seagrass plants annually to plant in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), as well as a seagrass planting initiative that includes 16 projects in the IRL and its tributaries aimed at restoring seagrass beds to improve water quality and provide critical habitat for fish, manatees, and other Lagoon life.
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Florida Keys fish kill has scientists, fisherman concerned, probing for causes
Smalltooth sawfish, the shark-looking ray with a serrated rostrum, once ranged from Texas to North Carolina. But, these days, the only place you’ll likely find one is Florida, and even here, count yourself lucky if see one in the wild.
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Gambling money closer to helping the environment
Legislative leaders have agreed to use hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects.
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S.R. A1A RESILIENCY PROJECT Construction Update
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is set to start construction on the first of two buried seawalls along State Road (S.R.) A1A. The first wall will extend from one-half mile north of Highbridge Road in Volusia County to South Central Avenue in Flagler County. Work is expected to begin in February 2024 at the north end of the seawall in Flagler County.
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COUNTY PARTNERS FOR NEW SITES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITH UPPER KEYS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
KEY LARGO AND TAVERNIER, FL – Monroe County Land Authority Governing Board approved purchasing new sites to redevelop affordable homeownership units in Tavernier and Key Largo today. The County will own and lease the sites to Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys to redevelop those sites consistent with neighborhood character. “This assures long-term affordability in perpetuity,” said Monroe County Land Authority Chairman and County Commissioner David Rice.
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Updated: Florida 404 Permitting Changes
A Feb. 15 court ruling has left Florida’s wetlands permitting program without a future, and news Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice filed a supplemental brief in the case stating that allowing Florida to continue with some limited control over permitting is unworkable and illegal under the Clean Water Act provides no clear direction.
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