Spoil Island is a Success
February 20th, 2004
Spoil Island has drawn in numerous nesting shorebirds.
News Stories
Wetlands Mitigation Enforcements to Increase in Manatee County
February 14th, 2004
Manatee’s Environmental Management Department has recently been under fire for neglecting code enforcement.
Lakeland Christian School Wins 1st Place
February 9th, 2004
APF supplies native plants to Lakeland Christian School.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUOTE
November 21st, 2003
Ecologists
BOYCOTT CYPRESS MULCH
November 14th, 2003
Cypress mulch is not an environmetally friendly product….
BIOBUGS TO ELIMINATE MELALUCA TREES
October 28th, 2003
Melaleuca is an invasive tree native to Australia….
TYPES OF WETLAND PLANTS
September 11th, 2003
Types of Wetland Plants Wetland plants are grouped into the following four (4) categories: A – Emergent Plants B – Submerged Plants C – Floated-leaved Plants D – Floating Plants
NATIVE FERNS REMOVE ARSENIC
July 7th, 2003
Researchers at the University of Florida discovered that a fern will soak up arsenic from contaminated soil.