Tag Archives: Suwannee County

4-H Oyster Project

July 5, 2013Video4-H aquaculture program, Dixie County, Donna Green-Townsend, Florida Sea Grant Program, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, John Holt, oysters, Suwannee CountyDonna Green-Townsend

In an effort to increase oyster harvesting in Dixie and Suwannee Counties in Florida, the Florida Sea Grant Program in cooperation with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute teamed up with 4-H students in a special oyster aquaculture program. As Donna Green-Townsend reports, the project involved placing oyster seeds in a variety of mesh bags out in the Gulf of Mexico. (this feature originally aired on the statewide IFAS program Florida File in 1990)

Suwannee County health officials concerned about tainted wells from flood water

July 10, 2012NewsDonna Green-Townsend, flooding, Pamela Blackmon, Suwannee County, Suwannee County Health Department, Tropical Storm DebbyDonna Green-Townsend

Aired on WUFT on July 10th, 2012

As each day passes various disaster relief teams are able to move into areas most impacted by flooding issues from Tropical Storm Debby. As flood waters recede many homes need material removed such as ruined dry wall and mud. Meanwhile, many personal wells have been tainted by septic tanks from flood waters. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with an administrator with the Suwannee County Health Department, Pamela Blackmon about the current situation there.