Updates

Nearly 20 years after Miami Wilds water theme park gained initial approval, the battle to save the critically imperiled pine rocklands has reached a critical point.

A book featuring true stories of high school students is now BANNED from high school students in Martin County because of new censorship laws signed by Gov. DeSantis. #UniteAgainstBookBans

With a hostile legal landscape, privacy concerns, and extensive misinformation online, this can be a confusing and scary time for someone seeking an abortion. 

Students in school now were born after 9/11, but in Orange and Marion counties, a story of September 11th from a child’s perspective is currently banned for all grades because of new laws enacted by Gov. DeSantis. #UniteAgainstBookBans

Because of laws enacted by Gov. DeSantis, school districts are banning books the Florida Department of Education itself had ranked the most beneficial for students. #UniteAgainstBookBans

New laws enacted by Gov. DeSantis censor education and restrict the freedom to learn for students. #UniteAgainstBookBans

If you think you’re registered to vote by mail in Florida, think again.

Teachers, librarians, & media specialists are being forced to ban books in FL schools suspected of violating anti-freedom to learn laws enacted by Gov. DeSantis. #UniteAgainstBookBans

Last week my family visited one of Florida’s ecological jewels, Wakulla Springs in north Florida, which I’ve enjoyed visiting since I was a kid (that’s my daughter and grandson pictured). It is the world’s largest and deepest spring, abundant in wildlife, and connected to the Floridan Aquifer, the source of drinking water for many Floridians.