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Monday, August 6th, 2012 #1388 |
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Is it any wonder the U.S. was seduced by such an exotic beauty?
What is the native country of this plant?
What year was it formally introduced to the U.S. and in which city?
Click Mark Renz photo for a larger version
that you're welcome to use as a free screen-saver
Or, click here and scroll down to VI. INVASION INFORMATION for answers
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Greetings!
FARE has a call to action
Please let us know how you can help |
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Solar Power International is coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando on September 10th.
This is the largest display of the Solar Industry you will ever be able to see in one place and it is right in our back yard. You will even have a hard time seeing the whole thing in one day and FARE encourages all of its members, friends, relations and anyone else you can drag with you to attend this show to see where the rest of the world is in regards to the solar industry and where Florida could be if we were really willing to embrace renewable energy.
FARE would also like to solicit YOUR HELP in promoting FARE's agenda to the solar industry. We need to explain that it is in the solar industry's best interest to help FARE get Florida out of its backwater renewable energy policies and make Florida the rightful heir to the east coast US Solar Market.
FARE cannot afford a proper booth at this convention, so we are planning a guerrilla marketing campaign.
If your business or you know a business that will have a booth at the convention, we would like to put a piece of FARE promotional information in your display and ask you to promote FARE.
If you are simply attending the convention, we would like you to speak to the booth vendors that are there and either distribute FARE literature to them or ask them to join FARE and display FARE literature also.
We are presently putting together our group to run this campaign and need to sign up volunteers who are willing to help us out.
Please email FARE at info@farenergy.com with your contact info and days you can help out and we will get you on the working list for this campaign.
We are at a critical time in FARE's mission and this venue is an extremely rare opportunity to enlist the help of the entire solar industry to promote our cause. Please help bring Florida into the 21st Century renewable world.
Contact us NOW, I mean like right NOW..... info@farenergy.com
We look forward to your support. |
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Announcing CB Magazine
CB Magazine is the on-line publication of black and white photographer Clyde Butcher. His images are captured with film using an 8x10", 11x14" or 12x20" large format view camera.
You are invited to explore the beauty of the environment with Clyde through his photography. CB Magazine will take you on Clyde's photographic journeys, answer your questions, explain darkroom techniques of his images, discuss environmental issues and much more.
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Good things come to those who wade
Woodstork -- Mark Renz photo
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Celebration of the Life of John Ogden
When: November 10, 2012, 3pm
Where: Palm Lodge
17390 SW 296th Street,Homestead, FL 33030
Please RSVP by emailing OgdenL@fiu.edu
by Oct. 1.
We would welcome any photographs you'd like to share for a presentation-send them too. |
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Everglades Coalition Resolution Urging the SFWMD Water
Supply Plan Updates to Protect Water for the Environment and
Encourage Water Conservation
WHEREAS, the Everglades ecosystem, spanning from the
Kissimmee River Valley to Florida Bay, is a significant national
resource and international treasure,
WHEREAS, restoration of the Everglades has commenced to
return the abundance of wildlife once found in the Everglades, to
recover thousands of acres of marshes and estuarine habitat, and
to benefit Florida and National Parks and ecosystem-based
economies,
WHEREAS, the National Research Council recently reported
that many of the Everglades ecosystem attributes most directly
influenced by hydrologic factors continue to decline,
WHEREAS, while we await progress from Everglades
restoration, our ecosystems require adequate amounts of water to
sustain habitats and temper further ecological deterioration,
WHEREAS, the South Florida Water Management District 2012
water supply plan updates for the Lower East Coast and Lower
West Coast articulate the agency's strategy for the next twenty
years to update rules, operations, and demand management to
protect water for ecosystems in the Everglades,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the SFWMD water shortage
management plan is to protect water resources from harm and to
assure the equitable distribution of available water resources
among all water users including natural systems during times of
water shortage,
WHEREAS, the natural systems must be protected from harm
under Florida law and should be acknowledged and
accommodated as such.
Therefore, be it resolved:
1. The Everglades Coalition, with 57 organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring
America's Everglades, hereby urges the SFWMD to update the LEC and LWC Water
Supply Plans to develop and update rules, plans, and operations to prioritize natural
systems for restoration and protection from harm, including the establishment and
updating of MFLs, MFL recovery and prevention strategies, water reservations, and
Restricted Area Allocation Rules, to increase protections for Lake Okeechobee, Biscayne
Bay, the Water Conservation Area, Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, the
Caloosahatchee Estuary, the Loxahatchee River, and other waterbodies. These solutions
must offer both immediate and long-term benefits.
2. The Water supply plans should be updated to improve water management during water
shortages and protect water resources from harm. The SFWMD should focus on
improving demand management, especially in agricultural areas, to cause no harm to
water resources during droughts that exceed the severity of a one in ten year event, as
mandated by law. Water conservation efforts should be prioritized.
www.evergladescoalition.org |
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Hostile take-over
Strangler fig wrapped around old cypress
Fakahatchee -- Tree has since fallen
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Meeting to discuss in more detail the results of the CEPP Northern Estuaries modeling. We hope you can join us at the South Florida Water Management District Headquarters, Building 2, 3rd Floor South, Biscayne Bay Conference Room, SFWMD headquarters, West Palm
Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:30 PM-4:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Where: B-2 3S, SFWMD
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Save the Date! 2012 RedSnook Catch & Release Charity Tournament
November 2 - 4, 2012
Angler and guide participation encouraged to help save our waters.
