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Winter 2001 - V.16 N.4

NEWS AROUND THE LAGOON

Ban on Gill Nets Associated with Mullet Population Rebound

Indian River Lagoon South Feasibility Study Released

Ft. Pierce Works on Port Master Plan

Florida Slow to React to Toxic Algae

Legal Challenge to Manatee Zones

Buildings in Conflict with Comprehensive Plan to be Demolished

Army Corps Rollback Wetlands Mitigation Requirements

Central Florida To Run Out of Water in Five Years

Global Warming Threaten Estuaries

Boaters Suggest a Solution to Manatee Impacts

Everglades Restoration Office Closed

Conservation Lands Funded By FCT

Martin County Comp Plan Draws Fire From State

Conservation Lands Funded By FCT.

The Bonair Beach parcel, connecting 7 miles of barrier island greenway in Martin county has been ranked 14th in the state by the Florida Communities Trust, which should make it eligible for funding (see Marker Summer 2001). Also, high in the rankings is the Lost Tree Islands which Indian River County has been working to purchase to prevent these islands in the lagoon from being developed (see Marker Fall 2001). Other important ranked projects include, Brevard County’s Rockledge Coastal Scrub, Martin County’s Delaplaine Peninsula, St. Lucie County’s Indrio Scrub Preserve, Savanna Buffer Preserve and St. Lucie North Fork parcels.

Next Article: Martin County Comp Plan Draws Fire From State.