The Coral Annex

11/04/2026

Just a Few of My Favorite things...

24/01/2026

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20/01/2026

A few of the new things that will soon be living in the systems of others

26/08/2024

🌿Help Save Our Parks 🍃just one phone call is important
HERE ARE THE PHONE NUMBERS FOR STATE GOVERNMENT
Call DeSantis and DEP decision makers
Very Important People to Contact at FDEP - these are the people you NEED to engage. These are the people that will inform the people making the decision. They work with and support the Acquisition and Restoration Council:
The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) is a 10-member group with the responsibility for the evaluation, selection and ranking of state land acquisition projects on the Florida Forever Priority List, as well as the review of management plans and land uses for all state-owned conservation lands.
Voting members phone
Mara Gambineri 850-245-2044
George Warthen 850-487-3796
Rick Dolan 850-681-5800
Alissa Lotane 850-245-6333
Lynetta Usher Griner 352-493-4221 or 352-493-2568
Bill Palmer, Ph.D. 850-893-4153 x226
Elva Peppers 850-385-6255
Acquisition and Restoration Council
Hank Vinson, ARC Coordinator
850-245-2314
[email protected]
Mara Gambineri
Deputy Secretary for Land and Recreation
[email protected]
Office of Environmental Services
Sine Murray, Program Administrator
850-245-2773
[email protected]
Support Staff
Division of State Lands, Office of Environmental Services
Department of Environmental Protection
Land Conservation/Florida Forever
Meghan Lauer
850-245-2678
[email protected]
Land Management
Keith Singleton
850-245-2760
[email protected]
Land Management
James Parker
[email protected]
[email protected]

18/07/2024

A little early morning color to start the day

12/07/2024

Good Morning and Happy Friday!!!!

07/07/2024

Moving forward

13/11/2023

14/10/2023

Tonight starting at 8pm 🧟

10/10/2023

Celebrate the birthday of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer with a weekend of music, tributes, and the sharing of memories and events in Gainesville and Alachua County. Celebrate… Continue Reading Gainesville Rocks for Tom Petty Weekend

17/11/2022

More than half a billion people depend on ocean reefs for food, income, and protection — but our reefs are dying. Alejandro Alba explains how cloning coral via a process called micro-fragmentation could reverse coral loss worldwide. Presented by Honda.