The Hypocrisy of the Ban
Last week was National Banned Books Week and I have been spending my evenings reading Fahrenheit 451, preparing for Lake Worth Waterkeeper’s first meeting of the Banned Book Club next month. As a book lover and hoarder collector, I have always found it appalling that...
How much are mangroves worth?
It’s no secret that we at Lake Worth Waterkeeper are big mangrove fans. At least twice a month you can find us and our intrepid volunteers tromping around in our mangrove planters at Jewell Cove and Bryant Park, picking up trash, looking for fiddler crabs, and...
Sign the petition: Florida’s Right to Clean Water
On Earth Day, April 22nd, your Lake Worth Waterkeeper, Reinaldo Diaz, joined fellow environmental groups and activists for an important virtual press conference. Standing knee deep in the beautiful yet fragile waters around Munyon Cove, he helped to launch the...
LaGoonies recap: January – March 2022
What is a LaGoonie? A person who acknowledges their ecological role and understands that it is through learning and experience that one can envision a better tomorrow.When our LaGoonies program first began, it consisted of our Waterkeeper, Reinaldo, taking groups of...
Living fossil: the Horseshoe Crab
Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are sometimes referred to as 'living fossils' because they've been around since the Cambrian period over 510 million years ago, and their body structure has changed very little since the age of the dinosaurs (Jurassic period, 200...
The Year of the Origin Story
“The storytellers begin by calling upon those who came before who passed the stories down to us, for we are only messengers.” To remember, we must start from the beginning for the beginning of any story is where the heart begins. It is with the heart that we may...
Town of Palm Beach sends resolution on Plan CC to the South Florida Water Management District
Your Lake Worth Waterkeeper discusses a resolution sent from the town of Palm Beach to the South Florida Water Management District concerning Plan CC.
‘We don’t want a single drop’: Water conservationists respond to Army Corps plan
Several conservationists, including Lake Worth Waterkeeper Reinaldo Diaz, spoke with WPBF 25 News about the Army Corps decision for a preliminary plan Monday, saying it is a big sigh of relief as they feel heard for the first time. “It’s definitely not a final 'we are...