NAPLES, Fla. ( ) - Clean Water! More Fish! Save the date for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida 2012 RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament scheduled for November 2-4. The presenting sponsor for the 2012 event is The Johnson Meland Group at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. Allen Systems Group is the "Stars and Stripes" sponsor which will allow two teams of selected veterans to participate in the Tournament. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. To become a sponsor, call 239-403-4219 or emailnikkied@conservancy.org.
The Tournament is open to all amateur anglers. Awards will be presented to the top teams in each division, largest fish, grand slam, corporate team and top female angler.
Dr. Aaron Adams, Director of Operations for the non-profit Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and Senior Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, is the Honorary Chair for the three-day event. His pursuit of effective fisheries and habitat conservation are rooted in his years growing up near Chesapeake Bay, when he witnessed the collapse of the Bay's habitats and fisheries. Adams spends considerable effort translating science and conservation into fishermen's terms, has given countless presentations to fishing clubs, and he is an avid fly angler.
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Please join the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) at one of the broadband public workshops to discuss the future of broadband in SW Florida. The SWFRPC will facilitate a discussion on the Comprehensive Broadband Plan Strategies. Why should you participate in this process?
- To learn about broadband and its applications
- To provide input on the future of broadband in Southwest Florida
Help us plan our future! Join the SWFPRC for one of the following public workshops in your neighborhood: |
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Public Workshops Schedule 2012:
Register Now for Lee County
Tuesday, August 21 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Register Now for Collier County
Wednesday, August 22 | 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Register Now for Charlotte County
Thursday, August 23 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM |
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Starting with this issue, dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, you can enjoy the magazine's full content on an amazing interactive media interface available on all desktop browsers and mobile devices.
Captivating stories, audio and video clips, Waterkeeper Magazine's Summer's 2012 issue is a must read.
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Paddling photos available upon request; emailbclayton@leegov.com
or call (239) 533-7474.
·What: New Paddlers as Eco Travelers
·When: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12.
·Where: Rutenberg Park's Eco Living Center, 6490 South Pointe Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33919
·Who: Open to the public; we encourage paddling club members, eco-tour providers,
SEE members, Lee County Parks & Recreation volunteers and Calusa Blueway supporters to attend.
·Cost: Free
·Info: (239) 432-2163; an RSVP is requested.
A free program to help newcomers to canoeing, kayaking and Stand-Up Paddleboarding is slated for Wednesday, Sept. 12, in South Fort Myers.
Attendees can learn about launches, safety, equipment, eco-etiquette and more.
New Paddlers as Eco Travelers will cover planning a paddle (launch locations, equipment suggestions, safety considerations), etiquette for viewing wildlife and trash conservation, the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail (using the maps, outfitters and kayak fishing), and beginner basics, such as proper strokes, choosing a kayak and watching the weather.
The new, two-hour program is part of the Eco Travelers Program, coordinated by the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism (SEE). It's co-hosted by the Southwest Florida Paddling Club and Lee County Parks & Recreation. |
In Blue Revolution, award-winning journalist Cynthia Barnett reports on the many ways one of the most water-rich nations on the planet has squandered its way to scarcity, and argues the best solution is also the simplest and least expensive: a water ethic for America. ... The first book to call for a national water ethic, Blue Revolution is also a powerful meditation on water and community in America. |
Hunting Management Plan
Big Cypress National Preserve
The purpose of this action is to develop a hunting management plan for the Big Cypress National Preserve/Wildlife Management Area that allows the superintendent of the Preserve to provide for hunting opportunities in the Preserve in a manner that is in the best interest of the Preserve's resources and the public, while meeting the requirements set forth by the NPS, the Preserve's enabling legislation, the NPS/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Cooperative Partnership Agreement, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Alternatives included in this plan are as follows:
Alternative 1 - No Action - Apply Current Management to the Addition
Under alternative 1 (no action), management of hunting in the entire Preserve would occur in accordance with the NPS/FWC Cooperative Partnership Agreement.
Alternative 2 - Minimum Management - No Hunting in the Addition
Under alternative 2, current hunting management would continue within the original Preserve boundaries, using the guidance outlined in the NPS/FWC Cooperative Partnership Agreement. In the Addition, public hunting would be prohibited.
Alternative 3 (Preferred Alternative) - New Adaptive Management Strategy
Under alternative 3, the NPS and FWC, in consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, would cooperate to implement an adaptive management strategy to manage hunting in the Preserve.
Contact Information
Pedro Ramos
Big Cypress National Preserve
33100 Tamiami Trail East
Ochopee, Florida 34141-1000
The agencies will host a public
meeting from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, August 9, at the Big Cypress
Swamp Welcome Center, 33000 Tamiami
Trail East, Ochopee, Florida.
Written comments are requested by
Friday, August 24.
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Dinner pearls
Mark Renz photo
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