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Spring is here, and so are the neon, fuzzy caterpillars that frequent Florida. They may be neat to look at, but you probably don't want to touch them.

Resuscitating Silver Springs and unleashing the 20 lost springs of the Ocklawaha River is the largest springs restoration project currently available.

The $1.6 million repair cost is lower than previous estimates, but opponents say breaching the Kirkpatrick Dam is still necessary.

Although the decline in seagrass beds has been decades in the making and the issue is complex, the recent spate of manatee deaths is highly preventable and we need more bold action at the state and federal level, writes a guest columnist from the Florida Wildlife Federation.

We must correct our mistakes of the past from the Everglades to the Indian River Lagoon to the Ocklawaha River. Restoring and revitalizing these essential water bodies is an investment, not an expense.