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• Mail bag: Is Turner River what it should be?

  To answer Jungle Pete's question below, (See comment line): Roads are also dams in south Florida, especially if they are not adequately culverted. Yes, Turner River Road is a very low and...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 15, 2013, 12:34pm in Environment

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• Circo Sin Animales

  This week, the Colombian Congress approved a ban on wild animals in circuses. Bill sponsor Senator Juan Córdoba Suárez explained that the purpose of the ban “is to protect animals and citizens who can be exposed to possible attacks or transmissible diseases, as well as to respond to the [...]

  From News for Florida animal advocates at June 14, 2013, 3:13pm in Environment

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• Sheetflow for now, but for how long?

  Summer and fall is sheetflow season, But usually it takes until August to get into full gear. The calendar chart above shows the historical pattern freshwater discharge under the Big Cypress...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 14, 2013, 11:08am in Environment

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• Mind of its own

  Wetlands are usually considered stagnant, Except in south Florida where the shallow water at its peak actually flows. This map provides an exaggerated view of high and low spots in the...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 13, 2013, 8:39am in Environment

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• Free flow (just add rain)

  Usually we have to wait until August to see sheetflow. But this year it's already in peak form in June. The top graph shows the current discharge rate (4,000 cfs) under the Big Cypress...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 11, 2013, 10:02pm in Environment

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• Down on the street

  Restored 1974 MZ 250. The owner says it’s his daily driver.   [...]
  From Mike Poller's Backlash Blog at June 11, 2013, 6:39pm in Environment, Politics

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• Black Creek Trail is New Again

  The refurbished eastern end of the Black Creek Trail is just about finished, and we’re so excited about it we’re organizing a ride on … [...]
  From Green Mobility Network - Active personal transportation for a better South Florida at June 11, 2013, 2:30pm in Living, Environment

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• Hydrologic fine print

  Despite the recent rain, Not all gates are open yet. Gates are governed by regulation shedules, which in this case means July 1st The reason for that is in the hydrologic fine...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 10, 2013, 10:08pm in Environment

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• Hydrologic "horseshoes"

  South Florida records its first "official" Big Rain Day (BRD) of the year, But the bigger story has been the preceding (and many) almosts. The calendar chart above shows the seasonal...
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 07, 2013, 9:37am in Environment

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• Puddles invade prairies

  Recent rain has sent water soaring out of the cypress holes and into the marl prairies
  
  Glimpse inside the water cycle [...]
  From The South Florida Watershed Journal at June 06, 2013, 3:27pm in Environment

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