Freshwater is naturally occurring water on the Earth’s surface that is characterized by low concentrations of dissolved salts (less than 500 parts per million, a common measure of the concentration of substances in water). Freshwater is found in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, bogs, and as groundwater (water beneath the Earth’s surface) in underwater aquifers. An [...]
In early March the Florida House passed a water policy bill, HB7003. The main elements of the bill include the Springs Protection Program, the Central Florida Water Initiative, the Central and Southern Florida Project and the Northern Everglades project. One major objective of this bill is to create an interagency agreement to develop and implement [...]
With a grant from START, members of our partner organization, the Sarasota Bay Watch, used a portable Watershed Display to demonstrate the problems caused by excess runoff in our streams, rivers and coastal waters. The event took place at the Fall Family Festival sponsored by the Conservation Foundation of the GulfCoast and Spanish Point. Over [...]
