WINTER GARDEN, FLA., September 21, 2023 / PRNewswire/ -- Sea & Shoreline, the industry leader in rehabilitating threatened and imperiled aquatic environments, partnered with Martin County on an innovative approach to stormwater treatment in the Coral Gardens Stormwater Treatment Area by planting flexible vegetation in the stormwater conveyance to naturally remove excess phosphorus and nitrogen out of the water before entering the St. Lucie Estuary (SLE) and the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). This work, called the “Eelgrass Project”, won the 2023 Florida Stormwater Association Award ofExcellence.

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Hundreds of new pyramids are in the water near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Now that they're in Tampa Bay, they are protecting wildlife and reducing erosion.

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RES, a national leader in ecological restoration, water resource, and resiliency solutions, announced it has acquired the Bluefield Ranch Mitigation Bank in South Florida. Adding this broad-based ecological resource to RES’ stewardship is part of the company’s unwavering commitment to bolstering the state’s ecological resilience and expanding RES’ suite of services.

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From recurring harmful algal blooms – including brown tides – to catastrophic seagrass losses, fish kills and unusual marine mammal deaths – including the threatened Florida manatee – the Indian River Lagoon is environmentally distressed. For decades, water managers, policy makers and environmental activists have implicated fertilizer use as the primary contributing source responsible for about 71 percent of these impairments in the lagoon.

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The Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code (LDC) require all proposed development and redevelopment taking place within unincorporated Monroe County do not result in a reduction of the implemented level of service requirements. 

The comprehensive plan and LDC have established minimum level of service (LOS) standards for roads, particularly U.S. 1, which is part of the Florida Department of Transportation State Highway System.

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Economists wrestled with how higher interest rates, tourism slowdowns and inflation would affect the housing market and consumer spending in the months to come.

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