On February 22, 2023, Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia spoke with the LWV of Alachua County Natural Resources Committee about how the increased surtax to support Wild Spaces & Public Places will be distributed; more generally on the preservation of environmental and agricultural lands in the county; and on the importance of local agriculture and the infrastructure to support it. A recording of the meeting is now available.
You may have heard that the LWV of Alachua County and Santa Fe College Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences are co-hosting an in-person panel discussion regarding the U.S. Supreme Court Case, Moore v.
LWV of Alachua County is joining LWVFL in supporting the Florida Right to Clean Water campaign (RTCW), which is a constitutional amendment to clarify our priorities and a civil action to enforce our right to clean and healthy waters.
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, the Oak Hammock Committee Meeting hosted Phillip Benson, Hydrologist Bureau of Water Resource Information St John’s River Management District to discuss, "Managing Florida’s Biggest Waterbody, the Florida Aquifer". <
Industrial and government infrastructure impacts health and quality of life. So how can policies be changed to support environmentally resilient communities?
The recordings of our two community conversations are now available to watch. Each program explores local solutions to community resiliency in the face of climate change.
Video 1: Land, Food, and Climate Change with Chris Gaynor, Jake Stanton, and Julius Kolawole. https://youtu.be/maxiZzk71CE
Video 2: Public Health and Environmental Justice with Dr. Dannie Ritchie and Vatic Kuumba. https://youtu.be/VAvC65iA8yY
LWV of Alachua County is joining LWVFL in supporting the Florida Right to Clean Water campaign (RTCW), which is a constitutional amendment to clarify our priorities and a civil action to enforce our right to clean and healthy waters.
