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Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2017

Environmental group Audubon Florida presented Senate President Joe Negron with an award Tuesday recognizing his “steadfast leadership” in Everglades restoration. Negron earned the “Champion of the Everglades” award for a bill he ushered through the legislature earlier this past session that mandated the construction of a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to reduce discharges to […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham has picked up endorsements from former House Speaker Jon Mills and two longtime environmental leaders, Nathaniel Reed, and Manley Fuller, all declaring confidence in her environmental protection policies. Graham has made environmental issues forefront in her campaign so far, picking up on a priority practiced by her father, former Gov. Bob […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2015

He worked for six Florida governors and two presidents, helped found 1000 Friends of Florida, and is active in the Everglades Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council. His resume is impressive. But the Apollo School Foundation, kicking off a new speaker series, wanted Nathaniel Reed, 81, well-known as a storyteller, to share his childhood […]

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(L-R) Bobby Powell and Leonard Serratore. Images via the candidates.

Joe Negron named ‘Champion of the Everglades’

Gwen Graham touts endorsements from Jon Mills, environmental leaders

Sally Swartz: Nathaniel Reed's Old Florida included movie stars and snakes