Florida Water lectures for November 2008

Good to the last drop: Water Lectures for November 2008
Palm Beach and Martin County Florida

Friday November 7th- Friends of the Loxahatchee River Meeting
The meeting is at noon at the River Center and a light lunch will be served. Our guest speaker will be David Roach from the Florida Inland Navigation District. He will present a brief history of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway and its current use and management.
Contact Jocelyn P. O'Neill Environmental Education Coordinator for more details.
http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org/environmental_center.php

Tuesday November 11th- Palm Beach Reef Research Team
The meeting is held from 7pm-9pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Building 509 of the ERM complex. For more information contact Lin Creel
http://www.pbcrrt.org/

Thursday November 13th - Loggerhead Marine Life Center Lecture
“Changing Tides: Strategies to Protect America’s Oceans." From 6:30-9pmGuest Speaker: David White, Director, Ocean Conservancy. Wine and Cheese reception is included. Cost is $5 for LMC members and $8 non-members. Seating limited; RSVP is required. Contact Loggerhead MLC
http://www.marinelife.org/eventscalendar

Saturday November 17th- Tequesta Harvest Festival Lecture
“The State of the Oceans; first Global then Local”; 2 presentations regarding Florida’s impending water crisis. Guest Speakers: Terry Gibson and William Djubin.
At 1:30pm speakers will present an informative view into the most current state of our global ocean eco-systems. William will discuss Reef Check, EPA Clean Water Act, inland waters impaired and salt water intrusion action.Then at 3:30 PM he will discuss the state of Florida Reefs, speaking on a local level about the same topics as abovehttp://www.tequesta.org/index.asp?NID=466

Right in my Backyard

Right in My Backyard

Water Restrictions continue to plague my neighborhood; and one thing has got me confused.
I have been studying TMDL and WQMS for some time.
I own a home in North Palm Beach County and I have been told that I will face a higher water bill for water that I do not consume.
Basically the cost is to water down the pollution and sewage that development and bad decisions have created.

Lets face the facts:
We are being surcharged for mistakes.
We are being sanctioned for future profits from agriculture for energy and development.
We owe it to Florida to expose these facts and understand the consequences.

When politicians celebrate Any Energy Decision without understanding the consequence I could get sick, instantly.
When our Ocean Eco-systems cease to operate with efficiency, we will all pay a fatal price.

Protect the Ocean Eco-systems and stop un-necessary polluting today.

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Coral Reef Bleaching, Lost at Sea

February 10, 2008 finally the water conditions appeared good enough to dive Coral Cove Park in Jupiter.

It has been at least 3 months of waiting, the photo's above are what I saw.

I am not too sure whether this is a living coral or the remains of a dead bleached coral.

I do know that it was not here 3 months ago.

I felt Lost at Sea, I used to know every nook and cranny of this Reef Park, I recognized nothing.

Is this the end for the Living Reef Eco-systems in North Palm Beach?

Flickr slideshow of pollution effects from Jupiter, Fl

Flickr slideshow of Pollution and effects at Jupiter Inlet, Fl
just a click away..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18565170@N07/sets/72157603473963347/

12-15ft. visibility in Inlet today.

I swam for 15 minutes in the Inlet at change of tides today, just enough time to get a few quick pictures of the reef fishes and their home.