Reposted from Waterkeeper Alliance, August 4 2014 This is an invitation to change everything. In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution. With our future […]
Audubon Florida Restore: August 2014 Also, a new fact sheet from Audubon explains the danger of too many nutrients in the Lake Okeechobee Ecosystem. A restored section of the Kissimmee River. The remarkable Kissimmee River Restoration Project is approaching completion after decades of construction. Agencies are preparing to operate the finished project in the […]
The 2014 Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) provides an $8.2 billion boost to U.S. ports and waterways and authorized several environmental restoration projects. Four additional CERP projects were authorized for CORPS construction including the C43/Caloosahatchee West Basin Reservoir. , the Broward County WPAs, the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands project, and the C-111 Spreader Canal. Project: […]
GOVERNING BOARD MONTHLY MEETING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AGENDA This meeting is open to the public and webcast August 14, 2014 9:00 AM District Headquarters – B-1 Auditorium 3301 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has released the revised final report for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) for public, state and agency review today. A notification has been published in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the report for its required 30-day review. View the notice here: […]
youve-got-spiders: Go to your local LUSH shop or to lushusa.com to sign the petition and buy some adorable Shark Fin Soap and help save the sharks! from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1oVceqD via IFTTT
mustnt-be-afraid-to-dream: In honor of Shark Week and the irrational fear of being killed by a shark. It is estimated that 11,417 sharks are killed by humans every hour of every day or about 100,000,000 per year. from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1oVcbeB via IFTTT
worldoceansday: Great white sharks are made into the nightmares of the sea. But are they really that scary? Though they do attack humans, research shows that they are “sample biting” humans due to curiosity, rather than going in for the kill. They are extremely intelligent creatures that can even cooperate with other great whites. In […]
mermaidtittiezzz: In honor of shark week I am going to make you guys a bunch of shark gifs 🙂 You’re welcome and enjoy! from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1B7B5Ny via IFTTT