by piecenter | Feb 20, 2015 | Green Divide, Water
Although Floridians seem to value high water quality in surface waters, they are not very eager to take direct action to maintain or improve water quality by volunteering to clean up a stream. Similarly, only a quarter are likely or very likely to join a water...
by piecenter | Feb 19, 2015 | _FRONT, Blog
By Jenny Adler Water is one of the quintessential characteristics of Florida – visitors flock to the Sunshine State to visit its beaches, rivers, lakes, and springs. In Florida, we live on top of our main water supply: beneath our feet, the water winds its way through...
by piecenter | Feb 18, 2015 | Green Divide, Water
Underground aquifers supply 90 percent of the state’s drinking water, more than 8 billion gallons of water each day. Florida’s geography as a peninsula surrounded by water puts coastal communities at a unique risk for saltwater intrusion into these aquifers that...
by piecenter | Feb 18, 2015 | Green Divide, Water
Of the 18.80 million people living in Florida in 2010, 93 percent resided in one of the four water management districts with year-round water restrictions including the South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management District, St. Johns...
by piecenter | Feb 3, 2015 | _FRONT, News
By Shuyang Qu A PIE Center research paper won the top agricultural communications research honors at the annual conference of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists. Assistant professor Joy Rumble and master’s student Taylor Rumble collaborated to write...
