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BIG CYPRESS

County tells holdout landowner to stop letting dirt leave property
By ERIC STAATS /Naples Daily News /March 5, 2005
Collier County code enforcers warned landowner Jesse Hardy on Friday that he faces possible fines if he keeps hauling dirt from his homestead in the middle of an Everglades restoration project. ...

Florida panther dies after relocation requested by Miccosukees
David Fleshler /Sun Sentinal /March 3, 2005
A Florida panther that was relocated last year at the request of the Miccosukee Tribe has been found dead from an attack by another panther -- exactly the fate that conservationists warned awaited it. ...

Elegance and Beauty of Swallow-Tailed Kite a Stunning Sight
Tom Palmer /The Ledger /March 2, 2005
The news recently flashed across one of the computer forums for birdwatchers -- the first swallow-tailed kite of the season had been spotted over Corkscrew Sanctuary near Naples. ...

Northern Estates land targeted for conservation, future hiking trails
DIANNA SMITH /Naples Daily News /February 17, 20
Golden Gate Estates is finally attracting something that doesn't threaten the area with traffic, noise and pollution. That something is conservation. ...

SOUTHWEST COAST

C-43 reservoir: Good idea or bad?
Patty Brant /Unknown /March 5, 2005
One of the South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) central plans for water storage in this area is the C-43 West Storage Reservoir - the proposed reservoir for the Berry property just west of LaBelle. ...

The Conservancy: 40 years of protecting our environment
KATHY PROSSER /Naples Daily News /March 6, 2005
Born from this remarkable grass-roots effort, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida was created and is now celebrating 40 years of stewardship and innovative, pragmatic solutions to protect Southwest Florida's wetlands, water supply and wildlife. ...

Measure seeks funds for land
Betty Parker /The News-Press /Mar 10, 2005
A bill by Sen. Burt Saunders, R-Naples, adding $500 million to the state budget to buy environmentally valuable land gained a last-minute House sponsor and is poised for legislative action. ...

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Eradication of invasive Melaleuca tree continues
MaryAnn Morris /Okeechobee News /March 2005
Not everyone has always hated the Melaleuca tree. Back in 1906, John C. Gifford liked the interesting little tree with bottle brush-like flowers and shaggy, peeling bark when he visited Australia. ...

Court order doesn't effect local dairies
Pete Gawda /Okeechobee News /March 2005
A recent court order on enforcement of dairy regulations will have no affect on Okeechobee dairy farmers and brought heated comments from one milk production official. ...

Power surges for local leaders
Michael Peltier /TCPalm /March 7, 2005
Delegates also are pushing for $5 million to continue restoration efforts in Lake Okeechobee. ...

A good day for the lake
Pete Gawda /Okeechobee News /March 2005
Some of those interested in the health of Lake Okeechobee believe it is getting better. Environmentalists, representatives of government agencies and elected officials gathered under a tent at Okee-Tantie Campground and Marina on Saturday to hear speeches, presentations and a proclamation concerning the lake. The occasion was "Lake Okeechobee Protection Day." ...

Activists to have environmental rally at Lake Okeechobee
Suzanne Wentley /TCPalm /March 4, 2005
The water in Lake Okeechobee is a strange gray-brown color and murkier than it's been in a long time, Audubon of Florida scientist Paul Gray said. ...

Court orders controls on dairies
David Fleshler /sun-sentinel /March 3, 2005
Big dairy farms that discharge manure into state waters could face tighter restrictions under a ruling Wednesday by a state appeals court. ...

EVERGLADES RESTORATION

Water district board needs strong environmental voices, too.
EDITORIAL /orlandosentinel /March 3, 2005
A lot of eyebrows were raised in disbelief Tuesday, when Gov. Jeb Bush announced three appointments to the South Florida Water Management District's governing board, which is largely responsible for managing the $8.4 billion Everglades restoration effort. ...

State buys 1,239 acres to restore Everglades
Suzanne Wentley /TCPalm /March 10, 2005
State water managers purchased almost 1,250 acres in western St. Lucie County on Tuesday to save on future flood-protection costs caused by building a reservoir next to a planned ranchette community. ...

Water district choice appalling
Boris Bastidas /sun-sentinel /March 11, 2005
It is appalling that this appointment had to do with any method for the water management district to gain any ground for its restoration projects in the Everglades. ...

Scripps hearing drags with details
Hector Florin /Palm Beach Post /March 09, 2005
In daylong testimony Tuesday, Palm Beach County Planning Director Lorenzo Aghemo spelled out the planning process required to convert a citrus grove into a future biomedical campus. ...

Judges to ponder Scripps disputes
John Pacenti /Palm Beach Post /March 06, 2005
The battle over Mecca Farms shifts to the courts this week, where judges will consider whether county commissioners illegally compromised their duty to control growth by approving a massive biotech village on the former orange grove. ...

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