Florida – Obstacle in Hernando Beach access channel is solved – Tampabay.com
HERNANDO BEACH — For months, beach residents Frank Santo and Steve Barton had been doing their research, talking to experts and trying to persuade the county to help. Their problem…
Florida – Turtle nesting on Florida’s gulf coast begins, so dim the lights – Tampabay.com
Sea turtle nesting season begins Tuesday and ends Oct. 31. Because newly hatched turtles find their way to the sea by following the natural light reflected by the water, city…
Florida – Dredge problems linger on – Tampabay.com
BROOKSVILLE — State environmental regulators have put Hernando County on notice that an acre of protected sea grass has been damaged by the Hernando Beach Channel dredge operation. Field inspectors…
Florida – Oil spill not just a terrible memory – Tampabay.com
On Florida’s Panhandle beaches, where local officials once fretted over how much oil washed in with each new tide, everything seems normal. The tourists have returned. The children have gone…
Florida – Oil spill put USF marine science program in the spotlight – Tampabay.com
If there is some small silver lining in the worst environmental disaster in our nation’s history, consider the University of South Florida. When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded two…
Florida – Hernando Beach Channel dredge drags on with nagging DEP issues – Tampabay.com
BROOKSVILLE — Cursed by delays for 17 years, the Hernando Beach Channel dredge hit one more snag Tuesday on its way toward completion. Tuesday was to have been the day…
Florida – Hernando County nears final payout to dredge contractor – Tampabay.com
BROOKSVILLE — The small rock sitting on the desk might seem inconsequential, but not to the desk’s occupant, Susan Goebel-Canning. The county’s environmental services director plucked it from the spoils…
Florida – County claims consultant shares blame failed dredge attempt – Tampabay.com
BROOKSVILLE — The county’s litigation with the Hernando Beach Channel dredge’s first contractor took a new turn this week as the county pulled in its engineering consultant, Halcrow Inc. In…
Florida – Dredging clears the way for larger boats in the Hernando Beach Channel – Tampabay.com
HERNANDO BEACH – One fall evening in 2007, Dan McCann motored his just-purchased sailboat, Red Bug, into the Hernando Beach Channel for the first time. McCann bought the 34-boat in…
Florida – Hernando not ready to say channel dredging project is finished – Tampabay.com
HERNANDO BEACH — In the 17 years the Hernando Beach Channel dredging project has been in the making, there have been plenty of missed deadlines.Friday, which was to be the…
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