The Lox is Running Fast

I managed to squeeze in some me time on the Loxahatchee River last week.  I have never seen the water so high and running so quickly. Returning back up stream in a canoe certainly warranted the chile rellenos I had later. I am reminded about the extremes South Florida's weather brings with extreme drought that we had for most of the summer to lots of rain; although I hesitate for any celebration, the rain will begin to fill the aquifer again. We have a long way to go to get out of the red.

Swirling Water, Loxahatchee River                                                                           by  Sarah Brown

Here's a quote from the article link below:

"Developers and local governments no longer have to prove that there’s a financially feasible way to supply roads, sewers, parks and schools to new exurban developments. The legal definition of “urban sprawl” has been watered down to make it harder to prove in court that a project is sprawl."


http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2011/09/how-floridas-new-growth-management-law-shifts-the-legal-playing-field.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fpolitics%2Fpoliticalpulse+%28Central+Florida+Political+Pulse%29


Check out some good news! Conservation easements benefit everyone and the land.

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/12/140403285/agency-takes-new-approach-to-save-everglades-land