Save Our Soundside

05/31/2026

Cities are built; forests are grown. Protect the irreplaceable.

05/30/2026

A backyard forest doesn't need to be huge. Even a small corner with native trees, shrubs, and flowers becomes a working ecosystem. Birds find shelter and food. Insects pollinate and break down organic matter. The plants themselves clean the air and manage water runoff.

You're not just gardening—you're building habitat. Trees take years to mature, but they're worth the wait. Understory plants and flowers fill the gaps while you're waiting. Ground cover does the work most people miss.

Start with what grows well in your area. Native plants establish faster and need less fussing. Add layers: tall trees, shorter trees, shrubs, perennials. Each layer serves a purpose. Over time, the space becomes self-sustaining in ways a typical lawn never does.

05/30/2026

Nestlé paid $230 a year to pump millions of gallons from one of Florida's most sacred springs. 💧

The permit was issued by the state of Florida. The water went into plastic bottles. The spring got algae blooms, receding water levels, and a dying ecosystem in return.

Ginnie Springs, located along the Santa Fe River in Gilchrist County, was once so clear you could see 30 feet to the bottom. Divers came from across the country. Locals swam there for generations.

By the time environmental groups forced a legal challenge in 2021, the aquifer had already been drawn down for years. Florida's water management districts — the agencies supposed to protect these resources — approved the withdrawals while the springs quietly suffocated.

This is not a natural disaster. It is a documented transaction: a corporation took a public resource, paid almost nothing for it, and left the damage for everyone else to inherit.

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05/30/2026

Tuscany Woods (83 lot public residential subdivision). Application filed with NWFWMD on 05/29/26. Location - Take Pine Blossom Road North for 2.25 miles and the project site will be on the West side of Pine Blossom Road.

05/30/2026

If you let goldenrod grow along your fence line, it would feed 115 species of bees... while your lawn feeds zero.
This golden beacon of late-season nectar transforms ordinary backyard edges into vital pollinator highways.
Bees aren’t just honey-makers — they’re essential to one-third of the food we eat; supporting them with native plants like goldenrod strengthens entire ecosystems.
Smart gardening isn’t about perfection, it’s about planting with purpose: every goldenrod bloom is a lifeline in a world starving for biodiversity.
Let your fence bloom. The bees will thank you — and so will your garden. 🐝🌼

05/30/2026

A small family farm in East Milton is calling for an investigation after the owners say more than 50 chickens died following the alleged spraying of an herb ...

05/30/2026

Florida Forever is the state’s main program for acquiring new public conservation land, like parks and preserves.

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

Join us for a Living Shoreline Volunteer Planting Day on June 8th!

Our Restoration team has been hard at work installing living shorelines as part of the Living Shoreline Assistance Program and now these new shorelines are ready for plants!

Join us for a half day event in the Perdido Bay Watershed. Volunteers with help install native vegetation to help prevent shoreline erosion.

Interested? Sign up on Bloomerang here: https://tinyurl.com/HabitatRestorationTeam.

For questions or problems signing up, please contact [email protected].