Florida Cracker, who writes Pure Florida, posted some astonishing pictures of the tiny sea life that inhabits the sea grass preserve near his home today. Then he linked to a story of some Philistine who wants to dredge a big swath of it so he can bring in thousands of people, and boats and build heliports and golf courses. His plan is so grandiose and alien to a nature preserve, that I could feel my blood pressure rising with every word I read. I have nothing against a healthy economy, but what this man proposes is nothing short of obscene. From what I read at Pure Florida and the Minorcan Factor, there isn't much real Florida left. It would be a terrible shame to wreak havoc on such a spectacular piece of it.
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ReplyDeleteThanks FC, this needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
ReplyDeleteI heard on NPR that St. Joe Paper wants to donate a bunch of land to Audubon if they'll lay off plans for a major airport nearby. The airport will make the rest of their land so much more valuable and spur all kinds of development.
ReplyDeleteI worry about the local Florida environment, and, all the migrating birds that have to stop there after their exhausting trip over the Gulf of Mexico.
Mojoman, I was astounded that anyone would be so arrogant as to even try to develop a sanctuary like that. I used to despise the Adirondack Park Agency because it does make life something of a challenge for the people who live there. However, as time goes by it begins to look like a pretty good idea in retrospect.
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