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ShadowDurza t1_ja3l9te wrote

Reply to The Return of the Monarchs by Libro_Artis

At the house I grew up in, they'd roost in our trees. Then after mom sold the place, the new owner cut down all the trees.

To this day, I have a strong appreciation for trees.

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a679591 t1_ja3emwy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Florida city opens nature preserve after citizens helped save it by Metlman13

>I expected headline to be 'Florida city opens nature preserve for development after citizens saved it.'

They added the developer part which changes the entire sentence. Makes it seem like Florida City opened it to developers after the citizens saved it from becoming a nature preserve.

The actual headline states that the citizens saved a nature preserve from getting developed and the city opened the nature preserve.

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WenchQuench t1_ja3ehqa wrote

Reply to Florida city opens nature preserve after citizens helped save it by Metlman13

True Floridians care very deeply about the environment. I’ll gatekeep being Floridian in that way; I’ve never met another born and raised Floridian who didn’t have qualms about deforestation, development, and destruction of our nature. Florida is a vast state with incredibly diverse ecology. The majority of native Floridians do not like development, not of our natural lands or of our historic resources. Floridians have come together many times to preserve our environment. It’s a shame we don’t win every time.

From the Everglades to the Aucilla River, Florida shows it’s diversity. You can’t drive under a live oak canopy in north Florida, witness the soft southern breeze rustling the Spanish moss, and tell me it isn’t one of the most stunning, scenic drives of your life. Nor can you go down to the Keys, snorkel off the coast, and experience the vibrant life of our coral reefs and say it was a bad time! But these things require preservation! Thank you to the Floridians in Pinellas County for saving another piece of Florida’s environment!

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