Make 2019 Your Year To Start Composting And Reducing Your Impact On The Environment! Join Sarasota County and learn what UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is doing around the region with composting, waste reduction and recycling. This 90-minute workshop blends indoor lessons with outdoor, hands-on activities in our compost demonstration area, and includes live demonstrations of our biogas and vermicomposting programs. Register early through ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com to reserve your seat and receive notice of any changes. Click HERE for information and/or tickets. Attendees will learn the basics of home composting, the benefits of composting, and how to build a home compost system. […]
Where Is The Long Range Public Plan? If you live in Sarasota east of the Interstate, or if you like to experience the country roads of rural Florida, prepare for the shock of large-scale development. Several super-sized housing tracts are coming to East Sarasota. Four projects alone will add nearly 28,000 housing units on 20,705 acres. The four largest are Waterside at Lakewood Ranch (Rex Jensen), Hi Hat (Turner), LT Ranch (Turner) and Grand Lakes (Pat Neal). Stretching from University down to 681 near Venice in East Sarasota, these ambitious projects will replace East Sarasota’s rural ranchlands and open space […]
Jay Exum, PhD To Speak At Public Forum. The public is invited to join the discussion about environmental topics related to the Parks, Preserves and Recreation Master Plan on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, from 10am-noon, at the William Little Health and Human Services building at 2200 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. The event features wildlife ecologist Jay Exum, PhD. Dr. Exum has provided ecological expertise on issues including endangered species, wetlands ecology and mitigation, and large scale conservation planning. The Parks, Preserves and Recreation Master Plan will guide the development, re-development, and enhancement of the County’s and Cities’ parks, preserves, athletic fields, […]
Have You Signed A Petition To Place Jon Thaxton On The 2012 Ballot? Jon Thaxton for Sarasota County Commissioner. If you’re a registered voter in Sarasota County, please click on the link below to download and print the candidate petition.
June 1 Deadline For Sarasota Youth To Be Recognized. A community effort has started to obtain recognition for Sarasota County to be ranked as one of the best 100 Communities for Youth.
Friday, August 9, 2019
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