Donna Green-Townsend
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Aired on WUFT on November 18th, 2010 One of the many Department of Environmental Protection officials in attendance on Tuesday at the renaming of Peacock State Park to Wes Skiles Peacock State Park was Connie Bersok. Bersok is the environmental administrator for the agency’s springs initiative. During Tuesday’s rainstorm following the unveiling of the new … Continue reading DEP springs initiative administrator shares her thoughts on Wes Skiles legacy
Aired on WUFT on November 12, 2010 It’s that time of year again…. time for the annual Fall Round Up and Awards Celebration by the Conservation Trust for Florida. Each year this not-for-profit organization honors a Floridian who has made a difference in the effort to conserve rural landscapes. This year the group is honoring … Continue reading Conservation Trust For Florida honors the late UF biologist Larry Harris (11/12/2010)
Aired on WUFT on November 12th, 2010 Sean Sexton is this year’s keynote speaker at this Sunday’s Conservation Trust For Florida Round-up and Awards Celebration at the Whitehurst Horse Prairie Ranch off County Road 346 near Archer. Sexton’s 600-acre cattle ranch in Indian River County has a conservation easement to try and make sure the … Continue reading Cowboy art with a conservation message (11/12/2010)
Aired on WUFT on October 22, 2010 The Florida Department of Environmental Protection named October as officially Greenways & Trails Month. It’s a way to encourage Floridians and visitors to check out the many trails offered on state-owned property. The number one-ranked area for visitors looking for “green” recreation is in North Central Florida. WUFT’s … Continue reading Cross Florida Greenway is the #1 hotspot for mountain bikers and trail seekers in the state (10/22/2010)
Aired on WUFT on October 7th, 2010 Learning how to look up words in a dictionary may seem like a simple task and something we all take for granted. But it’s a skill that has to be learned. And as Donna Green-Townsend reports, third graders in Marion County are getting a little help on the … Continue reading Marion County third-graders receive free dictionaries (10/07/2010)
Aired on WUFT on October 1st, 2010 The Hippodrome State Theatre is holding its second annual costume sale tomorrow (Saturday). The general public will have a chance to help raise funds for the professional theatre organization by purchasing clothing and costumes worn during Hippodrome productions created by award winning designer and Hippodrome Co-founder, Marilyn Wall. … Continue reading Unique costumes from the Hippodrome State Theatre are up for sale this weekend (10/01/2010)
Aired on August 18th, 2010 Don’t be surprised if you see the University of Florida President riding to work at Tigert Hall on an electric bicycle. Working toward a sustainable campus is just one of the efforts of Bernie Machen. Machen spoke at the annual Joint Civic Club Luncheon on Wednesday and then sat down … Continue reading A one-on-one chat with University of Florida President Bernie Machen (08/18/2010)
Aired on WUFT on August 16th, 2010 The Obama administration will no longer allow new deep water drilling projects to go forward without environmental reviews, as happened with BP’s Deepwater Horizon. The administration announced the new policy today (Monday) after the White House Council on Environmental Quality reported that BP got environmental exemptions based on … Continue reading Coral reefs remain at risk from BP oil spill and global warming (08/16/2010)
Aired on WUFT on July 22nd, 2010 Shark experts from around the globe recently met in Providence Road Island. Among them was George Burgess from the University of Florida. Burgess wears many hats including work as the Curator of the International Shark Attack File and as the Coordinator for Museum Operations at the Florida Museum … Continue reading Shark researchers concerned about effects of BP oil spill on the total food chain in the Gulf (07/22/2010)
Aired on June 17th, 2010 Florida hotels and resorts are trying to stay afloat despite negative news about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This past Monday the online travel booking company Orbitz launched what it calls an “Open Beach Guarantee” to help travelers and the hotel industry. Donna Green-Townsend talked with Orbitz … Continue reading Online travel company offers ‘Open Beach Guarantee’ to encourage travel to Florida (06/17/2010)