People Speak Out about The Blue Path
The Blue Path: Florida's Water Miracle . . . Read Ron Cunningham's op-ed in the Gainesville Sun
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The Blue Path Exhibition at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Location: Florida Museum of Natural History Cultural Complex, University of Florida, Gainesville.August 12, 2010 through spring 2011
The Blue Path provides visitors a view of Florida's water through the window of North Florida's freshwater springs. This region is home to more springs--over 700 discovered so far--than any other place on Earth. Produced by the non-profit Florida's Eden, the Exhibit examines how rapid degradation of Florida springs signals much bigger problems with the hidden aquifer that flows right beneath our feet. Combining science and art, this interactive show engages visitors to ponder changes in our water systems and how they might effect the future of Florida's economic and environmental well being. In the second half of the Museum display, citizens are invited to help envision new ways of living with water resources...through the themes "collect, reclaim, conserve and recharge."
Contact for more information: Annie Pais, awpais@aol.com 352-377-0777
The Blue Path: Florida's Water Miracle . . . Read Ron Cunningham's op-ed in the Gainesville Sun
Win Phillips, UF Vice President for Research cites Florida's Eden in article Why Gainesville is the Innovation City
Talent, Collaboration, Fuel Gainesville Innovation Initiative
What Wes Tried to Tell Us, by Lars Andersen
Famed Area Photographer Wes Skiles Dies; served on The Blue Path
FMNH exhibit follows Florida's "Blue Path"
Letter: "Last week I went to see the Blue Path Exhibt -- which is free -- . . . "
Read Ron Cunningham's op-ed in the Gainesville Sun
“On the Blue Path, Floridians live within their water means, keeping as much water as possible in our aquifers, rivers and wetlands,” says Florida Trend reporter Cynthia Barnet, who coined the Blue Path term. “It relies on us coming together as Floridians to use less, rather than fighting to grab more.” The Blue Path "is not only the ecologically ethical path, but a more prosperous path for Florida’s people and businesses.”
Cynthia Barnett, Florida Trend Reporter and Author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.“Innovation isn’t just about inventions. People want hubs of higher education innovation, quality of life innovation, venture capital innovation, and arts and nature innovation. . . This is a place where more and more people work at a start-up company in the morning, enjoy a lunch made with locally grown produce, and cool off at the springs on the weekends. . . We have all the elements of the much-sought-after 'creative community' of the 21st Century.”
UF President Machen speaking at the
groundbreaking ceremony for the Florida Innovation Hub"Dozens of artists here have banded together in the group Florida’s Eden to protect our water and other natural resources while supporting green businesses. Gainesville Regional Utilities is the first in the nation to implement a solar feed-in tariff. So many people bring visiting family members to Paynes Prairie’s La Chua trail on holidays to gape at the lolling alligators just a few feet away, there is barely a place to park. No other community has these things. Not to mention, of course, the Gators of the athletic variety."
Win Phillips, Vice President, UF Research Foundation
In his op-ed piece in The Gainesville Sun“Most of our citizens assume we’re already protecting our springs and the aquifer. They are shocked to learn that this isn’t exactly true. A great deal is spent to fix the water problems we’ve caused by pumping, polluting or otherwise harming natural systems. One the new blue path, Florida would spend its money on conservation up front rather than on costlier restoration later. So why don’t we have adequate protection for our water? It turns out that we, the people must command it.”
Annie Pais, Executive Director, Florida’s Eden, The Blue Path CoordinatorThe Blue Path is coordinated by the non-profit organization Florida's Eden
Tax deductible contributions may be sent to:
Florida's Eden
P.O. Box 1149
Gainesville, FL 32602-1149Contact us:
Annie Pais, Executive Director
awpais@aol.comStewart J. Thomas, Creative Director
palmstone@gmail.com
Blue Path Festival Sponsors
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The Blue Path is coordinated by Florida's Eden. All content and graphics © Florida's Eden, 2010
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