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Send us your Florida questions!
"Nature isn't just more complex than we know, it's more complex than we can know."
There's a sadly great chance that the State of Florida is going to build a toll road through the last remaining wild growth of a pretty — and pretty endangered — plant. Here's what's happening, where it's happening, and what you can do about it.
Links We Mentioned
Background on the dangers to this endangered mint
Sign up and get involved to protect this mint
Article by Rose Schnabel, WUFT on the mint and the road
Background article on the threats to the genus Dicerandra in Florida
President Eugene Kelly's interview about this issue
Horse Creek (where you can see the last remaining stand of this wild mint)
More about the mint
FDOT details on the project
Photo by Gene Kelly
Support the show
Question or comment? Email us at [email protected].
Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.
Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).
NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!
By Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby4.7
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Send us your Florida questions!
"Nature isn't just more complex than we know, it's more complex than we can know."
There's a sadly great chance that the State of Florida is going to build a toll road through the last remaining wild growth of a pretty — and pretty endangered — plant. Here's what's happening, where it's happening, and what you can do about it.
Links We Mentioned
Background on the dangers to this endangered mint
Sign up and get involved to protect this mint
Article by Rose Schnabel, WUFT on the mint and the road
Background article on the threats to the genus Dicerandra in Florida
President Eugene Kelly's interview about this issue
Horse Creek (where you can see the last remaining stand of this wild mint)
More about the mint
FDOT details on the project
Photo by Gene Kelly
Support the show
Question or comment? Email us at [email protected].
Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.
Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).
NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

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