Pete and Tim sat down with environmental activist and native Floridian Marian Ryan to discuss the Green Swamp, the proposed extension of SR-56, wildlife corridors, the USF Forest Preserve and other pressing environmental issues throughout Florida.

You can visit the following pages to find out more about these topics:

The Green Swamp - https://www4.swfwmd.state.fl.us/green...

The Florida Wildlife Corridor - https://floridawildlifecorridor.org/

Florida Natural Areas Inventory - https://www.fnai.org/

SR 56 Project Website - https://fdotd7studies.com/SR56EXT/

Road projects throughout Southwest Florida - https://www.swflroads.com/

USF Forest Preserve - https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/dep...

Save the USF Forest Preserve - https://www.saveusfforestpreserve.com/

USF Forest Preserve Petition - https://www.change.org/p/university-o...

US 98 Project Website - http://www.swflroads.com/us98/socruml...

The Green Swamp: Florida's Liquid Heart - https://bit.ly/3ARrnST

The West Klosterman Preservation Group recently signed an agreement with the Pinellas County School Board to purchase the 14-acre West Klosterman Preserve for $3,000,000. They have until July 2022 to raise the funds in order to protect this rare parcel of undisturbed land in Pinellas County. Tim spoke with Tex Carter and Kay Carter from the West Klosterman Preservation Group about their effort to purchase and preserve this pristine piece of Pinellas County. #SaveTheWKP

If you want to support the group or find out more you can visit

https://wkpreserve.com/

or go to their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheWestKlostermanPreserve/

or make a donation through the Pinellas Community Foundation:

https://pinellascf.org/giving/wkpreserve-fund/

With hurricanes we usually think about the impact they have on people and property, but hurricanes also have an effect on the natural world. In this Digital Tailgate Talk Donald Forgione discusses the impact hurricanes have on Florida's parks and wildlife, how agencies prepare for hurricanes and how they deal with the aftermath.