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Herbicide used in FL as a cure-all is more like a kill-all

April 1, 2021

Article Reference: Herbicide used in FL as a cure-all is more like a kill-all By Craig Pittman “Can you imagine what life was like for Florida’s earliest occupants? Think of the unrelenting heat that led them to name so many places…

Fix the FLO

March 29, 2021

The following article is set to appear in the April edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It is reprinted with permission here. Send Lake O water south, before the rainy season,to prevent harmful discharges to the coasts: How it can be…

Florida Sportsman Guest Post: No and Bad

March 25, 2021

The following article is set to appear in the April edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It has been updated to reflect recent legislation and reprinted with permission here. No and Bad, that’s what we have in Tallahassee, and the 2021…

Florida Sportsman Guest Post: The Swamp and Unfishable Waters

March 18, 2021

The following article first appeared in the March edition of Florida Sportsman Magazine. It is reprinted with permission here. In 1763 the Dismal Swamp Company was founded to drain, tame and make profitable the low-lying swamp-land in and around Washington…

TAKE ACTION: Demand Zero Discharges to the St. Lucie

February 19, 2021

It’s possible to eliminate toxic discharges to the St. Lucie River entirely. The Army Corps of Engineers’ own modeling has demonstrated so. That’s big news for the estuary that suffers harm from any level of lake releases — and we…

Paging Florida’s Green Governor

January 28, 2021

Halfway through the first term of Gov. Ron DeSantis, it’s time to take an honest look at progress from the self-proclaimed “Teddy Roosevelt conservationist.” We’ve seen a lot of fanfare celebrating the 2-year anniversary of DeSantis’ executive order calling for…

SFWMD Should Reject Projects that Benefit Big Sugar over the People of Florida

December 19, 2020

One of Governor DeSantis’ first acts was to replace Board members of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) who were closely aligned with the sugar industry. After dismal years of Rick Scott’s regime, Floridians breathed a sigh of relief,…

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with Bullsugar.org!

December 1, 2020

Don’t miss the global giving movement fueling clean-water advocacy TODAY ONLY! Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to use their individual power of generosity to remain connected and support their communities. It’s a day when everyone comes…

How the 2020 Elections Can Fuel Our Fight

November 19, 2020

In the 2020 election season, volunteers from 14 counties came together under the leadership of Bullsugar board member, Blair Wickstrom, to launch the VoteWater campaign, a new effort of Bullsugar designed to identify clean-water candidates in Florida. It got noticed.…

This it it. #VoteWater, Florida.

November 3, 2020

Our waters need your vote TODAY. Today is the final day to cast your ballots in the general election. It is the day where action speaks louder than words. Your votes today will impact the policies that govern our waters…

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