at long last - kill the Ridge Road extension boondoggle. Doing so would benefit taxpayers and the environment. ...more

January 26, 2009

Summer O'Regan was unfazed by the task confronting her: washing windows in a lodge at Camp Wai Lani, in the Palm Harbor area. Summer was one of about 50 girls, ages 8 - 14, who took sponges, cloths and paintbrushes in hand last Saturday to spruce up the venerable Girl Scout camp. Their work included painting, cleaning, burning brush piles and changing fire alarm batteries and light bulbs. ...more

January 24, 2009

For soggy land that cleanses polluted runoff and attracts endangered wood storks, white ibis, bald eagles and bobcats, developers will pay $100,000 an acre. ...more

November 26, 2008

A winding drive down a long dirt road, past grazing cattle and ancient cypress trees, leads to a rushing creek that flows from the Green Swamp in Polk County to the Hillsborough River. ...more

October 18, 2008

A plan to connect Pasco County's public lands and protect wildlife met with opposition Tuesday. ...more

July 9, 2008

Welcome to our roost! Our report to readers, regarding our trip to the Audubon Corkscrew Sanctuary, unfortunately, will not happen. ...more

September 30, 2007