February 2007 Newsletter

 

 

Magnolia Bay Marina - Respond Now!
The permit time for the Magnolia Bay Marina and Resort has started.  Please take the time to email your comments in opposition to this ill-conceived project.  We need to STOP this development. Your comments must be submitted by February 6th.
Suggestions for comments...

Read about the project...

 

Florida 2060
With close to 18 million residents in 2005, Florida already is overwhelmed with the ramifications of rampant sprawl, rapidly vanishing natural areas, and overcrowded roads. What will Florida look like in 2060, when its population is projected to reach almost 36 million?

Summary (pdf)...

In Depth...

 

Florida's Roadless Areas Get Reprieve
The “Roadless Rule,” as it came to be known, protects the remaining pristine areas within our iconic national forests like the Apalachicola National Forest in North Florida, the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and the Chatahoochee National Forest in Georgia.
Read more...

 

 

 

The sun, with all those plants revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.

                                  --Galileo

 

 

 



Links of Interest:

Magnolia Bay Public Notice (pdf)

1000 Friends of Florida

Florida Photography

 

Community Events:

 

February 5
Gathering for Our Community

Corner of Buck Lake and E. Mahan

Click here for more information

 

February 10

Identification of Birds of North Florida

Native Nurseries

Click here for more information

 

February 18

For the Love of Tomatoes

Turkey Hill Farms

Click here for more information

 

Friday Night Movie

 

 

"Walking the West"

 

Friday, February 9th

7 p.m.

Click here for more information.

 

Heart of the Earth

1509 Hasosaw Nene

Tallahassee, Florida 32301

(850) 561-1466

 

Heart of the Earth is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization.