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All-terrain vehicles Mudslinging politics? No, just good representation
Editorial /Naples Daily News /February 24, 20
Riders of all-terrain vehicles were rightfully angry when they were barred from their happy riding grounds last month after thinking they had at least six more months. ...

CREW lands see expansion with Popash Slough Trail and Boardwalk
CHAD GILLIS /Naples Daily News /March 2, 2005
Ellen Lindblad gives an overview of recent wildlife habitation at one of this region's most popular hiking and critter-watching preserves. "We've got two panthers and several black bears that are here right now," ...

Floridian: Standing his ground
KELLEY BENHAM /St. Petersburg Times/March 1, 2005
Hardy paid $60,000 for his 160 acres, now valued for tax purposes at $860,000. The state offered him $711,725 in 2002. He said no.It offered him $1.2-million in 2003. He said no.$1.5-million? No.$4.5-million? No. No. No. ...

Judge upholds limits on off-road vehicles in Big Cypress preserve
Associated Press /sun-sentinel /Feb. 23, 2005
A federal judge has upheld limits on swamp buggies and other off-road vehicles at Big Cypress National Preserve.U.S. District Judge John E. Steele ruled ...

Judge upholds tough restrictions on swamp buggies at Big Cypress preserve
David Fleshler /sun-sentinel /February 24, 20
A federal judge has upheld restrictions on swamp buggies and other off-road vehicles at Big Cypress National Preserve, a defeat for hunters who relied on them to reach remote parts of the Everglades. ...

DEP wants proof sewage not being dumped into bay
ERIC STAATS /Naples Daily News /February 25, 20
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued an ultimatum to the owners of a live-aboard dock at Crayton Cove. In a Feb. 17 letter to the dock's manager and its trustee owners, the DEP orders them to provide "reasonable assurances that there are no probable releases of sewage or wastes" ...

SOUTHWEST COAST

Panel approves Babcock, downgrades Estero Bay
MICHAEL PELTIER /Naples Daily News /February 17, 20
Florida Cabinet members Wednesday reaffirmed their desire to purchase Babcock Ranch only hours before the state's top environment official met with Babcock family representatives as negotiations continue for the 91,000-acre parcel in Southwest Florida. ...

Water managers offer look at plans to build $400M Caloosahatchee Reservoir syst em
CHAD GILLIS /Naples Daily News /February 19, 20
A giant manmade lake planned for lands just south of the Caloosahatchee River is being billed as one of this region's top Everglades restoration projects, but water quality experts and some public officials are asking state and federal agencies to go even further. ...

SFWMD gets new members, but none from Lee
CHAD GILLIS /Naples Daily News /March 2, 2005
In a move that has some Lee County officials pushing for further separation from the state's water management agency, Gov. Jeb Bush appointed three members to the South Florida Water Management District governing board Tuesday, leaving out Lee County's candidate in the process. ...

Group of East Bonita families continue legal battle over eminent domain
CHAD GILLIS /Naples Daily News /March 2, 2005
A group of East Bonita Springs families are making one last-ditch effort to force state officials to say whether they'll use eminent domain to take several homes along Bonita Grande Drive. ...

$100 million proposal could aid in purchase of Babcock
PAMELA SMITH HAYFORD /The News-Press /Feb 19, 2005
Efforts to buy and conserve land in southern Florida — including Babcock Ranch — would get a $100 million boost from the state under a bill proposed by Sen. Burt Saunders, R-Naples. ...

Lee County commissioners want local water taxes to pay for local water projects .
DAVE BREITENSTEIN /The News-Press /Feb 16, 2005
Lee County commissioners want local water taxes to pay for local water projects.Commissioner Bob Janes says the South Florida Water Management District isn't doing a good job managing and protecting Lee County's water resources. The commission agreed 5-0 ...

Public expresses concern over reservoir plan Quality of water for Caloosahatche e an issue
PAMELA SMITH HAYFORD /The News-Press /Feb 19, 2005
The South Florida Water Management District project, which would be part of the $8 billion Everglades restoration, does not include any measures for improving the quality of the water. ...

Reservoir planned as water wonderland
BYRON STOUT /The News-Press /Feb 2005
plans call for recreational and environmental amenities that would promote and nurture fish and wildlife as well as provide access even for those with disabilities. Boat ramps, picnicking and horseback riding are tentatively planned for the project, which should be completed by mid-2010. ...

Lee needs more say, more service
Unknown /The News-Press /Feb 17, 2005
Does Lee County get a fair shake as part of the giant South Florida Water Management District, based in distant West Palm Beach? The answer is no, ...

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

EVERGLADES RESTORATION

Activists' rallying cry: Hold the line on growth
CURTIS MORGAN /Miami Herald /Mar. 01, 2005
Environmentalists launched a campaign Monday against a tide of red-tiled roofs rapidly rising toward the Everglades. ...

Executive with U.S. Sugar gets post on water panel
David Fleshler /sun-sentinel /March 2, 2005
Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday appointed an executive of U.S. Sugar Corp., a significant polluter of the Everglades, to the board that controls South Florida's water supplies. ...

Part of marsh legendary as Garden of Eden has been restored, experts say
Paul Recer /Boston Globe /2/19/2005
Water and new life are returning to an ancient Iraqi marsh considered by many as the cradle of Western civilization. ...

Reservoir planned in West Boca
Dale M. King /BocaNews /February 27, 20
A new reservoir is planned in West Boca Raton as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. ...

Plan could help anglers
Steve Waters /sun-sentinel /March 1, 2005
The Site 1 Impoundment project would cover 1,660 acres adjacent to Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge just north of Lox Road and west of U.S. Highway 441 in Boca Raton. Its purpose is to store fresh water now being released into the Hillsboro Canal, which empties into the Intracoastal Waterway. ...

Lawmakers refocus on Glades restoration, including Picayune Restoration
LAUREN RIVERA /Naples Daily News /February 17, 20
U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez and Rep. Mark Foley reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would authorize funding for two Everglades Restoration projects, including one in Collier County. ...

Finalists emerge for vacant post on Water Management District board
CHAD GILLIS /Naples Daily News /February 24, 20
A water management meeting in West Palm Beach in two weeks will mark the fourth consecutive month that Lee and Collier counties have have virtually no representation on Florida's top water authority board. ...

Martin County needs assistance in saving Loxahatchee River
Editorial /TCPalm /March 1, 2005
The solution is easy: Get more fresh water into the river. Martin County is trying, now can't everyone else get started on the same path? ...

Researcher is documenting sick fish, and he wants your help
Suzanne Wentley /TCPalm /March 1, 2005
Browder said there were three possible reasons for the illnesses documented in their study, but all relate to freshwater discharges from the C-44, C-23 and C-24 canals. ...

Restoration awaits go-ahead from Congress
LARRY WHEELER /The News-Press /Feb 17, 2005
Nelson said the two projects constitute the first major components of the landmark Everglades restoration program. ...



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