Earth Day

Earth Day wouldn't be complete if you couldn't enjoy some free stuff that's good for the environment! Here are some of the freebies you can enjoy on April 22nd:

• Get a free coffee from Starbucks when you bring in your own reusable travel mug.
• Get a free tree from Lowes on April 23rd, the day after Earth Day.
• Snag a free reusable bag from Disney Stores with any purchase.
• Celebrate the Earth with free admission to any National Park.
• Send an email to the County Commissioners to keep our erstwhile golf course green -

BCC-AllCommissioners@pbcgov.org;

and extra to Jess Santamaria who was Sierra Club pick for Commissioner, jsantama@pbcgov.org

GO GREEN

Has the Proactive Cmte considered getting publicity to stay green, for instance there should be politicians at the e4 Sustainability Summit http://www.wpb.org/e4/ look at the huge list of green-dedicated participants.

Also at http://www.usgbcsf.org/events are more events to come. Could we get a booth!

Next weekend:

GREEN FAMILY - GREEN BUSINESS - GREEN FUTURE
Join us April 16, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Waterfront Commons and Lake Pavilion in West Palm Beachat Flagler Drive and Clematis Street

FISH + SEX - OXYGEN = FISH KILL

We have been receiving calls about many dead fish in our lakes. Our CAM Rodger Carver has researched this matter and has been in communication with Lake and Wetland Management, and they have been studying our big lake . The fish have been identified as Shad and the most likely cause is related to spawning and a resulting increased need for oxygen. It should be pointed out specifically, that there is no indication of any sort of toxicity being involved.

A very informative publication of the University of Florida Extension Service may prove instructive:

REF: http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/circpdffolder/fish_kill_LR.pdf

We continue to monitor the condition of the lakes.

Dave Israel

PS: In response to the concerns of our residents, I have sent an alert to the SFWMD (South Florida Water Management District). if you share the concern, please add your voice to mine and file your own alert. The "Contact Us" form is to be found as follows:

http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/levelthree/contact%20us

Dave Israel